Plans are moving forward for this weekend’s Cal Phil presentation, Center Stage, highlighting some of the most beloved show music ever composed. Center Stage takes place on Saturday, July 28 at Festival on the Green at Santa Anita Race Track and on Sunday, July 29 there will be a matinee at Walt Disney Concert Hall. […]
“Lorca in a Green Dress,” written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz, continues at Casa 0101 Theater in Boyle Heights. Set in 1936, “Lorca in a Green Dress,” follows the great Spanish poet Federico García Lorca who arrives in the Lorca Room in purgatorio, a room of the soul, where he must spend 40 days […]
Continuing its popular summer concert series, the Starlight Bowl in Burbank on Sunday presents popular tribute artists Joey Riedel and Michael John with soulful vocalist Judith Hill. Elton John and Billy Joel tribute artists Joey Riedel and Michael John have joined forces to create The Ultimate Billy Joel and Elton John Face To Face Tribute […]
By Charly SHELTON By now most everyone has heard about the horrific shooting that took place at the midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises” on July 20. Shortly following that event, studio heads at Warner Bros. reportedly thought about pulling the film from theaters, but ultimately decided against it. The trailer for upcoming “Gangster […]
By Ted AYALA Limpidity, elegance, sensuality, and charm – virtues that characterize the very best of modern French musical style. Beguiling the ear, the listener, falling under the music’s spell, may find it easy to take its ravishing beauty for granted, not realizing the toil that forged this idiom. In a 19th Century where France […]
By Ted AYALA Cellist Maksim Velichkin’s series of chamber concerts at Atwater Village’s ATX Kitchen, dubbed the M3 series, have been one of the successes of local music making in the past year. Held in a back room of the ATX Kitchen – complete with a small bar – an assortment of classical works are […]
When do I register? Today. Visit www.comic-con.org, to create a new Member ID (this is needed to purchase badges) When can I purchase badges? With your Member ID, you will receive an email with dates and instructions. Need a room? Plan early! Rates are higher than usual. Less expensive options, try Oceanside, Escondido, San Marcos […]
By Susan JAMES Taking advantage of 130,000 enthusiastic Comic-Con fans packed into San Diego’s Convention Center, Hollywood studios sent producers and casts of their best and brightest upcoming TV shows to screen pilots, answer questions and drum up support for their fall premieres. Two themes predominated: hardy band of warriors fight end of the world […]