All posts tagged "shows to see in Los Angeles"
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7.5KArtsBroadway Star Lewis Cleale talks “Sondheim on Sondheim” at the Bowl & More
Nobody would have guessed that a 27-year-old Stephen Sondheim in 1957, who got his first big break as the lyricist for “West...
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5.9KArtsTheatricum Botanicum’s “Animal Farm” Is a Terrific Show
Informed by his own personal experience in 1937, George Orwell saw, up close, the Communistic, or totalitarian outgrowth, of Socialism’s promise. After...
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5.4KArtsPreview & Review of “Memory 5D+” — An Immersive Chinese Spectacular
Preview In our exponentially growing technological age, it’s easy to produce a stage show that has all the fittings of a modern-day...
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5.5KArts“Uncanny Valley” Asks Important Questions about the Future of A.I.
In this day and age, when live theatre now includes projection screens to go along with ever-expanding casts, a multitude of set...
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5.8KArts“Into the Woods” Looks Into the Soul
The following review is based on the April 9th evening performance when understudy Mary Kate Moore played the role of the Witch in...
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5.3KArtsThe Geffen Playhouse’s “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” is Robustly Captivating
A work of great artistic merit is often measured by its ability to stand the test and rigors of time. What was...
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5.5KArts“Fun Home” Is a Powerfully Affecting Portrait of an Extraordinary Life
Often said, but underestimated, is the phrase, “life is stranger than fiction.” For cartoonist Alison Bechdel, who is now 56, her 2006...
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6.1KArtsLA Opera’s “Salome” Spectacularly Underscores the Madness of Desire
In the climactic moments of composer Richard Strauss’ “Salome,” when the title character is desperately holding onto the severed head of a...