Imaan Jalali

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Imaan has been the Arts & Culture Editor of LAexcites since the digital magazine went live in 2015.

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Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Corteo’ Enlightens With Ideal Mix of Story & Stunts at the Microsoft Theater

On the surface, the concept of Cirque du Soleil’s Corteo -- which is about an Italian clown, Mauro, experiencing his own funeral -- might...

Review: Laguna Playhouse’s ‘Once’ Plays & Pulls Heartstrings

Laguna Playhouse’s production of Once -- now playing through Sunday, March 26th -- is not only a triumphant celebration of the 2007 film that...

Review: ‘The Secret Garden’ Revival Blooms & Beguiles at the Ahmanson Theatre

After years in development, the Broadway revival of The Secret Garden, The Musical finally opened on Sunday, February 26th at the Ahmanson Theatre to...

Pasadena Playhouse’s ‘Sunday in the Park with George’ Is a Rhapsodic Tip of the Hat to Sondheim’s Masterwork

The yearning for nostalgia is usually skewed by rose-tinted glasses; however, there are exceptional instances when a work deserves to be yearned for because...

Review: LA Opera’s ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ Invokes Mozart at His Most Triumphant

The following review is based on the Thursday, February 16th performance. If there was a Mount Rushmore for operas, one could be quite certain that...

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Preview: ‘Mamma Mia!’ Returns to the Ahmanson as ABBA’s Beloved Musical Phenomenon Celebrates 25 Years

Some musicals become successful, whereas others become generational bonanzas....

Review: La Mirada Theatre’s ‘Anastasia’ Delivers a Grand Journey Worth Taking

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy...

Preview: Opening Night at the Bowl Brings Broadway’s Best to Hollywood

The Hollywood Bowl has never needed much persuasion to...

Review: ‘Primary Trust’ at the Mark Taper Forum Is an Unassumingly Gut-Wrenching Triumph

Some plays ask audiences to expectantly lean forward rather...
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