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We all love Spring, the time of new beginnings and renewal-even Californians who are happy to be drying out after a long-awaited wet winter. Our hills are green and flowers are everywhere, even the...
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He results are in and more than conclusive. Measure S, which, by all accounts was a misguided moratorium on new and affordable housing that Los Angeles desperately needs, was defeated. I have always...
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Elevator - Theatre Review
by Joan Alperin Written and directed by Michael Leoni, Elevator is one of the most original and entertaining plays I've seen recently. I knew I was in for something special the moment I walked into the...
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Woody's Order! - Theatre Review
by Joshua Kahn An overly-long montage of fascinating home videos from the 1950s introduces us to the Talman clan. Even though we don't yet know their names, a couple things stick out immediately: first...
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Lone Star - Theatre Review
By Bill Garry I've seen Lone Star a number of times in both professional and student productions. The story of a battle-scarred Viet Nam vet, Roy, and his submissive brother, Ray, is set in the...
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Lone Star - Theatre Review
By Bill Garry I've seen Lone Star a number of times in both professional and student productions. The story of a battle-scarred Viet Nam vet, Roy, and his submissive brother, Ray, is set in the...
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Saudi Film Festival
By Alexander Woodman Despite stereotypical Western perceptions of Saudi Arabia, its culture is complex and diverse. The country is evolving and growing at its own rate. The labor ministry has approved...
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Rabbit Hole - Theatre Review
By Rachel FlanaganRabbit Hole, directed by Eric Hunicutt, is David Lindsay-Abaire's Pulitzer-Prize winning play that tells a tale of a family struck by the emotional whirlwind of a tragedy. As they...
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The Lord of the Underworld's Home for Unwed Mothers - Theatre Review
By Annette Semerdjian Lord of the Underworld's Home for Unwed Mothers is not only a great name for a metal band but also the title of Skylight Theatre's new play. Written by Louisa Hill, the story...
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Lord of the Underworld's Home for Unwed Mothers - Theatre Review
By Annette Semerdjian Lord of the Underworld's Home for Unwed Mothers is not only a great name for a metal band but also the title of Skylight Theatre's new play. Written by Louisa Hill, the story...
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The Awful Grace of God - Theatre Review
By Rachel Flanagan Seasoned actor Michael Harney, widely known as Inmate Counselor Sam Healy in the Netflix original Orange Is the New Black, brings to the stage an evening of six one-act plays in...
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Fefu and Her Friends - Theatre Review
By Annette Semerdjian "Theatre is life! Life is theatre," exclaims Caro Zeller who plays Emma in the internationally cast Fefu and Her Friends. Emma is just one of the characters that comes from all...
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The Ningyo - Film Review
By Rachel Flanagan A good movie can transport anyone to a faraway place in a faraway time, make people laugh, cry or scream in terror and sometimes teach a little something along the way. The Ningyo, a...
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Alien: Covenant - Film Review
By Joan Alperin Many people, myself included, weren't that crazy about Ridley Scott's Prometheus. People found it confusing and not up to par with the original Alien film. Well, guess what? Mr. Scott...
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Out & About with Susan Hornik 5/19/17
By Susan Hornik Will Brahm It's rare to find a musician as diverse as Will Brahm. Whether he's playing jazz in "The Los Angeles Jazz Collective" or covering contemporary songs with "New West Guitar,"...
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Lucky Stiff - Theatre Review
By Bill Garry There's something really wholesome about seeing a show at the Actors Co-Op in Hollywood. The troupe's home is at the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, which has a beautiful,...
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Species Native to California - Theatre Review
By Annette Semerdjian Species Native to California is a tale about the significance of land, especially in the age of current political turmoil. Inspired by Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard and the...
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Book of Mormon - Theatre Review
By Rachel Flanagan What do you get when you mix the writers of an animated series that follows cartoon children on foul-mouthed adventures with a Broadway musical comedy about two mismatched Mormon...
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Dogfight - Theatre Review
By Joshua Kahn The talented young ensemble of After Hours Theatre Company attempts their biggest production yet with the spirited staging of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul's Dogfight at the Hudson Theatre....
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Tough Brown Leather - Hollywood Fringe Festival Review
By Erin Fair Two chairs adorn the minimalist stage, framing the performer and a projector shining on a white screen. The lights in the theater go down and the screen displays a singular image of four...
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