The Color Purple - Theatre Review

Posted By Stana Milanovich

By Stana Milanovich April Nixon as "Shug" and Gabrielle Jackson as "Celie" in The Color Purple at Greenway Court Theatre Photo by Darrett Sanders Do you know how lucky you are? The Color Purple Musical at the Greenway Court Theater doesn't leave for ...

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Joni Mitchell Exhibit - The Photographs of Norman Seeff, Henry Diltz, and Joel Bernstein at the Morrison Hotel Gallery

Posted By Valerie Milano

By: Jimmy Steinfeldt Joni Mitchell Photo by Norman Seeff "Gary Burden and I went up to see Joni and do some pictures. When we arrived at her house in Laurel Canyon, Joni was leaning out the window. Gary talked to Joni for about a half hour and I just ...

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Animal Magnetism of 'The Animal Monologues' - Theatre Review

Posted By Tracey Paleo

By Tracey Paleo, Gia On The Move Photo by Ed Krieger As part of the 2nd Annual Solo Queens Festival at the Bootleg Theater, solo show The Animal Monologues puts front and center the semi-scientific idea that human reactions at their core are nothing ...

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"Christmas in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter" fills Universal Studios with Holiday Magic

Posted By Kathy Flynn

By Kathy Flynn The Magic of Christmas at Hogwarts Castle Photo courtesy of Universal Studios The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ has a new holiday-themed overlay which is an absolute delight. Christmas in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter™, which ...

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L.A. Zoo Lights Illuminate the Magic of the Holiday Season

Posted By Kathy Flynn

By Kathy Flynn 5th Annual L.A. Zoo Lights Photo by Kathy Flynn L.A. Dodger Justin Turner and actor Chris Sullivan ( This is Us, Camping ) joined Emcee Julie Chang ( Good Day L.A.) and Zoo Ambassador Carolyn Hennesy ( True Blood, General Hospital ) to ...

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'A Bronx Tale' Brings Musical Street Style to the Hollywood Pantages

Posted By Tracey Paleo

By Tracey Paleo, Gia On The Move Joe Barbara (Sonny) and Joey Barreiro (Calogero) Photo: Joan Marcus Replete with goofy Sicilian nicknames, typically hilarious one-liners, hot-heads, fedoras, a leading man with a kickin' smile, and plenty of ...

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This Year's AFI Fest Puts the Focus on Female-Centric Offerings

Posted By Valerie Milano

By Valerie Milano Felicity Jones as Ruth Bader Ginsberg in "On the Basis of Sex" Four total screenings/red carpets have been cancelled due to the wildfires raging in Southern California, but it's not been enough to halt the forward march of art and ...

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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs - Film Review

Posted By Valerie Milano

By Valerie Milano Tim Blake Nelson in "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" "Nasty, brutish and short." That's how philosopher Thomas Hobbes described life without good social order, back in 1651. It also pretty much sums up life in the American West in the ...

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Middle8 - Theatre Review

Posted By Kathy Flynn

By Kathy Flynn (LtoR): Matt Kaminsky, Brett Pearsons, Ken Weiler, Geoff Dunbar & Stefan Marks in middle8 Photo by Baranduin Briggs Doting family man Adam (Matt Kaminky)'s wife surprises him for his birthday with several weeks of alone time to ...

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Vulture Festival at the Hollywood Roosevelt

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The 2nd Annual Vulture Festival Los Angeles takes over the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel next weekend with a slate of events Pop Culture fans will not want to miss. Highlights of the weekend include: Sat 11/17: 11:30am - Chloë Grace Moretz, activist and ...

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Cost of Living - Theatre Review

Posted By Bill Garry

By Bill Garry Katy Sullivan Photo by Geoffrey Wade Photography Meet Eddie. He's a chatty, middle-aged Latino (played with a combination of neediness and bravado by Nuyorican actor Felix Solis) who just wants to be liked. He was incredibly lucky to ...

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Señor Plummer's Final Fiesta - Theatre Review

Posted By Valerie Milano

By Charlotte Roi Eugenio Plummer (Tyler Bremer), Eugenio Plummer (Mariux Ibarra), and Don Juan (Amir Levi) in Rogue Artists Ensemble's Señor Plummer's Final Fiesta in West Hollywood's Plummer Park. Photo by Chelsea Sutton Señor Plummer's Final Fiesta ...

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87th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade Announces Special Guests

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Hollywood Christmas Parade Hosts - Erik Estrada and Laura McKenzie Photo courtesy of the Hollywood Christmas Parade The 87th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, the largest Christmas event in America, announces the 2018 talent lineup for its landmark ...

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The Rebirth of a Music Icon: Guitar Center Celebrates Grand Reopening with Surprise Concert and Rockwalk Induction

Posted By Kathy Flynn

The newly reimagined Guitar Center Hollywood On Saturday, November 3, Guitar Center Hollywood closed down Sunset Blvd to celebrate the grand reopening of its flagship store. New Guitar Center mural The day started with an unveiling ceremony for a new ...

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The Woman Who Went to Space as a Man - Theatre Review

Posted By Harrison Held

By Harrison Held The Woman Who Went to Space as a Man l-r: Nathan Nonhof, Betsy Moore, Paula Rebelo Photo by Mauricio Gomez Kudos to talented writer/director Maureen Huskey and her team on her intriguing new production The Woman Who Went to Space as ...

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Universal Studio's Halloween Horror Nights is The Best Place for "Big Kids" To Enjoy the Halloween Season

Posted By Valerie Milano

By Valerie Milano The "Stranger Things" maze at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights Halloween in Los Angeles can be a bit of a challenge for grownups who aren't looking to either party hard, or simply stay at home and make it all about the ...

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Boy Erased - Film Review

Posted By Valerie Milano

By Valerie Milano Lucas Hedges and Nicole Kidman in "Boy Erased" Boy Erased depicts the horrors of conversion therapy, a program that thousands of LGBTQ members have undergone in attempts to "fix" them. Directed by Joel Edgerton ( The Gift ), Boy ...

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Danny Elfman: Halloween- The Nightmare Before Christmas 25th Anniversary in Concert

Posted By Kathy Flynn

By Kathy Flynn The Nightmare Before Christmas Live-to-Film Concert at the Hollywood Bowl The Nightmare Before Christmas was released 25 years ago to little fanfare. In fact, Disney was so nervous about alienating parents with a film too terrifying ...

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Silence! The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of the Silence of the Lambs - Theatre Review

Posted By Stana Milanovich

By Stana Milanovich Tyler Marcum, Suzanne Slade, Amanda Conlon, Philip McBride in SILENCE! THE MUSICAL. Photo by Peter Flanigan The playful, fun-loving musical about murder and cannibalism you never knew you wanted, Silence! The Musical is certainly ...

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Eleventh Korea-Arab Friendship Caravan

Posted By Alexander Woodman

By Alexander Woodman Photo by Saad Abdullah Al-Ajmi The Eleventh Korea-Arab Friendship Caravan was launched in the King Fahad Cultural Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 14 October 2018. The festival was funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the ...

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