Fritz Coleman – Great Fun In His Third Year as the Longest-Running Solo Show in the History of the El Portal

One of the things about living in Los Angeles is bumping into people that the rest of the country only see on screen. Years ago, I went up an elevator in West LA with Dustin Hoffman ... Continue Reading →

David Byrne – Sleeping Beauties

Leave it to David Byrne to connect Copernicus and Milton Friedman in the same paragraph. His new book — does just that across myriad examples, delightfully. His latest book is called ... Continue Reading →

Review: Crone Creed, intense good vs evil timeless saga

   Review: Crone Creed is about the forces of good and evil, traveling through time trying to influence the course of humanity’s future. It is a timeless tale of corruption, greed ... Continue Reading →

Before the Doors Officially Open: A First Look Inside the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art

Long before you set foot inside, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art announces itself as something unlike any museum Los Angeles has seen. Architect Ma Yansong’s design is pure ... Continue Reading →

The Condor Daughter: A Quiet, Powerful Reckoning Between Two Women

Directed by Álvaro Olmos Torrico, The Condor Daughter gently — and then ultimately powerfully — tells the story of a daughter and her adoptive mother as they confront conflicting ... Continue Reading →

Water For Elephants – Enchantment on Hollywood Blvd, or The Circus Comes to Town

The opening act reminds me a bit of Kiss Me, Kate — another opening, another show. In this case, it’s a circus moving from Buffalo to Utica, the whole company scrambling to ... Continue Reading →

“Amadeus Live” at the Hollywood Bowl

We all know by now about the rapid decline in the theatrical box office, despite the near universal agreement that there’s nothing like watching a film together with a large group ... Continue Reading →

David Byrne – Resounding Artistry Again at the Hollywood Bowl

If you are considering the list of American artists who have continually poked at the outer edges of the creative envelope for decades, the short list would certainly include David ... Continue Reading →