Out & About - November

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By Susan Hornik Donald Sutherland AFI Film Festival The fall is always a busy time for journalists with so many events to attend! I went to several screenings at Hollywood's AFI Film Festival and interviewed celebrities like Helen Mirren, Donald ...

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Delearious - Theatre Review

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By Terry Gloeggler Ensemble Photo by Darrett Sanders Musical lovers looking for a laugh, Shakespeare enthusiasts who enjoy a tale about the Bard, or just theatre goers searching out some light fun should not miss "Delearious" (stylized as ...

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The Radiant - Theatre Review

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By Harrison Held "The Radiant" is directed by talented Australian director/actress Jane Edwina Seymour. The intriguing new play about Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie was written by Shirley Lauro and is now playing at a cool venue called The Other ...

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The Man Who Came to Dinner - Theatre Review

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By Terry Gloeggler Natalie Hope MacMillan, Jean Kauffman, Karen Furno, Kevin Michael Moran, Greg Martin, Lila Hood, Deborah Marlowe, Irwin Moskowitz and Lawrence Novikoff Photo: John Dlugolecki If you are looking for theatre to enjoy this Holiday ...

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Channelling the King - Q&A with Rick Pasqualone

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By Harrison Held Rick Pasqualone as Elvis in "Channelling the King" Photo by Bobby Bank Harrison Held: Tell us about "Channeling the King." Rick Pasqualone: This is a one-man show about the relationship between Jessie Haldeman, a nebbishy insurance ...

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Collected Stories - Theatre Review

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By Bill Garry Susan Fisher and Gretchen Goode Photo by ShoWorks Entertainment New York in the 1990s is tiny walk-up apartments with broken intercoms. Korean markets. High-brow programs at the 92nd Street Y. Woody, Mia and Soon-Yi. And writers both ...

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Out & About - October

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By Susan Hornik Film Next month, Discover Hollywood readers are invited to hear the uplifting story behind the documentary "Mighty Ground," which follows the journey of a gifted songwriter named Ronald Troy Collins, a homeless man living on the ...

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An Evening with Neile Adams

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By Harrison Held A delightful evening with stylish singer/dynamo Neile Adams at the beautiful Catalina Bar & Grill Jazz Club on Sunset directed by Ted Sprague. The engaging, warm and very personable Ms. Adams and former Mrs. Steve McQueen was ...

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Br'er Cotton - Theatre Review

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By Harrison Held Emmanline Jacott, Dane Oliver, Jasmine Wright and Omete Anassi "Br'er Cotton," written by Tearrance Arvelle Chrisholm is a timely, relevant and ambitious dramatic production directed by Gregg T. Daniel that's playing now at The ...

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Hello Stranger - Theatre Review

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By Joan Alperin "Hello Stranger" written by Sharon Yablon and directed by Sarah Figoten Wilson is one of the most original, engrossing plays I've seen in a long time. When the play opens we meet Mike (the outstanding Trevor H. Olsen) a man who has ...

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The 39 Steps - Theatre Review

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By Bill Garry Townsend Coleman, Kevin Shewey, Lauren Thompson and Carly Lopez An innocent man is on the run from the police for the murder of a mysterious woman. Who are those men standing under the street lamp just outside his window? Who are those ...

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World Mental Health Day

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By Susan Hornik Today is World Mental Health Day and stars like Lady Gaga and Lin-Manuel Miranda have already spoken out about the importance of spreading awareness about mental health. The Los Angeles Times reported this year that homelessness ...

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Architects of Denial - West Coast Premiere

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By Harrison Held The premiere of the riveting new documentary "Architects of Denial" took place at the Tagylan Complex in Hollywood. The must-see film is executive produced by Dean Cain and Montel Williams as well as directed and produced by David ...

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Mice - Theatre Review

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By Terry Gloeggler Kevin Comartin and Sharmila Devar Photo: Youthana Yuos "Mice," written by Schaefer Nelson might sound innocent, but this one-act play evokes the feeling you experience when alone in a dark room surrounded by low squeaks and the ...

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Oscar's Hollywood

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Two new hotels opened in Hollywood last month - the Kimpton Everly with 216 rooms and the Hampton Inn Hollywood with 112 rooms. With the Dream Hotel that opened in July, more than 500 rooms have been added to the Hollywood market this year. This is a ...

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Letter from the Editor

Posted By Nyla Arslanian

Whether you are a loyal reader or this is the first issue you've ever seen, you are important to us. Years ago, when we first began promoting all the good things about Hollywood, we surveyed people who were visiting for the first time. That's when we ...

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Out & About - September

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By Susan Hornik September is always such a busy month with many Emmy-related events in Hollywood. Emmy Preview At the Emmy Awards media preview, I met winery Sterling Vineyards who, for the second year in a row, was the Exclusive Wine Sponsor of Emmy ...

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Animal Magnetism of 'The Animal Monologues' - Theatre Review

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By Bill Garry The last week in the life of Frida Kahlo is the subject of the Macha Theatre's original production of "Frida - Stroke of Passion." Writer-director Odalys Nanin has created a comprehensive tour of Frida's life with Mexican spit and fire. ...

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Runaway Home - Theatre Review

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By Bill Garry Camille Spirlin and Maya Lynne Robinson Photo : Ed Krieger "Runaway Home" is a political play that goes down easy like a sitcom, but leaves the audience with new awareness and renewed sympathy for the lingering tragedy of post-Katrina ...

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Grey Nomad - Theatre Review

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By Joan Alperin Ros Gentle, Paul Tassone, Wendy Hammers and David Ross Paterson Photo : Adrian Wlodarczyk Australian playwright Dan Lee came up with the idea for "Grey Nomad," a couple of years ago. He was living in the Australian town of Boome and ...

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