Cats at the Hollywood Pantages - Theatre Review

Posted By Kathy Flynn

The North American Tour Company of Cats Photo by Matthew Murphy By Kathy Flynn Jellicle Cats of all shapes and sizes have arrived at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre for a month-long engagement of Cats, winner of 7 Tony Awards including Best Musical, ...

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Meet One of Taiwan's Hottest New Stars - Anson Chen

Posted By Susan Hornik

By Susan Hornik Anson Chen One of Taiwan's hottest new stars is ready for his closeup in Hollywood! Anson Chen (Hsi An Chen) has had immense success as a model and acting in Asia, and is now ready to work on films here in the United States! With the ...

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Anna Karenina - Theatre Review

Posted By Stana Milanovich

Eva Abramian as Anna Karenina Photo: Larry Sandez/Actors Co-Op By Stana Milanovich The Actor's Co-Op's revival of Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina is long on possessive apostrophes but short on balance, and its handling of ...

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Diversity Wins at the 2019 Academy Awards

Posted By Susan Hornik

By Susan Hornik Kevin Wilmott, David Rabinowitz, Spike Lee and Charles Wachtel pose backstage with the Oscar® for adapted screenplay during the live ABC Telecast of The 91st Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 24, 2019. ...

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Dogman - Film Review

Posted By Valerie Milano

By Valerie Milano Dogman, an Italian tale of revenge, is another intensely brutal piece of cinema by director Matteo Garrone - who won the grand jury prize in Cannes in 2012 with his Neapolitan comedy Reality. Dogman is inspired by the real-life case ...

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Saturday Night Live Alumna Julia Sweeney Returns to the Groundlings Stage for One Night Only

Posted By Admin

Julia Sweeney, actress, comedian, and author, is returning to The Groundlings stage with her newest solo show, Older & Wider, for one night only, on Tuesday, March 5th at 8:00 p.m. The 90-minute stand-up comedy act previously opened in Chicago in ...

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Hollywood Sweet Spot Reveals Regular & Non-Dairy, Vegan Lineup

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Trejo Coneados Trejo's Coffee & Donuts, Hollywood's sweet spot for a pick-me-up, just announced two 'cool' new additions to their menu with the launch of the "Trejo Coneado" and "Popped Donut" both available with Straus Family Creamery soft serve ...

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Meet Art in LA AfFAIR 2019 Exhibiting Artist Brayden Bugazzi

Posted By Henry K. Long

"Pop Icons" Brayden Bugazzi By Henry K. Long Hollywood is busy with art fairs this week....and Brayden Bugazzi is exhibiting at two. The multimedia artist was featured in a few other recent art fairs. " In the past few months I was in the Context Art ...

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Two Trains Running at the Matrix Theatre - Theatre Review

Posted By Kathy Flynn

The cast of "Two Trains Running" at the Matrix Theatre: Alex Morris, Montae Russell, Terrell Tilford, Nija Okoro, Ellis E. Williams, Dorian Missick and Adolphus Ward Photo by Tiffany Judkins By Kathy Flynn August Wilson's Two Trains Running, set in ...

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American Masters--Charley Pride "I'm Just Me" Premieres Feb 22nd

Posted By Valerie Milano

By Valerie Milano He began as a humble sharecropper's son, and rose to become a celebrated Negro American League baseball player, and then a trailblazing country music star. Now, PBS is telling his story in a highly anticipated documentary film ...

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Patrick - Film Review

Posted By Valerie Milano

By Valerie Milano Tom Bennett and Beattie Edmondson in Patrick © Pugnacious Films Ltd Who's a Mediocre Boy? You're a Mediocre Boy! A film from Blackadder and Absolutely Fabulous writer/director Mandie Fletcher, starring a baker's dozen of beloved ...

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Crazy Rich Asians - Film Review

Posted By Che Zuro

By Ché Zuro Constance Wu and Henry Golding in Crazy Rich Asians Photo by Courtesy of Warner Bros. Picture - © 2017 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Crazy Rich Asians was a huge surprise, sparking joy, sadness and incredible ...

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Chris Pratt, Rachel Brosnahan, Jordan Peele, Jane Fonda, RuPaul and more to appear at PaleyFest

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THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA ANNOUNCES INITIAL TALENT PARTICIPANTS FOR PALEYFEST LA 2019, MARCH 15-24 AT THE DOLBY THEATRE Lineup Includes Over 100 Stars From Television's Hottest Shows Including: Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein, Michael Zegen, Tony ...

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Broadway in Hollywood 2019-20 Season Announcement

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BROADWAY IN HOLLYWOOD 2019-20 SEASON ONE SEASON FEATURING EIGHT L.A. PREMIERES ALL DIRECT FROM BROADWAY PLAYING BOTH THE PANTAGES & DOLBY THEATRES PANTAGES THEATRE Disney's FROZEN SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical ANASTASIA DOLBY THEATRE MEAN ...

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4th Annual Roger Neal Oscar Viewing Dinner, Gift Suite, and After Party To Be Held at the Hollywood Palladium

Posted By Harrison Held

By Harrison Held The Roger Neal Oscar viewing dinner and gift suite, which has been held for the last 3 years at the beautiful Hollywood Museum, has outgrown the museum's capacity and will take place this year, at a much larger venue, the world ...

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Soul Crushing Disco Ball - Theatre Review

Posted By Stana Milanovich

By Stana Milanovich Malcolm Wise and Jae Head in "Soul Crushing Disco Ball" Photo by Glen Gainor I wanted to like Soul Crushing Disco Ball, really I did. I have a soft spot for actors portraying childhood moments, non-linear plotting, and the ...

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Hello, Dolly at the Hollywood Pantages - Theatre Review

Posted By Kathy Flynn

By Kathy Flynn Betty Buckley in Hello, Dolly! Photo by Julieta Cervantes The Hollywood Pantages' 2018-19 season is filled with iconic Broadway classics, and none are more enduring than Hello, Dolly. The 1964 musical, with lyrics and music by Jerry ...

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The 24th Annual LA ART SHOW Draws Over 70k Art Lovers to Downtown LA

Posted By Kathy Flynn

This past weekend, over 70,000 fair-goers visited the LA Convention Center's West Hall to attend the 24th annual LA Art Show, the city's longest-running art fair. 120+ galleries from 18 countries packed the hall's 200,000 square feet of exhibition ...

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29th Annual Ovation Awards Winners

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The 29th Annual LA STAGE Alliance Ovation Awards, celebrating theatrical excellence and achievement throughout Los Angeles, were presented on Monday, January 28, at the Theatre at Ace Hotel in downtown LA. Thirty-six awards were bestowed upon 16 ...

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A Star Is Born - Film Review

Posted By Che Zuro

By Ché Zuro Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in "A Star Is Born" This film was on the bottom of my "must watch" queue because I do not like remakes, regardless of whether the orignals were good or not. Generally, I wish the studios would just get ...

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