Blog Posts in 2024

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"Horizon: An American Saga" - Chapter 1 Posted By Chris Cassone "Horizon: An American Saga" - Chapter 1 Currently streaming on Max By Chris Cassone cc@chriscassone.com Kevin Costner's epic love letter of the old West to us all arrived recently on Netflix. Chapter 1 of "Horizon; an American Saga" didn't fare so ... Continue reading » Permalink
"Beach Boys with John Stamos" at The Greek Theater Posted By Claudio Vernight By Claudio Vernight In 1961 the Beach Boys started out with three Wilson brothers, a cousin (Mik Love) and a friend (Al Jardine.) And they pulled off great shows, became an international presence as well as becoming part of the national fabric with ... Continue reading » Permalink
CREVASSE - Son of Semele at The Victory Theatre Posted By DH Magazine Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck The play opens in pre-World War II Germany when many Jews were targeted and brutally eliminated. Lotte Jeager (Ann Noble), the wife of film critic Ernest Jaeger (Leo Marks), is Jewish. Although she doesn't want to leave ... Continue reading » Permalink
ST. VINCENT - Greek Theater Posted By Claudio Vernight August 16, 2024 Reviewed by Claudio Vernight I attended the St. Vincent concert with a totally open mind. I never saw her, never even knew that it was a "her" and thus had no bias at all. What I ended up witnessing was a rebirth of early Bowie, ... Continue reading » Permalink
ARE YOU LISTENING - Actors Co-op Theatre Company Posted By DH Magazine Reviewed by Amanda Callas Are You Listening is the premiere of a new autobiographical play at the Actors Co-op in Hollywood. This Co-op Too! limited run production is a creative play-space for actors and writers at the Co-op to develop new works. The ... Continue reading » Permalink
HONEYMOON SUITE (WITH APOLOGIES TO NEIL SIMON - SkyPilot at 905 Cole Theatre Posted By DH Magazine August 18, 2024 Review by Chris Cassone cc@chriscassone.com "Plaza Suite," the award-winning and very successful 1968 Neil Simon play (alluded to in the play's title) set the standard to which playwright Kelli Bowlden aspires. She essentially copied ... Continue reading » Permalink
THE ANTI YOGI - Zephyr Theatre Posted By DH Magazine Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck Visited 'The Anti Yogi' - a solo play at the Zephyr Theatre on Sunday evening. The show is simply brilliant! It is truly exceptional in every aspect. Written and acted by Mayuri Bhandari who is accompanied by superbly ... Continue reading » Permalink
HARRISON HELD'S SCENEAROUNDTOWN... Posted By Harrison Held The lovely 62nd Marilyn Monroe Memorial was held Monday August 5th at Pierce Brothers Westwood followed by a reception outside the chapel. The service began at 5:30 pm & was streamed. It was well hosted by Greg Schreiner president of the ... Continue reading » Permalink
COMPANY - Hollywood Pantages Theatre Posted By DH Magazine Reviewed by Nyla Arslanian Having seen the original Broadway production in 1972, I was thrilled that the reimagined current production of Company was coming to the Pantages Theatre. For so many years, this show had always been one of my favorites. ... Continue reading » Permalink
FOREVER FLAMENCO - Fountain Theatre Posted By DH Magazine Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck Flamenco, a unique form of song, dance and instrumentals (mostly guitar), commonly associated with the Gypsies of southern Spain, with its rhythm, footwork, body and hand movements and through the emotional intensity of the ... Continue reading » Permalink
It's All Greek To Me: "The Mavericks (and Dwight Yoakam)" Greek Theater Posted By Claudio Vernight It's All Greek To Me: "The Mavericks (and Dwight Yoakam)" Greek Theater \| July 25, 2024 by Claudio Vernight It doesn't happen often but when it does, it's got to make the headliner upset. I'm sure Billy J. Kramer felt it when the Beatles opened for ... Continue reading » Permalink
BAUHAUS PROJECT - Open Fist Theatre at Atwater Village Theater Posted By DH Magazine Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck The Avant-Garde Movement ranging from paintings and graphics to architecture and interiors throughout the 1920s and 1930s transformed Modern Art into a unique artistic style that showed new and completely original ideas, ... Continue reading » Permalink
HERE COMES THE NIGHT - The Zephyr Theatre Posted By DH Magazine Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck Is it a science or the experience; but when the universe brings two people together to create new realities, life changing things happen and usually both parties benefit from it and there are many other lives involved. We ... Continue reading » Permalink
DIDO OF IDAHO - Echo Theatre Company at Atwater Village Theatre Posted By DH Magazine Reviewed by: Amalisha HuEck Upon entering the theatre's seating area, cleverly placed in a circular fashion leaving the middle as a stage, we pass by scattered items on and outside the designated space. Seeing this, it was hard to guess where the ... Continue reading » Permalink
PETER PAN - Hollywood Pantages Theatre Posted By DH Magazine Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck If you have a child, I highly recommend letting him/her experience a pure magic of imagination, where freedom is profoundly experienced through the fantasy of flying. Being a kid here is cherished and enjoyed profoundly, ... Continue reading » Permalink
PSYCHO BEACH PARTY - The Matrix Theatre Posted By Admin Reviewed by Michael Edwards Top to bottom, Psycho Beach Party" at the Matrix Theatre is a fresh, dynamic absolute romp of an evening. With a pace that, by itself, entertains, prepare for an evening of deep cutting social attire with an unbelievably ... Continue reading » Permalink
HARRISON HELD'S SceneAroundTown - More... Posted By Harrison Held It was a magical day, a day I will never forget... I've had a lot of pain & suffering since I got a concussion on April 24, 2024 and I really appreciate the normal/good days more than ever... Life is short & I treasure the good patches.... I ... Continue reading » Permalink
GIRL IN REVERSE: A Feminine Rage Manifesto - Hollywood Fring Fest at The Zephyr Theatre Posted By DH Magazine Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck Experiencing different relationships after being with one loving, supportive person for 15 years, is a way to break the habit of eating the same ice-cream every day, says Avery Volk (writer & performer) in her GIRL IN ... Continue reading » Permalink
Together FOREVER - Hollywood Fringe Fest at Hollywood Forever Cemetery Posted By DH Magazine Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck Christina Evans chose a perfect place for her Together FOREVER performance, the beautiful compelling performance of remembering our loved ones, at the historic tinglingly incredible Hollywood Forever Cemetery, where ... Continue reading » Permalink
GRIT - Hollywood Fringe Festival at The Zephyr Theatre Posted By DH Magazine Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck Every story has an origin. Lisa Natale wrote, produced and is starring in her life story GRIT, where she expresses one woman's evolution from CHAOS to COURAGE. Through her diary, which she started at the age of 10, she ... Continue reading » Permalink
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