One of the most popular works by the outrageous playwright Charles Ludlam receives a first-class production in Burbank.
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Movie Review: ‘Kill Your Darlings’
Daniel Radcliffe is riveting as the young Allen Ginsberg in this intriguing film that chronicles the surprising story behind the birth of the Beats.
Read More »Concert Review: Arctic Monkeys at the Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA, October 1, 2013
The Wiltern was the place to be last Tuesday night as the storied English rockers delivered the goods to a packed house of screaming fans.
Read More »Theatre Review (LA): ‘Gallery Secrets’ at the Museum of Natural History
Site-specific theater gains an exciting new dimension with this four-piece play performed at L.A.'s landmark Natural HIstory Museum.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): ‘The Burnt Part Boys’ at Third Street Theatre
This musical about coal country boys who face a bleak future slaving away in the mines could have used some more memorable music.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): ‘The Old Settler’ by John Henry Redwood
A difficult period in the history of race relations in America is nevertheless given a nostalgic hue in this familiar but effective story of a May-September romance.
Read More »Memories of Karen Black
A tribute to the bizarre and beautiful, independent and idiosyncratic cult legend.
Read More »Concert Review: Americanarama Festival of Music at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA, August 3, 2013
Generations of blues, rock, folk and alt-country musicians came together for a memorable evening that celebrated the legends of the past while showcasing the current talent.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): ‘The Last Days of Judas Iscariot’ by Stephen Adly Guirgis
This literate meditation on salvation receives a fine revival at the Hudson Theater in Hollywood.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Only God Forgives’
Nicolas Winding Refn's newest collaboration with star Ryan Gosling is an ultra-violent, fetishistic fever dream.
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