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Almost 30-years in the making, Martin Scorsese finally delivers SILENCE. Adapted by Scorsese and co-writer Jay Cocks from Shusaku Endo's 1966 fact-based historical novel, Scorsese delves into the world of 17th-century Japan as efforts by Jesuit priests to convert and minister to the hidden, or silent, Christian believers are met with persecution, torture and even death as Japanese Inquisitors attempt to apostatize the converts and priests alike. For the uninitiated into Christian dogma, "apostas...
Hooray for Hollywood!! The Hollywood Musical Is Alive and Well with LA LA LAND!!! Who said the Hollywood movie musical is dead? Maybe napping at times, but certainly not dead as is evidenced by this glorious, toe-tapping, Technicolor delight from writer/director Damien Chazelle - LA LA LAND. A love letter not only to the movie musical and the studios and artisans who made them (thank you MGM, Fox and RKO, among others), LA LA LAND is also Chazelle's love letter to Los Angeles and all the...
Center Theatre Group invites current high school students, parents and teachers to attend the first College & Career Fair for the Arts on February 6, 2016, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Presented in collaboration with the California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA) Foundation, the fair will take place at the Music Center Annex located at 601 W. Temple St. in Downtown L.A. More than 35 local colleges, universities and community organizations will be in attendance including USC, UCLA, Pepperdine, Chapman University, the Fashion Institute of...
Diane Rodriguez, Center Theatre Group’s Associate Artistic Director, was appointed by President Obama and confirmed by the United States Senate to be a member of the National Council on the Arts, the advisory body of the National Endowment for the Arts. Director, writer and Obie Award-winning actor Rodriguez brings her considerable experience fostering greater visibility for Latina/o theatre, advancing a feminist presence in the arts, and playing a leadership role in theatre nationwide to help advance the NEA’s mission to give all Ame...
Bright and early on this crisp Beverly Hills morning, the nominations for the 88th Academy Awards were announced to the world from the beautiful and historic Samuel Goldwyn Theatre at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. While some of the nominations were expected, others presented themselves as sweet surprises for the nominees and moviegoers alike. “Joy-ous” for all is Best Animated Feature nomination for INSIDE OUT, which also picked up a surprise nomination for Best Original Scr...
In three special performances, the Culver City High School AVPA Music program will present Jazz Cabaret: Two Acts, Two Spaces, One Jazzy Night, Jan. 22-24. The first half of the program will take place in the Robert Frost Auditorium. There, featured vo-calists will perform big band hits like Moondance, The Lady is a Tramp, and Come Fly with Me with the full Jazz Ensemble. The event will then move to the more intimate space of the Sony Pictures Theatre, where vocalists will be backed by the Jazz...
The critically acclaimed off-Broadway hit The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey, written by and starring James Lecesne, the writer of the Academy Award-winning film Trevor, will have a limited 23 performance engagement at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, Wednesday, January 13 to Sunday, January 31, 2016. This new play, just awarded the United Solo Special Award and is a New York Times Critic's Pick, is produced by Darren Bagert and Daryl Roth, directed by Tony Speciale, with original music by Tony...
Grant Gershon, esteemed Artistic Director/Conductor of the Los Angeles Master Chorale (LAMC), filled the Walt Disney Concert Hall with his passion and joy as they presented their annual holiday concerts. He channeled his enthusiasm during the LAMC’s presentation of “Festival of Carols” on December 12 and Handel’s Messiah on December 20. The LAMC rung in the holiday season with a concert of favorite carols sung by one of the greatest chorales in the world. Sprinkled with new arrangements (four b...
By Steven Lieberman Observer Reporter Eddie “Two Tickets To Paradise” Money makes at stop on his 2016 concert tour on January 29 at The Canyon Club. With over 28 million records sold worldwide, this classic rockers trademark raspy, husky voice is still easily recognized today, arguably one of the most distinctive voices. Fans will be treated to all of his most popular hits which include “Two Tickets,” Baby Hold On,” Think I’m In Love,” and “Take Me Home Tonight,” among many of his other great s...
By Steven Lieberman Observer Reporter Peter Cetera, Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter, has had two distinct musical careers. From 1968 thru 1986 he was the front-man, songwriter, and bass player for the legendary rock group "Chicago." In the time with this band, they recorded 18 of the most memorable albums of a generation, including such hits as "If You Leave Me Now," "Hard to Say I'm Sorry," "You're the Inspiration," among many others. As a solo artist since 1986 Cetera has recorded 10 ti...
By Steven Lieberman Observer Reporter On January 14 Styx and their front-man, Tommy Shaw, along with James "JY" Young, Lawrence Gowan, Todd Sucherman and Ricky Phillips (along with the occasional surprise appearance by original bassist Chuck Panozzo) will be making a stop on their current concert tour at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. Styx has performed more live shows since '99 than all of the previous years of its career combined. Two Super Bowl appearances, Pollstar Box Office chart-topp...
The Pacific Art Guild will meet on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 7 pm in the Community Room, Westchester Civic Center, 7166 W. Manchester Avenue . Guests are welcome. The guest demonstrator for January will be Rafael Maniago, A renowned painter and poet who was born in the Philippines and who has been drawing since childhood. He attended the University of the East in Manila, where he studied fine and commercial art. He has painted leaders of industry and politicians in the Philippines. He captures more than photographic realism; he captures...
Christmas Day. Winter Break. After all the office parties, the opening of presents and enduring relatives, the holidays scream for one thing - movies! And this holiday week has no shortage of some amazing movies that celebrate cinema, the art of moviemaking, never before seen stunts, practical sets as opposed to CGI and a return to film in the grandest of fashion. Obviously, for those who still haven’t experienced “the Force” of STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, that should be at the top of your...
Dust off the cobwebs boys and girls! We're going back to school for a refresher course in literature along with some actual history which many may or may not know. Over the decades, Herman Melville's "Moby Dick" has proven to be either a life changing piece of literature or the bane of one's existence when given the title as a reading assignment in school. But no matter what, it stays with you. Maybe not all of the words ("Call me Ishmael"), but the themes, the emotions, the life lessons, all...
By Steven Lieberman Observer Reporter Grant Gershon, esteemed Artistic Director/Conductor of the Los Angeles Master Chorale (LAMC), filled the Walt Disney Concert Hall with his passion and joy as they presented their annual holiday concerts. He channeled his enthusiasm during the LAMC’s presentation of “Festival of Carols” on December 12 and Handel’s Messiah on December 20. The LAMC rung in the holiday season with a concert of favorite carols sung by one of the greatest chorales in the world....
Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall on Sunday, January 3, 2016. Celebrate the beauty of Viennese music at The Music Center's 14th annual New Year's Concert. Romantic Strauss waltzes will be performed – including the Blue Danube, and melodies from operettas. Enjoy an internationally-renowned European cast of singers, dancers in period costumes and the Strauss Symphony of America, conducted by Viennese conductor Bernhard Schneider. Also returning is fan-favorite...
Center Theatre Group and HUMANITAS will be accepting submissions from Los Angeles-based playwrights from January 15 to February 29, 2016, for the second edition of its PLAY LA Workshop. Writers will receive a $1,500 stipend as well as input from theatre, film and television professionals throughout the year. At the end of the process, one play will be featured as a workshop at the Kirk Douglas Theatre as part of PLAY LA’s weekend celebration of new plays in the winter of 2017. Award-winning playwright and screenwriter Shem Bitterman will o...
Kentwood Players will present Lorraine Hansberry's classic family drama "A RAISIN IN THE SUN" from Friday, January 8 through Saturday, February 13, 2016. There will be performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester. The production directed by Harold Dershimer and produced by Kathy Dershimer by special arrangement with Samuel French. Featured in the cast in alphabetical order are Rashod Davenport, Ruth...
Thanksgiving is all about family, and what better way is there to celebrate family than to see one of the best family films of the year - THE GOOD DINOSAUR. A rare treat to have two Pixar films released in the same year ("Inside Out" being the other in 2015), THE GOOD DINOSAUR makes its mark on your heart thanks to themes that ring true for every generation of families, parents and children, punctuated by a story filled with adventure, friendship and love and complemented by the beauteous...
By Steven Lieberman Observer Reporter Something magical unfolded on Friday at Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. It was the legendary Johnny Mathis making a stop on his Christmas concert tour and spreading holiday cheer with Yuletide tunes and his classic hits, which included “Chances Are” and “It’s Not for Me to Say.” Grammy Hall of Famer and recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Mathis, 80 years old, did not disappoint. His voice was...
in Veterans' Memorial Complex – Multipurpose Room, 4117 Overland Ave. (at Culver Blvd). Admission is free as Culver City Public Theatre brings the beloved American holiday classic to life as a 1940s live radio broadcast. George Bailey, idealistic and compassionate resident of the little town of Bedford Falls, is driven to despair by events beyond his control. Thinking his family and friends would be better off if he didn't exist, he's shown what life would have been like without him by an a...
Kentwood Players will hold open auditions for the multiple Tony Award-winning musical "MAN OF LA MANCHA" with Book by Dale Wasserman, Music by Mitch Leigh and Lyrics by Joe Darion on Saturday, January 9, 2016 from 10 am through 4 pm and Sunday, January 10 from 6:30 pm through 9 pm. Callbacks will be on Monday, January 11 at 7 pm. This is a non-equity, non-paid production directed by Susan Goldman Weisbarth, produced by Margie Bates and Gail Bernardi by special arrangement with Tams Witmark...
Animator, designer and multimedia artist Miwa Matreyek has been selected as the recipient of Center Theatre Group's 2016 Richard E. Sherwood Award. Created in memory of Richard E. Sherwood, the $10,000 award provides financial support for creative and adventurous emerging theatre artists living and working in Los Angeles. "Miwa's work is both boundary-pushing and enchanting. By blending animation with live performance, she creates something distinctly her own, making her the perfect recipient...
By Steven Lieberman Observer Reporter The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) opened its "Baroque Conversations" series on Thursday at Zipper Concert Hall at The Colburn School. It was a special affair led by Iranian-born harpsichord virtuoso Mahan Esfahani featuring works by Bach, Telemann and Erlebach. Esfahani was joined by LACO concertmaster Margaret Batjer; assistant concertmaster Tereza Stanislav; Victoria Miskolczy, associate principal viola; Robert Brophy, viola; Armen Ksajikian, associ...
We may be in the midst of the holiday season but that also means we are in the midst of the movie awards season aka “studios bring out their best and brightest Oscar hopefuls.” And while some national and regional awards have already been handed out, with many more to come, and nominations for other awards like the Film Independent Spirit Awards announced, many of the names and titles being bandied about haven’t yet made it to most theatres; they are playing in New York and LA for what are k...
