‘Sondheim’s Old Friends’—Everybody Rise!
“Sondheim’s Old Friends,” now playing at the Ahmanson Theatre in its pre-Broadway run, will make you want to get up and sing and dance with the marvelous cast on stage.
‘Noises Off’—Loud Indeed
“Noises Off,” a farce in three acts by Michael Frayn, is a play within a play within a play that pokes loving fun at regional productions in towns no one has ever heard of.
‘Memoryhouse’—Not to Be Forgotten
Continuing its excellent dance series, The Wallis presented an ambitious Los Angeles Ballet (LAB) program in two acts of choreographic vignettes following the 18 tracks of Max Richter’s “Memoryhouse.”
The Oscars—Who Did, Who Didn’t and Who Should Have | Oscar Nominees Part Two of Two
There were and still are some terrific films out there and more to come. Go to the theater. See a movie!
The Oscars—Who Did, Who Didn’t and Who Should Have | Oscar Nominees: Part One of Two
Everyone has an opinion when it comes to the “bests” of any particular year, and this one is no different.
TV — Churning Up the New and No Longer New
It’s tough to keep on top of all the new series premiering on television, what with the seemingly infinite number of streamers and the content that is, in a manner of speaking (or watching), thrown against the wall to see what will stick.
‘I’m Still Here’—Forever
This is a must-see movie if only from the standpoint that we should never forget what happened and try to make sure it doesn’t happen again, there or anywhere.
‘Better Man’—And Pretty Good at That
In the recent past, we’ve seen films where the protagonist seemingly turns into an animal (“Nightbitch”), is told through the eyes of the main character (“Nickel Boys”), tells an origin story (“A Complete Unknown”), is a flashback over a monumental career (“Maria”) and ends in
‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ – Swashbuckling All the Way
“The Count of Monte Cristo,” a new edition of this oft-told tale, adapted and directed by the team of Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellière, is a sweepingly romantic adventure full to overflowing with love, hate, greed, betrayal, revenge and resurrection.
‘A Complete Unknown’—Like a Rolling Stone
He’s just a kid, squashed into the back of some family’s station wagon, guitar propped against a small backpack, staring intently at the lights passing through the wet haze.