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Santa Monica Civic Auditorium’s Illustrious History

January 17, 2019

January 17, 2019

By Keldine Hull Picture it. Santa Monica. 1964. The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium was packed to the brim with legions...

A Miracle on 11th Street

December 21, 2018

December 21, 2018

The 1947 feel-good movie Miracle on 34th Street hinges substantially on whether Santa Claus is real. Likewise the debate about...

Keep Our Canvas Colorful!

December 14, 2018

December 14, 2018

Santa Monica has long been celebrated as an Arts Community where diversity and creativity are prized. The Arts at Bergamot...

David Henry Hwang’s “Soft Power”

May 30, 2018

May 30, 2018

 “A Puzzlement” King of Siam: “There are times I almost think I am not sure of what I absolutely know Very...

Behind the Screen: “A Quiet Place” Pure Fear Overlies Emotion

April 23, 2018

April 23, 2018

By Kathy Whitney Boole  A Quiet Place is one of the great horror films. The filmmakers employ the mind-shattering techniques...

Legends Through the LENS: An Intimate Portrait of Rock & Roll History

April 13, 2018

April 13, 2018

By Kyle Knoll   A random discovery of old negatives in an attic has culminated in a stunning new photo...

“Water by the Spoonful” – A Disappointment at Mark Taper

February 19, 2018

February 19, 2018

By Beverly Cohn A funny thing happened on the way to the Mark Taper Forum to “Water by the Spoonful,”...

Around Town: Disaster Artist, Hong Bo and Ordinary Couple

February 5, 2018

February 5, 2018

“The Room”, the cult classic produced and directed by and starring Tommy Wiseau, was a total disaster. At the premiere,...

“This is Us” Star Chrissy Metz Will Make Her Theater Debut in Neil LaBute’s “Fat Pig” at the Geffen Playhouse

December 13, 2017

December 13, 2017

Chrissy Metz, the Emmy Award and Golden Globe nominated star of the NBC drama This Is Us, will make her...

Center Stage: American Premiere of Matthew Bourne’s “The Red Shoes” at the Ahmanson

October 2, 2017

October 2, 2017

By Beverly Cohn   Ah. Ah. Ahmanson. You’ve gone and done it yet again. Following on the heels of the...