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AS YOU LIKE IT 8 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday July 10- July 29 Japanese Garden, Veterans Administration West Los Angeles Healthcare Center, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles $25-$50; free for active military, veterans and their guests, with reservations 213-481-2273 www.shakespearecenter.org By Michelle J. Mills,SGVN twitter.com/mickieszoo You probably know him as Lieutenant Commander J.G. Worf of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and “Star Trek Deep Space Nine,” but Michael Dorn … [Read more...]
First: Little Candle Productions debuts with “The Winter’s Tale” — Shakespeare’s work of drama, comedy and romance featuring local young actors — plays for a single night, at 8 p.m. Friday June 29 at the Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd. in Glendale. $20-$35. 818-243-2359; www.littlecandleproductions.com. Second: Think how much wackier a Shakespeare farce would be if it included a ventriloquist, someone like Joe Gandelman, a former newspaper man, who is bringing his friends — … [Read more...]
JITNEY 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sundays through July 15 The Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena $29-$59 626-356-7529; www.PasadenaPlayhouse.org By Frances Baum Nicholson Correspondent When discussing the work of August Wilson, it is not whether or not to like his plays, but which to like the most. His spin on the African-American experience, gained by walking through a century in the Hill District of Pittsburgh … [Read more...]
BABY Final weekend: 8 p. Friday June 29 and Saturday June 30, and 7 p.m. Sunday July 1 Covina Center for the Performing Arts, 104 N. Citrus Ave., Covina $28-$38 626-331-8133 ext. 1; www.covinacenter.com By Frances Baum Nicholson Correspondent In the 1980s, when musical theater in the U.S. was increasingly synonymous with spectacle, David Shire and Richard Maltby, Jr.’s little gem “Baby” was born. This gentle musical examined the pressures, fascinations and choices … [Read more...]
CARMEN HIGH 8 p.m. June 28 and 4 and 8 p.m. June 29 Japan America Theater, 244 S. San Pedro St., Los Angeles $25-$35 626-428-5609 www.operaposse.com By Michelle J. Mills, SGVN twitter.com/mickieszoo Opera buffs or not, many of us are familiar with the Georges Bizet’s “Carmen.” It’s a guy meets girl who’s not good for him story, in which the guy becomes obsessed and, when eventually spurned, kills the girl. The tale gets a update in “Carmen High,” presented by Opera … [Read more...]
AHMANSON THEATRE 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles. 213-972-4444. “Follies,” closes June 9. $40-$150. “War Horse”; June 13-July 22. CenterTheatreGroup.org. ALEX THEATRE 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale. 818-243-2539. Los Angeles Ballet Academy presents “The Flip Side”; 1 p.m. June 9 and 6 p.m. June 10, and “Sleeping Beauty” at 7 p.m. June 9 and 1 p.m. June 10. “The Flip Side” is a contemporary version of “Sleeping Beauty” with jazz, tap and hip hop. … [Read more...]
By Michelle J. Mills Craig Shoemaker has been offering up his storyteller-style humor, dead-on impressions and saucy character, The Lovemaster, at comedy clubs across the nation for more than 30 years. He will be appearing at the Ice House in Pasadena at 8 p.m. June 1-2. The show is a homecoming of sorts, as it is where he recorded his first album, the 1994 effort “Craig Shoemaker Meets the Lovemaster” (Wildcat Records). “It’s the smallest room that I play, but the loudest,” … [Read more...]
DON GIOVANNI Los Angeles Philharmonic 8 p.m. May 24 and May 26 Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles. $71-$183. 323-850-2000; laphil.com By Jim Farber Correspondent Ever since its inaugural concert on Oct. 24, 2003, when a solo trumpet peeled forth from the rafters of the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Los Angeles Philharmonic has been exploring inventive ways to use architect Frank Gehry’s spectacular creation. The company’s latest attempt … [Read more...]
SEE IT: LA BOHEME Los Angeles Opera production of the Puccini classic.2 p.m. May 20 and June 2; 7:30 p.m. May 23, May 26 and May 31. Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles. $20-$240. 213-972-8001; laopera.com. By Jim Farber Correspondent Amazingly, everything old seems new again with L.A. Los Angeles Opera’s umpteenth revival of its 1993 production of Puccini’s “La Boheme.” The idea that yet another revival of this production (originally directed … [Read more...]
By Robert D. Thomas Los Angeles Opera’s production of Puccini’s La Bohème Saturday, May 12, 2012 • Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Next performances: May 20 and June 2 at 2 p.m.; May 23, 26 and 31 at 7:30 p.m. Information: www.losangelesopera.com Left to right: Museop Kim (Schaunard), Artur Rucinski (Marcello), Janai Brugger (Musetta), Stephen Costello (Rodolfo), Ailyn Perez (Mimi) in the climactic scene of Puccini’s La Bohème, which opened last night at the Dorothy Chandler … [Read more...]
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