Last night I attended an amazing night of singing to benefit victims of Hurricane Harvey in Houston. Produced and hosted by Tye Blue, the evening raised money for the Houston Food Bank and the Montrose Center. Here are images from the night:
On Tuesday night I attended the opening night performance of Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes at the Ahmanson Theatre. I wasn't alone:
Culture choices abound this weekend. Here are my picks as the best options:
A Little Night Music in Concert - Colony Theatre (Fri/Sat/Sun)
Any opportunity to hear this gorgeous score by Stephen Sondheim is a good one. The show, inspired by Ingmar Bergman's film "Smiles of a Summer Night," won six Tony Awards for it original production in 1973. The best...
Last night I attended the opening of Matthew Bourne's new ballet, The Red Shoes at the Ahmanson Theatre. I think this is one of the best of Bourne's works and one key reason is his inventive choice for music.
The show is based on the classic 1948 film from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and also the fairytale by Hans Christian...
We've all been to open-mic nights because a friend was performing or we felt some other reason to be there. But there's one open-mic night that I have been to that I can recommend.
Jim Caruso's Cast Party is a regular part of the schedule at Birdland in New York City. But occasionally he takes the party on the road....
Imagine being a six-year-old asked to watch an opera. Let’s be honest, how many six-year-olds want to do that? But if your mother is singing in the production you are probably a bit more motivated. And how lucky would you be if your mother was singing in a production of Carmen with Plácido Domingo? That’s precisely what happened to...
The Apollo Theater Celebrates Ella's 100th Birthday
Ford Amphitheatre, Sunday, September 24th only
Ford Amphitheatre, Sunday, September 24th only