How do you write a play in a setting where dialogue isn’t necessarily the engine driving the play? I asked Wohl about her experience at the retreat and the role of silence in her life and work.
“I was on a Christmas break,” Tony and Grammy-winning actress/singer Dee Dee Bridgewater say. “I actually was aware the day before that Dianne Reeves was cancelling her concert. She’s a wonderful woman and a dear friend. She performed at...
"PantomimeÂ
Also called Christmas pantomime. A form of theatrical spectacle common in England during the Christmas season, generally adapted from a fairy tale and including stock character types who perform songs and dances, tell jokes, etc."
That is the formal definition...
When Steve Grand’s music video for “All-American Boy” was released in 2013, he was celebrated as a gay male country artist.
The only problem is that he’s not really a country artist. By his own admission, he’s a pop singer,...
The Sorting Room at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
December 7th only
December 7th only
The films of director Tim Burton have inspired several adaptations. Choreographer Matthew Bourne created a ballet from Edward Scissorhands. Concert versions of The Nightmare Before Christmas have found Danny Elfman taking the stage again. Disneyland converts the Haunted Mansion...
The legendary jazz vocalist and lyricist Jon Hendricks passed away last week. He is best known for creating a style of singing called "Vocalese."
Vocalese is defined as "a style of singing in which singers put words to jazz tunes...
Early this year, Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley recognized that the shift in America was widening the divide between in our country. The need to support organizations addressing both human rights and civil rights motivated them to create a...
When I think of one Oscar-winning Best Picture it may perhaps be because of its rather glib assessment of Los Angeles. “I don’t want to live in a city where the only cultural advantage is the ability to make...