Sierra Madre Playhouse Announces 2012 Season
SIERRA MADRE PLAYHOUSE 2012 SEASON “Twentieth Century.” Now through March 17. Ken Ludwig’s hilarious new update of the classic Ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur comedy about the egomaniacal Broadway director Oscar Jaffe whose career has been in the dumps since his ex-chorus girl discovery, Lily Garland, left the stage to become a Hollywood star. Jaffe [...]
Music of Elton John Keeps Kenny Metcalf Alive and Well
Music of Elton John Keeps Kenny Metcalf Alive and Well By Terry Miller Two weeks ago at the NAMM show (National Association of Music Merchants) in Anaheim there was a plethora of musical talent. The range was gargantuan. One, however, which piqued Beacon Media’s interest was the Elton John tribute band starring Kenny Metcalf as [...]
“THE KING OF THE DESERT”
“THE KING OF THE DESERT” A Boy, A Barrio, A Dream… Performed by René Rivera, Written by Stacey Martino, Directed by Sal Romeo Casa 0101 Theater, Josefina López, Founder/Artistic Director and American Latino Theatre Company, David Llauger-Meiselman, Artistic Director, in association with CoActive Content, Stacey Martino, Founder/Artistic Director will present a new co-production of [...]
Everything You Wanted to Know about Roses but Were Afraid to Ask
Rose Pruning, Saturday, January 7 at 9am-Noon, Palm Room, Jill Morganelli, Instructor $25 Arboretum members / $30 non-members Join the curator of the Arboretum’s Victorian Rose Garden for a workshop about rose pruning and rose care. January is a big month for roses; proper pruning and soil building will determine the health and beauty of [...]
Mind the Gap
Mind The Gap…New Band Emerges in Los Angeles Mind the Gap is the newest emerging band to the Los Angeles area. A unique and eccentric musical group would be just two words to describe this band of four. Made up of “A Korean, a Sri Lankan, A Mexican, and a Jew from Cleveland”, Mind the [...]
Comic-Con celebrates 50 years of Comic Fandom
By Amy Leong Deep within the darkest realms of the most villainous schemes, floating strangled on the top of the highest, most-deadly altitudes with the road 50 floors below you, and straying from the haunting hour that seems to await you until safe inside the arms of someone you know and love is finally here. [...]
Comic-Con celebrates 50 years of Comic Fandom
By Amy Leong Deep within the darkest realms of the most villainous schemes, floating strangled on the top of the highest, most-deadly altitudes with the road 50 floors below you, and straying from the haunting hour that seems to await you until safe inside the arms of someone you know and love is finally here. [...]
Vanguard Rep’s Shakespeare Fest Like No Other
By Michelle R. Brown VanguardRep staged a modern twist on Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” flying above expectations and giving the audience a true rarity: a modern play to rival the original. Most dialogue stayed true to Shakespeare, and the added quirks and modernized characters brought light and energy to a very confusing play. [...]
SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE – THE MUSICAL
WORLD PREMIERE OF SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE – THE MUSICAL IS SET TO COMPLETE 2011 – 2012 SEASON AT THE PASADENA PLAYHOUSE The Pasadena Playhouse (Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director and Stephen Eich, Executive Director), in association with David Shor, announced today that the world premiere of SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE – THE MUSICAL is set to complete [...]
Pasadena POPS Summer Series in Negotiations with Los Angeles County Arboretum for Upcoming Concerts Beginning in 2012
Pasadena POPS Summer Series in Negotiations with Los Angeles County Arboretum for Upcoming Concerts Beginning in 2012 The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden announced today that it will begin negotiations with the Pasadena Symphony Association to establish a contract to present summer concerts at its 127-acre site in Arcadia, beginning in 2012. [...]
