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The historic Carthay Circle Theatre, once a crowning spire on the landscape of the Mid-Wilshire area, will rise again, but in an entirely different locale. Disney California Adventure Park will be home to a version of the iconic old-school movie palace, where Disney's 1937 animated classic "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" had its premiere once upon a time.
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A school district in Oxnard sent out a letter to parents at three of its junior high schools, asking that students NOT search for evidence that their teacher is a porn star on the internet. "It has been alleged that one of our teachers is depicted in at least one pornographic video and possibly others on the Internet," Oxnard School District Superintendent Jeff Chancer wrote in the letter.
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In introducing the play Timboctou, director Martín Acosta writes that the title references “the farthest imaginable place on earth…a mythological place that, in principle, no one could or should get to.” As the play unfolds, though, it becomes clear that it’s as much about where our imagination can go as about where we, capable of more than we perhaps thought, can in reality wind up.
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This coming Saturday night, you can go listen to six women talk publicly about their sex lives thanks to author Anna David's new storytelling show at The Mint, True Tales of Lust and Love from Writers and Comedians. The show had its inaugural performance in January, and Saturday's event will mark its third iteration.
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Many an Angeleno breathed a sigh of relief when Harry Burkhart, accused of setting nearly 50 fires in the L.A. area around New Year's, was caught. But for those whose apartments or homes were hit by Burkhart's blazes, his arrest didn't mean the end of their ordeal.
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It's the first full week in March, which means the comedy competition shows are beginning in earnest. From weekly improv tournaments to a month-long stand up challenge at The Comedy Store, this is the month for comedy to start getting real.
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Everyone has a friend named Andrew. No really, check your Facebook. But certain individuals have a real good friend named Andrew. A role model, hero and spokesman for all things loud. Naturally I am referring to Andrew W.K., the front man turned game show host turned motivational speaker who has over the course of the past decade provided the soundtrack for your angst ridden party days.
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It's a super Tuesday tonight in LA, and we found lots of options for you including a nonpartisan primary result party at the Hammer Museum; an evening with Parks and Recreation at PaleyFest 2012; author Timothy Sndyer at ALOUD and a Jeffrey Kipnis lecture at Sci-Arc. Read on for all the details.
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A fire ripped through a historic Hollywood recording studio overnight, and investigators are looking into the cause of the damaging blaze. The fire at 1041 Productions located at 1041 N. Orange Drive was first reported around 7 p.m. Monday night, and took firefighters 20 minutes to extinguish.
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Here's what's happening around town tonight. We found that Rachael Yamagata is playing a few shows with Dan Wilson at the Hotel Cafe; there's a great lineup at Bardot for It's a School Night tonight with headliner Robert Francis; and there's a comedy-rap battle at NerdMelt. Read on for all the details.
