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Patrick Stewart, the classically trained stage actor, has died.
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It's Caviar 101 Night at Petrossian in WeHo. (Photo by foodforfel via LAist's flickr pool.) THEATER ON THE BIG SCREEN Los Angeles Theatre Works presents an HD screening of The Importance of Being Earnest from Roundabout Theatre’s Tony-nominated Broadway production. Angelenos have a chance to watch the Oscar Wilde comedy, directed by and starring Tony-nominee Brian Bedford, in a still-running Broadway production. It's cheaper than a plane ticket to New York. Held at the...
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We finally spoke with Mike Royce, co-creator and showrunner of TNT's "Men of a Certain Age" which will have its mid-season premiere tonight at 10pm and it's a must-watch. Mike Royce is the guy that makes sure this show happens - from the writing room to what happens when they shoot a scene of this great show. Please check out our discussion and watch the show tonight.
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On June 21, KCRW is presenting MMJ live for 250 members and guests at The Village studios in West L.A. Tickets are available for $125 exclusively for KCRW members at 10 a.m. today. If you have any doubt about dropping the cash, clearly you are not aware that My Morning Jacket puts on as good a live show as any touring band today, as evidenced by last night's YouTube stream from Louisville, produced by Todd Haynes.
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On display through June 30: 'What Graffiti is to New York - Street Art is to Los Angeles' at the Sunset Marquis Hotel's Maximillian Gallery. (Giclée print by Smog City: 'Smog City, California.') FILM* The second installment of The Los Angeles Conservancy’s Last Remaining Seats welcomes LA historian/pop culture enthusiast Charles Phoenix and actress Susan Luckey to a screening of The Music Man at the Los Angeles Theater tonight at 8 pm. The Technicolor...
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Will Beinbrink and Mackenzie Austin in 'Caught.' (Photo by Michael Lamont) David Ray's intense and heartening family drama, Caught, is playing at Zephyr Theatre. Now in its 25th week, Caught is currently the longest running play in Los Angeles. This eight month run is remarkable considering the substantial competition for Los Angeles audiences and the pervasive theatrical disinterest that haunts the city. Caught uses emotionally charged writing, excellent performances, instinctive direction, and a rich...
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Check out our interview with comedian Nick DiPaolo who's new Showtime special "Nick DiPaolo: Raw Nerve" is now available on iTunes and Amazon. DiPaolo may be politically incorrect but his opinion and perspective has tremendous value and most importantly, he's very funny.
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Meg Wolfe, Taisha Paggett and Gregory Barnett in Wolfe's trembler.SHIFTER @ REDCAT June 2-5. Photo by Mathu Andersen An ex-New Yorker and now almost an institution in today's local concert dance scene, the creative mover and shaker Meg Wolfe whirls into the Roy and Edna Disney Cal Arts Theater on Thursday for a weekend of performances of her newest work, trembler.SHIFTER. Like the past four dances in Ms. Wolfe's repertory, this new quintet has...
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Kanye West headlines Day 3 of the 2011 Coachella Music Festival (Photo by Joey Maloney / LAist) Double the pleasure. Double the sunscreen. Double the ticket sales. Like deja vu all over again, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will be spreading out the heat stroke over two weekends in 2012, organizers announced Tuesday, in an effort to give the fans double the chance of getting in after tickets to the festival sold...
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David Mamet, left, and Ricky Jay sign books at Largo last year. The two continue the banter at the Hammer tonight. (Photo: Christine N. Ziemba for LAist). DISCUSSION* Magician Ricky Jay and playwright David Mamet are back together on stage at 7 pm at the Hammer Museum tonight. The long-time friends and collaborators—who met up at Largo last year—will probably discuss their works, their friendship and the road to “success” (but who really knows?)...
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Famed director Ridley Scott brings his documentary "Gettysburg" to the History Channel tonight just in time for Memorial Day and the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. --- We're also extremely happy to see that Chelsea Handler and her crew did not take the day off and are giving us some comedy to wrap up the 3 day weekend. --- TNT's "Men of a Certain Age" premieres on Wednesday and we've got some cool content to share with you.
