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  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    Improv Comedian E.J. Scott Will Run the L.A. Marathon (and 11 Other Marathons) Blindfolded

    There is rain the forecast this weekend, and that makes E.J. Scott nervous. He is supposed to run the 26.2-mile Los Angeles Marathon, a task that usually takes him five and a half hours. Exposure to the elements for that long is enough to make anyone a little anxious, but Scott is more worried the r ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 15, 2012

    Drunkards and Dragons

    There is rain the forecast this weekend, and that makes E.J. Scott nervous. He is supposed to run the 26.2-mile Los Angeles Marathon, a task that usually takes him five and a half hours. Exposure to the elements for that long is enough to make anyone a little anxious, but Scott is more worried the r ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 1, 2012

    Just Another Monday Night at IO West

    There is rain the forecast this weekend, and that makes E.J. Scott nervous. He is supposed to run the 26.2-mile Los Angeles Marathon, a task that usually takes him five and a half hours. Exposure to the elements for that long is enough to make anyone a little anxious, but Scott is more worried the r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Key & Peele on Comedy Central: Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele's New Sketch Series

    "Did you ever have a situation where you meet somebody and you end up having a long, nerdy conversation with them?" Jordan Peele, who stars with Keegan-Michael Key in Comedy Central's new sketch show, Key & Peele, asks over the phone. It's happened to me and has likely happened to many people readi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    Portlandia the Tour: Nerdy Fan Love at the Echoplex

    The top groupies in the audience for Portlandia the Tour have been a gay couple from Napa that attended the Los Angeles show last night dressed in matching "Put a Bird on It" t-shirts. They've been to every show on the tour so far. Portlandia actors/creators Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein are ap ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 22, 2011

    Further Proof That an L.A. Weekly Theater Award Can Lead to a Successful Career

    The top groupies in the audience for Portlandia the Tour have been a gay couple from Napa that attended the Los Angeles show last night dressed in matching "Put a Bird on It" t-shirts. They've been to every show on the tour so far. Portlandia actors/creators Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein are ap ... More >>

  • Music

    July 28, 2011

    Anticon MC Serengeti: The Quirkiest, Deepest Rapper

    The top groupies in the audience for Portlandia the Tour have been a gay couple from Napa that attended the Los Angeles show last night dressed in matching "Put a Bird on It" t-shirts. They've been to every show on the tour so far. Portlandia actors/creators Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein are ap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    Stage Raw: Othello

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS (after the jump) NEW THEATER REVIEWSStage FEATURE on Merry Wives of Windsor in Topanga Canyon and Griffith ParkBrian HelmOthello​On a care-free, car-free Carmageddon weekend, all of our critics got to their shows. Among the favorites, Lovell Estell III's warm apprai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    Project SOAR: Giving Kids a Chance to Sing and Dance

    Courtesy of Hollywood Arts CouncilKids from Project SOAR show their artwork​ Up onstage in the Los Feliz Elementary School auditorium, a group of third-graders literally runs through an improvisational acting exercise, the instructor having directed them to scurry at each other from opposin ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 2, 2011

    So Thrilling! So Adventurous!

    Courtesy of Hollywood Arts CouncilKids from Project SOAR show their artwork​ Up onstage in the Los Feliz Elementary School auditorium, a group of third-graders literally runs through an improvisational acting exercise, the instructor having directed them to scurry at each other from opposin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2010

    Thrilling Adventure Hour Interviews: Samm Levine, Marc Evan Jackson, Paul F. Tompkins

    Saturday and Sunday, Thrilling Adventure Hour, the monthly radio-meets-stage show at Largo, presents two nights of guest star-packed, more-than-an-hour performances. Yesterday, we chatted with co-creators Ben Acker and Ben Blacker about the evolution of the popular show. Today, we'll hear from regul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    Thrilling Adventure Hour Interviews: Ben Acker and Ben Blacker

    For more than five years, Thrilling Adventure Hour has been bringing L.A. a dose of "old-time radio." Well, sort of. Created by writers Ben Acker and Ben Blacker, Thrilling Adventure Hour is actually a stage show done in the style of radio. In other words, you're watching actors on stage in front o ... More >>

  • Stage

    June 24, 2010

    Theater Reviews: Hollywood Fringe Festival

    For more than five years, Thrilling Adventure Hour has been bringing L.A. a dose of "old-time radio." Well, sort of. Created by writers Ben Acker and Ben Blacker, Thrilling Adventure Hour is actually a stage show done in the style of radio. In other words, you're watching actors on stage in front o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Stage Raw: The Other Festivals

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSCurrent STAGE FEATURE on Anton Chekhov's 150th Birthday BashTHE OTHER FESTIVALS Running concurrently with the Hollywood Fringe (June 17-27) is Arts Olympus (June 17-20) on board the Queen Mary in Long Beach. AO includes a contemporary Russian exhib ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Comedy That Gives Good Hangover: The Director of 'Point Break Live!' Brings 'Drunk Talk' to the Dragonfly

    Erin BroadleyThomas Blake at McSwiggin's Tavern, aka Dragonfly​Want drama? Forget the theater, give me a bar. For over two years Thomas Blake, co-producer and director of the wildly popular stage show Point Break Live!, has been turning traditional theater head over heels over bar stools with ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 7, 2010

    MANILOW MELODY MADNESS

    Erin BroadleyThomas Blake at McSwiggin's Tavern, aka Dragonfly​Want drama? Forget the theater, give me a bar. For over two years Thomas Blake, co-producer and director of the wildly popular stage show Point Break Live!, has been turning traditional theater head over heels over bar stools with ... More >>

  • Music

    January 29, 2009

    Sing Mit Heino: Marc Hickox Celebrates a Teutonic Superstar ...

    ... and his “wanderlust” songs

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2008

    Stage Raw: Fake Radio Sing Along

    Check back here Monday after noon for NEW THEATER REVIEWS of Peter Shelan's speculative drama about challenging authority and Christopher Marlowe's death, The School of Night, at the Taper; Susan Kim's stage adaptation of Amy Tan's novel, The Joy Luck Club, at East West Players; Peter Wing Heale ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2008

    Stage Raw: A Conversation With Robert Lepage

    Check back here Monday after noon for NEW THEATER REVIEWS of Peter Shelan's speculative drama about challenging authority and Christopher Marlowe's death, The School of Night, at the Taper; Susan Kim's stage adaptation of Amy Tan's novel, The Joy Luck Club, at East West Players; Peter Wing Heale ... More >>

  • News

    August 14, 2008

    R.I.P. Bernie Brillstein

    They don't make 'em in Hollywood like him anymore

  • LA Life

    May 15, 2008

    Frangela

    Battling hateration

  • Film+TV

    September 13, 2007

    Film Reviews: King of California, Mr. Woodcock, Shadow Company

    Also I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With, Ira & Abby, December Boys and more

  • Film+TV

    July 12, 2007

    Good Vibrations

    The American Cinematheque puts the “rock” back into Mods & Rockers

  • LA Life

    October 5, 2006

    Best Events Column, 2006

    The American Cinematheque puts the “rock” back into Mods & Rockers

  • Stage

    February 16, 2006

    Comedy Listings

    For February 24 - March 2

  • Stage

    February 9, 2006

    Theater and Comedy Listings

    For February 10 - 16 cvc

  • Stage

    December 15, 2005

    Top Dogs/ Underdogs

    Tales of Pennsylvania Avenue and Poverty Row

  • Film+TV

    August 18, 2005

    No Stunt Hair Necessary

    For Steve Carell, the road to movie stardom was lined with dehydration and body waxing

  • Calendar

    May 19, 2005

    Fish Slapping, Angel Baiting and “PAUL-AH-NIK”

    For Steve Carell, the road to movie stardom was lined with dehydration and body waxing

  • Stage

    September 30, 2004

    30 Years off the Cuff

    How the Groundlings taught L.A. to laugh

  • Stage

    June 3, 2004

    When Shelley Met Harold

    How the Groundlings taught L.A. to laugh

  • Supplement

    December 11, 2003

    Death in the Afternoon

    Before AIDS got its name

  • News

    September 18, 2003

    Second Wind

    A new generation of filmmakers translates Bill Murray

  • Stage

    September 11, 2003

    Ass You Like It

    A Show for Posteriority

  • Film+TV

    October 24, 2002

    New and Improv-ed

    A Show for Posteriority

  • Stage

    August 10, 2000

    Beaver Cleaver in Hell

    A Show for Posteriority

  • Stage

    July 13, 2000

    Grave New Worlds

    When misogynists and robots take over

  • News

    December 9, 1999

    What To Do When Your Career Is Dead: A) Sell Your Amps on EBay, B) Wait Tables at Miceli's, C) Writ

    How Andy Prieboy created White Trash Wins Lotto

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