Los Angeles

A collection of 200 posts

Np Newswire

COMING SOON: Escape From Godot

The legendary hit returns for an LA residency this August.

Podcast

Achinta S. McDaniel of Blue13 Dance Company (Podcast)

‘Soliloquy’ heads to LA’s Heritage Square Museum May 31st

Immersive

COMING SOON: The LA Immersive Invitational

Learn more about the Sunday Showcase, with details on the full lineup!

Podcast

The 2024 Los Angeles Immersive Invitational Reveal (Podcast)

Unveiling the lineup for the coolest immersive event of the year!

Immersive

COMING SOON: TEMP CUPID

Cupid needs some help to get through Valentine’s season in LA in this revival of of the LARP-adjacent hit running Feb. 9 -18.

Podcast

Rogue Artist Ensemble’s 2024 (Podcast)

w/ Sean Cawelti and Chelsea Sutton

Installation

‘Luna Luna’: A Forgotten Fantasy and a Preserved Promise (The NoPro Review)

The art amusement park spotlights the true potential of experiential shows

Christmas

Santa Has A Secret: A Speakeasy in LA & NYC (Review)

Santa’s Secret borrows some immersive elf magic and shakes & stirs with burlesque & booze

Review

Dreaming A Disconnected Dream: ‘The Shape of the Night’ (Review)

LA’s All of Them Witches throws a party that’s more of a show, stages a show that’s more of a party

Installation Art

Jónsi: Vox (Capsule Review)

[Original publication: No Proscenium, 11/22/23] I was unprepared. The curtain was standard theatre: black, velvet, heavy. I first heard the shrouded sounds from across the room, but the vocalizations had no recognizable shape or meaning; from the outside there was nothing exactly identifiable. I pushed through the fabric

Los Angeles

COMING SOON: The Shape of the Night

The supergroup creators of ARCANA return to Los Angeles after a three year hiatus

Np Newswire

NOW PLAYING: Castle in the Sky

A legendary Art Deco building in LA with a story worthy of noir gets a show tied to its history

Np Newswire

NOW PLAYING: JUST ROMEO AND JULIET

2 men. 40 minutes. Candlelight. Characters chosen by the audience before the show begins.

Podcast

Review Crew: LA Spooky Season 2023 (Podcast)

Our look at the State of the Scare in LA

Immersive Theatre

NOW PLAYING: THE WILLOWS

The favorite family of LA’s Spooky Season extends their invitation into December

Opera

‘STAR CHOIR’s Message Is Lost in a Bottle of Space Dust (The NoPro Review)

LA’s The Industry makes unenterprising missteps with its new opera

Review

Portrait of The Artist As A Dead Asshole — Ghost Road’s ‘Super Duper’ Haunts Los Angeles (REVIEW)

A theatre piece about an installation artist that melds the two to reveal a real (imaginary) bastard

Installation

The Network (Capsule Review)

Hammer Projects: Chiharu Shiota

Review

Review Rundown: The One With Gangsters & Death Traps

Playable theatre & installation art in LA plus a serial killer’s deadly game in London (THREE REVIEWS)

Contemporary Art

Arsham Auto Motive (Capsule Review)

[Original publication: No Proscenium, 4/11/23] The Petersen Automotive Museum is one of the world’s largest automotive museums. Previous exhibitions include The Porsche Effect, a stunning feature of the most significant Porsche models ever built, and Bond in Motion, the first official U.S. installation of original vehicles

Review

Who Is ‘The Hotel Who’ For? It’s A Mystery (The NoPro Review)

‘The Hotel Who: A Love Story in Los Angeles’ gets the choreography right, but overloads the show to create an overlong night.

Podcast

A Tempest in LA (Podcast)

After Hours Theatre Company talks about their collab with Shakespeare Center LA

Contemporary Art

Mulyana: Modular Utopia (Capsule Review)

[Original publication: No Proscenium, 3/7/23] In downtown Los Angeles, adjacent to the vehicular stream of a busy thoroughfare, is a gorgeous expanse of coral reef with thousands of fish, a massive whale, and clusters of sea anemone — all captivating and transportive. Get Laura Hess’s stories in your

Contemporary Art

Refik Anadol: Living Paintings (Capsule Review)

[Original publication: No Proscenium, 2/28/23] Refik Anadol’s work is “a unique experience that explores the interaction between technology and art. The exhibition is a collection of installations that combine data visualization, machine learning, and architecture to create a mesmerizing display of light and sound.” Or so says

Review

Review Rundown: The One Where We Open up the VAULT Festival

Three from London, plus stunning art in LA (Four Reviews)