It’s a “New World” In Gustavo Dudamel’s Deft Hands
The Los Angeles Philharmonic served up another of its ever-inventive creations last week. Conductor Gustavo Dudamel led an inspired pairing of all... Read more →
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Book of Mormon, fun and filthy as ever
The Book of Mormon is back, now more irreverently relevant than ever. In America’s Twilight Zone age of religion and politics—where a GOP-backed... Read more →
Return to Moscow
I flew to Moscow on New Year’s Day – 35 years after I first landed there in 1985 during the Soviet era. I was curious about what had changed,... Read more →
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Case Study House Lessons: Radical Recycled Midcentury Design
Seventy-five years ago this month, Arts and Architecture magazine announced the Case Study House Program, a radical post-war housing experiment. Its... Read more →
“Deck the Hall” series at Disney Hall
Walt Disney Concert Hall has been ringing up good cheer with its “Deck the Hall” performance series, launched on December 17 with “A... Read more →
December Resonance
https://youtu.be/woDybJX6oYA For those who, each December, feel an ache pushed up against joy, who sometimes wish they had a river they could... Read more →
Cue the homoerotic swans
When the Ahmanson Theatre presented the U.S. premiere of Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake in 1997, some seasoned ticket holders walked out... Read more →
Christmas in St. Paul, Minnesota
Christmas in St. Paul, Minnesota sounds about right. Chances are, it’ll be white. And cozied up near a roaring fire with holiday lights could be... Read more →
Minneapolis’ North Loop Standout: Tullibee
I’ve been covering the Twin Cities' culinary scene for a few years – Minneapolis’ Fig & Farro and St. Paul’s revamped Lexington have... Read more →
LA Phil Serves Up Unbridled Joy with Ortiz-Beethoven Pairing
The Los Angeles Philharmonic closed out its centennial birthday weekend on Sunday, October 27 with verve, pairing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the... Read more →
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