by Colleen M. McLellan | Jan 23, 2011 | Books and Lectures |
“I’ve done some things, and some of you may have come for some of them.” With that, Wallace Shawn – whose program bio mentioned neither My Dinner with Andre nor The Princess Bride – embarked upon an evening of readings called “Real World, Fake World, Dream...
by Colleen M. McLellan | Jan 17, 2011 | Books and Lectures |
Inconceivable. With that catch phrase from The Princess Bride out of the way, let’s consider the life’s work (so far) of Wallace Shawn, a native New Yorker with a big-screen background, a small library of plays to his name (and an Obie award), a 2009...
by Colleen M. McLellan | Aug 22, 2010 | Entertainment and Events |
On Aug. 21, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles presented “Sure on this Shining Night,” an evening of classical and contemporary music from Giuseppe Verdi to Morten Lauridsen to Lady Gaga. Joining the massive group was a new entity, the GMCLA Gay Straight...
by Colleen M. McLellan | Jul 16, 2010 | Entertainment and Events |
Mindshare LA feels like a new experience made from a number of familiar ones. On its website, the event calls itself an evening of “enlightened debauchery,” and it promises “intellectual stimulation in a club-like atmosphere.” Doug Campbell, co-founder (with Adam...
by Colleen M. McLellan | Apr 24, 2010 | Books and Lectures |
UCLA Live’s “Titans of the Graphic Novel” event brought two highly influential voices of graphic narrative to the same podium on April 23. The effect was startling and instructive. Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic and the syndicated...
