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Free and Discount Tickets to ‘Breath of Inspiration’ at Disney Hall

May 22, 2013 | By Julie Riggott | Category: Classical Music and Opera

Distinguished Concerts International New York presents “Breath of Inspiration,” featuring a variety of musical talent, at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Saturday, June 29, at 7 p.m. Culture Spot LA readers can save 30% off tickets. DCINY is also offering a pair of free tickets. Simply email editor@culturespotla.com with “DCINY tickets” in the subject line [...]



Review: Los Angeles Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel Mozart/DaPonte Trilogy Continues With ‘The Marriage of Figaro’

May 22, 2013 | By Julie Riggott | Category: Classical Music and Opera, Featured Articles

The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s production of “The Marriage of Figaro” this month marks the second installment in the Mozart/Da Ponte Trilogy, the Phil’s three-year plan to perform the operas Mozart composed to librettos by Lorenzo da Ponte. Culture Spot called last year’s “Don Giovanni” “an impressive spectacle of music, voice and art.” The current opera, [...]



Free Tickets to Los Angeles Master Chorale Season Finale

May 20, 2013 | By Julie Riggott | Category: Classical Music and Opera

The Los Angeles Master Chorale wraps up its 49th season with a celebration of American choral and roots music — classic and new — at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Sunday, June 2, at 7 p.m. Culture Spot LA readers can win free tickets. Please email editor@culturespotla.com with “LAMC tickets” in the subject line to [...]



Free Tickets to Angel City Chorale

May 15, 2013 | By Julie Riggott | Category: Classical Music and Opera, Entertainment and Events

Angel City Chorale (ACC) will celebrate its first two decades in song with special reunion concerts on Saturday, June 1, and Sunday, June 2, at 7 p.m.  One lucky Culture Spot LA reader can win a pair of tickets. Simply email editor@culturespotla.com with your choice of date and “ACC tickets” in the subject line.
The Angel [...]



THE SHOW at King King in Hollywood

May 15, 2013 | By Julie Riggott | Category: Entertainment and Events, Theater and Dance

Billed as 15 genres, eight musicians and 30 performers in a once-a-year extravaganza, “THE SHOW” will immerse audiences in a passionate display of live music and dance vignettes at King King in Hollywood May 20-23.
Sascha Escandon and Carolina Cerisola are the founders of Floor Productions and creators and directors of “THE SHOW.” They co-produce with [...]



‘G-DOG’: a Film About Father Greg Boyle and Homeboy Industries by Freida Mock

April 23, 2013 | By Julie Riggott | Category: Film

“G-DOG,” a documentary film about Father Greg Boyle, will screen at Laemmle Theaters in Claremont, Santa Monica, North Hollywood, Pasadena and Encino beginning April 25. The film, written and directed by Oscar winner Freida Mock, is a profile of Father Boyle, a Jesuit priest and unlikely gang expert who rescues tough street kids through the largest, most [...]



Free Tickets to ‘The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs’

April 23, 2013 | By Julie Riggott | Category: Theater and Dance

The Los Angeles premiere of Mike Daisey’s highly controversial The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, adapted and performed by Alex Lyras, will extend through June 5 at Theatre Asylum in Hollywood. Two lucky Culture Spot LA readers can win a pair of free tickets for the Sunday, April 28, show at 7 p.m. [...]



Free Tickets to Rattlestick Playwrights Theater’s ‘Slipping’

April 16, 2013 | By Julie Riggott | Category: Theater and Dance

A coming-of-age story, “Slipping” features Seth Numrich (Broadway’s “War Horse,” “Golden Boy”), in the lead role of Eli, a gay high school senior. Alone, numb and friendless after the death of his father, Eli moves with his English professor mom from San Francisco for a fresh start in Iowa. A new relationship with a boy [...]



Free Tickets to ‘Trainspotting’ at the Elephant Theatre

April 15, 2013 | By Julie Riggott | Category: Theater and Dance

Seat of Your Pants Productions extends its acclaimed production of Trainspotting, a guest production at the Elephant Theatre, through June 2. Two lucky Culture Spot LA readers can win a pair of free tickets to the Friday, April 19, show by emailing editor@culturespotla.com.
A disturbing, gruesome and darkly funny stage adaptation by Harry Gibson of the [...]



Discount Tickets to St. Lawrence String Quartet

April 11, 2013 | By Julie Riggott | Category: Classical Music and Opera

The Philharmonic Society of Orange County is offering Culture Spot readers discount tickets for its Sunday, April 21, concert featuring the St. Lawrence String Quartet. The Grammy-nominated St. Lawrence String Quartet performs the first of Beethoven’s late string quartets, String Quartet No. 12, Opus 127, for the Society’s Beethoven: the Late Great celebration.
Sunday, April 21, [...]