by David Maurer | Apr 29, 2016 | Featured, Theater and Dance |
You never know what you’re going to find at the myriad of “99 seat” theaters in Los Angeles. On any given weekend night, you can choose from romances, comedies, character studies and personal odysseys, to name a few. What you don’t normally find much of is so-called...
by David Maurer | Apr 25, 2016 | Classical Music and Opera, Featured |
Those familiar with the Oscar-winning film Amadeus will remember the beginning where aging composer Antonio Salieri reflects back on when he first encountered Mozart. In the flashback, we see a shrieking Mozart running through a stately palace, chasing a giggling...
by David Maurer | Apr 19, 2016 | Theater and Dance |
For those unaware, there has been something of a dustup over the past year or so concerning small theaters (“99-seat theaters”) in Los Angeles. At issue is whether the small theaters should be forced to pay minimum wage to actors using that space. The actors’ union,...
by David Maurer | Apr 14, 2016 | Theater and Dance |
Since I am too old to hunt for colored eggs, I figured the next best way to spend my Easter Sunday was to catch a performance of “Bach at Leipzig,” a resurrected historical farce written by Itamar Moses, presented by The Group Rep at the Lonny Chapman Theatre in North...
by David Maurer | Mar 21, 2016 | Classical Music and Opera |
I had not heard of the choral group Seraphic Fire before, so I had no preconceptions about their new CD release Steal Away: The African American Concert Spiritual. I cued up the first track, punched play and sat back to listen. As the strains of “You Must Have That...
