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  • Orpheus Descends Upon Los Angeles

    Orpheus Descends Upon Los Angeles

    By Victoria Lane | 15 Comments
    When celebrities start doing theater in Los Angeles, you can bet it’s a labor of love.  And that’s absolutely true of the rarely produced Tennessee Williams play Orpheus Descending taking place at Theater/Theater until February 21st.  Starring Gale Harold (Queer as Folk), Denise Crosby (Star...

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  • Hows Market NoHo Closes

    Hows Market NoHo Closes

    By Victoria Lane | 5 Comments
    In the column of disheartening news, the economy has taken away yet another of my favorite spots to visit while on the go during my daily routine.  First, the Famima in Downtown Los Angeles on Figueroa shut down just before Christmas.  And now the Hows...

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  • James Roday And Michael Weston Star In “EXTINCTION” By Gabe McKinley

    James Roday And Michael Weston Star In “EXTINCTION” By Gabe McKinley

    By Victoria Lane | 1 Comment
    To many of us, he’s the frenetic observational genius with a white hot wit Sean Spencer on USA’s Psych.  It’s a good thing to be.  As an admitted addict of USA’s original programming, I count on those characters to help me blow off steam after...

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  • Nemesis 11/11

    Nemesis 11/11

    By Victoria Lane | 2 Comments
    For those with imaginations that run dark in their romantic tendencies, the brain child of L.A. underground artist Nui Cobalt will be your dirty cup of tea.  Nemesis promises to be an end of the world descent into debauchery and exquisite poignance. Dance to the...

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  • A New Residency For Lucent Dossier

    A New Residency For Lucent Dossier

    By Victoria Lane | 5 Comments
    Those marvelous, magical purveyors of joy at Lucent Dossier will finally returned to a regular presence in their hometown beginning this upcoming Wednesday November 11th.  The new residency will be housed in the post apocolyptic meets vintage hot spot H.Wood in the heart of Hollywood...

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  • WTF?! Festival Week 3

    WTF?! Festival Week 3

    By Victoria Lane | 1 Comment
    The third week of the audacious WTF?! Festival is under way.  If you weren’t paying attention, you missed out on a couple of movie screenings. Tonight at the Festival, you can check out Get Lit! – a group of teen poets bringing you classic literature...

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  • WTF?! Festival Curated By Tim Robbins

    WTF?! Festival Curated By Tim Robbins

    By Victoria Lane | 2 Comments
    The WTF?! Festival, hosted by The Actors’ Gang and curated by Tim Robbins, began last week in an ambitious eruption of creative insurrection.  It’s a ten week multi-discipline performance art festival featuring music, dance, film, theater and more all bent toward the singular cause of...

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  • Lucent Dossier – Purveyors Of Joy

    Lucent Dossier – Purveyors Of Joy

    By Victoria Lane | 2 Comments
    Thursday night of last week saw the return of Lucent Dossier to its home town for a night of music and play at the El Rey Theatre called Ravenous Rouge.  The reverently restored venue was a perfect backdrop for the unique brand of theatrical whimsy...

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  • American Masters – Jerome Robbins At Dance Camera West

    American Masters – Jerome Robbins At Dance Camera West

    By Victoria Lane | No Comments
    It is impossible to discuss American musical theater or ballet without the name Jerome Robbins.  He’s the man who put the “American” into a dance form previously dominated by Europe as well as gave the world some of the most enduring musical theater experiences ever...

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  • Fever!

    Fever!

    By Victoria Lane | 2 Comments
      Heidi “Bluegirl” Calvert is teaming up with twisted performance troupe Art Of Bleeding to present an evening of naughty nurses, gorey performance art and bandages applied for all the wrong reasons.  Fever! hits the Infusion Gallery this Saturday June 13th at 9 pm with...

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  • Bar Sinister Premieres BLOOD

    Bar Sinister Premieres BLOOD

    By Victoria Lane | No Comments
    Bar Sinister, in conjunction with Fire Groove, is premiering BLOOD – Cirque Du Noir this evening (and reoccurring every month).  As the cirque craze takes hold of Los Angeles, it’s no surprise that the darklings are doing their take on the genre.  Expect a darker...

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  • Robyn Peterson’s Catwalk

    Robyn Peterson’s Catwalk

    By Victoria Lane | 3 Comments
    There is quite a bit of buzz about a one woman show that opened on May 15th called Catwalk.  It’s the true story of a former model as told by the woman herself. Robyn Peterson’s account of the precocious rise of a 16 year old...

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  • Mental Head Circus – One Night Only

    Mental Head Circus – One Night Only

    By Victoria Lane | No Comments
    It has just come to my attention that Terry Beeman’s Mental Head Circus is back for a command performance at the King King Hollywood on Sunday May 31st for a single night engagement.  If you’ve never witnessed one of Terry’s productions, this is a must-see...

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  • Dynamite Walls At The Viper Room

    Dynamite Walls At The Viper Room

    By Victoria Lane | No Comments
    One of my favorite parts of living in Los Angeles is the music scene.  While it’s not nearly the veritable buffet it has been in the past, particularly due to the death of Sunset Blvd’s nightlife, there are still bright spots to be found. A...

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  • Bike To Work Day – May 14th

    Bike To Work Day – May 14th

    By Victoria Lane | No Comments
    This Thursday more than 40,000 Angelenos will take a bite out of L.A. traffic and bike to work. 44 energy stations will be set up across the city with free goodies (6 am to 9 am) and the Metro is offering free rides for those...

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