Category Archives: Theater

Pacific Opera Project to Livestream Madama Butterfly This Sunday

Pacific Opera Project’s new staging of Madama Butterfly, a co-production with Houston’s Opera in the Heights, is in the middle of a sold out run at Little Tokyo’s Aratani Theatre. If you missed last weeks premier and don’t have tickets … Continue reading

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Theater: Too Much Sun by Nicky Silver. Through April 28 at the Odyssey.

  For those who are fortunate, a family in chaos still functions as a family. And all of the turmoil that travails them (whether comedic or caustic, merely fantasized or fully realized) is balanced against a certainty of love. One … Continue reading

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Pacific Opera Project Presents Madama Butterfly in Little Tokyo

On Saturday, April 6th, and continuing with two more performances the next weekend, Pacific Opera Project will present a new production of Puccini’s beloved opera Madama Butterfly at the Artani Theatre in Little Tokyo. Originally written and traditionally sung in Italian, POP … Continue reading

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Theater Review: An Evening of One Acts

“An Evening of One Acts” at Theatre Unlimited in NoHo is fun, entertaining, thought-provoking and diverse. The show runs through April 6th, so be sure to catch it. First up was a colorful piece about legendary screen icon Joan Crawford, … Continue reading

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St. Patrick’s Day Without so Much Green Beer and Vomit

Would you like to enjoy St Patrick’s Day with a family-friendly event, or at least get through the holiday without anyone throwing up on your shoes? We have sought out events where the main event isn’t drinking. There will be … Continue reading

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POP’s The Magic Flute Has Three Lives Left

Pacific Opera Project’s production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute received an enthusiastic reception on opening night, Saturday, March 2nd, at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood. The show’s Nintendo-inspired staging and English libretto was replete with  metacritical gags relating … Continue reading

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Mardi Gras 2019: Where to Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler

Mardi Gras is a Catholic tradition, a last chance to enjoy all of the foods that are forbidden during four-week ritual fasting of Lent. It is also your last chance to really kick up your heels before the somber Lenten … Continue reading

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‘Pacific Opera Project’ Gives ‘The Magic Flute’ a 1-Up in North Hollywood

Pacific Opera Project’s 2019 season kicks off with a new production of Mozart’s beloved “The Magic Flute,” onstage from March 2-10, 2019, at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood. The opera, with its fantastical plot and characters, has always sparked … Continue reading

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Bob Baker Day Comes to the Los Angeles State Historic Park this Saturday, February 23, 2019

Although the Bob Baker Marionette Theatre has found new Digs, the 5th annual Bob Baker Day is still scheduled to celebrate what would be Bob Baker’s 95th birthday on  February 23, 2019 at the Los Angeles State Historic Park. The 5th … Continue reading

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The Bob Baker Marionette Theatre Announces its New Permanent Home in Highland Park

Ever since the Bob Baker Marionette Theatre closed the doors of its humble off-the-beaten-path cinderblock theater on first street late last year, the troupe has been on the road, appearing at various events and locations like the Pasadena Playhouse and the … Continue reading

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