Bran Nue Dae and Neshoba, The Price of Freedom I recently reviewed two plays that had Civil Rights themes, The Good Negro and Carry It On! Now two films have opened on the same day in L.A. that both deal with Black liberation struggles. The two works are stylistically and geographically poles apart but united […]
Civil Rights and Wrongs Onstage at Two L.A. Theatres
rt emerges out of our collective psyche to reflect our times, and it’s fascinating to see how L.A. theatre is responding to the current attack on our civil, human and constitutional rights and liberties. Radio talk show host Randi Rhodes calls this “the Summer of Hate.” This month Republican Congressman Mike Rogers publicly condemned “the […]
40 Is the New 15: Don’t Trust Anyone Under 40
he new musical 40 is the New 15 has the distinction of being the first musical produced by the Academy for New Musical Theatre, while a workshop presentation of it was, deservedly, nominated for a GLAAD Media Award. The play features an outstanding ensemble cast in an entertaining, insightful look at not only the aging […]
Bread and Circuses and Animal Rights
he circus is in town, and to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of P.T. Barnum, a star was unveiled (by an elephant, but of course) at Staples Center’s Star Plaza, honoring “the Great American Showman.” Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s 130 clowns, acrobats, trapeze artists, stilts and tightrope walkers, weightlifters, contortionists, plus […]
Women of the Plains, Downtown
ecause we publish the LA Progressive, folks send us announcements of all kinds of events, ones supporting every imaginable progressive cause taking place throughout Greater Los Angeles. It’s more than any three couples could attend even if they were half again as crazy as us to jump in the car and go someplace. While we […]
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