I'm sitting here, working, when for no reason at all my brain urgently spat out the word "dirigible". Like the voice in my head just grabbed the mic and announced this one word emphatically. I would like someone to scientifically explain to me why and how this happens, please. TY
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And a very happy birthday today to Mr. Stephen Sondheim. Not a day goes by that you’re not part of my life, sir. Still. And always.
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It's a big year for AAPI representation at The Oscars. Ren Hanami of , Monika Sharma Abbas of Product of Culture, Bhavani Rao of & Oscar nom producer told me about their hopes, their concerns, & the need for a bigger table.
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SpectrumNews did such a lovely piece on our show, #CalvinBerger, check it out. 🙂
Get your tix at colonytheatre.org & use code "MARCHMADNESS" to save $!
Thank you ! And thank you !☺️
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If you haven't seen and in production, go! It's gorgeous. Also thank you to folks at for accommodating my request. PS: anyone can go see the drawings collection. You just need to make a reservation. Link in story.
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Went with cast of Sunday in the Park w George to see original Seurat drawings at . You can see every move of his crayon, how masterfully he manipulated light & shadows. Left with a brain full of lyrics & a heart full of awe.
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Unfathomable. Heartbreaking. I can not imagine what my colleagues in Florida are going through right now. The entire Spectrum News family is in mourning.
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#Breaking — A Spectrum News 13 reporter and photographer were shot at the scene of a homicide investigation. One has died, according to the sheriff. mynews13.com/fl/orlando/new
Happy Birthday to the legendary
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Opening night. Sunday in the Park with George at . I have been counting the days since they announced their season. Danny Feldman told the audience this season isn’t just about celebrating Sondheim but exploring his work as a community. ❤️🎨🥐
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It was an absolute pleasure to meet and , to see them open the pages and inhale their freshly printed work. Keep on eye on these two. They are going to do truly super things.
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@Moellennial & me making our TV debut for @DCComics DC Power A Celebration #1 with a 2nd Printing on the way & on shelves 3/14 Thank you @SpecNews1SoCal @TaraLynnWagner & @ShellDogDCPR for supporting the @DakotaUniverse Milestone Initiative
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You know what I love about 's production of the Marriage of Figaro - aside from everything? It's an opera set in Spain, sung in Italian, written by an Austrian composer with delicious costumes straight out of Paris. An international affair! specne.ws/cdb7SQ
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I spent the past two days in Monterey Park, speaking with business owners, patrons, and locals. There are many stories to tell & many facets that need to be examined. Thank you to Pinki Chen for sharing her thoughts with me. #MontereyPark
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At the memorial outside the site of Saturday's Monterey Park shooting, visitors have placed tall red canisters of incense sticks.
It's a Chinese tradition for worshipping ancestors, said a local who lost a friend to the massacre. specne.ws/rG7xyR
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This time I heard the house rattle before I felt the earthquake. Such a strange phenomenon at 2am. No one else in my house even stirred.
“Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.” — Anne Frank
Thank you, , for inviting me to be a part of a profound few days. (7/7)
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Gabriella is 93yo. By the time my children’s children are in middle school, there will be no survivors left to sit before them, a living connection to the past. I hope the kids in the theatre appreciate how lucky they are to have heard her speak today. I know I do. (6/7)
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This is what theatre for — starting conversations, building empathy, bridging generations and populations, making us feel and think. The conversations gave further context to the story we had all witnessed -- a story many of the young people in the audience hadn't known. (5/7)
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Then there was , a member of the cast, who broke into tears as he described how his grandfather, a Holocaust survivor, had his teeth knocked out by a nazi soldier. He introduced his aunt in the audience, also a survivor. (4/7)
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Director spoke about this production which features a Latinx cast. He was inspired by the story of a Jewish woman in LA helped an undocumented woman and her daughters hide after the husband was deported by ICE. She appeared on stage as well. (3/7)
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Gabriella was a young teen when her family went into hiding. 8 people in a 1 bedroom apartment having to stay silent & still. “Everything can be taken away from you...but nobody can take away from you what you have in your head,” she said. “Put good stuff in it.” (2/7)
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Over the past two days it’s been my honor to moderate a series of talk backs following a production of The Diary of Anne Frank at . After each performance I got to share the stage with Holocaust survivor Gabriella Karin, who told her story. (1/7)
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'Home Front' tells a story of racism, inequality and the first Black officers in the U.S. Navy
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I’ve always had a thing about being on the news, so this has me so giddy! Thank you & for coming to & interviewing us about ’s new play “Home Front!”
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This is terrible. Hoping hoping hoping he is found safely.
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The has featured thousands of performances by Evelyn Rudie and Chris DeCarlo, who have been married for 52 years and serve as co-artistic directors in the building. specne.ws/EZpLV3
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There are no words to describe how happy this made me. Whatever path he is on, I want to build a little nest there so that from time to time I could catch snippets of him singing as he walks past.
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"There goes that dream" broke my heart.
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Wherever you stand on The Banshees of Inisherin, can we all agree that Barry Keoghan's performance here is worth the price of admission alone.
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I'm not sure anyone is cooler than owner & stylist Shirley Kurata. She's a lot of things & now she can add Award nominee for Best Costume Design for 's Everything Everywhere All At Once.
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So grateful to have live theatre again. A chance to lose ourselves in a story, to have a shared experience, to cry in public, to laugh until our faces hurt, to gain new perspective & build empathy. Here’s to what lies ahead on stages across SoCal in 2023! #lathtr
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SAVE THE DATE! P-22 Celebration of Life
Los Angeles—and the world—lost the beloved mountain lion P-22.
Let’s come together as a community to celebrate his remarkable life.
Free admission & family friendly
More info soon!!
lagreektheatre.com/.../p-22-celeb
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Last week, we sang. This week, and I dance in our chairs as we discuss The Temptations and at the Ahmanson.
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If I’m being honest, my Christmas tradition is to spend too much money, get too little sleep and gain 10 pounds. Happy holidays, everyone!
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It’s the holiday season. Sing out loud. Laugh even louder. Eat all the cookies. Those are the rules and who am I to break them?
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I have always loved the Winnie the Pooh books — especially PIGLET! I even went to to see original E. H. Shepard drawings. So when Pooh, Tigger & Piglet walked in, I was positively giddy. They are performing at Kirk Douglas Theatre in through Dec 30.
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Heartbroken. Like everyone, i’ve been in awe of this gorgeous creature who’s been our neighbor & teacher. P-22 changed us & how we look at cohabitation & connectivity. If he were a human, he’d be the type to get a holiday in his honor. Thinking of & of course P-22.
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At 12 years old, P-22 has lived an impressively long life..for Pratt, the assessment that he was struck by a car is “the final tragic note” in his remarkable life and speaks to how “the lack of connected space didn’t allow him to be fully a mountain lion.”
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I'm just a girl, sitting in front of her computer, asking it to please give me nonstop updates about P-22. My heart is so heavy with concern for that amazing creature.
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Get to know more about Sadie Reynolds, the 11-year-old who has been cast as Mary Lennox in 'The Secret Garden' playing at the Ahmanson Theatre Feb 19 - Mar 26 🌸 Watch the interview with
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May I also recommend 's gorgeous Christmas Carol & R&H Cinderella at . Also ANY Nutcracker featuring students from local dance schools. Kids grow up in these productions rising from gingersnaps to the Sugar Plum Fairy. Please support them!
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Friends, there is so much to see on stages across LA this month. Some old. Some new. Some heartfelt. Some hysterical. Here's a look at a few of the long running theatrical traditions in SoCal.
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