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Congratulations to native Angeleno Josh Groban who receives his Walk of Fame Star at 6212 Hollywood Boulevard, in front of Amoeba Records on Wednesday, May 6th | | |
| How far would you go to discover the truth? | | HOLLYWOOD PANTAGES THEATRE | The show goes beyond Michael Jackson’s singular moves and signature sound, offering a rare glimpse at the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour. | Runs through May 3rd Eight shows weekly | | A new play by Cesar Velasco. During Day of the Dead, a Mexican-American family contends with the lingering aftermath of a devastating loss, exacerbated by the discovery of a method of communicating with the dead. | Opens Friday, May 1 runs through May 9 | | OPEN FIST THEATRE at Atwater Village Theatre | AMERIKA OR, THE MAN WHO DISAPPEARED | Kafka’s surreal, darkly comic coming-of-age odyssey. Young Karl Rossmann is banished from Germany following a family scandal. Arriving in New York City on a steamer, a series of bewildering misadventures turn his world upside down. | Back by popular demand Runs thru May 3 | | World premiere. Two founding fathers; the fate of a nation. With war looming, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin attempt a covert peace negotiation with Britain. | | ROGUE MACHINE at The Matrix | Preparations for Grandma Frasier’s birthday party are underway, and Beverly wants the party to be perfect, but her sister won’t help, her husband doesn’t listen, her brother is MIA, her daughter is a teenager, and maybe nothing is what it seems in the first place. | | A Choral Experience Conceived and Led by Katey Sagal Music and Feels in 66 Minutes. Choral Arrangement and Direction by Steven Argila Book and Staging by Kurt Sutter. Proceeds benefit Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights and The Wounded Warrior Project. | | ECHO THEATRE COMPANY At Atwater Village Theatre | | Rooted in myth, literature, and the consequences of human choice, the play embraces fate as both guiding and unforgiving. Nemestra Theatre Company reimagines timeless themes while championing bold new work. | | "The Baptist Witches of Shelbyville" at Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks REVIEW, "Real Women Have Curves" at East LA’s Casa101 REVIEW, "Sex, Lies and Harold Pinter", Visiting Production at Odyssey Theatre in West LA REVIEW | | Saturday, May 2 at 7 & 9 PM | | Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30PM through June 20 | | |
Citywide; with 30 Hollywood venues inc. Dolby, Hollywood Bowl, The Greek and Hollywood Palladium, The Fonda, UCB, favorite comedy spots and more. This week Comedy rules in Hollywood!
| Friday, May 1 through Sunday May 10 | | SONIC REALMS a concert of classical chamber music presented by L'Ermitage Foundation Concert Series is reviewed by Amalisha HuEck REVIEW | | VICTOR ORLANDO & FUN JA-LA Cinco de Mayo Celebration | | LEWIS CAPALDI With special guest Joy Crookes | Saturday, May 2 at 7:30pm | | Mon/Tues, May 4 & 5 at 7PM and 9:30PM | | HEALTH X CARPENTER BRUT | Friday, May 1 at 6:30PM (Doors) | | | | JAMES HARRISON Meant for You | Opening Friday, May 2 at 6-8PM Ends June 13 | | CLAUDIA KEEP Water, Water Everywhere | | MARIA A. GUZMAN CAPRON Siluetas Simultáneas | | HALEH MASHIAN Mystic Seduction | Opening Saturday, May 2 at 7-10PM Ends June 27 | | GLAZED AND CONFUSED Ceramic Group Exhibition | Opening Friday, May 1 at 7-10PM Ends May 31 | | PLANCHETTE Rachel Harrison, Liz Larner, Rebecca Morris Scupture and Painting | | AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE Los Feliz 3 | Popeye, BettyBoop, Superman and more. Q&A with great-granddaughter of filmmaker Max Fleischer, Claire Fleischer and producer Mauricio Alvarado. Moderated by Justin Humphreys. | | A corporate raider (Richard Gere) hires a hooker (Julia Roberts) to act as his business escort in this 1990 romantic comedy. You may recognize scenes filmed in Hollywood at Warner Pacific and the Las Palmas Hotel. | Friday, May 1 Doors at 6PM Screening 7:30PM Also ROMAN HOLIDAY Saturday, May 2nd | | A veteran and ex-convict seek a fresh start in a small town in this sharply satirical and stylish action thriller from RZA, the visionary leader of the Wu-Tang Clan. | Fri/Sat/Sun, May 1-3 Three showings daily | | The L. Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future Awards Gala at Taglyan Cultural Center celebrates 42 years READ MORE | | Blending cultural history with striking Ken Kerigozian’s construction photography, historian India Mandelkern’s book explores the decades-long effort to build a subway beneath Wilshire Boulevard—and the workers who made it possible. | | An evening with the editors S.A. Griffin and Richard Modiano and special guests discussing this superbly curated collection from poets and writers exploring the intense devastating loss and the resolve to rise again from the ashes. | | A tragicomic memoir of growing up, falling apart, getting older, and trying to come back together while there's still time. Special guests Rachel Bloom, Tim Heidecker, Alex Anfanger, Melora Walters & Taylor Nichols. Ticketed event at Harmony Gold. | | | | |