Culture Watch Big theater, small theater By Sarah A. Spitz on August 4, 2016 Compare and contrast: “Grey Gardens” at the Ahmanson Theatre (Downtown L.A. Music... Read more →
Culture Watch Taming testosterone in ‘Cock Tales’ at Santa Monica Playhouse By Sarah A. Spitz on July 28, 2016 Editor's note: the performance reviewed this week contains adult themes and potentially... Read more →
Culture Watch ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ at Ruskin Group Theatre By Sarah A. Spitz on July 20, 2016 Starletta DuPois may be the only actress ever to have played all three female roles in... Read more →
Culture Watch A midsummer mix of culture, entertainment By Sarah A. Spitz on July 14, 2016 This Saturday, July 16, internationally acclaimed photographer Penny Wolin gives an... Read more →
Culture Watch A summer potpourri of arts and entertainment By Sarah A. Spitz on July 7, 2016 Every now and then a week goes by when I can't get out to a cultural event. That's when... Read more →
Culture Watch Henry Miller memoir unpacks life of literary giant By Sarah A. Spitz on June 30, 2016 This year marks the 125th anniversary of author Henry Miller’s birth (Dec. 26, 1891).... Read more →
Culture Watch ‘Made in LA’ stars at UCLA Hammer Museum By Sarah A. Spitz on June 23, 2016 The UCLA Hammer Museum in Westwood is holding its third biennial “Made in LA”... Read more →
Culture Watch It’s all about the music (Culture Watch) By Sarah A. Spitz on June 16, 2016 Music is breaking out all over. The beautiful documentary “The Music of Strangers:... Read more →
Culture Watch Santa Monica Repertory Theater reboots at the Edye By Sarah A. Spitz on June 9, 2016 A recent press release from The Broad Stage caught my eye: local theater company Santa... Read more →
Culture Watch Ashes to ashes By Sarah A. Spitz on June 2, 2016 For an actress who “never had the drive to do whatever makes you stand out,... Read more →
Culture Watch Politics is not a pretty picture By Sarah A. Spitz on May 26, 2016 If you want to watch the demise of a once-promising politician, “Weiner” is the... Read more →
Culture Watch The illusion of perception By Sarah A. Spitz on May 19, 2016 How do you talk about a show based on illusion without spoiling the surprises? “In... Read more →
Culture Watch The Venice Legacy By Sarah A. Spitz on May 12, 2016 On Tuesday, I paid homage to “Moses at 90.” That's Ed Moses, an early member of the... Read more →
Culture Watch Master class in Samuel Beckett By Sarah A. Spitz on May 5, 2016 Three actors over 80, a fourth in his late 60s … who says there are no quality stage... Read more →
Culture Watch A Muslim and A Jew Walk Into a Bakery By Sarah A. Spitz on April 28, 2016 Are you as sick of news about politics, terrorism and global destruction as I am? Take... Read more →
