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One-night sound-art event returns to Belmont Shore for second year

One year ago, the inaugural LBsoundbrowse was an experiment. Could Long Beach’s main shopping and dining drag successfully accommodate the…

1 month ago

“The Swan”: Hyping the transformative possibilities of love

When it comes to men, Dora (Whitney Ellis) is accommodating to a fault. Married milkman Kevin (Matthew Anderson) is merely…

2 months ago

“Cyrano de Bergerac” with a side of meta: A fresh take on an old chestnut

Is Long Beach Shakespeare Company having an identity crisis? This year, five of their 12 offerings are live radio shows,…

2 months ago

Service reductions, layoffs cornerstones of addressing Long Beach’s $58M budget shortfall

“This is certainly a tough day,” City Manager Tom Modica said as he stepped to the podium at Thursday’s press…

3 months ago

A postmodern “Godspell” that’s a complete triumph

Prior to my seeing the production that is the subject of this review, my entire knowledge of Godspell was that…

4 months ago

Queen Mary turns 90, promises new “golden era”

In the middle of May 27’s day-long event to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Queen Mary’s maiden voyage, a…

5 months ago

Up the rabbit hole: Sunshine Rabbit Center celebrates one year of filling a pet-care gap

Walk along the east side of the main business corridor in Bixby Knolls and you’ll come to a building with…

5 months ago

LB Playhouse cast capably handles Wildesque repartee of “The Lion in Winter”

Having not seen either a staged version of The Lion in Winter or the 1968 film adaptation (for which Katherine…

5 months ago

“Seven Days to Mexican”: Whose culture is it, anyway?

Ostensibly, the main purpose of a theatre review is to provide intel for those who might be interested in a…

6 months ago

So a homeless woman walks into a restroom that’s for customers only…

“Can I use your restroom?” Ninety minutes earlier I had passed her on my way inside. She’d been leaning against…

8 months ago