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Broadway Meets Hollywood
CityLife Picks Comments May 15, 2013 3:07pm[STAGE] FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MAY 17-18Even people who hate musicals make an exception for Super Summer Theatre, which allows for eating and boozing under the stars at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park....
CineList, 5.16.13
Film Comments May 15, 2013 3:07pmNEW RELEASESErased (R, 104 mins) An ex-CIA agent (Aaron Eckhart) and his daughter try and dodge their would-be assassins.PICK - The Iceman (R, 106 mins) See review, this issue.Kon-Tiki (PG-13, 119...
Las Vegas Paranormal Conference
CityLife Picks Comments May 15, 2013 3:07pm[CONFERENCE] SUNDAY-TUESDAY, MAY 19-21Explore the supernatural side of Las Vegas with ghost hunters Robert George Allen and Janice Oberding at the three-day Las Vegas Paranormal Conference at the...
Kendrick Lamar
CityLife Picks Comments May 15, 2013 3:07pm[MUSIC] Wednesday, May 22There are three dominant rapper archetypes in Los Angeles: The gangbanger (Dr. Dre), the indie kid (Tyler the Creator) and the thoughtful (or “conscious,” per common parlance...
Review: Matthew Specktor’s new novel brilliantly dissects Hollywood
Books Comments May 15, 2013 3:07pmThe title of Matthew Specktor’s sprawling, ambitious second novel, American Dream Machine, refers to the name of a Hollywood talent agency that’s at the core of the book, but it also refers to the...
Night of 1000 Lucias
CityLife Picks Comments May 15, 2013 3:07pm[OPERA] FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MAY 17-18Human expectation and the descent into madness are themes behind this modern opera, which depicts a literal stroll through a park. The original story combines many...
Review: RC Wonderly favors arrangement over creativity in new exhibit
Art Comments May 15, 2013 3:07pmArtist RC Wonderly made a name for himself as an art handler for creative consultant Michele Quinn. It follows that his new exhibit, Circle Gets the Square, showcases his incredible skill at...
Neo-Romance
CityLife Picks Comments May 15, 2013 3:07pm[ART] ONGOINGAs terrific as her collages are, J.K. Russ goes them one better in this installation by adding video elements to still images of burlesque performers in downtown settings. The works are...
Review: Namesake character of ‘Billy Elliot the Musical’ steals the show — and your heart
Stage Comments Updated: May 22, 2013 3:12pmThere are three things you’ll immediately notice in the beginning of Billy Elliot, the live musical version of the acclaimed 2000 movie now being staged at The Smith Center. One: The contrast between...
Review: H. Lee Barnes explores the post-traumatic life of an MGM Grand fire survivor in new novel
Books Comments May 08, 2013 6:54pmIt’s 1980, and Jude is a young blackjack dealer at the MGM Grand when a fire breaks out in the hotel. Unlike 85 others, he narrowly escapes the inferno, but emotionally he is deeply scarred by the...
