Entries from February 2009
We celebrate Frank Gehry’s 80th birthday; Lily Tomlin brings her characters into the studio in anticipation of a performance at OCPAC; Kenneth Turan reviews the new Harrison Ford film - “Crossing Over;” Leslie Uggams portrays Lena Horne in “Stormy Weather,” and Dean Rob Cutietta ponders the origins of music.
Tags: Arts Alive (Full Program)
Dean Rob Cutietta is asked about the origins of music.
Tags: Ask the Dean
Stormy Weather tells the story of Lena Horne’s life through music.
Tags: Spotlight on the Arts
War journalists deal with rocky home lives in “Time Stands Still” at the Geffen Playhouse.
Tags: Spotlight on the Arts
Film composer James Newton Howard finds inspiration for a concert work from Martin Luther.
Tags: Spotlight on the Arts
LACMA displays a collection of BMW cars that have undergone a makeover.
Tags: Spotlight on the Arts
“Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight in Springfield Illinois” by poet Vachel Lindsay.
Tags: Spotlight on the Arts
BMW cars painted by Warhol, Lichtenstein, Stella, and Rauschenburg are on display at LACMA.
Tags: Spotlight on the Arts
Dean Rob Cutietta is asked why horns don’t have a spit valve.
Tags: Ask the Dean
Penderecki Quartet performs George Crumb’s unusually scored “Black Angels.”
Tags: Spotlight on the Arts