Entertainment & Arts
Probably only five people in Los Angeles would argue that Harry Chapin was a great songwriter, as distinct from a guy who wrote a couple of great songs.
Aug. 16, 1988
Remember the “Road” pictures?
Nov. 27, 1991
“Lies and Legends, The Musical Stories of Harry Chapin,” another hit at the Pasadena Playhouse (which has been cranking them out lately, when you consider last year’s “Mail” and this year’s “Born Yesterday”), will be moving Oct. 9 to the Beverly Canon Theatre in Beverly Hills.
Aug. 31, 1988
Television
A ll of prime time could be titled “Beauty and the Beast”--with emphasis on the latter.
Sept. 25, 1987
Nathan Englander’s short story, “The Twenty-Seventh Man,” from his debut collection, “For the Relief of Unbearable Urges,” is so impeccably pulled off, so beautifully composed in the spirit of the great Yiddish writers it depicts that the notion of adapting it to the stage seemed a foolhardy gamble.
Feb. 24, 2015
California
Education: Benefactor’s $5 million helps fuel effort. If approved, it would be UC’s second in the Southland and take some pressure off demand at UCLA.
May 20, 1999
Reprise! revisits ‘Fiorello!’ with wit, feeling and amiable but slightly retiring Danza.
Nov. 12, 1999
Revival of his ‘Chicago’ is a great argument for style over substance.
May 8, 1998
Jinx Baxter (Bruce Wright) spent 15 years in a Texas prison, but that looks like easy time compared to the problems he faces in “The Ellis Jump,” Jim McGrath’s funny and brilliantly entertaining comedy of redemption at the Met Theatre.
Oct. 20, 1995
The Sunday night lineup of network movies ranges from family conflict to homespun comedy to miniseries history.
April 12, 1986