Wednesday 6/20 @ King King
Mortified travels the nation, inviting grownups to share their most shame-inducing adolescent intimacies with live audiences; it returns to King King's for more cringeworthy adolescent reminiscences. Part group therapy, part storytelling hilarity, and completely mortifying, Mortified gets extremely personal with its tales of pubescence gone wrong. But really, did it ever go right?
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Today @ St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Taking its name from musica da camera (a 17th-century Italian term for chamber music), the Da Camera Society uncovers hidden SoCal gems with Chamber Music in Historic Sites, a live performance series that pairs classical music with, you guessed it, historic sites. Past seasons of the Da Camera Society's unique programming have brought music to the halls of the Bradbury Building, the LAPD headquarters, the habitats at the LA Zoo, and the Eisen and Hunt-designed Doheny Mansion, which boasts a magnificent Tiffany glass ceiling, not to mention unique acoustics. Now, Cappella Romana play St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral in the Byzantine-Latino Quarter.
Eat|See|Hear presents Anchorman
Today @ Memorial Greek Theater at Santa Monica High School
Eat|See|Hear is a mobile, multisensory food, music, and film festival, but it doesn't just project cult gems onto a three-story high, 52-foot wide outdoor movie screen; it also serves up instant picnics, courtesy of LA's own famed food trucks. This peripatetic entertainment series also comes with live music, featuring a lineup that includes the likes of Tic Tic Boom, King Washington, The Little Ones, and other up-and-coming indie acts. The 2012 season kicks off with Anchorman, a comedy classic-in-the-making starring Will Ferrell as the eponymous San Diego newscaster whose obnoxious wardrobe, hard-drinking lifestyle, and hilariously uncouth chauvinism provide plenty of big-screen back-talk to a small-screen ego.
Today @ Hayworth Theatre
Based on the '80s horror film of the same name (which was actually based on a story by H.P. Lovecraft), Re-Animator: The Musical is a blood-spattering farce of unexpected craft and sophistication. The front-row "splash zone" promises ample blood-soaking, with complimentary plastic trash bags provided. Lurking beneath the kitsch-infused hi-jinx and mayhem, there's a multifaceted depth that comes from the performers, music, and story. The live music and brilliant cast scores Re-Animator: The Musical two thumbs up; if you count the bloody, severed thumb, then it's three.
Today @ Naya Sunset
"Naya," the Sanskrit word for "new," befits the new incarnation of the Silver Lake Indian restaurant previously known as Tantra. The Spacecraft-designed restaurant has two striking spaces, very yin and yang: a mood-transporting lounge featuring Gothic-influenced arches, high ceilings, dark wood, and a marble bar; and an airy, white dining room with white leather banquettes, airy, white floor-to-ceiling panels, and crimson touches. The lounge offers bar bites such as Karab Paratha, herbed and spiced tandoor meat wrapped in naan; spiced roasted peanuts called Moom Phali; naan pizzas; and samosas, including one filled with feta, arugula, and walnut; along with new cocktails including the Tamarind Vodka Sour, made with tamarind-infused vodka, fresh lemon juice, agave nectar, egg white, and Angostura bitters; Karma's Nerve, a creation of Karma Tequila, ginger syrup, elderflower liqueur, lemon juice, Angostura orange bitters, and burnt orange peel; and Spa in Goa, a fresh concoction of Aviation Gin, lime juice and thyme, Persian cucumbers, and agave nectar. The dining room's updates on classic Indian dishes include a satisfying butter chicken masala, tandoori monkfish, and lemon-chili scallops on black rice, while the chocomosa, a chocolate-filled samosa, is the star of the dessert menu....
