by Valerie Summers Final Interview, now playing at the intimate Pico Playhouse, is by far the best drama I have seen in a very long time. Featuring two main characters, a big shot head of a large company and an interviewee, an apparently bumbling, insecure guy who is not making a very good impression. […]
December 18, 2019
Hershey Felder Wows Audience as Claude Debussey
by Valerie Summers The multi-talented Hershey Felder filled the house on opening night at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills. Multi-talented is an understatement when describing this brilliant actor, playwright, composer, virtuoso pianist, set designer, singer and storyteller who possesses an impressive and intimate knowledge of the personal history of […]
December 16, 2019
A Christmas Carole King at the El Portal
by Valerie Summers The best recipe for fun filled holiday entertainment calls for a mixture of Charles Dickens’ traditional and beloved A Christmas Carol spiced with contemporary comments about the world we live in. Mix in the musical genius of Carole King. Stir thoroughly with a colorful, talented group of actors, singers and dancers who […]
September 13, 2018
I Dig Rock and Roll Music …a trip down memory lane
by Valerie Summers Six exceptionally multi- talented performers, both singers and musicians, brought the house down with their renditions of the songs of stars of Rock and Roll as well as some of their own compositions. The energy flowing between the stage and the audience was palpable as the musicians encouraged participation with singing along […]
July 21, 2018
Screwball Comedy at Theatre 40
by Valerie Summers Just opened, one of the funniest comedies of the year…Screwball Comedy, at Theatre 40 in Beverly Hills. The packed house was roaring with laughter as the tale of a wanna be reporter who is assigned to interview the newspaper’s owner’s son regarding his pending marriage gets her chance. Set in the 1930’s, […]
June 2, 2018
The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited
by Valerie Summers Now, more than ever, this beautifully organized exhibition tells the story of one of the most creative artists of our time…the unique Jim Henson. He took puppetry to a whole new level with his creations which not only made us laugh but sent a strong message about differences and getting along…most appropriate […]
November 22, 2017
Something Rotten!….and Hilarious
Josh Grisetti and Rob McClure with the cast of Something Rotten! Photo: Jeremy Daniel by Valerie Summers In all my years of attending theatrical productions, last night, at the opening of Something Rotten! at the Ahmanson Theatre, I witnessed a first…a standing ovation in the midst of the performance. Multi-award winning brothers Karey Kirkpatrick and […]
August 14, 2017
Honky Tonk Fun
by Valerie Summers The Los Angeles premiere of Honkey Tonk Laundry at the Hudson Mainstage Theatre makes for an evening bursting with the talent of its two stars, Bets Malone and Misty Cotton. Displaying the kind of friendship like Thelma and Louise, these two women get back at the men who done them wrong supporting […]
August 2, 2017
Sanctum of Second Chances
by G. Rockmael Situated in the beating life force heart of technology in Southern California that has been affectionately dubbed “Silicon Beach,” PetSpace is a pet adoption, rehabilitation and general resource center. PetSpace is an extraordinary concept, the likes of which has been unavailable until the vision and financial resources of philanthropist Wallis Annenberg made […]
July 21, 2017
Our Great Tchaikovsky at the Annenberg
by Valerie Summers Brilliant and multi-talented Hershey Felder, a unique presence in the entertainment world, has outdone himself with the Los Angeles premiere of Our Great Tchaikovsky which recently opened at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills. Written and performed by Felder, this one-man show presents a time-bending tale of […]
May 24, 2017
Marula African Beauty Oil
by Valerie Summers Recently discovered, quite by chance as beauty enhancer, Marula Beauty Oil, a byproduct of an edible fruit, offers an organic substance for improving hair and complexion. It all began when it was observed that the hands of the women who pick the fruit off these South African trees had extremely soft and […]
May 18, 2017
La Roche-Posay New Offerings for Beautiful Skin
By Valerie Summers Although I have been a fan of La Roche-Posay skin products, I was recently surprised to learn the background of the company and about several promising products recently introduced. I learned La Roche-Posay products are named after the healing thermal spring waters which flow in the tiny French town of La Roche-Posay, […]
July 25, 2016
Lotusland, a Magical Garden
by Valerie Summers On a beautiful summer morning I arrived at the gate to Lotusland, a 37-acre botanic garden situated in the residential neighborhood of Montecito, just south of Santa Barbara. I had heard tales about its creator, Polish born opera singer, socialite and collector of several husbands, Madame Ganna Walska, a woman who lived […]
June 28, 2016
Complexion Care the Natural Way — Sulwhasoo
By Valerie Summers The fountain of youth, promising health and beauty, offers a fantasy of what we hope might be attainable. With so many products on the market, so many commercials and advertisements, it is difficult to determine fact from fiction….hoping the newest and latest will have the desired effect. I recently discovered a line […]
July 15, 2023
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