Intelligentsia: Signs of Smart Coffee in Silver Lake

I found my new favorite coffee shop in LA, and yes, it has good, no amazing coffee too. It’s some of the best coffee I’ve had in LA prepared in the upmost perfect way. Add a nice outdoor sitting area, a nice indoor bar to sit at to watch the baristas at work, and a parking lot in the back that’s free for the first 15 minutes… equals my new coffee shop.

No idea if there’s wifi. I don’t care. I’ll stand in line for 10 minutes for my espresso.

From LAist.com:

After much anticipation, this afternoon marked the opening day of Chicago’s Intelligentsia Coffee in Silver Lake at their new Sunset Junction location. I’ve been looking forward to this opening since the announcement of their arrival some months ago, mainly because after falling in love with their bean roasts while on vacation in the Windy City last year, ordering bags of beans for home brewing via the internets was getting to cost me a pretty penny. This way, so long as the parking situation is palatable, I can slip into their chic new local emporium, pick up a bag or two of beans, and get one of their creamy signature espresso drinks while I’m at it.

Which is precisely what I did today, and was pleased to be a part of their debut.

The inside of Intelligentsia is a departure from the buttery yellow and warm wood tones of their Midwestern outposts; instead their floors boast lovely blue and white tiles, the counter tops are stainless steel, the ceilings high and flocked with lights suspended on squiggly wires, all of which combined give the place an overall air of boho chic urbanity. The staff were warm and friendly, and the atmosphere rather congenial. Folks were already taking advantage of the refuge their covered patio offers. I grabbed a bag of the Flecha Roja beans from Costa Rica off the shelves, and when I inquired about the future availability of Intelligentsia’s house blends, the associate let me know that he wasn’t sure if they would be carrying them, since right now they were focused on their Direct Trade line. I happily accepted my bag of beans and admiringly watched as my barista put the swirled milk design atop my tasty latte.

Welcome to LA, Intelligentsia. We’re happy to have you.

If you want to help them celebrate their opening, there will be a reception at the store tonight at 7 p.m.

Intelligentsia
3922 West Sunset Boulevard, Silver Lake
Open Monday-Sunday, 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
http://www.intelligentsiacoffee.com/

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The Weekender

You'll need a sweater. And a weekend.

THURSDAY THREADS

Rodan vs Griffith Party

You've always thought that new clothes go better with free margaritas, tacos and a house band. While investigating the fall goods with drink in hand, you shall ponder the deep spiritual connection clearly shared between you, Rodan and Griffith.

411: Sept 20, 6-10pm, Rodan vs. Griffith, 8207 W. 3rd St (between Crescent Heights and Sweetzer), West Hollywood, 323-951-9220

SATURDAY YESTERYEAR

The Hotel Tonic

You weren't alive in the '40s, but you like to imagine they went something like this. Your ticket gets you an evening of period-specific vaudeville, artistry, scenery and (courtesy of the post-show open bar) a fair amount of revelry. Also, fire-dancers.

411: Sept 22, 7pm, $25, $50 VIP, The Barnsdall Theater and Art Park, 4800 Hollywood Blvd (between Normandie and Vermont), Hollywood, 310-390-8635

SATURDAY SLO-MO

Uptown Underground

At this alfresco affair, KCRW's Jason Bentley provides the soundtrack to a gigantic video installation of famous dancers moving…very…slowly. Your moves will likely have a bit more gusto.

411: Sept 22, 10pm-midnight, Music Center Plaza, 135 N. Grand Ave (between 1st and Temple), Downtown

SUNDAY SEASIDE

Hyperreal Art Reception

As a patron of the arts, you know that the best works aren't always found propped up in a gallery. Which is why the occasional group multimedia show at a private residence sounds so appealing. Well, that and the rum by the beach.

411: Sept 22-23, 3-9pm, 18042 Coastline Dr (at the PCH), Malibu, RSVP at 310-923-0340

SUNDAY BIRTHDAY

Royal Claytons First Anniversary

Like a baby who's outgrown his onesies, the one-year-old restaurant and bar celebrates its birthday by shedding its faux-industrial environs to fully embrace a British pub vibe (once limited to the Sunday Soul Sessions) seven days a week. This means a larger beer menu, of course.

411: Royal Claytons, 1855 Industrial St (at Mateo), Downtown, 213-622-0512

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Jay Brannan at the Hotel Cafe, Saturday

Oh I have like 10 posts I need to write but I’m lazy so i’ll stick to time sensitive things.

Jay Brannan is coming back to LA this Saturday night and is playing at the Hotel Cafe this time! A real music venue! I was telling him last time he was in LA about how he should have played the Hotel Cafe. He said they wouldn’t respond to his e-mails so I e-mailed to owner for him and mentioned Jay. And wala, there ya go.

He’s playing Saturday night. Buy your tickets now! You can online. There are also some other kick ass artists playing too. If you’ve never been to the Hotel Cafe, it’s this amazing msuic venue. It’s by far my favorite low key place for a great evening, with some of the best music you’ll find in LA for under $100. (cover is usually $4-$10) It’s not pretentious, has a great vibe…

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Rob Giles
11pm
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Alana Sweetwater
10pm
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Tawny Ellis
9pm
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Damion Suomi
7pm

And Jay at 8PM.

More videos… http://www.youtube.com/user/jaybrannan

Hotel Cafe
http://www.hotelcafe.com/
1623 1/2 N. Cahuenga Blvd.
Hollywood, CA

“Junk”: A Rock Opera at the Lyric Theatre

 

So I try to get out as much as I can to the theater. Whether I go alone or with someone, I find the experience about the same. So Saturday night, after my date canceled at the last minute, I headed to the Lyric Theater on La Brea to see “Junk”. I had come across it on Goldstarevents.com Wednesday and decided it would make a good opening to a Saturday night. It had gotten decent to good reviews on there so I wanted to give it a try and see for myself what was the buzz about.

Lets get right into it. Half way through the first act, I was so lost, I started to read the synopsis to understand what was going on. And yes I’ve been a rock opera before, a real opera, a rock musical (hedwig, rocky) and I come from a theater background. You could hardly understand the words due to the mediocre singing and the horrid sound mix. The band was too loud and was overpowering the singer despite all the performers being miked and the drums which were behind Plexiglas.

Here’s how they describe it:

Junk Incorporated owns the last great city…Legend says all the planet is covered in garbage, save for one last megalopolis. Anna, a Junk employee who longs for fame, sacrifices her punk ideals for a chance to headline in the world’s last nightclub. To get there she must choose between her shot at the spotlight or the possibility of true romance. A social satire with a live band and a full rock score, Junk spins the story of tragic love and naive pride into an epic tale of power and stardom.

Everything was sang to a song, as this was a ‘rock opera’ (more like a rock musical but who am I to judge, hah) and it seemed as though they just kept on repeating themselves over and over in the song instead of actually telling a story. There was no plot.

Now I try to go into seeing shows without reading that they are about, the story line, and I try to read as few of reviews as I can so I won’t have a opinion before I go. This one I wish I would have read the story. Even after reading how the story goes, I get what’s going on, but there’s no reason behind it. It makes you wonder if the writer and or director just got so caught up with this story that was in their head that they didn’t know how to put it down into words.

There seems to be no character development what so ever. Even with hearing nothing, you should be able to grasp what’s going on through the acting and the emotions the actors are portraying. No such luck here. Even in operas where it’s in another language, you can pretty much get it from tone and from watching it. You’re supposed to be able to hear the passion and the drives.

Even things in this show that were supposed to shock, didn’t even make me flinch. The costumes in the first act looked like they were straight out of the 1950s. Yes it was an office scene okay, but then you have another character in the same scene in more 70s clothes, then out of nowhere a drag queen geisha is there after I thought he killed himself in the opening of the show? Then randomly everyone is in neon tights and thongs and leg warmers. Yes, then men too. That’s another thing… the male actors with the exception of a few were total queens. Maybe that’s apart of the plot? I donno. But it seems like they were more portraying a part of who they were as opposed to what a script told them to do.

The choreography and dancing were decent. It was hard to connect the dancing to the story or what the actors were doing in the scene… didn’t quite seem to fit. The lighting design was average. Not a whole lot you can do with a small space. The set design was cheap. Not very creative, looked like a bunch of high schoolers put it together in half an hour. Props were left out on stage or thrown under the riser in full view of the audience. Some dancing was done low to the floor which you can’t see if you’re further back than the second row as the chairs and basically almost level with the stage floor.

Good Points: the band is great, the music is so so. I know there’s a lot of talent in that band just wanting to come out but it doesn’t really happen in this setting. The space is nice. Good location of the theater. I hate theater row in Hollywood as there is never any parking. I also think there is some talent in the show, totally, it just seems like some of the actors were starved for work.

There’s got to be better scripts out there. This city is starved for good writing. Both in TV and FIlm and the stage. I wish I had the talent to write something and create something grand.

I give it a 4 of out 10 on my LA theater rating scale. Meaning not comparing it to NYC or professionally run theater companies. That was hard to write. I thought about that but really, this company seems like a second thought and doesn’t seem professional.

I beg of people to please step back for a minute, clear your mind, and look at your work for what it is and how a outsider would see it.

Looked like the performers had a awesome time though. I just wish they could translate that to the audience.

BTW, the people sitting beside me had the exact same thoughts on the missing plot. So I know it wasn’t just me here. And to even more present that I’m not just being a negative bitch, I have a friend that’s a dancer in this show so, if anything, I should be giving it great reviews. But I’m honest and straight with you.

And one final thing, the cost, $40, no way was it worth that. I got my tickets at half price through GoldStar Events for $20 plus a $5 processing fee. If you really want to go, buy through GoldStar, and if you’re not a member, click the GoldStar link on the right and sign up. It’s free and takes like two minutes.

This was my first time at the Lyric Theater. It’s a much nicer space than most of the holes in the walls in theater row in Hollywood. Small but functional space.

Lyric Theater
http://www.lyrictheatrela.com/
520 N. LaBrea Ave., Los Angeles
Performances: August 30 – September 30 Thurs – Sat @ 8pm
Sunday Specials: September 16, 23 & 30 @ 7pm
Cost: $40 or $25 through GoldStar Events

Follow up: So I’ve started to get comments about how I’m so wrong and how this musical is so great. I’ve got nothing against this show, I’m just looking at it for what it is. The music aside from the show is pretty good. You throw the music with the show and it kills it for me. Taking great albums and throwing it into a musical doesn’t always work well. For instance, look at a new musical movie that comes out soon that I worked on set to some of the best rock pop albums of all time. It’s an amazing movie with a bad plot. I can’t say the name cause of legal stuff until it comes out but you can figure it out.

Yes the show got a standing ovation. I was shocked. I was one that didn’t stand up until the curtain call because well, I couldn’t see my friend unless I did stand up. But honestly you people don’t know good theater. I can respect it in the sense that yes, it’s a written, brought to a stage completed piece of work. That’s very hard in itself, but just as in any art form, it doesn’t always produce a great end product.

Have any of you people seen Hedwig and the Angry Inch? Compare that to this. Did you see The Beastly Bombing? It was in LA, and won best musical last year and had a story in the NY Times about it. It called itself a rock opera. Did you see The Playground last year in LA? That was fucking fantastic rock musical last year in LA. All these were original works in progress. Don’t comment or pretend you can compare unless you’ve seen all these. Other wise, I’m not going to respect what you have to say.

Those were good shows. Think about the songs, the writing, the character development, and compare it to Hedwig. Wait, you can’t. Doesn’t even come close. This is a professional theater company. I expect a show that is something better than a high school drama troupe could do. I worked with more professional theater companies when I was in high school. I’ve done a lot of theater, a lot of technical sound and lighting design, set design, and I’m a classically trained musician (piano and bass) with a shit load of music theory drilled into my head. I know what is what. I can hear a parallel fifth. haha

Leave your comments. I still don’t like the show.

San Fernando Valley Illegal Soapbox Federation Race

I read about SFVISBF this morning and I couldn’t pass up writing a post about… too much fun.

From Thrillist:

THRILLIST Los Angeles Friday May 11, 2007
San Fernando Valley Illegal Soapbox Federation Race
Sun, May 13; 7am
Twisted Oak course: Take Victory west past Valley Circle, R on Gilmore, L on Twisted Oak. Spectators park in the park at the top of Victory.

The problem with watching professional sports is there’s usually an overabundance of competence, making thrilling, cataclysmic accidents all-too-rare. For something more amateur and unpredictably dangerous check out the San Fernando Valley Illegal Soapbox Federation Race, this Sunday.

Once a month, March through December, the Fed’s cadre of anarchic jackasses come together to ride their fleetest cardboard-and-tin creations to rickety glory. While they have a couple of tried-and-true courses, this week’s race is on uncharted asphalt; according to organizer Paul de Valera, these are the 3 hairiest sections to watch:

1. The first curve: Where most accidents happen, as it’s frequently the first point where racers use their steering/brakes/helmets.

2. The big curve: Because of the high g-forces, heavier racers suddenly find themselves forced to slow down or skid out — yet another situation where God has turned his back on Louie Anderson.

3. Victory Blvd: This final steep stretch will see the race’s highest speeds. The cars’ durability will be put to the ultimate test as racers rub wheels, bolts wiggle loose, tires burst, and Captain Caveman savagely beats Huckleberry Hound with a rock.

The first race of the day (7am) is for honor and title, with subsequent races and time trials lasting until the police arrive to round everybody up, and the truly dangerous amateurism begins.

Watch the video from last week…

Cinespia is back!

It’s that time a year again, yes folks, movies in the cemetery are back. Cinespia!

What? You live in LA and you don’t know about this? During the summer months at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Cinespia hosts a movie night every Saturday from 7ish until 11. You arrive before dark, pay your $10 donation, park, get a few friends, a picnic basket with a bottle of wine or two, there’s a DJ spinning, and when the sun sets, the movie starts.

Where else in the world can you watch the stars under and beside them? Think about it. Yah, that’s right. Don’t worry, the screenings are on the far end where there’s a big open field. You don’t have to actually sit ON dead people. Just a few hundred feet from them.

Check it out. It all starts May 19th with “The Player”, followed by “Vertigo” on the 26th, “Gilda” on June 2nd, and “Harold and Maude” on the 9th.

If you don’t get there early, you’re not going to be able to park inside as there is limited parking.

http://www.cemeteryscreenings.com/

Check out people’s Flickr photos for the vibe.

Flexpetz

I have like six or seven entries to catch up on. I’ve been busy. I’ll catch up this weekend. But this couldn’t wait…

Do you all know about Flex Car? You know that service that lets you use a car just when you need it? You just hop to the corner where there’s a car always waiting, scan your card, use it for a few hours, and then return it? Well, now we have Flex Pet, because who in LA actually has time to be a full time pet owner?

Yes, rent a pet. For only $39.95 per month and $99.95 a year membership charge, you too can be the proud part time owner of one of their many dogs. (yes click on that link for a gallery of their dogs which you choose from) Oh and a first time $150 fee to cover the introduction with a trainer to tell you how to feed the animal and stuff.

After you sign up and you do the introductory thing with a trainer, they then will drop off the pooch of your choice for as long or as short of time as you want. ($35 delivery fee) Need that cute pup to pick up chicks Saturday morning? A snuggle bunny companion for the weekend cause your boyfriend is out of town? They even leave you with a convenience package that includes a dog bed, food and water bowls (and prepackaged food) and a custom leash.

Thinking of running away with your new found love? Oh no no, these dogs have GPS tracking collars to ensure they can track your ass, or your part time dog’s ass, down anytime they need to. Or if the dumb owner looses it which I bet they would.

You have to sign a year long membership and you have to use at least two ‘doggy times’ per month. And there are more fees if you mess up than on a speeding ticket.

Weekend rentals are $29.95 per day, week days are $19.95. Discounts if you keep the mutt for more than one day. This is in addition to all the membership fees above.

I think it’s just cheaper to own a pet really. Get pet insurance to cover the unexpected pet vet bills. Then at least you won’t be known as a douche who rents pets. This is insane. What nut thought of this. Really. I don’t care if it’s profitable, it’s immoral and lazy and stupid and pathetic!

As David St. Hubbins once famously said, there is such a fine line between stupid and clever. That’s all I have to say about that.

http://www.flexpetz.com/

E-mail if you use this service. We’ll take your rental for a walk together. haha.

Esotouric … The Crime Bus Tour Returns

You might have read my post a few months ago about the 1947 Project’s crime bus tour. Well they are back, with a new name and new tours!

One of the tour guides, Nathan Marsak on the bus

Branded under the new name Esotouric, they now offer five tours including The Real Black Dahlia”, “John Fante: Dreams of Bunker Hill”, “Raymond Chandler’s Los Angeles: In A Lonely Place”, “Riot on Sunset Strip”, and “Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles”.

The Black Dahlia tour was interesting. I really think a mystery novel/history nut type is going to appreciate these tours the most. And also Los Angeles residents. There are other crime bus tours in LA like Dearly Departed Tours which I think cater to more of a tourist as they are more celebrity driven.

The only thing I kind of don’t like about these tours is the fact that you’re sitting for 5 hours on a bus with maybe two or three stops. It starts to drag. But one of the new tours, The John Fante one, features a 45 minute walk around downtown. Love it. I want the change in scenery.

Frankly I want more than a history lesson and a drive by. I want get out, walk around, explore, really get a feel for the things they’re talking about.

Moving from the topic even more, I really think the perfect tour format is done by Charles Phoenix. Read my blog about his tour of downtown Los Angeles. There’s also a video about this tour at that link.

Esotouric’s tours are on Saturdays… and the following are scheduled. Check their website for more information on each tour and all the bios on the tour guides. You can also buy tickets there.

Tours are $55. (or 4 tours for $190 with the season pass)

Upcoming Esotouric tour schedule:

Sat May 5 – The Real Black Dahlia
Sat May 12 – Raymond Chandler’s Los Angeles: In A Lonely Place
Sat May 26 – Pasadena Confidential
Sat June 16- John Fante’s Dreams of Bunker Hill
Sat June 23 – Riot on Sunset Strip

They are also on Gold Star Events for half price, $27.50. Click Here to go to their page on Gold Star.

Note! You have to be a member to browse Gold Star Events pages so please sign up here. It’s free and takes just a few minutes. Plus if you click that link I get a free $1 credit. =)

Check out their website for all the information. http://www.esotouric.com/

Last Remaining Seats Returns

Ever wanted to check out all those old amazing theaters downtown that aren’t in use anymore? Well the L.A. Conservancy is letting you see movies there just like they used to before it all went to hell down there. (Please some billionaire buy Broadway and restore all these places)

From FranklinAve.net:

Every year, the Conservancy throws open the doors to several of downtown’s movie palaces and treats them as intended — running movies. The events sell out fast, so don’t delay.

If I have a complaint, though, it’s that this year’s crop of theatres is yawn-inducing. The Orpheum and the Alex Theatre are renovated and still open for various events, so there’s less of a curiosity factor with them. Meanwhile, the John Anson Ford Ampitheatre was never a movie palace…

Here’s the schedule (all Wednesdays, at 8 p.m.):

May 23 — “North by Northwest” (Orpheum Theatre)
May 30 — “Roman Holiday” (Los Angeles Theatre)
June 6 — “Flesh and the Devil” (Orpheum Theatre)
June 13 — “Yankee Doodle Dandy” (Los Angeles Theatre)
June 20 — “La Balandra Isabel llego esta tarde” ( John Anson Ford Amphitheatre)
June 27 — “Scarface” (Alex Theatre)

Tix are $15 for Conservancy members, and $18 for everyone else. If you haven’t been to the Los Angeles Theatre (or the Orpheum, for that matter), you owe it to yourself to check it out.

More information and tickets at http://www.laconservancy.org/

13th Annual Dine Out Los Angeles Thursday, April 19, 2007

Dine Out Los Angeles is a one-day fundraising event, where Los Angeles area restaurants donate 20% or more of their day’s proceeds to Aid For AIDS to help prevent homelessness and hunger for individuals and families impoverished and disabled by HIV/AIDS.

This is such an easy way to support the HIV/AIDS community – you have to eat, right? So on Thursday April 19th, 2007, for breakfast, lunch and dinner restaurants from West Hollywood to Silverlake to Hollywood to Long Beach to Pasadena to West Los Angeles to Beverly Hills to the Valley and more will be donating monies from meals purchased that day. One day. One meal (or more). It is so simple and delicious! 

For more information, check out their website at http://www.dineoutla.org/

For a complete list of participating restaurants, click here.

The Restaurant at the Getty Center

I’ve got the perfect romantic restaurant for you. The perfect Sunday brunch, the perfect anniversary, the perfect, “Meet me at the top of the hill” date: The Restaurant at the Getty Center.

It’s only open for lunch Tuesday through Saturday, dinner Friday through Saturday, and brunch on Sunday. A few weeks ago when my mother was in town from the east coast, I wanted to spend the day at the Getty as she loves art, so I booked a reservation for brunch at noon.

From Gayot:

The Getty Center is still one of L.A.’s hottest attractions, though demand for reservations has eased up enough to allow for the occasional spur-of-the-moment culture fix. And if you’re visiting the Center and simply must dine more elegantly than at its various caféterias and food carts, try to book a table at its stunningly modern, white-on-white restaurant. What you’ll get for your (top) dollar are table settings worthy of a museum and beautiful-to-behold contemporary cuisine presentations. Appetizers include carpaccio of seared ahi and crab timbale with gazpacho sauce, while entrées feature a porcini and artichoke risotto with onions, and seared big-eye tuna with horseradish potatoes and a roasted shallot vinaigrette. The view is the most breathtaking in L.A., especially at sunset.

And they give it a 16/20 which I totally agree with.

The views from the restaurant are amazing and you’re sitting on top of high art. The restaurant takes advantage of the Getty’s location, with the best views to the west out over the rolling Santa Monica Mountains and all the way to the Pacific. The food is almost as remarkable as the views: fine grilled items, seasonal produce, and an excellent wine selection. They get most of their produce from local farmers’ markets and then create a menu around that.

I’ve heard brunch may be the best meal here. Catching up on the latest exhibit, and then adjourning to the restaurant is a wonderful way to spend a Sunday. There’s a full bar, so you have the option of ordering a sprightly mimosa or something called a wasabi bloody mary. Tall and iced, it packs a sharp blast of heat. I had the Charbay Blackberry Vanilla Mojito. Very good.

For brunch I had the Blue Crab and Rock Shrimp Cake “Benedict” Hollandaise Sauce, Avocado Salsa and Chipotle Aioli. Also looked good, the Meyer Lemon and Ricotta Pancakes with Fresh Banana, Blueberry Coulis and Applewood Smoked Bacon. wow. I’m hungry again. They also serve a nice plate of a assortment of breads including a great banana bread.

From City Search:

Elegant, modern California cuisine from Chef Anthony Jacquet fits in perfectly with the Getty’s setting, which strives to contextualize itself within the L.A. experience. The lunch menu’s star exhibitor is the lobster risotto, resplendent and complex with sweet, tender claw meat, fresh vegetables, basil and preserved lemon. Free-range chicken breast is stuffed with aromatic goat cheese and shiitake mushrooms, and maple glazed Tasmanian salmon perches haughtily, aspiring to Richard Meier, on diced potatoes, rich with green garlic aioli and rappini. The delicate pear and hazelnut Napoleon is the perfect coda. Dinner entrees include venison medallions, Muscovy duck and pan roasted arctic char.

Reservations are recommended! Call (310) 440-6810 or Reserve a Table online.

Prices: Lunch appetizers, $7 to $12; entrées, $15 to $19; desserts, $5 to $7. Dinner entrées, $20 to $38. Brunch entrées $15-$30

Getty Center Restaurant
1200 Getty Center Dr (Cross Street: Sepulveda Boulevard)
Los Angeles, CA 90049
(310) 440-6810

Parking is $8. You park at the base of the hill and ride the tram up the hill to the top of the center. The restaurant is to your immediate right after you walk up the front stairs before you get to the lobby. It’s north of the research center.

Also… it’s fairly casual on Sunday and during the week, business casual is fine.

Calendar Live did a review in 2003 that hits it dead on. Read it Here.

The Beastly Bombing at the Steve Allen Theater

I have a operetta I think everyone should check out at the Steve Allen Theater in Hollywood… it even got a write up in the NY Times (see below). NY Times writer I’m not so I’ll let it do the talking…




A Very Model of a Modern Meta-Musical

By M. G. LORD



Los Angeles



”The Beastly Bombing” (or a Terrible Tale of Terrorists Tamed by Tangles of True Love)” is not your ordinary operetta. It is a buddy comedy about white supremacists and members of Al Qaeda who meet while attempting to blow up the Brooklyn Bridge, all set to jaunty melodies evocative of Gilbert and Sullivan. The skinheads and terrorists gambol about the stage, engaging with pill-popping first daughters, a Saudi-loving president, a pedophilic priest, the New York City Police Department and Jesus. In a rollicking dance number, the neo-Nazis, terrorists and a Hasidic extremist bond over what they have in common: “I hate Jews.” (The Hasidic extremist hates secular Jews.)