Articles by Ester Benjamin Shifren

                                The 11th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival came to a close Sunday, June 11th, after five jam-packed, fun-filled […]

                          Opening night is always fun and exciting! Thursday evening’s opening of the LA Greek Festival (LAGFF) at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood […]

  Pepperdine University’s long-standing history of performance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has encouraged collaboration for unique opportunities with students and organizations in the UK and the US. It is an impressive model for outreach […]

Los Angeles engagement of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical “Jersey Boys,” the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, opened May 18 and will continue through June 24, 2017, at Center […]

  Convinced that art can stimulate discussion and eliminate barriers, Jewish Women’s Theatre (JWT) and NewGround, a Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change, hosted the world premiere of a new theatrical collaboration and art exhibit in Santa […]

  Discovering new and seldom taught segments of American history is always a fascinating journey. When mined for a script and crafted into a full production on stage, this particular story is called “Pure Confidence,” […]

  Falcon Theatre’s fifth and final production of its 2016-2017 season is “The Complete History of Comedy (abridged)”, written by Reed Martin & Austin Tichenor and directed by Jerry Kernion. It stars Zehra Fazal, Marc […]

   Justin Yoffe at the Emmy’s. Photo by Jeanette Yoffe A New Season at Ruskin Group Theatre brings the World Premiere of “The Gun” by Justin Yoffe Always presenting plays that give audiences plenty to […]