I've seen a few shows at Interact and they have all been very good. The production value is high…read morewith solid acting, good sets and costumes, and a company really devoted to professional theatre. In LA there is a lot of theatre, and much of it is not worth seeing, but you can count on Interact to deliver. They tend to specialize in classic works and shows that are family appropriate. You'll be able to take your grandma without any hesitation. Most recently I saw "The Matchmaker" and was really impressed. Such a great story with very funny characters... the actors were all very good at comedy and kept the audience laughing. It made me think that there is a reason why some of these plays are classics, and I'm glad there's a company like this one to bring them back to life for us.

Seen this amazing guy in Flagstaff at their state fair. AMAZING performer and showman! Super duper…read morefunny too! Sorry, Eric. The Arizona crowd was WEAK but you were phenomenal!

I hired Eric to be our Entertainer for a Dinner/Auction/Fundraiser. He hit it out of the park!…read more The audience loved him and thoroughly enjoyed his creative and entertaining performance. I highly recommend him if you are looking for a new, fun and wacky perfornance! Darlene Lyons President EzEvents, Inc.

"Oh, I swear to ya, I'll be there for ya,…read moreThis is not a drive-by - a - a - ay." - "Drive by", Train Not a musical drive by, indeed, as we were entertained for over 4 hours of live music. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/myfm-my-big-night-out-anaheim?select=OBZ_8l3C0LAq1x7C9IfOSw#OBZ_8l3C0LAq1x7C9IfOSw Ladyluck found me again, as I was one of the lucky winners for tickets to 104.3 MYFM's My Big Night Out. We had great seats to enjoy an entertaining evening, enjoying an array of musical styles from talented artists http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/myfm-my-big-night-out-anaheim?select=OBZ_8l3C0LAq1x7C9IfOSw#66NPiKqaRTyjRn1qnyvuAg To kick things off, Nico & Vinz pumped everyone up with their high energy & enthusiasm. 2 fun guys who really seemed to be having fun & enjoying themselves, with a friendly dance-off between the 2. The tall guy won, BTW http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/myfm-my-big-night-out-anaheim?select=OBZ_8l3C0LAq1x7C9IfOSw#0n4FrWok99TiWE0qfi9mKg http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/myfm-my-big-night-out-anaheim?select=OBZ_8l3C0LAq1x7C9IfOSw#ceOyy60cfeV78AjeEXNb_w Next, Mary Lambert came out for singing and some spoken word, championing women & how eschewed body image has become in our society http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/myfm-my-big-night-out-anaheim?select=OBZ_8l3C0LAq1x7C9IfOSw#Q-UyXhGLOnnNgSQCiZ1_qA http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/myfm-my-big-night-out-anaheim?select=OBZ_8l3C0LAq1x7C9IfOSw#P30V7rNhkz4L0o0IVPJAeg MAGIC! was third in tonight's lineup, singing songs off their like album like the cover of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", along with their summer anthem "Rude". http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/myfm-my-big-night-out-anaheim?select=OBZ_8l3C0LAq1x7C9IfOSw#vcpZWH8U2p09lQfTHgbSzQ http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/myfm-my-big-night-out-anaheim?select=OBZ_8l3C0LAq1x7C9IfOSw#BBo4Rfu3vDyW4H1z-WNKAw http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/myfm-my-big-night-out-anaheim?select=OBZ_8l3C0LAq1x7C9IfOSw#88WExvtD9iTd3wYGZvoj7w Christina Perri made a new fan with your's truly. I only knew her for "A Thousand Years", but was surpised that I was a fan of her other songs, not knowing it was her who sang them, such as "Jar of Hearts", "Who Do You Think You Are?" & "Only Human". Her voice was truly melodic, and her spirit & passion enthralled those fortunate enough to be in attendance http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/myfm-my-big-night-out-anaheim?select=OBZ_8l3C0LAq1x7C9IfOSw#p9XBalo8B1bIuh1mn3Jt7A http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/myfm-my-big-night-out-anaheim?select=OBZ_8l3C0LAq1x7C9IfOSw#qvQ4XuKLqzH4BfhPb1yR-g http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/myfm-my-big-night-out-anaheim?select=OBZ_8l3C0LAq1x7C9IfOSw#eOHz7OIkNvrmLj2PvjnwAw With much anticipation, the headliners finally got on stage - Train! http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/myfm-my-big-night-out-anaheim?select=OBZ_8l3C0LAq1x7C9IfOSw#c3MXOww1Mmt90IsJUYzZAg I couldn't help singing along to their hits, including "Hey, Soul Sister", "Drops of Jupiter" & "Angel in Blue Jeans". http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/myfm-my-big-night-out-anaheim?select=OBZ_8l3C0LAq1x7C9IfOSw#w31YZ8VrYsnZn2oiCvyXHQ http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/myfm-my-big-night-out-anaheim?select=OBZ_8l3C0LAq1x7C9IfOSw#u3LJx2IHA1TLNiYysK-Lbg Patrick Monohan, the lead singer, took selfies with people's phones, threw shirts in the audience & brought up a few lucky young girls & women on stage. To end the night, Train did a cover of Stephen Tyler's "Dream On", which they rocked! No encore this night, but everyone had a great time. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/myfm-my-big-night-out-anaheim?select=OBZ_8l3C0LAq1x7C9IfOSw#MHMrOaySulnWNknD3_9vHA Thanks, Ryan & Yelp, for giving us the opportunity to attend a fantastic concert, with performers that brought their A-game for tonight. Such a blast & I can't forget to send a shoutout to our seat buddies, Bob & Ruth T! Excelsior!

Amazing company to work with. Truly made my event one to remember. Highly professional, worked…read morewell within my budget, extremely creative and delivered high caliber performance. Looking forward to working with them again.

They put together an awesome, jaw dropping show for our event. Really nice people, on top of…read moreeverything on their end of things. It was a pleasure to work with them.

Wow. Masanga Marimba throws down! They played a giant family event for us this weekend and I've got…read moreto say, they never let up once for the whole show. Whether it was old songs everyone knew the words to or upbeat songs you'd only know if you were a fan of Chimurenga music from Zimbabwe, everything they played was music you couldn't help but get up and dance to (including our 100 year-old grandfather). I can't recommend the Masanga Marimba Ensemble enough for LA-based party music.

Last night Gallery C in Hermosa Beach gave an opening party not just for art collectors, but for…read morethe whole damn neighborhood. It seemed like half of L.A. showed up. They literally rolled out a red carpet at the entrance. There was, in addition to the decent original art, free booze, whore's ovaries, and a spectacular mirimba band that completely stole the show. The gallery was packed with people so cool they were almost ice sculptures, well-dressed of course, just like one would expect at an opening reception, although I almost felt like it was SoHo rather than little old Hermosa Beach. One of the artists who is showing is the wife of Seinfeld's Jason Alexander - he was supposed to be there, but in that big crowd, who knows. The musicians, grinning as they played, were clearly having a great time, and had those cool ones tapping their feet and clapping their hands. Ric Alviso is the band's director: music from Zimbabwe for concerts, parties and special events. I know who I'll call if I ever plan a blowout rockin' big bash. www.masanga.com

I really don't know how many Podcasts (if any) have been written about on here, but hopefully this…read morewill encourage others to spread the word on a business (yes some like this one do have some commercials...not a lot, but some,) but hopefully others will start spreading their love (or lack thereof) of a particular Podcast they've listened to. I've listened to many over the past couple of years and this is one I can definitely get behind and push fervently for others to check out. Basic Premise: Well Kevin Smith (yes that one @ThatKevinSmith) and Ralph Garman (of KROQ 106.7 fame @RalphGarman) discuss current events in Hollywood with Ralph doing quite a few impersonations. I find this particular Podcast extremely entertaining and am pretty confident you will too. While sure it does contain quite a bit of Kevin's "dick and fart" style humor, it is well balanced by Ralph's intelligence and entertaining ability to imitate other people. This particular show proves both entertaining and funny. I enjoy it so much I've actually listened to every single episode (which is actually a lot!)

Loved it and had a great time!…read more Kevin brings his usual story telling skills and paints some great ones. Ralph keeps things on track with a well thought out plan of attack. He keeps the show moving and the impressions coming. The Showbiz Beat on KROQ is really a preview to this show. If you love that, you'll love this.

We didn't know what to expect, and we're very impressed. This immersive show is very well done, the…read moreactors are really into their characters, the LA theater was the perfect location to set the ambience, and there was so much details put into the decor. First, you go into this waiting area where the host and some cast members start off the story before taking you into the first maze. It's completely dark at times which really adds to the spookiness and then, when you can see, there's danger lurking behind the crevices. Next you're at the bar area where there's a small room with the show that we missed because no one explained there was a show going on so we were hanging at the bar, trying unsuccessfully to get a drink, checking out the lounge area, checking out the telephone booths and the restrooms. Right before they try to usher us to the next maze was when we realize there was a mini show so we asked if we could stay and watch it, and they said no which is very annoying given the price and lack of instruction. The next maze was just as good and included a dark area where you get squished for a few seconds. It leads to a short walk upstairs that's outside Where are you then enter into a theater show and take seat. It was a great ending and very well done. Unfortunately, the staff kept trying to push us along and I understand why however we were only in there for maybe 40 minutes and even missed the mini show at the bar area so it's very expensive for less than an hour. Also, upon exiting there was merchandise being sold, and only one staff member, so it was moving slowly. Meanwhile, the other staff kept trying to get us to leave even though we said we were waiting to buy merchandise. We had a great time and thought it was very well done, but would've enjoyed it more if we were actually allowed to be there for the full hour. The area outside is sketchy and there isn't a parking lot dedicated as mentioned on their website, you have to just find your own parking and walk over. Lots of homeless and everything stinks outside. I even saw a guy pooping in the alley. Not that this is any fault of the show but you just need to be aware.

Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic! I had no expectations for this event but from the moment we got…read morethere to the moment we got out, we couldn't stop smiling! Part haunted maze, part immersive theater, this was a great first year for this event. The staff and performers were amazing and it was really great to see how they utilized the space. There were definitely some things that could be ironed out (some spaces seemed like there were ideas left on the table, like one of the rooms that was just full of video screens) but otherwise super happy to have tried this out. The story was also kind of hard to follow but the scares were there! There is currently a discount code going on (AOL25) so if you are curious, definitely try this out!

Paleyfest is an annual event that gives a peek into current television entertainment. An…read moreopportunity for fans to get a deeper look into the workings of programming of their favorite streaming shows. The audience is filled with film students to retirees interested in a sneak peak into the minds of the writers, producers and actors of a production of their choice at a price of course. Last year, we attended for the last season of Handmaids Tale and this year, we participated in the first season of Pluribus. As a transplant from DC to CA...I am a huge fan of Pluribus. A must watch. There are DC Metro and surrounding area businesses, especially favorite foodie places that come up in the production often (for those who love food and film). My favorite reference is "The Inn at Little Washington" (often rated a Top 50 restaurant in the US) where I went for a special birthday in my 20's. During the pandemic, there was a featured article on the inn, at a time when people were not dining out as often, the restaurant used mannequin diners so those visiting, did not dine alone. The Pluribus experience; Rhea Seehorn won the Golden Globe for best actress in her lead role as Carol, a former actress in the DC area. If you haven't see it do yourself a favor, it feels timely. Paleyfest is easy to purchase tickets online, a bit on the higher side for television but much of the cast attend. It is well organized inside, with promotion to join as a member. Wolfgang Puck makes prepared food inside to pick up a quick meal. Dolby Theatre has excellent sound and this may be the largest screen you will ever be able to see a streamed show in your lifetime. Note: I have read here some events have been a bust, such as the cast of Yellowstone not showing up etc. We have not experienced this and hope we never do. Go and enjoy your favorite show and cast! #PaleyFest #DolbyTheatre #Hollywood #Pluribus

My first year attending Paleyfest is in the books and it was a success!…read more Paleyfest is a really fun mini fest for fans of television and I'm a huge small screen person. The 42nd Annual William S. Paley Television Festival was held from March 21-29 at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. It's a celebration in the best of TV organized by The Paley Center for Media. Weird thing about Paleyfest/Dolby Theater parking, even though you park at the Ovation for the Dolby Theatre, they do not validate. The parking situation then turns out to be the only bad thing here, so Waymo, rideshare, public transport here instead of driving to avoid the hefty parking fee not included with the hefty ticket prices. I went to two panels - Hacks and Severance - both at 730pm weeknights, way above average in content & characters, top tier small screen marvel shows with great writing & hilarious acting. And when they say panels, they mean it. From Severance, Ben Stiller, Dan Erickson, Adam Scott and Patricia Arquette were all there as Executive Producers but then also - the whole cast. It was light and cute and fun! From Hacks, Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Paul Downs and the rest of the cast. Plus at both panels we got early access to the premiere episodes for each season - it was so fun to watch in a group setting instead of on my couch. Both were well worth it for my friend and I, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves with the Severance panel winning because stellar brought out a marching band. Mic drop. Small critique of the presentations, is the citi card commercial really necessary? it's lovely they are your sponsor, but everyone in attendance also paid and to then sit through a very long commercial was weird. When there was more of a gen z crowd, they booed and groaned very loudly - I giggled at their audacity. When there was a gen x crowd, hushed whispers hit the crowd - I again giggled. Both times I was in the audience for panels though, everyone was very confused by this and it kind of gave corny cringe vibes. Paley Center membership starts at $75 and you get 1 day early access to tickets. I did see some panels sell out this year and in years past quite quickly. Tickets aren't cheap but if this is your jam, it's fun! My friend and I plan on attending next year if the panels suit us!