Kevin Taft

1 week ago | weliveentertainment.com | Kevin Taft

The houses of Musical and Serious Drama are at battle in the latest (and unnecessary) retelling of Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet,” now with the uninspired title of Juliet & Romeo. While the film notes state it’s based on the “real story” that inspired Shakespeare’s play, something seems rotten in the declaration.

1 month ago | weliveentertainment.com | Kevin Taft

From the back of the darkened theater, a man begins to sing. Just his voice. No accompanying piano. Just him and his instrument. “Birds flying high, You know how I feel…” he crooned. The Samueli Theater crowd immediately turned from their tables and craned their necks to spot the man inhabiting this haunting, crystalline, clear voice singing one of the most beloved songs of all time. And there he was. Cheyenne Jackson.

1 month ago | weliveentertainment.com | Kevin Taft

In what has been a year-long tribute to one of the greatest film composers of all time – if not THE greatest film composer of all time – the Los Angeles Philharmonic celebrated the work of a master of cinema – John Williams. Curated for the LA Philharmonic’s season at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, LA’s favorite conductor, Gustavo Dudamel, led the orchestra in 15 selections from Williams’ oeuvre. The night began with William’s “Olympic Fanfare,” composed for the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

1 month ago | weliveentertainment.com | Kevin Taft

A cute but slight call back to the gay rom-coms ‘90s, A Nice Indian Boy is a sort of queer My Big Fat Greek Wedding for a new generation. Based on the play by Madhuri Shekar, the film stars Karan Soni (Deadpool) as Dr. Naveen Gavaskar, a gay Indian guy living in Hampshire, in the UK. The film opens at his sister Arundhathi’s (Sunita Mani) wedding to a stud named Neel (Sean Amsing).

2 months ago | weliveentertainment.com | Kevin Taft

The Gay Hunk of Broadway Claybourne Elder made his Segerstrom Center for the Arts cabaret debut this past weekend, sharing stories and singing Sondheim as only the “Gilded Age” star can. Having starred in such productions as the musical “Benny & Joon,” the remounting of “Company” with Patti Lupone, “Bonnie & Clyde,” “Venice,” and  “Sunday in the Park with George,” Elder has been all over Broadway (and beyond) for the past seventeen years.