Silver Slippers: Musings on Dance and Theater in Los Angeles

Welcome to Silver Slippers! This blog covers dance performances in Los Angeles, other performances I see, and any other dance topic that strikes my fancy. Please keep in mind that everything here is my humble opinion. Make yourself at home, and don't be afraid to leave a comment! This blog started in Houston, Texas, then moved with me to Atlanta, Georgia. Now I live in LA!

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Lineage Dance Company, January 27, 2018, Lineage Performing Arts Center

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Pasadena-based Lineage Dance Company produced an unusual and very personal show called "Stories of Identity: Gender & Sexuality...
Thursday, February 15, 2018

A Very British Lesbian, November 9, 2017, Santa Monica Playhouse

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Fiona Goodwin tells her sexuality life story with dry British wit. It includes being the subject of an exorcism when she was a teenager, tr...

The Nutcracker, December 2, 2017, The Broad Stage

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Westside Ballet of Santa Monica gave a very creditable performance, accompanied by the Santa Monica College Symphony, which was soothingly ...
Friday, October 27, 2017

Hamilton, October 21, 2017 (2pm), Hollywood Pantages Theatre

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This was my first time seeing Hamilton.  THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME SEEING HAMILTON.  Conclusion? It really is all that and a bag of ch...
Sunday, October 01, 2017

The Muppets Take the Bowl, September 9, 2017, Hollywood Bowl

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This is one of those things I didn't know was on my bucket list until it happened. Who could have predicted a live stage show by the en...
Thursday, September 28, 2017

The Red Shoes, September 26, 2017, Ahmanson Theatre

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Capsule review: Amazing score, great scenic design, very good dancing, and exactly the kind of choreography one expects from Matthew Bourne...

Starting here, starting now...

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Regular followers of this blog, of which there are none, will note a large gap in entries between now and four years ago. For the record, t...
Wednesday, March 06, 2013

Cinderella, February 17, 2013, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center

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This family performance by Atlanta Ballet had one strike against it from the get-go: Prokofiev was not at his best when he wrote the score ...
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