Bournes

Center Theatre Group presented the North American premiere of Matthew Bourne’s Romeo + Juliet on Wednesday evening, and when it ended, the entire Ahmanson Theatre audience was on its feet offering a standing ovation. After the dance company had taken final bows — with Paris Fitzpatrick’s Romeo and Monique Jonas’ Juliet receiving the love while covered in (spoiler alert!) blood-drenched white ensembles — Melissa McCarthy and Adam Shankman sat back down in their orchestra seats in row F. The good…

In case you haven’t heard, I was among the many L.A. Times staffers who received layoff notices this week. This will be my last edition of L.A. Goes Out. Building this popular newsletter has been a treasure and something that I never anticipated in my career. It was exciting to experience and learn about the art landscape of L.A. along with you, finding unexpected pockets of talent in SoCal while diversifying the artists we report on. While it is sad to say goodbye to a paper that I dreamed of working for since I was an…

Juicy J and Pi’erre Bourne have shared their joint album Space Age Pimpin via Trippy Music.The offering boasts only a feature from Project Pat, on the opening song “You Want It,” and includes the previously released single “This Fronto.”Space Age Pimpin was executive produced by Juicy J, and acts as a space for Southern rap and new age trap to meet.The project follows Juicy J’s collaborative album with Wiz Khalifa titled Stoner’s Night, which came out in February and saw guest appearances from Elle Varner, Big30, and…