Alisa Hayashida
Alisa Hayashida is an arts and culture columnist and critic for South Pasadenan News, covering the greater Pasadena Metro area and Los Angeles Metro area. She is a valuable arts advocate in South Pasadena, with an extensive background in theatre arts. She has been a proud South Pasadenan for over 27 years.
The Show Must Go On! UPSTAGE Stages Wizard of Oz, Jr. at the Women’s...
When Upstage staff started planning for an in-person summer, they weren't sure exactly what it would look like. The challenges of engaging kids, many of...
SPHS Grad, Harper Fox, Digs Into Global Poverty with The Borgen Project
2018 South Pasadena High School grad, Harper Fox, like millions of other young people, has been spending the summer back in her hometown, a...
Susie Hansen Latin Band Lights Up Garfield Park
It was a perfect summer evening for the City of Pasadena's first concert at Garfield Park on July 25. Susie Hansen Latin Band, a...
Arts Are Essential | What’s Happening Around Town July 16 – 22
LA Phil at the Hollywood Bowl presents “Pictures at an Exhibition” Tuesday July 20 at 8pm. Former Dudamel Fellow Tianyi Lu leads a blazing...
Arts Are Essential | What We’re Checking Out July 9 – 16
A new uniquely enveloping outdoor soundwalk through Los Angeles State Historic Park, “32 Acres” will be offered July 14 through September 29, 2021, at...
Arts Are Essential | July 2 – 9, 2021
The Hollywood Bowl is back and will be kicking off the summer with their 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular! Celebrate good times, and Independence...
Arts Are Essential | June 25 – July 2, 2021
As we look forward to Independence Day on July 4, The Metropolitan Opera is showcasing some of the great American composers whose operas have...
Arts are Essential | What’s Up 6/18-6/25
Here's what's happening in the arts, be sure to support local arts and culture and enjoy as the state reopens!
SPARC Gallery reopens with "BREATH",...
Arts Are Essential | Arts & Culture June 11 – 18
Paul Taylor Dance Company returns to The Music Center as part of the performing arts center’s “Dance at Dusk” outdoor performance series. The company’s...
SPHS Drama’s Bold & Unique Film Production of MacBeth
As this unique school year came to a close, with students once again roaming the hallways and various traditions coming back, including an in...
Arts Are Essential | What’s Happening in Arts & Entertainment May 28 – June...
Live performances return to The Music Center for the first time in 14 months! Leading the way for the reopening of the performing arts complex,...
Arts Are Essential | What’s Happening in Arts & Entertainment May 21 – 28
South Pasadena High School’s drama department will offer a free, fully produced movie version of Shakespeare's “Macbeth”, streaming online on May 22. The extraordinary...
Arts Are Essential | What’s Happening in Arts & Entertainment May 14 – 21
A Noise Within will release its second high-quality film of a stage production this spring: “Alice in Wonderland”, remounting the beloved production from Spring...
Arts Are Essential | May 7 – 14
The Music Center has partnered with Dance Magazine to present an in-depth conversation between American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Principal Dancer Misty Copeland and South...
Moss & Meadow Designs | Whimsical Florals, Cultivated Teas and Wares
Tucked away in the beautiful Fremont Centre Theatre building on Fremont Avenue and El Centro Street is a doorway to a magical shop where...
Next To Normal | Lineage at The Gamble House
It was twilight as we pulled up to the front of the beautiful, historic Gamble House on opening night of Lineage’s production of “Next...
Arts Are Essential | April 23 – 30
Films.Dance, a groundbreaking new global film series produced by and under the creative direction of LA-based Jacob Jonas The Company concludes with the final...
Arts Are Essential | April 16 – 23
After premiering in the UK a few weeks ago, American audiences can now stream the National Theatre’s “Romeo & Juliet” starring Josh O’Connor (The...
Arts Are Essential | April 9 – 16
Lineage is partnering with the world famous Gamble House to present a Covid-safe Drive-in performance! “Next to Normal”, with book and lyrics by Brian...
Arts Are Essential | April 2 – 9
Films.Dance premieres their newest release April 5 from director Nur Casadevall, featuring Gonzalo Garcia, “Galope” from Barcelona, Spain. New York City ballet principal dancer...
Local Acting Student, Cielo Valenzuela-Lara, Chosen as Spotlight Semi-Finalist
Following two rounds of virtual auditions, The Music Center has selected Cielo Valenzuela-Lara as one of the semi-finalists in their 33rd annual Spotlight program,...
Arts Are Essential | March 26 – April 2
“Tango The Musical by Sergei Tumas” comes to Center Theatre Group’s Digital Stage March 25 through March 28, 2021. Presented Thursday at 5 pm;...
Arts Are Essential | March 19 – 26
Streaming this week at Center Theatre Group is Matthew Bourne’s production of “The Red Shoes” premiering Friday, March 19 at 8 pm and streaming...
The Verdi Chorus Presents The Fox Singers in “Amore della Vita”
Anne Marie Ketchum, founding Artistic Director of The Verdi Chorus, is not about to let something like a pandemic stop her from moving forward...
Arts Are Essential | March 12 – 18
In this week's Films.Dance release “DADU”, captured on Super 16mm film and utilizing natural light, four dancers explore abstraction through the framing of movement set against...
Arts Are Essential | March 5 – 12, 2021
Pasadena Playhouse and Vroman’s Bookstore presents the live streaming of Another Day’s Begun: Exploring Our Town on PlayhouseLive, March 11, 2021 at 6:30pm and...
The Actors’ Gang Presents “Axis Mundi | In Conversation with Ariane Mnouchkine and Tim...
The Actors’ Gang Theater announces additional free programming as part of its digital season: Axis Mundi – In Conversation with Ariane Mnouchkine and Tim...
“…make lemonade!” Parson’s Nose Pivots to Radio and Thrives
Catching up with Parson’s Nose Theatre’s artistic director and South Pasadenan, Lance Davis, we can report that the local favorite company has pivoted to...
Arts Are Essential | February 26 – March 5
LA Phil launches second season of Sound/Stage, beginning Friday, March 5, 2021, with new episodes released through June 25, 2021.
With Music & Artistic Director...
SOLO STORIES: Six Women, Six Lives, Six Stories | The Morgan-Wixson Theatre
The Morgan-Wixson Theatre is excited to virtually present six dynamic, moving, and engaging one-woman shows on six Saturday nights at 8pm over the next...
