With Halloween over and Thanksgiving quickly approaching, it’s time for typical holiday plays like “The Nutcracker” to run their course. Playwright Sandra Tsing Loh, however, prefers to tell the tale of trying out for “The Nutcracker.” “Sugar Plum Fairy” is an unconventional Christmas play about a clumsy, overweight girl who dreams of winning the lead role of Clara in her dance school’s production of “The Nutcracker.” Written and performed by Loh, this one-woman show, directed by David Schweizer, is currently running at the Geffen Playhouse. Read more...

It’s about race. One race, the human race. It’s about challenging stereotypes and assumptions. And it’s about de-powering the words. N*gger. Wetb*ck. Ch*nk. As the posters warn (or rather promise), the asterisks come off on Nov. Read more...

It’s not hard to bring to mind the stereotype of a metal head. Since heavy metal’s arrival on the music scene in the early 1970s, it’s been accused of everything from Satanism to plain old Beavis and Butthead idiocy. Read more...

The riot of a play “Kate Crackernuts,” running this past month at the 24th Street Theatre in Los Angeles and now extended into November, is the fevered brainchild of one of America’s most exciting and emerging playwrights ““ Sheila Callaghan. Read more...

L.A. Decorative Arts Fair Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Nov. 7-9 You don’t have to watch every episode of “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” to learn about the many wonders of interior design. Read more...

By Jessica Warren dB Magazine Contributor [email protected] Currently running in its seventh sold-out month, “Jewtopia,” a hilarious play about dating across religions, has exceeded all expectations to become one of the longest running performances in Los Angeles theater history. Read more...

Midnight Movies Spaceland Nov. 10, 9 p.m. Rock ‘n’ roll hypnotized by electronica and the siren-like voice of singer/drummer Gena Olivier. This up-and-coming L.A. three piece released its first EP last week on Leftwing Recordings. Read more...