Harry West News

Versa-StyleDance Company fuses the vintage sounds of Motownand R&B with the exuberance of hip-hop - house, popping, locking, whacking and boogaloo - as well as salsa, merengue, cumbia and Afro-Cuban dance moves. Escape to the Ford Theatres for 'Box of Hope,' a joyous evening of L.A. street dance, spoken word and music under the stars on Today, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m.

Versa-StyleDance Company fuses the vintage sounds of Motownand R&B with the exuberance of hip-hop - house, popping, locking, whacking and boogaloo - as well as salsa, merengue, cumbia and Afro-Cuban dance moves. Escape to the Ford Theatres for 'Box of Hope,' a joyous evening of L.A. street dance, spoken word and music under the stars on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m.

Versa-Style Dance Company's dynamic troupe of LA's hippest performers bring their street dancing to the stage at Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre on Sunday, January 25 at 2 p.m.

Under the sure-handed direction of Morton, who has brought together an impressive cast of adult actors with two different casts of youngsters, the whole of Oliver! is remarkable, a thoroughly delightful evening of theater that allows those older thespians to show off their talents while showcasing the budding talents of her younger charges, who display stage presence and focus throughout the tune-filled musical. In fact, it is Morton's skilled and practiced eye in regards to casting that really sets this Oliver! apart from any of the others we've seen. Frankly, the woman knows what she's doing.

Samuel West and Penelope Wilton will return to the Donmar Warehouse later this year to star in Jeremy Herrin's revival of TS Eliot's drama 'The Family Reunion.' The production will be the centrepiece of the Donmar's upcoming festival celebrating the work of the 20th-century writer. It will run at the Donmar's Covent Garden home from 25 November 2008 to 10 January 2009.