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  • Theater Feature: 2020 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS

    By John Todd | October 15, 2020
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    2020 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS   Nominations in 25 competitive categories for the 74th Annual “Tony” Awards were announced today by James Monroe Iglehart  on the official Tony Awards YouTube channel. Nominations: Best Play   Grand Horizons, Author: Bess Wohl The Inheritance, Author: Matthew López Sea Wall/A Life, Authors: Simon Stephens & Nick Payne Slave Play, Author: Jeremy O….

  • Film Preview: DTF (directed by Al Bailey)

    By John Todd | September 14, 2020
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    WHEN FRIENDLY SKIES GET TESTED Over the course of 18 months, director Al Bailey followed his friend “Christian” as his career as a long-haul pilot takes him to the far corners of the Earth. Widowed and lonely, “Christian” uses his career to find new love in far-off lands as the camera captures his misadventures in…

  • Film Preview: SHIT & CHAMPAGNE (Frameline 44)

    By John Todd | September 8, 2020
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    SOMETHING IS ABOUT TO POP We have the new trailer for  D’Arcy Drollinger‘s new comedy,  Shit & Champagne. Kicking off  Frameline44 — the world’s largest virtual Queer film festival — this world premiere hits the West Wind Solano Drive-In Theater  in Concord, CA, on Thursday, September 17, 2020. About Shit & Champagne San Francisco’s own drag queen extraordinaire D’Arcy…

  • TV Preview: THE RIFLEMAN, THE REAL MCCOYS & MORE (FilmRise AVOD Offerings)

    By John Todd | August 18, 2020
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    Stream Away the Dog Days of Summer with FilmRise AVOD Offerings Including New The Rifleman It’s August now and temperatures are still rising out there. Sure, you could try to book a last minute trip out of town, but trips cost money and a lot of your effort. What to do: FilmRise can help you…

  • Event Preview: HAM4CHANGE (Cast of Hamilton)

    By John Todd | August 13, 2020
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    A HAM-CHANGE IS COMING Award-winning Broadway musical Hamilton will come together for the final HAM4CHANGE virtual event on August 15, 2020, to support organizations focused on ending systematic racism. For tickets, visit HAM4CHANGE. Organized by cast members Okieriete Onaodowan and Morgan Marcell, and hosted by Andrew Chappelle, the two-hour exclusive livestream will be hosted on…

  • Theater Preview: OF DICE AND MEN (Otherworld Theatre)

    By John Todd | July 27, 2020
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    GO TO THE OTHERWORLD Chicago’s premier Science Fiction and Fantasy theatre proudly presents Of Dice And Men – A Play about Dungeons and Dragons! This virtual production is a remount of Otherworld’s first full length production from the spring of 2014, and it has been specifically designed for Otherworld’s digital platform. It will premiere on…

  • Theater Preview: FIRST FOLIO THEATRE (Update to 20-21 Season)

    By John Todd | July 23, 2020
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    FIRST FOLIO THEATRE ANNOUNCES UPDATE TO 2020-2021 SEASON SCHEDULING In response to the current health situation, and in accordance with their commitment to maintaining a safe environment for their employees and patrons, First Folio Theatre has announced that they are postponing their first two scheduled productions of the 2020-2021 season. The fall production of THE…

  • Music Preview: iPALPITI (23rd Annual Festival is now a Festival-at-Your-Home)

    By John Todd | July 18, 2020
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    iPALPITI’S 23RD FESTIVAL IS NOW A FESTIVAL-AT-HOME Based in Los Angeles, iPalpiti Artists International is a non-profit organization formed to support, promote and develop the careers of exceptionally gifted young professional musicians, thus securing a future generation of artists who will pass on traditions of all time and carry classical music into the next century….

  • Theater Feature: QUIZ ME, KATE (42nd Street Moon)

    By John Todd | July 12, 2020
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    THE CHANCE TO PLAY BROADWAY TRIVIA IS A NO-BRAINER! WINNING..? WELL… San Francisco’s 42nd Street Moon has been offering a program that I know our readers would delight in. Mavens and newbies alike are welcome to play “Quiz Me, Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia”, which happens on Sundays at 8 p.m. PST. Enter as a household…

  • TV Preview: GLOBAL GOAL: UNITE FOR OUR FUTURE — THE CONCERT (NBC)

    By John Todd | June 27, 2020
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    Los Angeles Philharmonic, YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles) & special guest J’Nai Bridges join Gustavo Dudamel in Global Goal: Unite for Our Future – The Concert NBC, Saturday, June 27, 2020, 8PM   International advocacy organization Global Citizen and the European Commission are partnering on  Global Goal: Unite for Our Future’”The Concert, a globally televised and digitally…

  • L.A. Extras: GRAND PARK + THE MUSIC CENTER’S 4TH OF JULY BLOCK PARTY: HOME EDITION

    By John Todd | June 24, 2020
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    THE PARTY CONTINUES Grand Park + The Music Center’s 4th of July Block Party Annual Event Will Televise Live on July 4, 2020 ABC7 (7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.) and LA 36 and The Music Center  (8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.) Grand Park + The Music Center’s 4th of July Block Party: Home Edition  Highlights: KABC-TV Broadcast Hosts Members of the…

  • Extras: VIRTUAL REALITY SLOTS: OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS

    By John Todd | June 13, 2020
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    Virtual Reality Slots: Opportunities and Threats The entertainment industry has benefited immensely from advances in technology and more so than many other industries. Whether it is computer games with lifelike graphics or special effects that have helped define modern cinema, all have changed the industry beyond recognition.   Gambling and New Technology Gambling is usually seen…

  • Extra: MAKING THE BEST OF YOUR CASINO EXPERIENCE

    By John Todd | May 9, 2020
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    MAKING THE BEST OF YOUR CASINO EXPERIENCE If you’re an avid gambler, or if you simply like to dabble in casual gambling, no doubt you will have scrolled through an abundance of online articles with slot tips for making the most of casino games, some great and some not so great! Here’s how to make…

  • Extra: FROM THE MECHANICAL TO THE VIDEO SLOT

    By John Todd | May 6, 2020
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    FROM THE MECHANICAL TO THE VIDEO SLOT The mechanical slot machine was invented by Sittman and Pitt in 1891 with five rotating drums. Similar to other casino games, the player would win the game based on who had the best hand with five cards. This game was the first of its kind back then and…

  • Music Preview: JOHN WILLIAMS: MAESTRO OF THE MOVIES (and more from Pacific Symphony)

    By John Todd | March 26, 2020
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    SOME OFFERINGS FROM PACIFIC SYMPHONY Introducing the Virtual “Symphony Mixer” Symphony Mixer is a new virtual social series hosted by Symphony Principal Flutist Ben Smolen, each virtual happy hour will feature live performances, interviews with artists, musical anecdotes and stories from behind-the-scenes. “John Williams: Maestro of the Movies” Pacific Symphony has produced its first-ever virtual…

  • Music Extra: MANDOPOP SINGER AND ACTOR JAY CHOU’S GAMBLING HABITS

    By John Todd | February 15, 2020
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    MANDOPOP SINGER AND ACTOR JAY CHOU’S GAMBLING HABITS Jay Chou is a popular Taiwanese known for several Mandopop hits. Born in 1979 in Taiwan, he is arguably the most celebrated musician in the country and on the mainland of China. The media describes Chou as a music genius. Chou released his first album in November…

  • Music Preview: SONGS OF FANTASY (The Fox Singers in Santa Monica)

    By John Todd | January 10, 2020
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    A FOX FANTASY The Verdi Chorus is So Cal’s only choral group which centers around the dramatic and diverse music for an opera chorus. The Fox Singers, who constitute the professional ensemble of this wonderful chorus, are presenting, for one-night only on Sat. Feb. 1 at 7:30, a program devoted to all things fantastical. You…

  • Film Review: RAIN MAN (directed by Barry Levinson)

    By John Todd | March 10, 2019
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    GAMBLING WITH FAMILY Rain Main is a heart-warming Hollywood tale that explores the relationship between a slick, fast-talking Lamborghini salesman, Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise), and his autistic, yet extremely gifted brother, Raymond (Dustin Hoffman). When returning to Cincinnati to attend the funeral of his father, Charlie is disappointed to find that his inheritance consisted solely…

  • CD Review: RAMEAU: LE TEMPLE DE LA GLORIE (Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan)

    By John Todd | January 4, 2019
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    ORIGINAL OPERA SHOULD BE SEEN, NOT JUST HEARD I suspected even before opening this new recording that there was trouble ahead on what should have been a fascinating effort. The “world premiere recording” of the “original 1745 version” of Jean-Philippe Rameau’s Le Temple de la Gloire is a must for the collector (and you know…

  • Music Preview: CALLING ALL ANGELS (Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles Holiday Spectacular)

    By John Todd | November 24, 2018
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    MAKE THE YULETIDE GAY Attending GMCLA’s Holiday Spectaculars is more like a pilgrimage for me, and is a no-brainer when choosing my wintertime concerts. The musical extravaganza this year, Holiday Spectacular: Calling All Angels, plays at Glendale’s  gorgeous Alex Theatre for four performances Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 15 & 16, 2018. What better way is there…

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