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Tony Frankel

  • Theater Review: COME FROM AWAY (Paramount Theatre)

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    By Tony Frankel | October 5, 2025
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    A NEWFOUND(LAND) WAY OF LOOKING AT MUSICAL THEATER It’s always a joy — and a rarity — to see a musical I’ve witnessed before reemerge as something fresher than the first time I saw it. Such is the case with the astounding production of the popular musical Come from Away at Paramount Theatre in Aurora….

  • Concert Review: RAVEL PIANO CONCERTOS & SUITE FROM CARMEN (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)

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    By Tony Frankel | September 25, 2025
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    REVELLING IN RAVEL AND A RAPTUROUS CARMEN The Chicago Symphony Orchestra opened its late-September program tonight with a shimmering palette of sound while offering many chances for the players to highlight their skills. With Alice Sara Ott at the piano offering not one but two Ravel concertos, and the powerful yet graceful leadership of Mikko…

  • Theater Review: WEST SIDE STORY (Los Angeles Opera)

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    By Tony Frankel | September 20, 2025
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    WEST SIDE SNORING Astoundingly unsatisfying, LA Opera’s many-headed Hydra production of West Side Story, directed with no sense of urgency by Francesca Zambello, opened tonight to a crowd largely made up of donors and subscribers dressed to the nines. Oddly cast, oddly acted, and oddly staged, my head was reeling at the amount of money…

  • TOP 8 ONLINE KASIN V ČESKU 2025: KOMPLETNÍ PRŮ VODCE

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    By Tony Frankel | September 20, 2025
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    Online kasina v Česku zažívají v roce 2025 boom. Mobilní aplikace, rychlé výběry a živé kasino s reálnými dealery jsou dnes samozřejmostí. Český trh spojuje silné domácí značky s licencí a mezinárodní giganty, kteří přinášejí širší nabídku her a atraktivní bonusy. 1. Mostbet Czech – univerzální lídr Mostbet Czech je globální značka, která si v…

  • Theater Review: RAGTIME (Actors’ Repertory Theatre of Simi Valley at the El Portal)

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    By Tony Frankel | September 19, 2025
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    Ragtime is the epic musical by Terrence McNally (book), with music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens (based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow). It weaves together stories of a Jewish immigrant, a Harlem pianist, an upper-class white woman, and historical figures — all pursuing the American Dream amidst societal change, prejudice, and…

  • Theater Review: RABBITS IN THEIR POCKETS (Lifeline)

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    By Tony Frankel | September 17, 2025
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    TAKE A TRIP DOWN THIS RABBIT HOLE Coping with familial grief has long been fertile ground for theatre, from Rabbit Hole to Hamlet to Antigone, performed almost 2500 years ago at the birth of the art form. The 43rd season opener for Lifeline Theatre, Rabbits in Their Pockets—directed with an eye for character detail and…

  • Theater Review: THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING (El Centro Theater)

    By Tony Frankel | July 22, 2010
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    THE PLAY THAT COULD BE KING ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Once upon a time, Mark Twain wrote the short story A Medieval Romance, in which a girl is secretly raised as a boy for the purpose of inheriting the King’s throne from her uncle, the King. The Girl is sent…

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