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Theater Review: NEXT TO NORMAL (Chance Theater)
FINALLY: NEXT TO PERFECT The first three times I saw Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey’s Next to Normal, it never truly floored me. There are many ingredients that validate the 2009 musical’s popularity: it is to be commended for a bold and daring new way of communicating the kind of subject matter that you would…
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Dance: THE VOICE WITHIN — FEATURING SEIBI LEE (Leela Dance Collective in SF, LA & Edmonton)
Leela Dance Collective presents The Voice Within, featuring veteran kathak artist Seibi Lee in an intimate performance exploring the themes of duality and paradox. Lee renders two ancient stories – Houyi and Chang’e, a heart-rending Chinese story about the love between a mortal hero and an immortal beauty, and Yuki no Onna, a Japanese tale evoking the mystery of the…
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Theater Review: LIFE SUCKS (Cygnet in San Diego)
LIFE MAY SUCK, BUT THE PLAY SURE DOESN’T For those familiar with Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, it might seem an odd choice to modernize. But Aaron Posner’s tight script, combined with Cygnet’s strong cast, is a breath of fresh air, as it takes Chekhov’s story solidly into the stress of our post-2020 world — and…
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Opera Tour: FIDELIO (Heartbeat Opera in NYC, AZ & CA)
NYC’S HEARTBEAT OPERA PRESENTS ITS FIRST-EVER TOUR WITH FIDELIO Music by Ludwig van BeethovenOriginal libretto by Joseph Sonnleithner and Georg Friedrich SonnleithnerAdapted & Directed by Ethan HeardArranged & Music Directed by Daniel SchlosbergNew English Dialogue Co-Written by Marcus Scott and Ethan HeardFIDELIO TOUR STOPS:The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NYThursday, February 10 at 7pmSaturday, February 12 at 7pmSunday, February…
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San Diego Theater Review: DESPERATE MEASURES (North Coast Rep in Solano Beach/San Diego)
A SHAKESPEAREAN WESTERN MUSICAL? DON’T WORRY, IT MEASURES UP Love Shakespeare? Great. Hate Shakespeare? No problem. North Coast Rep’s Desperate Measures may be based on the Bard’s Measure for Measure, but the language is fully contemporary (unless you count a hint of 1950s Western thrown in). The whole program only contains one line from actual…
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Theater Review: HEISENBERG (Scripps Ranch Theatre in Scripps Ranch/San Diego)
THE PHYSICS OF ATTRACTION If this totally non-physicist reviewer understands what he is reading — the Uncertainty Principle launched by renowned physicist Werner Heisenberg, roughly states that the more precise the position of a particle is given, the less precisely can one say what its momentum is. If that has your head already spinning, no worries;…
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Theater Re-Opening: LA HABRA DEPOT THEATRE (Phantom Projects Theatre Group Gala)
Grammy Nominated Singer Aloe Blacc and Maya Jupiter to Open the New Phantom Projects Theatre at La Habra Depot The historic La Habra Depot Theatre under the new management of the Phantom Projects Theatre Group will re-open with a red-carpet gala benefit on January 29 at 5pm starring Orange County native and Grammy nominated singer/songwriter…
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Music Preview: JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS (SCFTA, Costa Mesa; The Soraya, Northridge)
Wynton Marsalis has received a plethora of awards from numerous countries, committees and academies for his talents and contributions to the world as a musician, arranger, composer, and cultural ambassador. In 2009, he received the Insignia Chevalier of the Legion of Honor from France; it’s the equivalent of attaining knighthood in the UK. French Ambassador Pierre Vimont…
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Theater Review: ALWAYS… PATSY CLINE (North Coast Rep)
CRAZY FOR LOVIN’ ALWAYS PATSY CLINE Is it a musical? A play with music? A tribute act? A duo cabaret act? Always:Patsy Cline is a little of each, coming together sweetly to be something unto itself. APC tells the true story of Louise Seger (Becky Barta), a devoted fan of country-music legend Patsy Cline, adoring…
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Broadway Opening: THE MINUTES (Steppenwolf at Studio 54)
Previews begin March 19, 2022 Opens officially Thursday, April 7, 2022 The cast of Steppenwolf’s production of The Minutes, the new American play by Tracy Letts, directed by Anna D. Shapiro, is now complete. Noah Reid (Emmy Award-winning Schitt’s Creek) will join original Broadway company members Tony Award nominee Ian Barford (Linda Vista, August: Osage County), Tony Award winner Blair Brown (The Parisian Woman, Copenhagen), Cliff Chamberlain (Superior…
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Theater Review: SHE THE PEOPLE (Second City at San Diego Rep)
WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A COMIC BREAKDOWN The Second City school of comedy never held back on giving funny women stage time, even going back to the sixties and seventies. From Joan Rivers to Gilda Radner to Catherine O’Hara, showcasing funny women has been one of their triumphs, leading many of them to SNL…
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Dance: ESPRESSO NUTCRACKER (Dallas Black Dance Theatre)
Dallas Black Dance Academy (DBD Academy) presents its fourth annual Espresso Nutcracker, with a new twist on a holiday tradition. The performance is jazz-influenced by the music of Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite. The single performance is scheduled for Saturday, December 11, 2021, at 7 pm CT in the Majestic Theatre, located at 1925 Elm Street, Dallas, TX. The performance is…
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Theater Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (National Tour)
JESUS TRADES SOUL FOR A MAN BUN While the the 50th anniversary tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar is still finding its footing in this truncated version (90 intermissionless minutes), Timothy Sheader’s 2016 Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production was greeted warmly by patrons at Segerstrom Hall, the tour’s kickoff…
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Theater: GHOST LIGHT: THE HAUNTING (Cape May Stage – Streams on Vimeo This Halloween Weekend)
STREAM-N-SCREAM Fright seekers are spending their weekend with Oiwa, Japan’s most terrifying female ghost. GHOST LIGHT: THE HAUNTING is a streaming theatre experience based on Yotsuya Ghost Tales. The kabuki play is inspired by the legend of a horribly betrayed woman named Oiwa. Written by award winning playwright, Carol Fisher Sorgenfrei and Produced and Directed by Emmy…
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Theater Review: THE MINEOLA TWINS (Moxie in San Diego)
DOUBLE TROUBLE IN MINEOLA Paula Vogel, likely best known for her Pulitzer prize-winning How I Learned to Drive, isn’t afraid to tackle tough themes. In The Mineola Twins, she does so by drenching sensitive topics in a twisted, surrealist comedy that is more a series of connected moments than an actual plot. Everything is fair…
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Music: AMERICAN TRADITIONS VOCAL COLLECTION (2021-2022 Season in Savannah, GA)
The American Traditions Vocal Collection (ATC), previously known as the American Traditions Vocal Competition, has expanded its organizational name to be more inclusive of its year-round offerings. Originally producing one annual event – its namesake competition — the ATC has grown to include year-round musical concert events, a large-scale education program that takes place in…
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Theater Review: MOTHER ROAD (San Diego REP)
ROUTE 66 WAS ONE MOTHER OF A ROAD In John Steinbeck’s 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath, we follow along Route 66 the sad travels of Tom Joad and his family, who flee the desperation of Oklahoma’s dustbowl calamity hoping for a safe farming life in California. In Octavio Solis’s Mother Road, there is one…
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San Diego Theater: CORONADO PLAYHOUSE’S 76TH SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT (2022)
CORONADO PLAYHOUSE’S 2022 SEASON Coronado Playhouse, the oldest arts organization in Coronado, has announced for its 76th Season six fully-staged productions — three of which are San Diego premieres — and two cabaret shows. For tickets (single $15-$30, subscriptions starting at $61.20), call (619) 435-4856 or visit Coronado Playhouse. Subscription renewals available August 23, 2021. New…
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Dance Opening: ALONZO KING LINES BALLET | BALLETX | PARSONS DANCE COMPANY (Segerstrom Hall in Costa Mesa)
SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS 2021 DANCE PERFORMANCES ALONZO KING LINES BALLET BALLETX PARSONS DANCE COMPANY Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ 2021 Dance performances begin next month at Segerstrom Hall with three of the most innovative North American dance companies. From modern dance to contemporary ballet, the Center will host an extraordinary range of performances…
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Event: TWAINFEST (Write Out Loud in San Diego’s Old Town)
WRITE OUT LOUD, an organization founded in 2007 with a commitment to inspire, challenge and entertain by reading literature aloud for a live audience – announces the 12th Annual Twainfest, a FREE event which will take place on Saturday, August 21st from 11am – 6pm in the brand new location of Heritage County Park, 2455…
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