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  • Review: COME FROM AWAY (North American Tour)

    By Tony Frankel | June 1, 2022
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    A NEWFOUND(LAND) WAY OF LOOKING AT MUSICAL THEATER This intimate ensemble piece seems to get better and better, yet it’s practically the same show I saw when it first opened at La Jolla Playhouse and then on Broadway (where it remains a hit). The National Tour, which is merely breezing through L.A. for two weeks…

  • Dance Review: ROMÉO ET JULIETTE / ROMEO AND JULIET (Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo)

    By Jake Sklansky | May 4, 2022
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    MAILLOT, MAIS OUI Les Ballets de Monte Carlo made a rare appearance in Southern California on April 15-17, 2022, with four performances of Roméo et Juliette, Jean-Christophe Maillot’s innovative 1996 version of Sergei Prokofiev’s iconic ballet, performed at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. In Maillot’s retelling, William Shakespeare’s tale of star-crossed lovers is presented…

  • Theater Review: HADESTOWN (North American Tour)

    By Marc Wheeler | April 30, 2022
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    PRAISE THE GODS! As soon as the plunger-muted trombone began to wail, and ache, and wail again; as trickled sweat watered ivories being tickled on an upright piano; as the hmmm’s of the chorus overlayed the chugga-chug sounds in this gin-soaked speakeasy where the train to hell was roarin’, I knew Hadestown was touched by…

  • Theater Review: TOOTSIE (North American Tour)

    By Marc Wheeler | April 28, 2022
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    SURRENDER (TO) DOROTHY Forty years ago, Dustin Hoffman lit up the silver screen as struggling actor Michael Dorsey in the gender-swapping, smash-hit comedy, Tootsie. Really, who can forget the VHS box art featuring Hoffman’s Michael Dorsey-turned “Dorothy Michaels” donning that iconic red sequin dress in front of an American flag? Obviously, a lot has changed…

  • Theater Review: MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL (North American Tour)

    By Stephen Best | April 23, 2022
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    SPECTACULAR! SPECTACULAR! If a high-kicking, visually spellbinding, toe-tapping night out is what you love in entertainment, have I got just the show for you. Even though the original opening night was delayed a bit by a partial cast-wide Covid-19 outbreak, everyone is now back, healthy and bringing their A+ game eight shows a week at…

  • Theater Review: THE PROM (North American Tour)

    By Stephen Best | April 20, 2022
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    TOE-TAPPING TUNES MAKE THE SHOW Dust off  the Mylar balloons and wrist corsages Chicago, you only have one week to attend The  Prom as part of its national tour.  No smelly gymnasium or dated  themes required, this  prom  is full of high energy dance numbers and a litany of toe-tapping tunes that will stay knocking around your head long after leaving  the…

  • Theater Review: SIX THE MUSICAL (North American Tour Kickoff)

    By Stephen Best | April 13, 2022
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    BOW DOWN TO THE QUEENS OF SIX The second hottest fire to burn through Chicago since 1871 was last night, center stage at the CIBC Theatre, and is now playing there for the next four months before heading on tour to other realms. The powerful queens of  Six are back, celebrating their collective coronation national tour…

  • Dance Review: LAZARUS & REVELATIONS (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at The Chandler)

    By Tony Frankel | April 12, 2022
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    AILEY IS ALWAYS A  REVELATION(S) Bringing with them three complete programs of dazzling dance, this 2022 edition showcases Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s (AAADT) vital verve, reminding audiences why they retain a love affair with this American institution. An unprecedented two-week, three-program showcase plays through April 10, 2022. Never, and I mean never, in all the…

  • Dance Tour: LUXERíŽA (Barcelona Flamenco Ballet)

    By Nia Liat | March 22, 2022
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    Suspense, intrigue, sex, scandal, love: Luxurí®a  (“Lust”), the latest flamenco dance-theater sensation from Spain’s internationally renowned  Barcelona Flamenco Ballet. As part of a global tour, one performance only is set for The  Alex Theatre in Los Angeles (Glendale) on Saturday,  April 16  at  8pm. David Gutiérrez — photo by unniks.com Award-winning Barcelona Flamenco Ballet artistic directors, choreographers and  ballarines principals  (principal dancers)  David Gutiérrez  and  Paula…

  • Tour Announcement: EMOJILAND (Nationwide Open Call)

    By Gregory Bernard | March 15, 2022
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    EMOJILAND THE MUSICAL TO LAUNCH NATIONAL TOUR Visceral Entertainment today announced that after a critically acclaimed Off-Broadway run in 2020, EMOJILAND The Musical is launching a national tour in the Summer of 2022, with cities, theaters, and dates are to be announced soon. The show’s creators will take a unique approach to finding the touring…

  • Theater Review: THE LEHMAN TRILOGY (Ahmanson Theatre)

    By Marc Wheeler | March 12, 2022
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    DON’T MISS AT ANY COST… BANK ON IT Recently I saw a play which forced me to ask: with the amount of stellar entertainment available to us at home, why would anyone spend this much money to trek across town and see this drivel? Whatever “supporting the arts” or “supporting live theater” means shouldn’t feel…

  • Theater Tour Announcement: YEMANDJA (Angelique Kidjo)

    By Lamont Washington | March 11, 2022
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    YEMANDJA, ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO’S FIRST FORAY INTO THEATER After the world premiere at MASS MoCA this week, the co-commissioned Los Angeles premiere of Yemandja will take place at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica April 14, 15, and 16 at 7:30pm before the new work continues on tour   to  Cal Performances  at UC Berkeley on April 23. Inspired…

  • Theater: RIVERDANCE 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW (Tour)

    By Nia Liat | March 4, 2022
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    THIS RIVER KEEPS FLOWING Opening tonight, the Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show begins its tour (see schedule) of over 40 cities across North America in four months, including a two-week run at the history Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. Immerse yourself in the extraordinary power and grace of its music and dance–beloved by fans of all…

  • Theater Review: COME FROM AWAY (North American Tour)

    By Dan Zeff | February 24, 2022
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    A TONIC FOR OUR TIMES Come from Away  tells the story of how residents of the small town of Gander, Newfoundland, in Canada suddenly found themselves the host to 7,000 airline passengers grounded in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attack on New York City. The show doesn’t deal wallow in the high drama of…

  • Jazz: CONNIE HAN TRIO (The Wallis in Beverly Hills)

    By Connor McCormick | February 19, 2022
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    Pianist and composer Connie Han takes on the pantheon of jazz piano ranging from Harlem stride to modal post-bop with her own fiery, contemporary style. Her performances are both powerful and elegant, putting a fresh spin on tradition. The New York Times calls her “the rare musician with fearsome technical chops and a breadth of…

  • Opera Tour: FIDELIO (Heartbeat Opera in NYC, AZ & CA)

    By Lamont Washington | February 7, 2022
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    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…

  • Theater Review: HAIRSPRAY (North American Tour)

    By Stephen Best | February 3, 2022
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    YOU REALLY CAN’T STOP THE BEAT There was some major foot stomping, shoulder shimmying and hip swaying happening downtown last night, despite a major snowstorm that dumped half a foot of snow on Chicagoland. The national non-Equity tour of Hairspray the musical has hit the CIBC Theater. This show is so hot, it will melt…

  • Theater Review: EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAIME (Ahmanson Theatre)

    By Tony Frankel | February 2, 2022
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    WHAT WILL YOU TALK ABOUT? Red high-heeled shoes? Professional drag queens? Repetitive pop music? Overcoming homophobia? Yeah, the new-ish musical Everybody’s Talking About Jaime sounds a lot like Kinky Boots, because it is. (There are so many ways to glitter and be gay in modern Musical Theater.) Jaime is a musical about a 16-year-old boy…

  • Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (Broadway Playhouse)

    By Stephen Best | January 27, 2022
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    THIS WRONG IS OH SO RIGHT Broadway in Chicago’s gamble is absolutely the right play at the right time. Staged in the intimate setting of the Broadway Playhouse Theatre, this Broadway and London romp is most welcome in a time that has audiences hungering for a sincere, hearty laugh. Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer…

  • Tour Review: MICKEY’S SEARCH PARTY (Disney on Ice)

    By Stephen Best | January 25, 2022
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    IT’S BACK, BIGGER AND BOLDER After an almost two-year pandemic hiatus, Feld Entertainment is back, bigger, brighter and bolder than ever before, lighting up the ice with an aspiring cornucopia of athleticism and artistry. Disney on Ice Presents Mickey’s Search Party combined family-friendly entertainment, an ever-familiar soundtrack and over three dozen loveable animated characters brought…

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