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Theater Review: BRIGADOON (Pasadena Playhouse)
BRIGADOON EARNS ITS MIRACLE Pasadena Playhouse’s revelatory new production treats Lerner and Loewe’s fable not as nostalgia, but as a question of faith, sacrifice, and survival Dormancy is a survival strategy. Seeds use it. Bears use it. A village in the Scottish Highlands uses it in Brigadoon, which premiered on Broadway in 1947 — the…
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Theater Review: OEDIPUS EL REY (Huntington Theatre Company / Boston)
GREEK TRAGEDY WITH A LOWRIDER HEART Luis Alfaro’s barrio reimagining of Sophocles turns Greek tragedy into a vibrant, joyous story of identity, fate, and survival Playwright Luis Alfaro’s reimagining of Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, Oedipus El Rey, relocates the ancient tragedy to a Los Angeles barrio, where hope is hard to come by—especially for the four…
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MOVIES FILLED WITH RISK, LUCK, & FORTUNE
Casinos and gambling are popular in films because of their stylish visuals, exclusivity, sense of danger and high-stakes drama. For decades, movies have portrayed them as glamorous but shady worlds of vice – though the reality is quite different. These portrayals have shaped public perception of gambling venues, while the rise of best crypto casino…
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WHEN CARDS HIT THE STAGE: THE SURPRISING ROLE OF CARD GAMES IN THEATER AND FILM
A deck of cards is one of the oldest dramatic props in existence. Long before cinema invented the close-up, playwrights understood that a card table was a stage within a stage, a contained arena where characters could reveal themselves through strategy, deception, and luck. The turn of a card could settle a debt, expose a…
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Theater Review: THE HULA-HOOPIN’ QUEEN (Young People’s Theatre Chicago)
HOOP DREAMS IN HARLEM Young People’s Theatre closes its season with a charming, energetic celebration of childhood, friendship, and community In The Hula-Hoopin’ Queen, the stakes are very low; to an adult, that is. But if you’re a 10-year-old girl like Kameeka (or her friend Jamara), being crowned the Hula-Hoopin’ Queen of 139th Street is…
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Theater Review: EXIT THE KING (A Noise Within / Pasadena)
LONG LIVE THE ABSURD Michael Michetti’s visually stunning staging transforms Ionesco’s meditation on death into a thing of eerie beauty It is rare, nowadays, when a play by the Romanian Godfather of absurdist theatre, Eugène Ionesco, is staged, and rarer still when it is staged well. That happy convergence can be currently experienced at the…
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Theater Review: A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE (The Bent / Palm Springs)
A LITTLE SHOW WITH A VERY BIG HEART The Bent’s first musical proves this company is ready for anything The Bent, Palm Springs’ queer theatre company, closes its fourth season with its first musical, A Man of No Importance — and what a debut it is. This intimate chamber piece proves the company’s trademark excellence…
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Theater Preview: AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ (Ebony Rep / Nate Holden Performing Arts Center / Los Angeles)
FATS WALLER’S JOINT IS JUMPIN’ AGAIN Ledisi and an all-star cast bring the Harlem Renaissance roaring back to life at the Nate Holden Center Ain’t Misbehavin’ is a sizzling celebration of Fats Waller’s music—songs that he made famous in a career that ranged from uptown clubs to downtown Tin Pan Alley to Hollywood and concert…
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Theater Review: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (TUTA Theatre / Chicago)
GUILT TRIP TUTA Theatre turns Dostoevsky’s sprawling masterpiece into a feverish psychological horror story of conscience, damnation, and salvation Fyodor Dostoevsky’s masterpiece Crime and Punishment runs around 700 pages and involves close to two dozen significant characters. TUTA Theatre’s production uses as its text a 2003 adaptation by Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus: this version…
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Theater Review: A ROOM IN THE CASTLE (Moxie Theatre / San Diego)
THE WOMEN LEFT OFFSTAGE Lauren Gunderson reclaims Shakespeare’s sidelined women in a sharp, emotionally intelligent companion piece to Hamlet The women in Hamlet exist largely to reflect Hamlet’s choices and actions. They are little more than props to propel the plot, with no backstory or motivation. Playwright Lauren M. Gunderson clearly feels frustration at this…
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DISCOVER HOW TICKET PRICES CHANGE DURING THE YEAR AND HOW TO SAVE WITH VIVID SEATS COUPONS
Ticket prices for festivals, concerts, and sports events are rarely fixed and tend to fluctuate significantly over time. Unlike traditional retail products, live event tickets are influenced by changing market conditions where supply and demand play a central role. Factors such as the popularity of an artist or sports team, venue capacity, timing of the…
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Theater Review: OCTET (Raven Theatre / Chicago)
LOG OFF AND SING Dave Malloy’s brilliant chamber musical turns doomscrolling, loneliness, and internet addiction into something unexpectedly humane [Editor’s Note (June 2026): Raven Theatre’s production of Octet, originally reviewed by Stage and Cinema in May, transfers intact to the Goodman Theatre for a limited engagement beginning July 15, 2026. DO NOT MISS.] ✦ ✦…
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SKIN UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT: HOW STAGE PERFORMERS CARE FOR THEIR FACES AFTER THE SHOW
The lights come down, the applause fades, and while the audience heads home, the performer faces one more act of the night: undoing everything the stage demands of their skin. Hours under hot lights, layers of heavy makeup built to read from the back row, sweat, adhesive, and the sheer repetition of it night after…
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Off-Broadway Review: THE PEOPLE VERSUS LENNY BRUCE (Cause Célèbre at Theatre Row)
A TRIAL FOR LENNY—AND SOMETIMES THE VIEWER A courtroom drama that probes language, censorship, and the cost of pushing boundaries Unique among the performing arts, standup comedy is the only craft that cannot be sharpened without an audience. And, ironically, the only performing art that we allow, even expect, to deeply offend. Who ever heard…
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TABA SQUISHIES AND DIY SQUISHY KITS | TABASQUISHY
Taba squishies are soft, cute, and fun squeeze toys made for happy little moments. They are easy to press, nice to touch, and fun to keep on a desk, shelf, or in a gift box. Many people like them because they bring a soft and playful feeling to the day. A diy taba squishy kit…
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LIGHTING ON A SHOESTRING: HOW INDIE THEATERS CAN UPGRADE THEIR STAGE LIGHTS WITHOUT BLOWING THE BUDGET
For small and mid-size theaters, keeping the lights on is more than a figure of speech. Older tungsten rigs gulp electricity, chew through gel rolls, and leave crews sweating under followspots that double as space heaters. The good news: you don’t have to choose between artistic ambition and the utility bill. With a targeted, fixture-by-fixture…
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BREATHABLE ARMOR SETS THAT KEEP YOU COMFORTABLE ALL DAY
The main concern that many beginner LARPers have is comfort. They are afraid that spending many hours or even days in armor would be too challenging and tiresome. Indeed, restrictive gear can quickly turn an exciting campaign into a draining experience. However, leading manufacturers allow customers to buy a breathable larp armor set that does…
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THE BEAUTY TOUCH-UPS PERFORMERS DEPEND ON BEFORE STEPPING UNDER STAGE LIGHTS
Stage lighting changes everything. Makeup that looks soft backstage can suddenly appear washed out under bright spotlights, while small beauty issues that normally go unnoticed often become far more visible during performances, photos, and close-up recordings. Because of this, performers usually rely on quick touch-up routines that help them look polished without needing a full…
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