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Highly Recommended Opera: AIDA and THE OPERA GALA (Boston Lyric Opera at Emerson Colonial Theater)
Stefan Egerstrom (King of Egypt), Brian Major (Amonasro) and Morris Robinson (Ramfis) On Sunday, November 10, 2024, Boston Lyric Opera’s one-performance-only of Giuseppe Verdi’s triumphal masterpiece Aida preceded the return of its annual fundraiser that supports access through community initiatives. Following the 3pm staged concert performance of Aida, the stunning Opera Gala 2024, which will…
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Cabaret Review: JOEY ROSS (Pianist at “The Palms at Indian Head” — Borrego Springs, CA)
SOMETHING WILD BLOOMS ON A DESERT PIANO When one thinks of small desert towns, images come to mind like dive bars, a little grill stop for burgers, and maybe a trinket shop for passersby. What certainly doesn’t come to mind right off is an outstanding cabaret act in the lobby of a lovely hotel with…
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Theater Review: DIVA THE PLAY (Zephyr Theatre)
MEMORIES OF CHERISHED TIMES As we age and our memories fade away, certain items from our lifetime can trigger both happy and unpleasant memories, making us feel in the moment without worrying about what we may have already forgotten. Thus, your life can become a joyous celebration of happy times filled with love and great…
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Opera Review: SANCTA SUSANNA: A HORROR OPERA (Source/Filter Music Collective at Heritage Square Museum)
OH, SUSANNA!! For two performances only, October 24 & 25, 2024, two-year old Source/Filter Music Collective took a big step, producing its first fully-staged opera: Paul Hindemith (music) and August Stramm’s (libretto) scandalous 1921 Sancta Susanna. Timed for Halloween and staged inside the Lincoln Avenue Methodist Church at Heritage Square Museum, this production also marked…
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Theater Review: LEROY AND LUCY (World Premiere at Steppenwolf’s Ensemble Theater)
The devil’s voice is sweet to hear. — Stephen King, from the novel Needful Things Steppenwolf’s production of Leroy and Lucy by Ngozi Anyanwu is a seductive and life-affirming reimagining of the legend of Robert (Leroy) Johnson and his deal with the devil. Little is known about Robert Johnson’s life, largely because it was so…
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Opera Review: ROMEO & JULIET [ROMÉO ET JULIETTE] (Los Angeles Opera)
The Los Angeles Opera‘s revival of Gounod‘s Roméo et Juliette dazzled in its opening performance last night, thanks to extraordinary vocal performances and masterful conducting. With Amina Edris and Duke Kim delivering passionate portrayals of the star-crossed lovers, and Domingo Hindoyan leading the orchestra in a lush, romantic interpretation of Gounod’s score, the evening was…
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Theater Review: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (Palm Canyon Theater)
OOH LA LA FOR LA CAGE AUX FOLLES With songs by the incomparable Jerry Herman, bookwriter Harvey Fierstein once again broke ground after his Torch Song Trilogy with La Cage aux Folles. It was groundbreaking as the first Broadway musical to prominently feature a gay couple as main characters along with an ensemble of drag queens,…
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Theater Review: DOGS (Red Theater in Chicago)
HOT DOGS! Red Theater’s Take on Speed Eating is a Fast and Furious Glimpse into the Fascinating Sometimes you need to head in a different direction to uncover life’s true hidden treasures. The Edge Off Broadway, an unassuming theatrical venue just south of Bryn Mawr, harbors one such gem in Red Theater’s Dogs, which opened…
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Off-Broadway Review: VLADIMIR (Manhattan Theatre Club at New York City Center)
There’s an eponymous and ominous presence onstage at New York City Center Stage I. You can’t see him. But his evil, autocratic and tyrannical nature permeates every scene in Erika Sheffer’s riveting play, Vladimir, from the moment we see a drunk Boris Yeltsin resign to the play’s tragic ending. That man, of course, is Vladimir…
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Recommended Theater: LIFE AND TIMES OF MICHAEL K (Handspring Puppet Company and Baxter Theatre at The Wallis)
THE WALLIS HOSTS EXTRAORDINARY THEATER Handspring Puppet Company (War Horse) joins Cape Town’s Baxter Theatre to bring Life & Times of Michael K to the Bram Goldsmith Theater at The Wallis in Beverly Hills November 21 to 24, 2024. I was lucky enough to catch it at St. Anne’s Warehouse in Brooklyn and it’s a must-see to…
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VINTAGE MEETS VIRAL: HOW PMJ HAS MASTERED THE ART OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN A RETRO STYLE
Postmodern Jukebox (PMJ) has carved out a unique corner of the internet, skillfully merging the sounds and aesthetics of bygone musical eras with the digital reach of modern-day social media. Founded in 2010 by jazz pianist and arranger Scott Bradlee, PMJ began as a grassroots project in a basement apartment, reimagining contemporary pop hits in…
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Film Review: ANORA (Written and Directed by Sean Baker)
A Cannes Palme d’Or winner that trades plot for character, with Mikey Madison and a stellar ensemble stealing the spotlight Writer/director Sean Baker’s Anora is a uniquely different film that stands apart for its commitment to character-driven storytelling over plot — a choice that earned it the prestigious Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival….
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Theater Review: THE GOLDEN GIRLS MEET THE SKOOBY DON’T GANG: THE MYSTERY OF THE HAUNTED BUSH (Hell in a Handbag Productions at The Chopin Theatre)
THE SKOOBY ON HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THIS BUSH, OR SKOOBY DON’T GO? DEPENDS ON YOUR TASTE Hell in a Handbag Productions‘ world premiere of The Golden Girls Meet the Skooby Don’t Gang: The Mystery of the Haunted Bush promises a highly entertaining evening with drag, raunchy humor, and beloved characters young and old….
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Theater Review: THE ORPHANS’ REVENGE (The Group Rep at Lonny Chapman Theatre in North Hollywood)
TIED TO THE RAILROAD TRACKS OF A SILLY MELODRAMA, OR CUTE CAN ONLY GO SO FAR Popular during the Victorian era in England, a melodrama is a sensationally overly dramatic piece with lots of comedy, especially when the exaggerated characters (the ingénue, handsome leading man, older wiser woman, and dastardly villain) break the fourth wall…
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Dance Review: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (World Premiere by American Ballet Theatre at Lincoln Center)
ABT’S NEW NARRATIVE BALLET MAY NOT BE A CRIME, BUT IT SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE PUNISHMENT Last night, October 30th, at Koch Theater, American Ballet Theater presented its world premiere of Helen Pickett‘s ballet Crime and Punishment, a production that is at once charming and abstruse (it plays through Sunday). The combination of ballet and literature…
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Concert Review: RUFUS-RETRO-WAINWRIGHT-SPECTIVE (Rufus Wainwright at The Wallis in Beverly Hills)
A RUFUS CONVERT During Rufus Wainwright‘s homey, intimate concert last night at the packed 500-seat theater at The Wallis in Beverly Hills, he chuckled that he didn’t really want to do A Rufus-Retro-Wainwright-Spective again. Constantly appearing in different shows, he noted that the three-night engagement here was “a lot.” And he ain’t kiddin’. Over three nights,…
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Highly Recommended Concert: WE ARE VERY BIZET (The Verdi Chorus Fall 2024 Concert Celebrating Verdi and Bizet)
“VOTRE TOAST” TO THE VERDI CHORUS The Verdi Chorus’s 41st season begins with its Fall 2024 show, We Are Verdi Bizet, led by Anne Marie Ketchum, who is has been, well, very busy as the Artistic Director for 41 consecutive years. The Verdi Chorus is the only choral group in Southern California that focuses primarily…
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Highly Recommended Screening: MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS (West Coast Exclusive at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood)
GET READY TO BE INSPIRED Music By John Williams, an all-new documentary on the life and career of the legendary composer, will have a limited theatrical release, but beginning Friday, the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood will be showing a West Coast Exclusive in a limited engagement November 1-7, 2024. From his early days as…
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Highly Recommended Theater: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (starring Jason Alexander at La Mirada Theatre)
L’Chaim. “To Life” indeed. There’s a ton of it, not to mention humor, sorrow and wisdom in the 1964 Stein/Harnick/Bock musical triumph, Fiddler on the Roof, which opens soon at La Mirada Theatre, the only So Cal location that truly creates Broadway-style productions (their recent outing, Waitress, was an eye-popping marvel). This exciting new revival…
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Concert Review: FROM MEXICO TO HOLLYWOOD: GOLDEN AGE CINEMA (LA Phil at Disney Hall)
FROM MEXICO TO HOLLYWOOD TO DISNEY HALL, THIS PROGRAM OF FILM SCORES ENTHRALLED With John Williams’s name attached to the program that played last weekend at Disney Hall, I knew had to attend. From Mexico to Hollywood: Golden Age Cinema contained some of the most memorable scores from the best films of Mexico’s Época de…
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