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Theater Review: A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD (Dezart Performs in Palm Springs)
A CASE OF GREAT THEATER It is rare to see intimate, loving friendships between straight and gay men both in life and on stage. In A Case for the Existence of God, running at Dezart Performs through March 10, playwright Samuel D. Hunter masterfully crafts a narrative that defies stereotypes and societal norms, portraying a…
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Theater Review: MJ THE MUSICAL (First National Tour)
IF YOU WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN’, COME FOR THE MUSIC AND DANCE The musical biography of Michael Jackson (tersely titled MJ) is playing a brief one-week run at the San Diego Civic Theatre as part of a national tour. The show is an exhilarating audience experience whenever the hugely talented large cast sings and dances….
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Theater Review: THE BIRTHDAY PARTY: A THEATRICAL CATASTROPHE (Henry Murray Stage at the Matrix Theatre)
LOOK AT WHAT THE CATASTROPHE DRAGGED IN He’s funny. He’s avuncular. He’s unpretentious. He’s loveable. He’s dry and urbane. And, he’s a decent person. But Nick Ullett is an actor by trade, so you may wonder if he’s that decent offstage (hint: he is). Upstairs at The Matrix Theatre, all you’ll want to do is…
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Theater Review: REDWOOD (La Jolla Playhouse World Premiere Starring Idina Menzel)
THE TALLEST LIVING THING ON EARTH INSPIRES A MUSICAL ACORN As one who has hiked many times deep in the ancient Redwood groves, those which have been relatively untouched for thousands of year, and it truly does steal your heart. And with names such as “Cathedral Grove Trail,” Redwoods are spiritual. There’s magic in them…
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Theater Review: FALSETTOS (42nd Street Moon, San Francisco)
WHAT MORE CAN I SAY? BRING YOUR KLEENEX The musical masterpiece Falsettos follows Marvin (William Giammona), an appealing, brainy, anxious, obsessive, wealthy Jewish gay man who struggles to create a tight-knit family out of his eclectic array of core relationships, including his ex-wife Trina (Ariela Morgenstern); his new, handsome, muscled and somewhat snarky young boyfriend…
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Highly Recommended Jazz Music: BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB AND THEATER (March, 2024)
WHERE THE RHYTHM SWOOPS AND SWIRLS, THIS REALLY IS THE JAZZ CORNER OF THE WORLD From bands like The Hot Sardines, Hot Club of Cowtown and Maria Schneider Orchestra to cabaret stalwarts such as Karen Mason and Tedd Firth, there is nothing but excitement this month, March 2024, at Birdland Jazz Club — named after…
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Extras: HOW SLOT PROVIDERS AND BOARD GAME MANUFACTURERS COEXIST
The debate about which casino games are better and possibly more profitable has existed for as long as there has been variety in casino lobbies. However, as most players flock to play https://vulkanvegas.com/en/category/slots and other casino titles, one gaming category that we don’t hear much of lately is board games. Although it doesn’t fall in…
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Extras | Concerts: TAYLOR SWIFT’S REPUTATION TOUR BREAKDOWN
The Reputation Stadium Tour, Taylor Swift’s first all-stadium venture, represents a significant chapter in her illustrious career, showcasing her evolution from a small-town girl to an international icon. This ambitious project not only highlighted Swift’s musical genius but also redefined the contours of live music entertainment. Commencing on May 8, 2018, in Glendale, Arizona, the…
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Theater Review: MY MOTHER HAD TWO FACES (The Rockwell in Somerville, MA; then touring)
HER MOTHER, HERSELF It’s a truism that many women fear “becoming their mother,” and that’s certainly the implied starting point of Karin Trachtenberg’s one-woman show, My Mother Had Two Faces. The performance opens with a recording of Marlene Dietrich singing “Mutter, Kannst Du Mich Vergeben” (“Mother, Can you Forgive Me”) — an interesting choice in…
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Theater Review: FIVE WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS (Lamplighters Community Theater in San Diego)
ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID:SEVER THE BRIDE In 2000, screenwriter Alan Ball won an Oscar for his hit screenplay American Beauty, followed by his powerfully edgy HBO series Six Feet Under and the Emmy-winning series True Blood. To reach this apex, his storytelling career had to start somewhere and that initiation, in 1993, was the dramedy play…
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Theater Review: FATHERLAND (Fountain Theatre)
FATHER V. SON Over 2,000 people stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Within two years, more than 1,200 attackers would be charged. One such perpetrator, Guy Reffitt from Texas, was convicted and sentenced to seven years in federal prison. Who handed him over to the FBI? His 19-year-old son, Jackson. Patrick Keleher and…
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Theater Review: SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (A Noise Within in Pasadena)
ATTEND THIS TALE: IT’S MURDER When A Noise Within, one of LA’s best companies, which specializes in classical theater, announced its current season, what most excited me by far was their decision to do Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim and book writer Hugh Wheeler. Being able to see…
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Theater Review: THREE (Playwrights Arena and the Los Angeles LGBT Center at The Davidson/Valentini Theatre)
A FASCINATING DIVERSE UPDATE TO CHEKHOV’S THREE SISTERS In 1900, Anton Chekhov wrote the play Three Sisters, centering around siblings both very similar and remarkably different who grew up in Moscow but now reside out on a country while longing to return to the more exciting lives they led in the big city. Told over…
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Theater Review: THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME (CCAE Theatricals in Escondido)
A FASCINATING JOURNEY INTO THE AUTISTIC MIND Mark Haddon’s novel is a first-person tale shared by the autistic main character: 15-year-old Christopher Boone, who lives in a small lower-class town in southwestern England. Playwright Simon Stephens (Heisenberg) frames Haddon’s tale as a play-within-a-play: Christopher (an astounding Daniel Patrick Russell) has journaled his experiences in a…
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Upcoming Theater: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE (A Dance-Forward Production, Axelrod Performing Arts Center, NJ)
Grind Arts Company presents a bold reimagining of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece Sunday in the Park With George March 8-24, 2024, at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center (100 Grant Avenue, Deal, NJ). Official opening night is Saturday, March 9 at 8 PM. For tickets, visit Axelrod Arts Center. Eamon Foley brings a bold,…
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Theater Film Release: HERE WE ARE (Stephen Sondheim’s final musical at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts)
STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S FINAL MUSICAL NOW AVAILABLE AT THE NEW YORK LIBRARY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS’ THEATRE ON FILM AND TAPE ARCHIVE The world premiere production of Here We Are, the new musical from David Ives and Stephen Sondheim that debuted at The Shed’s Griffin Theater in 2023, was filmed by the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT)…
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Highly Recommended Album: SONDHEIM IN THE CITY (Melissa Errico on Concord Theatricals)
Sondheim In The City, a new album by Tony-nominated actress, singer and author Melissa Errico, is now available to buy, DL, or stream HERE. Errico has also announced a special Sondheim In The City vinyl release celebration concert on May 7-9, 2024 at 54 Below. “Emotional, authentic, stirring, and gracious with sophisticated interpretations,” is what I called Errico’s…
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Theater Review: ARROWHEAD (IAMA Theatre Company at Atwater Village Theatre)
THERE’S GOLD IN THE HILLS OF ARROWHEAD Move over, Bluefish Cove, you’ve had your last summer. Now, a modern-day retreat of lesbians is here, only this one isn’t by the ocean, it’s by a lake. Arrowhead, actually. But this is no summer retreat. It’s a gathering of two, maybe three, lesbians (what is the plural…
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Upcoming Film: CHALLENGERS SET FOR RELEASE IN APRIL 2024
Zendaya fans have been waiting a long time for the release of Challengers, which was initially set to drop in 2023. It was pushed back, though, and missed its slot at the 80th Venice International Film Festival. It will finally hit cinemas in April this year. The picture uses tennis as its central theme, but…
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Summer Concerts: PROVINCETOWN SUMMER 2024 SEASON (Mark Cortale Presents)
Indigo Girls, Jinkx Monsoon, Bianca Del Rio, Marilyn Maye, HBO’s Gilded Age Stars Denée Benton and Claybourne Elder Will Play Provincetown Town Hall This Summer and Broadway Stars Cheyenne Jackson & Melissa Errico, Announced at Provincetown Theater Producer Mark Cortale has announced a star-studded music and comedy season for the summer of 2024 at Provincetown’s largest entertainment venue,…
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