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Theater Review: MAMMA MIA! (25th Anniversary Tour)
THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC The theater-going public may never get enough of Mamma Mia! Since the Swedish musical opened in London in 1999 there have been 50 productions throughout the world and the international audience now exceeds 65 million. The ABBA-based musical is playing a one week visit to San Diego and judging by…
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Theater Review: THE THANKSGIVING PLAY (Dezart Performs in Palm Springs)
THANKS, BUT NO THANKS Dezarts Performs (Dezarts) has opened their new season with a fine production of Larissa Fasthorse’s The Thanksgiving Play, which runs just two weekends, ending this Sunday, November 12. The Thanksgiving Play had its world premiere in 2018. As of April, 2023 it is the only Native American play written by a…
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Interview: SANTINO FONTANA (appearing in Classic Stage Company’s ‘I Can Get It For You Wholesale’)
HIS BRILLIANT CAREER…CONTINUED Twelve years ago, Stage and Cinema’s Gregory Fletcher interviewed Santino Fontana for his 2011 performance in Roundabout’s Sons of the Prophet, for which he won a Lucille Lortel, Obie, and Outer Critics Circle Award. The New York Times theater critic Charles Isherwood raved about Fontana’s “sensitive performance” and introduced him as “one…
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Off-Broadway Dance/Opera Review: WATCH NIGHT (World Premiere at Perelman Performing Arts Center)
AN UNNECESSARILY HEAVY NIGHT COULD HAVE YOU CHECKING YOUR WATCH Bill Rauch, who guided the Oregon Shakespeare Festival from 2007 to 2019, is now the inaugural artistic director of the Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC). The first commissioned production under his watch is Watch Night, a major new work composed by Tamar-kali, with a libretto…
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Highly Recommended Dance: KEEPSAKE (ISHIDA Dance Company in Houston)
THE HOBBY CENTER IN HOUSTON PRESENTS THE WORLD PREMIERE OF KEEPSAKE BY ISHIDA DANCE COMPANY PROGRAM: keepsake (World Premiere by ISHIDA Dance) warm my bones (World Premiere by ISHIDA Dance) You look strange’”you look happy (by Jeremy Galdeano) If the world was ending, would you hold me tight? (by John Wannehag) ISHIDA Dance The Hobby Center…
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Highly Recommended Off-Broadway Theater: HELL’S KITCHEN (The Public Theater)
GREAT STUFF IS COOKING IN THIS KITCHEN The world premiere of new coming-of-age musical, HELL’S KITCHEN, with music and lyrics by New York’s own 15-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys and playwright Kristoffer Diaz (The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Diety), now in previews at The Public Theater with the official opening on November 19, 2023….
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THE MOST ENDURING CHARACTERS IN FILM
There have been several great silver screen characters that have come and gone over the years, but a select few have left their mark and are as recognizable now as they were 50 years ago or more. To celebrate some of the longest-lasting fictional names in cinema, here are some of our favorite picks. The Mummy You…
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Jazz Concert Review: MIHO HAZAMA & M_UNIT (Tour at Samueli Hall, Segerstrom Center in Costa Mesa)
AN EVENING OF CACOPHONOUS DELIGHT Grammy-nominated composer/performer/arranger Miho Hazama and her 13-piece jazz chamber orchestra m_unit landed at Segerstrom Center for the Arts on October 28, 2023, kicking off the U.S. West Coast Tour showing off her vibrant new album celebrating the 10-year anniversary of her ensemble, m_unit: Beyond Orbits. Adding about six minutes to…
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Theater Review: THE LITTLE FELLOW (OR THE QUEEN OF TARTS TELLS ALL) (World Premiere at Cygnet Theatre in San Diego)
SHE AIN’T LITTLE AND SHE AIN’T NO FELLOW! The Little Fellow is playwright Kate Hamill’s account of the life of the infamous high-society se퓳 worker Harriette Wilson (1786 – 1845). Harriette counted many of England’s nobility among her clientele. She was known to be a savvy, wise-mouthed, outspoken individual and found men who liked that…
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Dance Review: THE LOOK OF LOVE (Mark Morris Dance Group)
TAKE A LOOK AT LOVE As part of a national tour, the Mark Morris Dance Group graced the gorgeous Musco Center for the Arts at Chapman University in Orange last Saturday with its latest opus, a 65-minute dance spectacle The Look of Love. This artistic endeavor served as an homage to the illustrious Burt Bacharach, who sadly…
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Theater Review: HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE (Actors’ Shakespeare Project at Boston Center for the Arts)
FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s production of the 1998 Pulitzer-winning drama How I Learned to Drive takes its audience on a harrowing ride through the dark land of sexual abuse and incest illuminated by moments of honesty, humor, and humanity. Director Elaine Vaan Hogue keeps playwright Paula Vogel’s best-known work moving through its complex…
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Theater Review: INHERIT THE WIND (Pasadena Playhouse)
LIKE HENRY DRUMMOND, I’M AN AGNOSTIC, BUT THIS PRODUCTION OF INHERIT THE WIND SENT ME TO THEATRICAL HEAVEN Inherit the Wind, a theatrical warhorse authored in 1955 by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, emerges as an eloquent narrative, artfully crafted around the historical backdrop of the infamous 1925 “Scopes Monkey Trial.” This legal saga…
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Highly Recommended Jazz Album: A SHADE OF BLUE (Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio)
Veteran pianist Tsuyoshi Yamamoto debuts on prestigious Japanese label evosound with A Shade Of Blue, out on CD and vinyl now, and digitally on December 8, 2023. Famed for his light touch, exquisite musical sensitivity, and hard-swinging approach to the piano, master Yamamoto has enjoyed a long and storied career that has yielded over 50…
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Theater Review: THE FANTASTICKS: A LOVE STORY REIMAGINED (Coachella Valley Rep)
THE NEW FANTASTICKS IS ENCHANTING, MAGICAL AND, YES, FANTASTIC Pride weekend was the perfect time for CVRep to open its production of The Fantasticks, A Love Story Reimagined. It is the opening production of Artistic Director Adam Karsten’s second season. If you want to know how he is doing, I suggest looking no further than…
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Theater Review: THE 39 STEPS (Scripps Ranch Theatre)
39 STEPS TAKEN IN CLOWN SHOES In 1935, Alfred Hitchcock released his spy thriller film The 39 Steps to much acclaim. Robert Donat played Richard Hannay, the handsome and dashing man who stumbles, purely by accident, into a crazy situation where he must save England from ruthless spies stealing military secrets. Adding to his woes…
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Theater Review: BULRUSHER (Berkeley Rep)
A PLAY WITH WATER AS A THEME WILL HAVE YOU FLOATING OUT OF THE THEATER Now playing at the inimitable Berkeley Rep, Eisa Davis’s lyrical, fascinating, humorous and gorgeous play Bulrusher — a 2007 Pulitzer Prize finalist — is set in 1955, 110 miles north of San Francisco in Boonville, California. Founded in 1890, the…
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Theater Review: LAST SUMMER AT BLUEFISH COVE (The Bent in Palm Springs)
BY COVE, THEY DID IT The Bent in association with Palm Springs Cultural Center recently launched its second season on the heels of its successful inaugural season that began less than one year ago. The Bent’s second offering of its second season is a very short run coinciding with Pride Weekend in Palm Springs. Now…
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Cabaret Review: MANDY PATINKIN IN CONCERT: BEING ALIVE (Segerstrom and on Tour)
FINE AND MANDY! Mandy Patinkin, a venerable artist of 71years, known for his remarkable presence on the stage, in television, and on the silver screen, graced the esteemed Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa with his latest production, Being Alive. The title, a nod to the Stephen Sondheim song from the legendary…
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Extras: SHAKESPEAREAN SPINS: A TALE OF ONLINE FORTUNE IN THE UK
In the heart of the United Kingdom, a digital revolution has been quietly unfolding, giving rise to a new generation of pioneers seeking fortunes in the vast landscape of the online world. This tale is not one of traditional gold mines or oil wells, but rather a narrative of how individuals are harnessing the power…
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Highly Recommended Concert: CHRISTMAS TIME IN THE CITY (Church of St. Paul the Apostle)
SO, YOU WANNA SEE STARS AT CHRISTMAS TIME… OK, Christmas is coming, New Yorkers! With choral performances, cabarets, Broadway singers, and music concerts playing all over the city, it can be tough to choose the best. Well, how about a night with all four? On Thursday, December 7, 2023, at 8pm, The Church of St….
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