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Off-Broadway Recommendation: MECCA IS BURNING (Negro Ensemble Company)
A composite play by four playwrights, Mecca Is Burning — which closes Sunday at the Harlem School of the Arts — confronts social and racial themes through the use of protest poetry, dialogue and monologues examining our current social climate from the perspective of four fictional Harlem families. The work was collaboratively written by Cris…
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Theater Review: RECIPROCATING PUMPS (The Marsh San Francisco)
HEATED PUMPS Now playing at The Marsh Theater, San Francisco’s independent theater for new performances, writer and director Dirk Alphin’s original production, Reciprocating Pumps, is a riveting, emotionally intense drama. On an intimate set of a living room and bedroom, this family (both chosen and genetic) drama takes place over the course of a single…
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Theater Review: A PERFECT GANESH (Theatricum Botanicum)
A PERFECT PERFECT GANESH In the realm of contemporary theater, where scripts often tend to shy away from tackling profound and uncomfortable subjects, A Perfect Ganesh is a remarkable outlier. This captivating play penned by Terrence McNally transcends the boundaries of conventional storytelling, delving unflinchingly into themes of loss, self-discovery, and spirituality. With its poignant…
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Recommended Film: PIGEON SHRINE FRIGHTFEST (Festival, August 24-28, 2023, at Cineworld Leicester Square, London)
FrightFest, the UK’s biggest, best and most beloved community-driven horror & fantasy film festival, returns in a blaze of gory glory to the Cineworld Leicester Square, London, for its 24th edition, this year with pioneering technology & entertainment company Pigeon Shrine as its headline sponsor. *** CHEAT Running from Thursday to Monday, August 24-28, 2023,…
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Theater Review: PETER PAN GOES WRONG (Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles)
A PERFECTLY CRAFTED TRAINWRECK Having brought the house down with The Play that Goes Wrong, Mischief Theatre Company has followed up with a delicious offering: Peter Pan Goes Wrong. Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, the play introduces the fictional Cornley Youth Theater to theatergoers and their catastrophic attempt to stage a production of the 1904…
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Theater Review: LES MISÉRABLES (National Tour)
DON’T MIZ IT Unlike most of the characters in the blockbuster sung-through musical Les Misérables, the show itself will never die. Consistently presented either on Broadway, national tours, and globally since the English-language version opened on the West End in 1985, audiences can’t get enough of Victor Hugo’s story about ex-con and do-gooder Jean Valjean and…
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Theater Review: THE RED SUITCASE (Broadwater Theatre Main Stage in Hollywood)
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE The Red Suitcase, written by Jiggs Burgess and directed by Del Shores, with assistant direction and additional staging by Blake McIver Ewing, is a remarkable play that delves into the complexities of the father-son relationship and the moments that shape our lives. The play, seeing its world premiere at the Broadwater…
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Theater Review: EVITA (Cygnet Theatre in San Diego)
EVITA IS SURPRISINGLY GOOD FOR YOU The Cygnet Theatre revival of the musical Evita has already been extended to October 1, 2023, due to positive ticket buyer interest. Cygnet visitors should find much to admire in the production, though it does have issues. But decent presentations of Evita don’t come around very often, so area…
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Extras: THE BENEFITS OF GAMING
Gambling is one activity that has not seen the best light. However, science refutes its negative reputation. It has also proven that there are benefits for those who are engaged in gambling. Some might not be aware of such benefits – and this mayhaps lead to them avoiding the activity. Off the bat, entertainment is…
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Interview: JASMINE FORSBERG (currently performing in Broadway’s HERE LIES LOVE)
JASMINE GRACEFULLY BLOOMS Making her Broadway debut in Here Lies Love, triple-threat Jasmine Forsberg plays Maria Luisa and “Imelda’s Inner Voice.” Prior to this run, she played Jane Seymour in the first national tour of Six. Other credits include Off-Broadway’s Greenwich House Theater where she performed in Broadway Bounty Hunter, and regionally in the world…
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Theater Review: THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR (Old Globe’s Lowell Davies Festival Theatre)
THE WEARYING WIVES OF WINDSOR Scholars generally believe that William Shakespeare wrote about 38 plays. And those scholars likely would rank the comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor at or close to number 38 in the Shakespearean canon. The play centers on Sir John Falstaff, one of the great comic characters in world literature. According…
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Theater Review: RENT (Chance Theater)
VIVA LA VIE CHANCE Rent by the late Jonathan Larson (tick, tick: BOOM!) is a musical theater phenom; productions are as ubiquitous as the stars in the firmament. The show is about a year in the life of bohemian artists struggling to survive, and if that sounds familiar, Larson based his 1996 rock musical on…
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Recommended Music: FREE POP-UP CONCERTS (Miller Theatre Fall Season at Columbia University)
Miller Theatre at Columbia UniversitySchool of the Arts announces the fall season of Pop-Up Concerts “Close to the music” takes on new meaning with this friendly, free modern music series with the audience onstage and free drinks at cocktail hour # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #…
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Broadway Review: BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL (Winter Garden)
WHILE IT’S BACK TO THE MOVIE MUSICAL, FUTURE IS A PRESENT Ever go on the original Star Tours ride at Disneyland? You’re seated in some kind of space ship/tour bus that is piloted by a loveable but incompetent (of course) robot, who almost crashes the ship at lift-off. Once in space, the ride whisks you…
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Extras | TV: TELEVISED TRIUMPHS: HOW MODERN GAMING DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM TV AND FILM
The symbiotic relationship between modern gaming and the world of television and film is one that continues to shape our entertainment landscape. As the pixels of our screens morph into more than just glowing light, it’s fascinating to trace the journey of how games have borrowed elements from our favorite shows and movies, bringing about…
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Recommended Film: RADICAL WOLFE (directed by Richard Dewey)
A WOLF IN WOLFE’S CLOTHING Kino Lorber is releasing Richard Dewey‘s Radical Wolfe, the first documentary about iconic American author and New Journalism pioneer Tom Wolfe. Radical Wolfe is an official adaptation of the 2015 Vanity Fair article “How Tom Wolfe Became : Tom Wolfe” by Michael Lewis, best-selling author of Moneyball and The Big Short and a long…
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Theater Review: PIPELINE (Art of Acting Studio)
A PIPELINE TO THE TROUBLED SOUL One of our era’s greatest dramatists, Dominique Morisseau (Skeleton Crew, Ain’t Too Proud) sheds light on the complicated realities of urban African-American communities. Her 2017 Pipeline, which opened last night at The Art of Acting Studio, concerns Nya Joseph (beautifully underplayed by Fadhia Carmelle Marcelin), a divorced mom and teacher…
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Theater Interview: LISA VROMAN (Appearing at CVRep in “Ingénue… …Ingé-not-so-new!” )
VROMAN AT HOME IN NEW CABARET SHOW Lisa Vroman, celebrated as one of the greatest crossover sopranos of this generation, makes her Coachella Valley Repertory debut Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 7 in CVRep’s 2023 Summer Cabaret Series. Vroman is best known for starring on Broadway, Los Angeles and San Francisco (where she won a…
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Video Game Review: STRAY GODS: THE ROLE-PLAYING MUSICAL (Music Director Austin Wintory)
Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical is the first video game to leverage deeply and complexly interactive musical numbers to tell its story. The game is an extraordinary fusion of captivating storytelling, interactive gameplay, and breathtaking music set in a hand-illustrated modern fantasy world where you will assume the role of Grace, a college dropout bestowed…
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Extras | TV: ULTIMATE GUIDE TO CHOOSING THE BEST OUTDOOR TV
Are you struggling to find the perfect TV for your outdoor entertainment needs? With an abundance of differing advice and options out there, it can be quite a task. This comprehensive guide walks you through key considerations such as weatherproofing, durability, size selection and mounting options. Dive in, let’s find the outdoor TV that transforms your patio or deck…
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