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NY Theater: OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE REMOVES GENDER SPECIFICATIONS FROM ACTING CATEGORIES
The Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of writers on New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers and national publications, is pleased to announce the dates for the prestigious annual Outer Critics Circle Awards, honoring the 2022-2023 Broadway and Off-Broadway season, as well as the reconstruction of the acting categories. The eligibility cut-off date for nominators to attend a show in the 2022-2023…
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Pre-Broadway: A WONDERFUL WORLD, THE LIFE AND LOVES OF LOUIS ARMSTRONG / A New Musical (New Orleans & Chicago)
LOUIS ARMSTRONG MUSICAL HEADED FOR BROADWAY AFTER NEW ORLEANS & CHICAGO It has been announced that A Wonderful World, A New Musical about the Life and Loves of Louis Armstrong will play a pre-Broadway engagement in New Orleans and Chicago this fall with James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin) starring as Armstrong. Mirroring Armstrong’s own musical path from New Orleans…
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Music Review: RAVEL, DAWSON & PROKOFIEV (LA Phil, Guest Conductor Roderick Cox)
DAWSON GETS HIS DUE IN LA PHIL’S FIRST PERFORMANCE OF HIS NEGRO FOLK SYMPHONY The swellegant Maestro Roderick Cox returned to Disney Hall with the LA Phil last weekend. Even knowing the talent of the conductor, players, and guest violinist Karen Gomyo, there were some surprises at this stupendous program. The first came before the…
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Off-Broadway Recommendation: WHITE GIRL IN DANGER (Second Stage and Atlantic at the Tony Kiser)
GIRL, YOU IN DANGER: THIS WILL DEFINITELY SELL OUT Beginning March 15 (with an official opening on April 10, 2023), you can tune in to the epic and viciously funny new musical White Girl in Danger from Michael R. Jackson creator of Tony-winning Best Musical A Strange Loop (read Stage and Cinema‘s review). Director Lileana Blain-Cruz (The…
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Obituary: ANDREW LEYNSE (Artistic Director of Primary Stages)
PRIMARY STAGES is saddened to announce the passing of Artistic Director Andrew Leynse. Leynse passed on January 20, 2023, following a sudden illness. Statement from Primary Stages: “It is with endless sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Artistic Director, Andrew Leynse. We have lost one of the dearest, kindest, most devoted people we…
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Upcoming Off-Off-Off Broadway: HARMONY HALL (FRIGID Fringe Festival at UNDER St. Marks)
Cross-Eyed Bear Productions will present Harmony Hall written and directed by multi-award-winning playwright Duncan Pflaster. The production will be presented as part of the 2023 FRIGID Fringe Festival at UNDER St. Marks (94 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10009) with performances on Wednesday, February 15th at 9:50pm; Sunday, February 19th at 7pm; Wednesday, February 22nd at 9:50pm; and Saturday, March 4th at 2pm….
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Film Lessons: 10 MOVIES THAT EDUCATE AND INSPIRE STUDENTS
Transportation to another universe can give us the peace of mind we crave. That is one of the many powers of movies, which entertain, educate, and inspire. They introduce us to novel perspectives and drive us to think critically. As students, we learn valuable lessons from stories and characters portrayed on the big screen. In…
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Extras / Film: ESSENTIAL MODERN AND CLASSIC FRENCH MOVIES TO ADD TO YOUR WATCH LIST
It’s not breaking any news that big-budget Hollywood is going rather stale. Pumping out what are now “franchise movies” month after month, while they certainly bring in hundreds of millions of dollars worldwide, they’re mostly the same CGI-driven affairs with little to offer beyond spectacle. So, it doesn’t come as a surprise that foreign-language films…
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Theater Review: GREASE (La Mirada Theatre)
GET READY TO BE GREASED UP The year is 1959, when rock and roll was giving birth to the Sexual Revolution and the turbulent 1960s were about to burst on the scene. Record companies were releasing over a hundred singles every week and the country was about to radically change. In its original raunchy incarnation,…
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Extras: STRATEGIES FOR FINDING YOUR PERFECT PARTNER
Finding the right partner can be a long and difficult process, especially if you’re looking for someone who shares your values and interests. You might find yourself going on a lot of dates with people who don’t live up to what you want in a partner or spouse. But don’t give up hope! There are…
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Theater Review: GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER? (Theatre 40)
GUESS WHAT SHOULD BE ON BROADWAY? A hit at their home theater on the Beverly Hills High School campus, Theatre 40’s production of Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? has been remounted at the gorgeous Greystone Mansion on a Beverly Hills bluff overlooking L.A., a choice setting for the Bay Area hilltop home of a wealthy…
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Theater Review: BROTHERS PLAY (Legacy LA)
A LOST TRIBE OF BROTHERS Because a child who has been sexually abused often knew and trusted the perpetrator, only about a third of the cases are reported. Many remain silent. As if the act itself wasn’t traumatic enough, childhood abuse often has a wide range of effects in adulthood — drug use, impulsive risky…
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Highly Recommended Album: FEVER: A PEGGY LEE CELEBRATION! (Ann Hampton Callaway)
With her artist legacy series, pop/jazz vocalist and songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway paid homage to Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan on two critically-acclaimed CDs while staying true to her artistic aesthetic. Callaway continues that series with Fever: A Peggy Lee Celebration!, which highlights the songwriting talents of Lee, who wrote or co-wrote over 270 songs…
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Theater Review: TO THE BONE (Open Fist Theatre Company Remount at Theatre 68 Arts Complex)
WICKED GOOD [Editor’s Note: TO THE BONE will be remounted at Theatre 68 Arts Complex, 5112 Lankershim Blvd. in North Hollywood March 4 – March 26, 2023. Tisha Terrasini Banker, Alice Kors, Kacey Mayeda, Jack David Sharpe and Amanda Weier reprise their roles in Butterfield’s dark comedy about family, baseball and genetics. We reprint our…
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Theater Review: HEAR HER SING FOR FREEDOM (Multicultural Arts Center in Cambridge, MA)
THIS FREEDOM RINGS In a weekend of numerous uplifting events celebrating the life and legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Hear Her Sing for Freedom stood out for bringing forward the life and role of Coretta Scott King, who married Dr. King in 1953. Coretta Scott was a serious vocalist and political…
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Dance Recommendation: BIG FIVE OH! (Pilobolus’s 50th Anniversary Tour)
Pilobolus, the groundbreaking, legendary, international dance sensation, returns to Pepperdine in Malibu on January 25, 2023 (the company’s 15th time there!), the MAC in Chicagoland On Feb. 5 and many more locations as part of the company’s “Big Five Oh!” tour celebrating a half century of radical creativity and boundary pushing. (See below for cities and…
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Music Review: SHEKU PLAYS HAYDN (Sheku Kanneh-Mason & Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra)
SHEKU INHABITS HAYDN I hear an old soul in his playing. English cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, aka Sheku, is a decent, heartfelt, unpretentious performer, and his music follows suit. He evokes some kind of sacred spirit in his cello playing, which is dreamy and soothing while being exhilarating. He does Casals, Du Pre & Rostropovich proud,…
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Recommended Theater: INTO THE WOODS (Pasadena Unified School District and Pasadena Unified School District at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium)
DON’T MISS GOING INTO THESE WOODS The kickoff event for Pasadena Playhouse’s six-month celebration of Stephen Sondheim begins next week with Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, January 26 and 27, 2023. For six months now, the Playhouse has been collaborating with all of the high schools of Pasadena…
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Extras: DAZZLE, MINGLE AND ENJOY: 6 TIPS FOR COSPLAYERS ATTENDING A COMIC CON FOR THE FIRST TIME
Dazzle, Mingle and Enjoy: 6 Tips for Cosplayers Attending a Comic Con for the First Time Without a doubt, comic conventions (or comic con) are the biggest events pop culture aficionados can and should join. Comic cons are packed with different activities and events that will surely delight fans. You get to meet and greet…
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Extras/Film: OUR FAVORITE FAMILIES IN FILM REVISITED
Our Favorite Families in Film Revisited When we think of family films, we tend to think of the kind of viewing that’s suitable for people of all ages. However, today we’re going to be talking about films with families at the center of them. Whether that’s a dysfunctional family that we just can’t take our…
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