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Dance Recommendation: DORRANCE DANCE AT THE JOYCE (3 World Premieres: Rhythms of Being, 45th & 8th, A Little Room)
TAPPING TROUBLES AWAY Michelle Dorrance, founder and artistic director of Dorrance Dance, is one of the most sought after tap dancers of her generation. Her imaginative work, which continually pushes the boundaries of this time-honored form, made her a MacArthur Fellow. Last year on Broadway, she staged the most awesome and original tap routine for…
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Theater Review: THE BROTHERS PARANORMAL (East West Players)
WHO IS HAUNTING WHOM? Ghosts, paranormal investigators, and a loving couple that just moved to their new home — it sounds like a reality TV series for binge watching. The Brothers Paranormal at East West Players turns out to be anything but. Instead, audiences are treated to a wonderful, heartfelt, humorous and gut wrenching drama…
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Theater Review: CHARLES DICKENS’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL (A Noise Within in Pasadena)
A HOLIDAY GREETING CARD COME TO LIFE The story that encapsulates the spirit of Christmas perfectly has had countless adaptations, from The Muppets to Disney. This beloved novella, originally published in 1843, has stood the test of time and continues to be celebrated today. The film Spirited starring Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell adds to…
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Theater Review: Big Fish (Coronado Playhouse in San Diego)
REELING IN A SWEETLY SUNG FAIRY TALE Some theater should cause you to think deeply, stir your motivations, and cause you to be a better person for the ride you were on. And some theater is just to make you smile. Big Fish is a smiler : and there’s nothing wrong with that. Will Bloom…
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Extras / Theater: MOST FAMOUS THEATERS IN THE WORLD
MOST FAMOUS THEATERS IN THE WORLD Theaters are spectacular venues. They are places where we forget about our worries and let our imagination run free. The best theaters have a special something that makes them stand out from all other performance spaces. From London’s West End to Broadway in New York, the world is full…
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Off-Broadway Review: HOAGY CARMICHAEL’S STARDUST ROAD (The York Theatre Company)
HEART AND SOUL, INDEED Forget Broadway, this is where the hits keep coming. One of the most vivacious revues to come along since Ain’t Misbehavin’, Hoagy Carmichael’s Stardust Road is a smash. With the thin device of a group of friends who congregate at a roadhouse during WWII, you wonder — looking at the dozens…
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Theater Review: THE EMPIRE STRIPS BACK (Montalbán Theatre in Hollywood)
MAY THE TORSO BE WITH YOU Forget about Broadway or the latest Marvel Comic movie. The fun, hip and cool burlesque Star Wars parody ’” which isn’t just for fans of the franchise ’” is the show to see this winter live onstage in Hollywood. No stranger to L.A., Burlesque started in the nineteenth century…
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Theater Recommendation: AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ (Rubicon Theatre Company in Ventura)
ONE OF THE ALL-TIME FEEL-GOOD MUSICALS COMES TO RUBICON Ain’t Misbehavin’ is a sizzling celebration of Fats Waller’s music ’” songs that he made famous in a career that ranged from uptown clubs to downtown Tin Pan Alley to Hollywood and concert stages around the world. This delightful revue conceived by Murray Horwitz & Richard Maltby…
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Off-Broadway Review: THE BANDAGED PLACE (Roundabout Theatre Company)
DOES TIME HEAL ALL WOUNDS? It is not news to write that violence permeates all corners of modern society. Psychological, emotional, sexual and physical violence are rampant. And while violence anywhere is horrific, it can be even more so within a domestic living situation. To be the victim of such abuse or witness a loved…
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Off-Broadway Review: THE GETT (Rattlestick Theater)
GETT IN THE MIDDLE A Gett, as described in the program for The Gett, a new play written by Liba Vaynberg and currently running at Rattlestick Theater is described in part as, “A dated and witnessed document wherein the husband expresses his unqualified intention to divorce his wife and sever all ties with her under…
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Extras / Film: THE BEST CASINO MOVIES THAT WERE MADE IN CANADA
The Best Casino Movies That Were Made In Canada There are many reasons why people love watching movies about casinos. The first reason is that they are exciting. It is as simple as that. They offer a lot of suspense and drama, which keep viewers on the edge of their seats. Other than that, casino…
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Extras / Film: TOP 5 MOST POPULAR CARS IN THE WORLD
Top 5 Most Popular Movie Cars in the World Cars have long been a big part of cinema. People complement films with machines, making them decisive, beautiful details of a motion picture. People put cars in the center of the plot, creating legendary stories about cars. The creators transfer cars to computer games, create races…
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Theater Review: CLYDE’S (Mark Taper Forum)
A TURKEY SANDWICH We are at a greasy spoon sandwich shop whose patrons are truckers making the long haul across Pennsylvania. The owner, Clyde, and her four sandwich makers are all ex-cons. But she’s the boss. While she enters and exits with orders and pick-ups, she humiliates her workers, who put up with her browbeating…
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Extras/Book/Film: EXAMINING THE GREAT GATSBY: MOVIE VS. BOOK
EXAMINING THE GREAT GATSBY: MOVIE VS. BOOK The Great Gatsby is a novel that has been made into two movies; one in 1926 and another in 2013. Both movies are based on the book written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. While the book is considered to be a classic, the movies have received mixed reviews. The…
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Extras: THE KEY SKILLS YOU NEED TO PLAY POKER
THE KEY SKILLS YOU NEED TO PLAY POKER Poker is a game that is on the rise in the current era. The number of people around the world who are choosing to play online poker real money games in particular is skyrocketing. That is because playing for real cash is straightforward and lets players have…
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Music Review: PROKOFIEV & SMETANA (LA Phil with Xian Zhang, conductor; Behzod Abduraimov, piano)
A FLABBERGASTING PERFORMANCE FROM ABDURAIMOV Is it possible that the great pianist Behzod Abduraimov has ten hands? Watching him last Sunday at Disney Hall performing Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 was so electrifying that it wasn’t until after the work that I wondered if I ever saw his hands in anything other than a blur….
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Music Review: MUSIKALISCHE EXEQUIEN [MUSIC TO ACCOMPANY A DEPARTURE] (L.A. Master Chorale)
HEAVEN AWAITS “Exequien” in German are funeral observances, and the three pieces of Heinrich Schí¼tz‘s Musikalische Exequien were originally performed in February 1636 for the funeral of Heinrich Posthumus von Reuss, a prince and diplomat who was a personal friend of the composer. Funeral arrangements are likely to weigh heavily on your mind if you’re…
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Theater Review: MINDPLAY (World Premiere at The Geffen Playhouse)
MIND FOR ALL ITS WORTH No one can deny that Brooklyn-based mentalist Vinny DePonto is a master showman. As with all magicians, the true context of any one-man show is not the tricks (and there are some beauties here) but the patter with audience members. At Geffen Playhouse’s smaller theater, the patrons barely have time…
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Film Series RECOMMENDATION: PRESENT PAST (Academy Museum of Motion Pictures)
ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES ANNOUNCES PRESENT PAST FILM SERIES DECEMBER 1–19, 2022MUSEUM’S FIRST FILM SERIES TO CELEBRATERECENT RESTORATIONS FROM THE ACADEMY FILM ARCHIVE AND BEYOND Harlem on the Prairie (1937), Directed by Sam Newfield. Image: Academy Film Archive. The word is out! the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has become the place to see the best…
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Theater Review: MATILDA THE MUSICAL (Berkeley Playhouse)
A VAULTING MATILDA The holidays are here. It’s the perfect time of year to get into the spirit by seeing a big production musical. Instead of the usual Nutcracker or Christmas Carol holiday fare, consider heading over to The Berkeley Playhouse to check out Matilda: The Musical, the Broadway hit by Dennis Kelly (book) and…
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