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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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Opera Review: TOSCA (LA Opera)
AN ANGEL TO THE RESCUE Well, LA Opera has perked me up all ways from Sunday. As if the recent production of Omar, truly a game changer in the world of opera, wasn’t awesome enough, now comes along a rendition of Tosca that is one of the most beautiful and satisfying that you will ever…
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TV | Extras: WATCH ABSOLUTE U.S. SCI-FI MOVIES ON NETFLIX IN CANADA
Watch Absolute U.S. Sci-fi Movies on Netflix in Canada The streaming service providing entertainment content throughout all categories is Netflix, which has approximately 222 million customers globally. You can rely on action-packed and melancholy titles when it pertains to the sci-fi category on Netflix. Yes, we are addressing the end of civilization and the methods…
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Opera Review: LE COMTE ORY (Lyric Opera of Chicago)
LE COMTE ORY: BEL CANTO GOES DRAG After two very serious and heavily-plotted Verdi operas, it’s incredibly refreshing to see Rossini’s sexy and riotous Le Comte Ory. This Lyric premiere production boasts a stunning bel canto score, an entertaining and talented cast, a relatively short (by comparison) run-time of 2 hours 40 minutes, and lots…
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Off-Broadway Theater Review: THE RAT TRAP (Mint Theatre Company)
THIS RAT MAY BE A LITTLE SQUEAKY, BUT IT’S WORTH GETTING CAUGHT IN ITS TRAP Elizabeth Gray is perfect as Olive Lloyd-Kennedy, the kind insightful dry-witted writer who predicts disaster if her flatmate Sheila Brandreth (Sarin Monae West), a brilliant young author, marries Keld Maxwell (James Evans), an inferior but popular up-and-coming playwright in Alexander…
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Theater Review: THE CHINESE LADY (Central Square Theater in Cambridge)
BONE-DEEP CHINA Afong Moy was brought to the United States by Boston-born traders known as the Carnes Brothers, merchants who exhibited Moy in a room filled with “Chinese curiosities” including money, musical instruments, and a bell, along with vases, rugs, and other decorative objects that were available for purchase. Moy, believed to be the first…
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Theater Review: RENT (Couerage Ensemble)
A YEAR IN THE LIFE Jonathan Larson’s Rent is in a musical theater empyrean; indeed, 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 1997 work on Puccini’s opera La Bohème,…
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Theater Review: THE CHILDREN (Moxie Theatre in San Diego)
THE CHILDREN IS NOT CHILD’S PLAY One of the challenges of reviewing theater is figuring out how much to divulge without giving away what the playwright wants to let unfold. The Children is one of those plays where it’s almost impossible to say what it is about in any sort of cohesive way because twists…
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Theater Review: MAN’S FAVOR DEVIL’S PLAN (Robey Theatre Company at Los Angeles Theatre Center)
MAN’S FAVORITE CAST On Nathan Stuffel’s terrific set of a loading dock behind a hotel, it is 1938 Los Angeles. These are tough times for everyone, but especially the Black employees who must belittle themselves to keep their jobs as cooks, maids, etc. The unscrupulous white boss Avery (Darrell Phillip) is part overseer and carpetbagger…
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Opera Review: DON CARLOS (Lyric Opera Chicago)
THE FULLEST AND GRANDEST DON CARLOS OF ALL Don Carlos is every bit the grand opera that audiences should expect, from the size of the chorus and the number of principal roles to the length of the performance and complexity of plot. It’s full of gorgeous music that ranges from the introspective to the anguished,…
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Theater Review: URINETOWN THE MUSICAL (Long Beach Playhouse)
MIND YOUR PEES AND QUEUES People start revolutions because they want something that authorities are controlling. Jefferson wanted to declare independence. Norma Rae wanted to improve factories. Katniss wanted to feed masses. Bobby Strong in the musical Urinetown — now in a truly smashing production at Long Beach Playhouse — wants to pee for free….
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Theater Review: 2:22: A GHOST STORY (Ahmanson Theatre)
CHEAP THRILLS WON’T LIFT YOUR SPIRIT You never forget your first. Mine happened in the West End of London in the year 2000. The Woman in Black (Stephen Mallatratt’s adaptation of Susan Hill’s gothic horror novel) marked the first time I was ever scared shitless in a theater. Not a movie theater, mind you: the…
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Theater Review: MOULIN ROUGE! (North American Tour at SCFTA)
A GOOD TIME WITHOUT MUCH TO SAY In 2001, Baz Luhrmann co-wrote and directed the jukebox musical movie, Moulin Rouge! The film was especially praised for its highly stylized costumes and production values. In 2019, retaining much of the flamboyance and style, the Broadway production adapted by John Logan and directed by Alex Timbers opened,…
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Theater Commentary: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (National Tour)
TO READ A BOOK. TO SEE A PLAY. TO CORROBORATE LESSONS LEARNED. I have been an avid reader my whole life beginning at the age of eight. I can’t remember the exact year that I read Harper Lee’s book, To Kill A Mockingbird, sometime around high school, after which I saw the film. Last night…
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Broadway Opening: 1776 (American Airlines Theatre)
YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION? Take a look at the new production photos of Roundabout’s current Broadway revival of 1776, featuring Kristolyn Lloyd, who joined the company October 25 as John Adams. While you’re doing that, I’ll give you my thoughts on 1776, one of my favorite musicals. You see, Jeffrey L. Page & Diane…
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Broadway Recommendation: AIN’T NO MO (Belasco Theatre)
GIMME MO, MO, MO Ain’t No Mo began previews last night on Broadway (the official opening is Dec 1, 2022), having transferred from The Public Theater, where I caught it. It’s a must-see. Ain’t No Mo’ dares to ask the incendiary question, “What if the U.S. government offered Black Americans one-way plane tickets to Africa?”…
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Off-Broadway Review: WHERE WE BELONG (The Public Theater)
MADELINE SAYET LIFTS US UP WHERE SHE BELONGS Near the start of her solo show Where We Belong, currently playing at The Public Theater, playwright-performer-academic Madeline Sayet evocatively states, “Today’s story: is how I became a bird”. This Mohegan Indian performer says this after the first chapter of her story, which describes her experiences at…
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Recommended Album: A NEIL DIAMOND CHRISTMAS (Capitol/UMe)
NEIL WITH THE SHEPHERDS Heck no, it ain’t too early. And with the new Broadway musical A Beautiful Noise just about to spring to life, it seems that we can’t get enough of the legendary singer/songwriter Neil Diamond. The terrific Original Cast Album is out and it’s awesome. Now also available is A Neil Diamond…
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