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Theater: LIZZIE (Ray of Light Theatre in San Francisco; January 21 only; Hosted by James Monroe Iglehart)
LEAPIN’ LIZZIE! I kept saying to folks, see it, see it. Then it became “You shoulda seen it.” Fortunately, the ephemerality of theater changes for one night only, as San Francisco’s Ray of Light Theatre brings back their 2015 production of Lizzie, featuring the original cast with Broadway’s Taylor Iman Jones, with special fresh performances…
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Theater: ELEVENTH SEASON: OFF THE RECORD (Interrobang Theatre Project in Chicago)
THEY KEEP INTERROBANGING THEM OUT Easily one of the most exciting things to come out of the pandemic is Chicago’s Interrobang Theatre Project’s world premiere of The Spin (Stage and Cinema’s review here), written and directed by Spenser Davis. Continuing its Eleventh Season: Off The Record, exploring what happens when the world stops and life becomes virtual,…
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Music: HOTHOUSE MEETS HAVANA (Cuban Jazz Jan 21-24, 2021)
THE RHYTHM IS HOT HOT HOTHOUSE Chicago-based HotHouse, The Center for International Performance & Exhibition since 1987, is bringing Cuba to you in Jazz Plaza: HotHouse Meets Havana, four nights of incredible music which streams Jan. 21-24, 2021, at 7pm CST. No other music I know of will get you going like Cuban jazz. And…
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EXTRAS: BINGO GUIDE FOR 80 BALL BINGO
BINGO GUIDE FOR 80 BALL BINGO It remains to be seen whether or not bingo would have experienced anything like the surge in popularity that it has had today if it were not for an American entrepreneur called Erwin S. Lowe who created the modern scorecards that are universally used today back in the early…
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Extras: A NARRATION OF ROULETTE’S HISTORY
A NARRATION OF ROULETTE’S HISTORY Roulette is, when you think about it, a strange game. It’s a little ball circling around a disc and then landing in a slot that has a number and a color allocated to it. Players bet on that number and/or colour, and sometimes they win, but more often than not…
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DVD Review: EALING STUDIOS COMEDY COLLECTION (Blu-Ray in HD from Film Movement Classics)
FOUR VEDDY BRITISH COMEDIES There was a bright, shining moment in the history of British film and it wore the banner: Ealing. The Ealing studios have been in operation since 1902, making them the oldest, still operating studios in the world. Their most recent productions include the popular series Beecham House, and the remake of Murder on…
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Music: STREAMING CONCERTS (92Y in New York)
NEED A REASON TO WATCH GREAT ONLINE CONCERTS? HERE’S Y. Beginning Monday February 1, 2021, NYC’s 92Y is presenting quite the cavalcade of concerts. From Emanuel Ax to Richard Goode and Daniil Trifoniv, this is the go-to place for the finest in classical music. The formidable lineup for 92Y’s winter/spring season of streaming concerts, February…
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EXTRAS: Top 3 Online Business Ideas Of 2021
Top 3 Online Business Ideas Of 2021 If you have the entrepreneurial spirit, you may have fantasized about having your own business on more than one occasion. You may have numerous business ideas in your mind. Or, you may have consulted peers to find and implement the ultimate business idea. At some point, we bet…
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Review: RIDING THE RAILS (American Experience)
RAILING AGAINST DEPRESSION Being a lover of railroads, especially railroad travel, I still remember this absorbing documentary from PBS’s American Experience. Back in 1998, I learned of the teenagers who rode the rails during The Depression, and it left an indelible mark on me. That aching search. The adventure. Strangely, it has been hard to…
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Preview: FILMS.DANCE (Jacob Jonas Dance Company with The Soraya, The Wallis, Los Angeles, and The Harris, Chicago)
CONNECTING ALL CORNERS OF THE WORLD Here comes Films.Dance, an extremely ambitious and most promising global project from one of the hottest leaders in dance. This stunningly shot series exists at the intersection of music composition, dance choreography, visual arts, fashion, and film. So while the curtain is down, L.A.-based Jacob Jonas The Company is…
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Theater: COURT THEATRE UNVEILS NEW 2021 SEASON (Chicago)
NEW SEASON TAKES CENTER COURT Chicago’s great Court Theatre has sadly had to postpone its production of August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, but Owen McCafferty’s Titanic (Scenes from the British Wreck Commissioner’s Inquiry, 1912) and Shakespeare’s Othello are still on. If possible, Court will offer limited in-person viewership for Titanic and Othello, with digital access provided for patrons who…
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EXTRAS: 5 Times Hollywood Overdid Casino Movies
5 Times Hollywood Overdid Casino Movies Many people from Poland have tried out casino games because they first have seen it in a movie and wondered what it would be like to enter a casino and play. This does not come as a surprise as who wouldn’t want to learn how to play poker after…
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Film Festival: FILM MAUDIT 2.0 (Highways Performance Space)
APPLAUDING MAUDIT Starting tomorrow January 12, 2021, and running through January 24, you’ll find online for free a treasure trove showcase of genre-driven cinema at the Second Annual Film Maudit festival, 2.0, inspired by the legendary artist Jean Cocteau’s 1949 festival, Festival Du Film Maudit, which celebrated a group of films that were sadly overlooked…
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Music Preview: DARKNESS SOUNDING (Wild Up’s Winter Festival; Your House, Their Houses, & Locations Around L.A. & Joshua Tree)
HELLO, DARKNESS SOUNDING, MY OLD FRIEND The 2021 installment of Wild Up‘s winter festival, Darkness Sounding (January 15 – February 14, 2021), demonstrates the creative ingenuity for which the L.A.-based new music collective is known. Each winter Wild Up embarks on a new venture, a series set against the darkest days of the year. Last year’s Darkness Sounding pointed…
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Theater Review: BORDERS AND CROSSINGS (Public Theater’s Under the Radar)
PERSONALIZING DIASPORA Perhaps one of the reasons more people aren’t wearing masks in the U.S. to protect themselves and others during the COVID pandemic is that, even with 369,000 deaths to date, many still don’t know someone personally who has passed, and therefore do not know the stories of the deceased. Within the obfuscation of…
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Theater Review: RICH KIDS: A HISTORY OF SHOPPING MALLS IN TEHRAN (Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival)
WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND LAYS AHEAD If you think Carl Sagan’s Cosmos is mind-blowing, or the way Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. could put history into context is dumbfounding, or Thomas Friedman’s The World is Flat is so accurate about globalization as to be disturbing, or that Julia B. Schor’s take on consumerism, The Overspent America…
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Extras: ACTOR MICHAEL EVEREST DEMARCO (Interview)
Actor Michael Everest DeMarco Discusses His Love For New Orleans And The Places In The City He Frequents Most Few people show the level of fondness for their hometown as does the famous actor Michael Everest DeMarco for his city of birth, New Orleans. Although Mr. DeMarco has won many accolades as a famous thespian…
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Extras: SIX INCREDIBLE MUSICALS YOU MUST WATCH IN YOUR LIFETIME
6 INCREDIBLE MUSICALS YOU MUST WATCH IN YOUR LIFETIME Unlike Disney musicals watched by millions of kids and die-hard Disney fans, standard, non-animated musicals find it harder to attain massive popularity and success in the 21st century. Today, traditional musicals are much rarer than they were a few decades ago, and many of these rely…
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In Memoriam: BROADWAY REMEMBERS
REFLECT A beautifully produced in memoriam video has been released today, and it’s truly lovely. In just about 8 minutes, I realized what has been missing among the devastating past year: reflection. As a promising year begins, take a moment to think about what we have lost during this divisive time. Broadway Remembers honors the memories…
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Film Review: WHAT SHE SAID: THE ART OF PAULINE KAEL (directed by Rob Garver)
KAELSTROM Now available on Film Movement Plus is a documentary that is as deliciously entertaining as the subject: Pauline Kael, mid-century film critic for The New Yorker magazine (1968-91) and author of 13 books. Using film clips from dozens and dozens of well-known movies to emphasize her points, we hear the words of Kael herself (voiced…
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