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Theater Review: THE LONG CHRISTMAS DINNER (TUTA Theatre at Bramble Arts Loft)
THE LONGER CHRISTMAS DINNER In Wilder’s meditation on time, the actors have to do the heavy lifting ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ “Only time, only the passing of time can help…” TUTA Theatre’s remounting of Thornton Wilder’s The Long Christmas Dinner opens with Keith Parham’s handsome set featuring an upper-middle-class…
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Theater Review: A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD (Young People’s Theatre of Chicago)
TOAD-ALLY DELIGHTFUL Ribbiting from start to finish, this Year goes by in a flash. ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Arnold Lobel’s Frog and Toad series has delighted generations of young readers for decades, beginning in 1970. In 2000, his daughter Andrea Lobel (a well-regarded theatrical scenic designer in her own…
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Theater Review: ANNIE (Wheelock Family Theatre)
TRIED AND TRUE ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Annie is an excellent choice for Boston University Wheelock Family Theatre’s holiday offering this year. True to the mission of Wheelock Family Theatre (to create professional theatre and educational experiences for artists and audiences of all ages), the audience last night included…
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Theater Review: A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL (San Diego Musical Theatre)
NOSTALGIA LOADED — AND EYE SAFETY ENSURED The 1983 film A Christmas Story may not have been universally crowned a “classic” when it premiered, its near-universal popularity and nostalgic look back at Christmas in 1940 have long since earned it that status. San Diego Musical Theatre brings back the musical version in which we meet…
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FROM CLASSIC TO MODERN: BOB HAIRCUTS YOU’LL WANT TO TRY THIS YEAR
The bob haircut continues to dominate trends because it can be classic, edgy, soft, or bold—all depending on the length, texture, and shape you choose. From the sleek lines of a traditional cut to modern, angled silhouettes, this year’s bob styles prove that short and mid-length hair can be incredibly versatile and flattering. Classic Bob:…
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HOW THEATER AND GAMING ELEVATE YOUR ENTERTAINMENT LIFE
A packed house quiets before the curtain rises. Players watch for cues, read micro expressions, and lean forward as stakes grow. The same attention pattern shows up when a match goes live on your screen. Your mind starts tracking timing, space, and risk without needing a prompt. That shared focus is why fans compare opening…
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HOW DIGITAL STORYTELLING IS TRANSFORMING THE ARTS: FROM STAGE TO SCREEN AND BEYOND
The arts are entering a new era—one where technology doesn’t replace creativity but expands its reach. Whether in film, museums, music, or theater, artists are discovering tools that allow them to immerse audiences in richer, more interactive narrative worlds. Even in digital-first entertainment spheres—such as Discover Winna one of the most trusted online gaming destinations…
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Theater Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN (CV Rep)
BREAKING THE LIES THAT BIND Broadway’s biggest feelings land in the desert ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Dear Evan Hansen, the six-time Tony Award–winning musical with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul and book by Steven Levenson, made its regional premiere at CV Rep last night with…
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Opera Review: FALSTAFF, OSSIA LE TRE BURLE (Chicago Opera Theater)
A COMIC REVIVAL OF FALSTAFFIAN PROPORTION ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Chicago Opera Theater (COT) has given Antonio Salieri’s unjustly neglected Falstaff, ossia Le tre burle its outstanding Chicago premiere. Similarly, Lyric Opera just gave Cherubini’s Medea its Chicago premiere. These operas were first staged in 1799 and 1797, respectively….
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Off-Broadway Review: QUEENS (Manhattan Theatre Club at New York City Center)
AN EXCEPTIONAL ENSEMBLE IN A CROWDED PLAY Immigrant stories echo through a Queens basement — and across decades ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Queens is a New York borough unlike any other, celebrated as the most linguistically diverse place on Earth. Between 160 and 500 languages are spoken across its…
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Theater Review: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Court Theatre)
THERE IS NO TAMING THIS PRICKLY AND INVIGORATING SHREW ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ I won’t deny it: I squealed in excitement when I received the invitation to review Court Theatre’s new production of The Taming of the Shrew. Not because it’s one of Shakespeare’s best (it isn’t), or even…
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Theater Review: JACOB MARLEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL (Lifeline Theatre)
THE OTHER CHRISTMAS CAROL A clever, moving tale of a ghost searching for grace ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Boy does it suck to be Jacob Marley. You die a lonely death, are doomed to perdition, and come back as a tortured ghost laden with chains to warn your former…
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Broadway Review: CHESS (Imperial Theatre)
WHEN SUPERPOWERS SING Broadway’s new revival of Chess thrills more than it confounds ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ “Welcome to our Cold War Musical!” That greeting — from the narrator (aka Arbiter) of Chess, the famed rock opera now being revived on Broadway with a starry cast and new book…
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Film Review: THIS ORDINARY THING (Directed by Nick Davis)
LIGHT IN A WORLD GONE DARK This Ordinary Thing — a documentary that doesn’t feel like one ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ “Whoever saves one life, saves the entire world.” This quote from the Talmud — the book of Jewish wisdom — underpins This Ordinary Thing. Going in, I knew…
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Off-Broadway Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Perelman Performing Arts Center)
A BELOVED CLASSIC REBORN WITH BELL CHOIRS, SNOWFALL & HEART ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Are you fond of bell choirs, Christmas carols, indoor snow, and classic holiday tales? Then you’ll want to make your way to the PAC, where the Old Vic’s production of A Christmas Carol opened last…
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Event Review: LA VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE, DIOS INANTZIN (Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels)
MIRACLE ON TEMPLE STREET Faith, fiesta, feathers, and unexpectedly fabulous ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ With candor, color, and ceremony, La Virgen de Guadalupe, Dios Inantzin has become a Los Angeles holiday ritual — and after more than twenty years under the stewardship of Latino Theater Company, it’s a miracle…
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5 WAYS STORYTELLING ELEVATES MODERN GAMING EXPERIENCES
Gaming has changed a lot since I first picked up a controller. What used to be simple jump-and-run adventures have become complex narrative experiences that rival movies and books. The storytelling aspect isn’t just window dressing anymore—it is the heart of what makes games memorable. Let me break down five ways storytelling transforms gaming from…
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Off-Broadway Review: GOTTA DANCE! (York Theatre)
GOTTA SEE THIS SHOW! ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ I’ve been a fan of American Dance Machine since I was a kid in the 1980s—a company devoted to restaging Broadway choreography with museum-level precision and theatrical verve. Part artifact, part history lesson, and wholly a celebratory toast to Broadway’s golden-age…
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Theater Obituary: TOM STOPPARD (1937–2025)
THE PLAYWRIGHT WHO CHOSE RADIO OVER JAWS Steven Spielberg had asked Tom Stoppard to write the screenplay for Jaws, and Tom said he couldn’t as he was writing a play for the BBC. Spielberg said, “I’m offering you a fortune to collaborate with me on a Hollywood blockbuster, and you turn me down to write…
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SORA 2 VS. VEO 3: THE ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN & HOW TO USE BOTH ON ONE PLATFORM
The year 2025 has been nothing short of a revolution for generative video. Just when we thought we hit the ceiling with the early 2024 models, the industry titans dropped their nuclear options. OpenAI finally released the highly anticipated Sora 2, and Google answered almost immediately with the stunning Veo 3 (and its refined 3.1…
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