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Concert Review: LENNON AND NILSSON: SONGS FROM THE LOST WEEKEND (Live from Laurel Canyon at The Carpenter Center)
LOST WEEKEND, FOUND MAGIC Lennon and Nilsson Get a Vibrant Tribute Live from Laurel Canyon, known for blending storytelling with faithful musical tributes, returned to the Carpenter Center on November 9 with Lennon and Nilsson: Songs from the Lost Weekend, a two-act concert chronicling the music, friendship, and notorious misadventures shared by John Lennon and…
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Theater Review: AS YOU LIKE IT (Midwest Premiere at Writers Theatre in Glencoe)
425 YEARS LATER, THE O.G. ROMCOM STILL CASTS A SPELL Writers Theatre in Glencoe, a charming North Shore Chicago suburb, has developed a reputation for impeccably produced theater of extremely high quality. Their newest production, a Midwest premiere of the musical adaptation of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It by Laurie Woolery and Tony-winner Shaina Taub…
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Off-Broadway Review: KYOTO (Royal Shakespeare Company at Lincoln Center’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater)
“It will never be forgiven.” With those chilling words, delivered just days ago, the UN climate chief branded our reckless indulgence in fossil-fueled destruction as a transgression so grave it stains the conscience of humankind, and he is not being dramatic! From Stratford-upon-Avon to London’s West End, and now at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater…
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Film Review: 31 CANDLES (Directed by Jonah Feingold)
A SUMMER CAMP CRUSH, A RELIGION DECISION & A FREE BAGEL A modern Jewish rom-com sprinkled with neuroses, nostalgia, and plenty of chutzpah He’s 30 years old and single, without a steady permanent job, so naturally Leo Kadner’s parents push, prod, and pester him about finding a better job and a nice Jewish girl to…
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Dance Review: MATTERS OF THE HEART (The Joffrey Ballet at The Harris Theater)
FROM FRIDA TO FUNK, MATTERS OF THE HEART THRILLS When words fall short of capturing the fullness and depth of life’s experience, there is dance—or more broadly, art itself. That truth was made irrefutably clear last weekend when The Joffrey Ballet joined forces with Harris Theater for Joffrey at the Harris: Matters of the Heart,…
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Concert Review: LET’S GET AWAY FROM IT ALL (Michael Feinstein at Carnegie Hall)
NO PLACE LIKE HOME— UNLESS MICHAEL FEINSTEIN TAKES YOU THERE Let’s Get Away From It All proves the Great American Songbook is still first-class travel When Michael Feinstein opened his show Let’s Get Away From It All at Zankel Hall with the question, “Is there anybody that doesn’t want to get away?” the answer came…
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Album Review: BRISKET FOR BREAKFAST (Joe Alterman, featuring Houston Person, with bassist Kevin Smith and drummer Justin Chesarek)
JAZZ WITH JOY: THE BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS The back cover of the instrumental CD Brisket for Breakfast by the Joe Alterman Trio and their guest, veteran tenor sax man Houston Person, cutely reinforces the album title’s reference to food with two promises worthy of the marriage of a roadside diner and a jazz set. Both…
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Theater Review: ARMS AND THE MAN (Lamb’s Players Theatre in Coronado)
A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE SCRIPT—FOR SHAW! Best known for Pygmalion (which was adapted into My Fair Lady), Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw challenged people’s views on social issues, including class structure. In his Arms and the Man, there’s a clear message of celebrating the letting go of putting on airs, as well as a hard look at…
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Theater Review: RENT (Revolution Stage Company)
NO DAY BUT TONIGHT Revolution Stage Company’s Rent delivers heart and heat, if not always polish Revolution Stage Company’s production of Rent, directed by James Owens, bursts with passion and commitment, offering an earnest exploration of love, loss, and survival in New York City’s East Village at the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis. The energy…
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Theater Review: GOLDEN AGE (Force of Nature Productions at Sawyer’s Playhouse in North Hollywood)
SUPER ZEROES UNITE! Aging heroes, flat jokes, and laughs that need life support Golden Age by Thomas J. Nisuraca is the roughest of rough theatre. Staged by Force of Nature Productions and directed by Aurora Culver at North Hollywood’s Sawyer’s Playhouse, Golden Age kicks off with a premise worthy of a Saturday Night Live skit:…
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Highly Recommended Event: PALM SPRINGS PLAZA THEATRE COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE
RAISING THE CURTAIN AGAIN Palm Springs Plaza Theatre celebrates its grand reopening with a free community open house After a two-year, multimillion-dollar restoration, the historic Palm Springs Plaza Theatre will reopen its doors with a free community open house and block party on Saturday, November 22, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visitors can…
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HOW FILM AND TV FRANCHISES INSPIRE THE DESIGN OF MODERN ONLINE CASINOS
Hollywood franchises are influencing the design, sound, and gameplay of online casino games. The latest example arrived in July 2025, when BetMGM and Atlantic Digital introduced the first officially licensed Friends online slot in the United States. This title seamlessly integrates sitcom iconography with modern mechanics. Studios and operators have treated entertainment IP as a…
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Off-Broadway Review: MESSY WHITE GAYS (The Duke)
THE ONLY THING STRAIGHT IN THIS ROOM IS THE LINE TO THE CREDENZA Messy White Gays—which opened November 2 at Off-Broadway’s Duke on 42nd Street—is a contemporary drawing-room comedy, a modern spin on the comedy of manners, built on witty exchanges, social commentary, and the absurdities of its characters. Classic models include Oscar Wilde’s The…
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Theater Review: BESIDE MYSELF (Laguna Playhouse)
A GREAT PREMISE GETS LOBOTOMIZED Laguna Playhouse offers a dazzling wall of doors and not much behind them Paul Slade Smith’s new play Beside Myself arrives with a knockout premise: Gemma, a therapist, is so consumed by anxiety that she undergoes an experimental “minimally invasive” brain surgery to excise her worry. But near the end…
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Theater Review: THE BEAUTIFUL LAND I SEEK (LA LINDA TIERRA QUE BUSCO YO) (Teatro Chelsea)
GUNNING FOR PUERTO RICO Stephen Sondheim chose an unlikely topic for his 1990 Assassins, a musical that portrays assassinating or attempting to assassinate a president is as American as popular music. I can’t say whether or not playwright Matthew Barbot was inspired by Sondheim’s musical, but Barbot certainly fills a hole in Sondheim’s line-up of…
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Theater Review: THE HEART SELLERS (South Coast Rep)
THE QUIET COST OF BELONGING Suh’s Thanksgiving duet is lovely and lived-in, but leaves one wishing for deeper stakes The Heart Sellers at South Coast Rep offers a focused, uninterrupted glimpse into the lives of two strangers on Thanksgiving Day, 1973, near the end of Richard Nixon’s reign. The story begins with Luna (Nicole Javier),…
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Film Review: THE BUSINESS OF FANCYDANCING (Written and Directed by Sherman Alexie; Restored)
A TRIBE, A DIATRIBE, MOVING AWAY & MOVING ON Say what you will about the ties that bind. If those ties were literally ropes, some of them would stay strong and some would fray or break. Arguably, time does not heal all wounds; some hurts fester and foster resentment for years. Prodigal sons may have…
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MIAMI’S LED SCREEN REVOLUTION: HOW DIGITAL DISPLAYS ARE CHANGING EVENTS FOREVER
The Era of Visual Impact Miami has always been a city that dazzles. From high-energy art fairs to late-night music festivals, the culture here thrives on color, motion, and spectacle. But over the past few years, one technology has quietly transformed how events are experienced: the LED screen. No longer reserved for stadiums and concerts,…
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BEST THCa FLOWER STRAINS WITH STRONG EFFECTS AND FRESH AROMA PROFILES
The U.S. hemp market has changed rapidly, and one product category that continues gaining explosive momentum is THCa flower. Known for delivering a true cannabis-like experience while remaining federally compliant before combustion, THCa flower has become a go-to choice for customers who want potency, purity, and premium aroma—without compromising on legality. Among the fast-growing research,…
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Opera Review: HILDEGARD (World Premiere, LA Opera and Beth Morrison Projects at The Wallis)
BEST BE ON YOUR HILDEGARD WATCHING THIS THING When approaching a work based on history, it’s expected that there will be some degree of fictionalization. Even though it won’t be completely true, the broad strokes will be, and you’ll leave having learned a tiny bit of something new. However, Hildegard, the dull new opera by…
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