BWW Reviews: HAIR's Got Life--And Good Times, Man!
Despite a subdued O.
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BWW Reviews: Acting Out A 'CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION'
In Annie Baker's engrossing CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION--the recent Obie Award Winner for Best New American Play--audiences are provided a glimpse into the world of the actor's studio, a bare space that comes alive with theater games, improvisation and emotional catharsis from its sometimes perplex
BWW Reviews: 'CAUGHT' Stirs the Gay Marriage Debate
The debate over same-sex marriage is the overarching theme of David L.
BWW Reviews: L.A.'s Joyful 'HAIR'-Raising Is The Place To Be-In
Directed with great care and blissful appeal, this spiritually buoyant new touring production of the 2009 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical revival, HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical revels in its naughty, raucous fun and its sonically adventurous musical soundtrack.
BWW Reviews: SUTTON FOSTER Shines In OCPAC Cabaret
An accomplished comedienne, an emotionally powerful actress, and a gifted vocalist worthy of large marquees, Foster allowed all three to be fully experienced live in her exquisite showcase An Evening with Sutton Foster, a song collection of her Broadway hits, personal favorites, and selections from
BWW Reviews: The Best of O.C./L.A. Theater for 2010
Between the Southern California arrivals of Lincoln Center Theatre's impressive SOUTH PACIFIC revival and the Tony-winning NEXT TO NORMAL tour starring Alice Ripley, to the incredibly entertaining offerings from regional and smaller theaters in the area, 2010 was a banner year in musicals and plays.
BWW Reviews: Insanely Funny 'STUFFED AND UNSTRUNG' Puppets Up!
Those coming to see this 'new puppet show' expecting those delightful Jim Henson Muppets are in for a real surprise.
BWW Reviews: OCPAC Cabaret Series Pays Tribute to CY COLEMAN
Despite being a lesser-known composer to the average joe than, say, Bacharach or Mancini, Cy Coleman irrefutably built a solid, prolific career in popular music, which later led to an even more successful string of hits on the Broadway stage.
BWW Reviews: Energetic WEST SIDE STORY Revival Wows in L.A.
Armed with current sensibilities that earlier versions could only lightly tap, the latest Broadway stage revival of WEST SIDE STORY--its touring version is currently taking up residence at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood for an extended engagement through January 2--truly excels with its fresh new
BWW Reviews: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Resurfaces at OCPAC
Based on the 1991 hit movie musical masterpiece--the first animated feature film to ever score a Best Picture Oscar® nomination--Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST went on to become a hit stage musical as well, ushering a new, successful theatrical arm for the studio.
BWW Reviews: IDINA MENZEL Thrills in O.C. Concert Tour Stop
There was quite an electric, palpable excitement crackling in the huge 3,000-plus-seat Segerstrom Hall on this particular Sunday afternoon.
BWW Reviews: McArdle Headlines MTW's Fun 'ANNIE' Revival
There's this old showbiz cliche that says one should never work with kids and/or animals.
BWW Reviews: SCR Presents Dagger-Sharp BECKY SHAW
A great many wrong things can happen on a blind date, especially one between a couple of people that are such complete polar opposites of each other.
BWW Reviews: Theatre Out's BOYS WILL BE BOYS, A New Musical
Theatre Out, Orange County's sole gay-and-lesbian theater company, has put on, in its short history of existence, a candy-colored selection of campy, outrageous productions through the years.
BWW Reviews: Laguna Playhouse's I LOVED LUCY Shows Idol Worship
There was one memorably poignant line uttered towards the end of the new play I LOVED LUCY-now playing at the Laguna Playhouse through October 31-that sticks with you: 'Make someone laugh enough, and you will be loved forever.
BWW Reviews: Beautiful SOUTH PACIFIC Revival Sails Into OCPAC
Though times certainly have changed from when the Greatest Generation showed true heroism in the battlefields of European and Tropical soil, it's staggering to realize that in 2010, racial issues still feel like a haphazardly patched wound reopened.
BWW Reviews: MEGAN MULLALLY & Supreme Music Program at OCPAC
'As you can tell, we're not really a cabaret.
BWW Reviews: SCR's IN THE NEXT ROOM Is a Stimulating Jolt of Laughter
Summary: Hands down one of the funniest new plays I've seen this year, IN THE NEXT ROOM, or THE VIBRATOR PLAY--with performances continuing through October 17 at the Julianne Argyros Stage--is a giddy, poignant, and often witty modern comedy that was a finalist for this year's Pulitzer Prize.
BWW Reviews: Imaginative PETER PAN Flies High at OCPAC
A charming hit direct from London (which later debuted in the U.
BWW Reviews: PHANTOM Enchants in Final Tour Stop in L.A.
Currently the record-holder for being the longest-running show in Broadway history (and still counting), Andrew Lloyd Webber's most widely-seen masterwork THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA has now taken up residence at Los Angeles' historic Pantages Theatre in Hollywood for the national tour's final engageme
BWW Reviews: SCR's MISALLIANCE is a Sophisticated Delight
With its hilarious exchanges, high-brow pedigree, brisk direction, and impressively gorgeous set, South Coast Repertory's new revival of George Bernard Shaw's classic comedy MISALLIANCE-with performances continuing through October 10-is one sophisticated delight, a witty set of back-and-forth argume
BWW Reviews: Rita McKenzie Sings 'ETHEL MERMAN'S BROADWAY'
There is no mistaking what Ethel Merman brought to Broadway.
BWW Reviews: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Gets Re-Animated at OCPAC
A wandering hump.
BWW Reviews: Theatre Out Spotlights 'Southern Baptist Sissies'
Recent events in the American political arena have certainly illustrated that, even to this day, there is--and perhaps, always will be--a conflict between the strict doctrine of most factions of organized religion and the equal-rights-seeking gay community.
BWW Reviews: Harris Scales Up 'RENT' for The Hollywood Bowl
On the weekend of August 6-8, the infamous 17,000-seat Hollywood Bowl plays host to a forcibly-scaled-up version of Jonathan Larson's Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical RENT, directed by none other than Neil Patrick Harris.
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An Evening with Mike Masse: Epic Acoustic Classic Rock Almost Famous Wine (9/11-9/11) |
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Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse Sat Aug 1 8pm Quinn's Lighthouse (8/01-8/01) |
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Tchaikovsky Spectacular: Concert of Hope Tchaikovsky Spectacular: Concert of Hope (9/05-9/05) |
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Pokemon Night Out: Marshmello & Alison Wonderland Intuit Dome (10/24-10/24) |
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The Music of Star Wars Great Park Live (7/25-7/25) |
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Pageant of the Masters “The Greatest of All Time” Festival of Arts (7/09-9/04) |
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Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room Thu Aug 6 8pm Elbo Room Jack London (8/06-8/06) |
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Music of ABBA: ARRIVAL from Sweden Great Park Live (8/22-8/22) |
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Alison Krauss and Union Station Pacific Amphitheatre (8/29-8/29) |
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Segerstrom Center for the Arts (7/05-7/25) |