Playwright Robert Heide Has Passed Away at Age 86
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 26, 2025
Playwright Robert Heide passed away. He spent the last year and a half of his life at Isabella Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Care under the care of a nurturing and attentive staff of doctors and nurses.
Review: HAIRSPRAY at Scherr Forum Theatre
by Cary Ginell - Oct 13, 2025
What did our critic think of HAIRSPRAY at Scherr Forum Theatre? 5-Star Theatricals' production of Hairspray, which opened October 10 at the Scherr Forum Theatre in Thousand Oaks, is the bubbly, effervescent morality tale about civil rights in Baltimore in the early ’60s that won Tony awards for best musical, book, and score.
Review: BBC PROMS: LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS 2025, Royal Albert Hall
by Kat Mokrynski - Sep 15, 2025
After 86 concerts spanning over the past eight weeks, the 130th season of the Proms has come to a close, ending with the iconic Last Night of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, which has hosted over 3,000 musicians these past few months. This performance brings together the BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus and BBC Symphony Orchestra under conductor Elim Chan, with some special guests joining in for the 3 ½-hour performance.
Pacific Symphony Unveils 2025"26 Family Musical Mornings Season Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 10, 2025
Pacific Symphony has announced its 2025–26 Family Musical Mornings series, presented by Farmers & Merchants Bank. Led by new Assistant Conductor Pola Benke, the four-concert series invites families to experience live orchestral music through beloved stories, holiday traditions, and interactive performances at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa.
Final Group of 2025 Creative Arts Emmy Winners Revealed
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 8, 2025
The Television Academy presented the second of its two 2025 Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies, honoring outstanding artistic and technical achievement in television at the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles.
KIDZ BOP KIDS Come to the Egyptian Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 17, 2025
Akin to the Mickey Mouse Club, Kidz Bop is the Number One band in children's music, churning out family-friendly versions of today's pop hits, sung by the industry's future stars.
MOANA 2 and INSIDE OUT 2 Join the New 'Disney On Ice' Spectacular
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 28, 2025
During the 2025-26 season, Disney On Ice will play 36 cities, including Miami, Atlanta, Baltimore, Newark, Philadelphia, Chicago, Montreal, Dallas, and Houston. The new production also includes characters from Moana 2 and Inside Out 2 for the first time.
Disney On Ice's FIND YOUR HERO Comes to Australia
by Stephi Wild - Mar 14, 2025
Audiences will be a part of the magic of Disney as they join Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and friends from around the Disney Kingdom on a journey through timeless tales when Disney On Ice presents Find Your Hero skates into six cities.