Netflix Review:Sex/Life
If hot and sexy is what you’re looking for but with a plot line more complex than a pizza delivery dude being seduced in the stereotypical tawdry porn film, then maybe you should […]
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A Rainbow of Characters Festoon Ophelia’s Jump
One of the joys of any Shakespeare production is the opportunity to apply fully-formed concepts to enhance Shakespeare’s loose dramaturgy. The Claremont-based Ophelia’s Jump enlivens the flood of Shakespearean revivals around […]
Springsteen on Broadway
He’s back, on Broadway that is. As of June 26, 2021, Springsteen on Broadway is the first show to open (or in this case, to reopen) on Broadway. Though tickets are in […]
Rogers, Trotter, Lozano, Ayers. Photo by Jenny Graham.
Light Up The Summer at Fountain Theatre’s New Outdoor Stage
What a breath of fresh air — literally — to experience the Fountain Theatre’s new outdoor venue at the opening of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ send-up of Dion Boucicault’s 1859 depiction of […]
Vosylius, Sheldon, Police, Estelle. Photo courtesy Chance Theater.
Sweat
Sweat is the 2017 Pulitzer Prize winner in the category for drama. Written by the praised playwright Lynn Nottage, Sweat is now making its Orange County debut at The Chance Theater in a […]
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Becoming Dr. Ruth
For those of us who admire chameleon-like actors — Meryl Streep, Danial Day-Lewis, Kate Winslet, and the late James Whitmore, are all members of this disappear-into-their-character club of thespians — another one of these […]
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Last Out: Elegy of a Green Beret
Like other professionals, professional soldiers are oath-bound to perform their duties. Beholden to the intractable wars that the U.S. has been steeped in for the bulk of the 21st century, a phrase of respect […]
SB 805 Draws roster of Stars
An impassioned Josephina Lopez kicked off the press conference to pass SB 805, as it was languishing in the Appropriations Committee. It has been an urgent matter to get the word […]
Burt Reynolds Knew How to Have Fun With Play Scripts
While we wait for the ubiquitous return of live theater in the Southland (Broadway is scheduled to reopen in September) let us engage in the theater of our minds. After […]
Live THEATRE NOW! COME ON DOWN TO DUGAN’S BACK Yard!
What a joy to finally experience a live event in company with a socially distanced group of like-minded audience members! That’s what drew me to the second iteration of Tell Him […]