Tag Archives: Musical

THEATRE REVIEW: ‘Bully Problem’ Beats Back those Bad Memories, at Hollywood Fringe

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Monique A. LeBleu

UPDATED 8/5/19 Remember how you felt the first time you performed in, or even saw, your first high school or college musical? Remember that giddy excitement that sent warm shivers down your spine, instilling a feeling that told you this … Continue reading →

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‘Beauty And The Beast’ At The Fred Kavli Theatre Is Absolutely Stunning On Every Level

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Joan Alperin

Everything about this production is perfection, especially the appearance of Broadway’s original “Belle,” the incredible Susan Egan, who reprises her role for one last time. “Beauty And The Beast,” for those of you unfamiliar with its origins, is a musical … Continue reading →

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‘Mutt House’ The World Premiere Musical at Kirk Douglas Theatre That Will Have You Dancing & Smiling In Your Seats

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Joan Alperin

My friends tend to call me a “crazy dog person,” and they are absolutely correct. Well, maybe not about the crazy part, but I absolutely love dogs. In fact, I cannot pass a dog on the street without petting it, … Continue reading →

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‘Cabaret’ Soars at La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Joan Alperin

I saw “Cabaret” years ago on Broadway with the late Natasha Richardson, and then again in 2014 with Michelle Williams. This is one of my favorite musicals and I was really looking forward to seeing it at La Mirada Theatre … Continue reading →

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Theatre Review: ‘Shout Sister Shout’ The Story of the First Lady of Rock & Roll

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Joan Alperin

Long before the great female rocker Janis Joplin came on the scene, there was a lady named, Rosetta Tharpe, a gospel singer born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas in 1915. Miss Tharpe was gospel’s first superstar and the preeminent crossover figure … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Opening Night” at the 2016 Los Angeles Film Festival

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Billy Bennight

“Opening Night” is a romantic and comedic musical take on the chaotic opening night for a Broadway musical called “One Hit Wonderland”. More simply, “Opening Night” is a musical about a musical. Nick, played by Topher Grace (That 70’s Show), is a … Continue reading →

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The Ahmanson Theatre’s “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” Mercilessly Mischievous—In only the Most Marvelous of Manners!

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Jennifer K. Hugus

You know the classic tale: Boy loses mother to grim reaper.  Boy meets new lady old enough to be his mother who informs him all the riches in the world can be his if he would just…(no, no get your … Continue reading →

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Dan Whitlock’s Musical “Pairie-Oke!” is Back at Cavern Club by Popular Demand: This Time Starring Alison Arngrim aka Nellie Olson from “Little House on the Prairie”

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Jennifer K. Hugus

Hankerin’ for an evening of theatrical rustic prairie livin’ infused with modern day Karaoke jams spanning that of the age of the modern LP—well any LP post Shaun Cassidy most likely? Come have a heapin’ helpin’ as a cast of … Continue reading →

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Ragtime: The Musical Sings Its Way Through a Tumultuous Period in American History

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Ed Simon

3-D Theatrical’s production of Ragtime: The Musical, currently at the Plummer Theater in Fullerton and then followed by an engagement through November 9 at the  Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, gives theatergoers a chance to see a lesser-known musical performed … Continue reading →

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DOMA Theatre’s “Young Frankenstein”: All the Ambient Creepiness of Halloween yet just as Magical and Heartwarming as Christmas!

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Jennifer K. Hugus

TRUTH: Frankenstein is actually a really nice guy, can rock some pretty sweet dance moves–despite his clunky, awkward, thick soled boots—(How he doesn’t trip over those things? I’m still trying to figure.) and smells ever so slightly of aloe vera, … Continue reading →

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