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GOOD MORNING STARSHINE 8 Jan 2011 | 12:01 pm
The opening night of Hair at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood was like attending the most energetic, love-filed performance in which there was nothing but mutual love between the cast and audience. ...
APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE 4 Jan 2011 | 07:53 pm
Merriam-Webster defines applause as: approval publicly expressed (as by clapping the hands) While applause is a commonly understood and used expression of approval, I was taught at a very early age ...
TONIGHT 3 Dec 2010 | 09:18 am
National Tour of West Side Story/credit: Joan Marcus Arguably, there is nothing that exudes the essence of musical theatre more than West Side Story. From Lenny's (Bernstein) gorgeous score, Sondheim...
COME WITH ME 30 Nov 2010 | 09:13 pm
next to normal is easily one of the best contemporary musicals to date (and easily one of my personal favorites...ever). It is everything a musical should be - moving, heartbreaking, haunting, thoug...
HARPS & LEGS 22 Nov 2010 | 08:26 pm
It was a musical theatre-filled week for me. In addition to seeing Les Misérables: The 25th Anniversary Concert, I also had an opportunity to attend both Daddy Long Legs (music and lyrics by Paul Gor...
DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING? 22 Nov 2010 | 11:58 am
On October 8, 1985 - 25 years ago - Les Misérables the musical (English version) debuted in London’s Barbicon Theatre before transferring to West End’s Palace Theatre in December of that same year. T...
SIMPLE JOYS 6 Nov 2010 | 11:48 pm
Some of the most important memories of my childhood were the (many) times I saw Annie (the first time I saw the show at the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles, Annie was played by the talented Marisa Mor...
SEDUCTION 2 Nov 2010 | 09:55 am
A few weeks ago (as I blogged earlier) I finally got to see (and enjoyed) Leap of Faith. What I loved most though (and what really made the show magnificent) was Raúl Esparza's electric performance....
WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN 28 Oct 2010 | 09:56 am
Its no secret that when it comes to In the Heights, I have been a huge supporter. I thought that Tony Award winning creator/writer and original Usnavi, Lin-Manuel Miranda created a beautiful musical ...
STEP INTO THE LIGHT 25 Oct 2010 | 04:02 pm
After I waxed poetic about The Music Center/Center Theatre Group's productions, I figured a real review of Leap of Faith should follow. Since I saw the show last week, I have been thinking about the ...
