by Jordan R. Young | Feb 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
What would happen if Rex Harrison and Robert Preston met in a taxi on the way to the theatre one night in 1957 and ended up playing each other’s roles—Harrison in “The Music Man” and Preston in “My Fair Lady”?! That’s the clever premise behind “Rex and Bob’s Excellent...
by Jordan R. Young | Jan 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
What defines a world-class artist? Itzhak Perlman’s virtuosity on the violin aside, what makes him truly great? The maestro defined it for us last week on his most recent visit to OC, turning his Philharmonic Society concert into an impromptu fan appreciation day....
by Jordan R. Young | Jan 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
Mo Arii and Joe Parrish in “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” (courtesy STAGEStheatre). Christopher Durang’s “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” (at Fullerton’s STAGEStheatre through Jan. 29) is one very entertaining play. It gets pretty silly at times but a...
by Jordan R. Young | Jan 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Tessa Auberjonois and Linda Gehringer in “The Roommate.” Photo by Debora Robinson/SCR. Two women living together, reinventing life after marriage. Neil Simon found the idea fruitful when he reworked “The Odd Couple” for female actors. Now Jen Silverman has turned the...
by Jordan R. Young | Dec 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
Sam Hartley in “Elf The Musical.” Photo by Jeremy Daniel. By April Braswell, guest blogger Much like a modern day “White Christmas,” “Elf The Musical” (now at Segerstrom Center for the Arts through Sunday, January 1, 2017) seems destined to...
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