by Jordan Young | Nov 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
There’s a tendency to tinker with the warhorses of musical theater and reinvent them for new audiences. But wiser heads prevailed with the revival of “Fiddler on the Roof” at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, which opened last weekend and continues through...
by Jordan Young | Nov 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
Joan Rivers comes back to vibrant life in Daniel Goldstein’s “Joan” at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa (continuing in its world premiere through Nov 24.) Unlike “Funny Girl,” the focus of this non-musical drama is a woman’s lifelong aspiration to make audiences...
by Jordan Young | Oct 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
What kind of father sends his teenage daughter into the cellar of a spooky old house, late at night in the dead of winter, for a bottle of booze? The da in the first Irish-language horror film, naturally. “An Taibhse” (“The Ghost”) is set in post-famine Ireland,...
by Jordan Young | Oct 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
You have to wonder about the Newport Beach Film Festival when you’re asked to be a moderator for a Q&A session following a TV show you’ve never heard of, and don’t know anyone involved. Fearing the first question would be, “Who the heck is he and why is he...
by Jordan Young | Sep 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
It’s always an event when the Pacific Symphony returns to the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall for a new season. Thursday, September 26, marks not only the cyclical beginning for the hall’s resident orchestra but Music Director Carl St. Clair’s 35th anniversary...
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