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“Chorus Line” in revival, Jolson, Brice & Cohan rarities on CD

“Chorus Line” in revival, Jolson, Brice & Cohan rarities on CD

by Jordan Young | Jun 7, 2022 | Uncategorized

On my first visit to New York in 1975, I met with a friend who was working at the Public Theatre. There was a line around the block—if memory serves—for a show that had opened the night before. “A Chorus Line” soon transferred to Broadway and the rest is history. The...
“Tiger Style!” at South Coast Rep, “Intimate Apparel” at Long Beach Playhouse

“Tiger Style!” at South Coast Rep, “Intimate Apparel” at Long Beach Playhouse

by Jordan Young | May 30, 2022 | Uncategorized

Orange County actors are releasing a tremendous amount of wild, pent-up energy these days, as I’ve witnessed this past week in Costa Mesa Playhouse’s presentation of the zany farce “The Complete Works of Shakespeare (abridged)” and Newport Theatre Arts Center’s...

SF’s Silent Film Fest, Les Ballets’ “R&J,” Panndora’s “remarkable things”

by Jordan Young | May 4, 2022 | Uncategorized

Best reason to get outta Dodge (and So Cal) this week I can think of is The San Francisco Silent Film Festival (www.silentfilm.org), returning May 5–11 to the Castro Theatre. And as changes are afoot at the Castro, with the venue being renovated for live events, it...
Chazz Palminteri at Segerstrom, Keb’ Mo’ at Musco Center

Chazz Palminteri at Segerstrom, Keb’ Mo’ at Musco Center

by Jordan Young | Mar 31, 2022 | Uncategorized

It’s not every day a director calls you with an invitation to see a new show. The director was Mark Travis and the show was called “A Bronx Tale,” starring a cast of one, a young actor I’d never heard of named Chazz Palminteri. I was knocked out by it. Here was a guy...
“Next to Normal,” at Anaheim’s Chance Theater, Argentinian noir on Blu-ray

“Next to Normal,” at Anaheim’s Chance Theater, Argentinian noir on Blu-ray

by Jordan Young | Feb 13, 2022 | Uncategorized

Not too sure about the so-called New Normal, but the new “Next to Normal,” at Anaheim’s intimate Chance Theater through Feb. 27, is a smash. Granted, a show about mental illness will not be everyone’s cuppa, and this Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning musical might hit...
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