by Jordan R. Young | Mar 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
Yuri Temirkanov (courtesy IMG Artists) A friend once gave me a ticket he couldn’t use to a concert at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. I thought it was a lousy seat—front row, far right—until I realized it afforded me a terrific view of the conductor, who was so...
by Jordan R. Young | Mar 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
Hershey Felder as “Tchaikovsky.” You may recall the wonderful 1949 Alec Guinness movie, “Kind Hearts and Coronets,” where Sir Alec plays eight members of the ill-fated D’Ascoyne family who stand between an ambitious young man and a fortune. Whether you’ve seen...
by Jordan R. Young | Feb 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
Before “Arsenic and Old Lace” became known as the now-classic Frank Capra movie, it was a Broadway hit. It’s been a mainstay of high schools, dinner theaters and community playhouses for decades; the question is, does this old warhorse (running at Fullerton’s...
by Jordan R. Young | Feb 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
Charlie Chaplin in “The Immigrant” (1917). What’s black and white and fun all over? Silent movie comedies, of course. Charlie Chaplin, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy don’t show up that often on television these days, but they are en route to two family-friendly venues...
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....
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