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Jerald Vincent talks ‘Aladdin’ and theatre’s diversity growth
Multiculturalism is something we have seen grace across heralded Broadway productions in recent years. It used to be that people of color would be considered to be an abbreviation to the distinguished theatrical world if […]
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Director Gregg T. Daniel explores Dr. King in ‘The Mountaintop’
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. brought hope with him when he became the face and the public mouthpiece of the freedom movement across the country better known as the American Civil Rights Movement. King inspired […]
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Bernadette Peters is still giving audiences fever
COSTA MESA, CA-Bernadette Peters can still dazzle an audience. Performing at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in late January, Peters wowed the crowd at the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall with an array […]
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NAMM’s She Rocks Awards celebrates women in music
Anaheim, CA –– The seventh annual She Rocks Awards rocked the House of Blues Anaheim on Jan. 25, 2019. Hosted by the Women’s International Music Network (the WiMN), the gala celebration featured a star-studded array of honorees that […]
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Jeffrey Osborne and old school music sound as good as ever
MALIBU, CA-Jeffrey Osborne is unapologetic about his love for old school music. In some ways, Osborne is the definition of old school. His professional musical journey started off with a short stint with the O’ […]
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Humble roots lifts American Ballet Theatre’s Stella Abrera
Misty Copeland is not the only principal dancer to make history with the American Ballet Theatre (ABT). While the world has swooned for several years over Copeland, the first African American ABT performer to make […]
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Los Angeles Ballet find its season groove in ‘Modern Moves’
LOS ANGELES, CA-The Los Angeles Ballet kicked off its 2018-19 season in October at Royce Hall performing a program with three different scenes called “Modern Moves.” With the season now in full swing, the LA […]
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Finding her voice: Amy Keys is in the spotlight
You can just call Amy Keys the Renaissance Woman. There’s not too much Keys have not done in her lifetime already, and she believe she’s just getting started on her journey. Keys is a prolific […]
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Jazz at Drew: Old School Music and Community Comraderie
LOS ANGELES, CA-Kasondra Evans attended the 2018 Jazz at Drew Festival out of loyalty to the S.O.S. Band, one of the headlining groups during the annual fundraising event for Charles R. Drew University of Medicine […]
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Los Angeles Master Chorale’s 55th is a spiritual revelation
The Los Angeles Master Chorale (LAMC) kicked off their 2018-19 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall, their 55th, in September with two epic compositions that rocketed the audience to the next dimension: Shawn Kirchner’s “Songs […]
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Glen Campbell gets a remake through buddy Jimmy Webb
To honor the memory of the late, great superstar singer and guitarist Glen Campbell, his chief Grammy-winning songwriter Jimmy Webb, and his youngest banjo-strumming rising country star daughter Ashley Campbell will be appearing together at […]
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Newport Beach encounter the Peter Cetera experience
Peter Cetera, former frontman, lead singer and The Voice of Chicago, treated the intimate crowd of 1,200 fans to a great concert at Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Amphitheater. After leaving Chicago in 1985, Cetera tore […]
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Smooth is the theme at the 31st Long Beach Jazz Festival
LONG BEACH, CA-The 31st Long Beach Jazz Festival did what it was meant to do: make you feel good. The annual trek down by the seaside near the Queen Mary in downtown Long Beach was […]
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Chicago and REO Speedwagon pushing boundaries at the Forum
INGLEWOOD-CA-Two Classic Rock bands “keep pushing” on. REO Speedwagon and Chicago teamed up for a concert tour and landed at the Fabulous Forum on Friday to the delight of all their adoring fans. Nobody can […]