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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 they were fortunate enough to be part of a production. That’s not the case today. When you see Broadway shows […]
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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 of Broadway numbers and other musical selections she retrieved from her deep arsenal of collectives. A lifelong fan of the […]
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COSTA MESA, CA-In 1985, producer Steven Spielberg rocked us with a smoldering examination of racism, sexism, abuse, and sisterhood through the electric prism of The Color Purple. Thirty-three years later, those topics resonate perhaps more profoundly today in the wake of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movement. With that said, now a touring Broadway musical, The […]
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COSTA MESA, CA-The Broadway hit musical Hamilton doesn’t waste time in taking your breath away. If you’re a member of the audience fortunate enough to witness this incredulous show, waiting for a slow, methodical storyline, then you’ve come to the wrong production. Hamilton doesn’t rock like that. The Lin-Manuel Miranda stage wonder moves you in […]
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Audra McDonald doesn’t know how to do anything but be great. She sings. She acts. The breadth of her unparalleled success has skyrocketed McDonald to recognition as entertainment royalty. Her unprecedented six Tony Awards, five Drama Desk Awards and Emmy honor tells you a lot about the type of thespian she is. When she took […]
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Actor Robert Creighton was born to play the part in a staged musical about the life of James Cagney, and that’s just what he’s doing at the El Portal Theatre in NoHo. Not only is Creighton acting, singing and tap dancing his way through this entertaining production, but he also co-wrote the music and lyrics […]
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LOS ANGELES-Start fast and end with a bang. If there is a musical or live performance you should go see, “Motown: The Musical,” would be that production. For those of us looking to reminisce about the good old days, “Motown: The Musical” hands delivers the golden era of the unmistakable soulful sounds that Motown founder […]
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Jennifer Shelton knows she isn’t Nell Carter. But she isn’t trying to be either. A lyrical soprano, Shelton is a woman who does things her way. She doesn’t need to imitate. She is not trying to emulate Carter or anyone else, for that matter. What you see is what you get. And what you get […]
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