Entertainment Blog
The Phantom of the Opera is back in Los Angeles at the Pantages Theatre, after the 3rd national tour shuttered here in 2010. This re-imagined tour has the same beloved score, those gorgeous costumes are back (aside from the Red Death mask) and the familiar love triangle. The changes are however dramatic and can be […]
Matilda the musical (the first equity U.S. tour) opened at LA’s Ahmanson Theatre last night. The audience and I were thoroughly impressed with the cast, catchy numbers and high energy choreography and staging. Matilda is played by three young actors on rotation (Mia Sinclair Jenness at the opening night performance) and there is no denying […]
Wesley Alfvin says he has striven to make Bert his own by focusing on the relationship he has with Mary, as well as the other people in his life.
Mary Poppins is taking the Conejo Valley by storm! Juliana Hansen (the “practically perfect” Mary Poppins) exudes Mary Poppins’ iconic charm, mystery and magic. So it was with delight that this blogger had the chance to interview Juliana and ask her some of my own burning questions as well as those you lovely readers came […]
Cabrillo Music Theatre has produced a truly memorizing and practically perfect production of Disney’s Mary Poppins. In town for a limited time (closing Sunday, April 26th), Cabrillo’s Mary Poppins promises to be one you’ll be speaking of for a long time to come!
Recently I was invited to see Urinetown: the Musical at the Apollo Theatre where it was enjoying a successful West End transfer. It is truly a strange title for a musical and one that might cause one to reject the show. I remember first hearing about the show when it was playing on Broadway in 2001 […]
Tonight I was invited to see Ballet Revolucion at Sadler’s Wells. Not knowing what to expect, I left the theatre floored and majorly impressed. A dance corp from Cuba, known for its cigars, politics and music, delivered an adrenaline charged performance filled with sensuous dancing, spectacular routines, stellar dancers and standing ovation worthy performances! […]
Next Monday, on the 20th of October 2014, the Tony-winning musical, Urinetown, will be raising money for Water.org at a special charity performance gala at the Apollo Theatre in London’s West End! + I cannot think of a more fitting collaboration. Urinetown is a satirical musical that I first saw in LA about a town that is suffering from […]
Londoners – if you have not already caught Pajama Game at the Shaftsbury Theatre, you are in for a treat! It is playing a limited run through the 13th of September 2014 so grab your tickets now. There are several good sales on right now so now is the time to buy! There are three reasons why […]
A big shout out to the set design team of Totie Driver and Matt Kinley – wow! The set is dark, brooding, broken and perfectly compliments the show. Bruno Poet’s lighting design is a perfect pairing highlighting all the purposeful defects of the set and the horrors of the war and Kim’s circumstances.