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Oct 7, 20242 min read
"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," show #893
Personally, I find Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat to be one of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s best scores. It’s fun, diverse, and...
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Sep 13, 20242 min read
Hair, show #891
Sierra Repertory Theatre continues its run of a terrific, psychedelic production of one of the most game-changing musicals of our era,...
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Aug 25, 20243 min read
"Evil Dead, the Musical" show #890
Selma Arts Center is well in its run of a raucously fun, Evil Dead, the Musical which I had the pleasure of seeing this past weekend....
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Jun 17, 20244 min read
"Jersey Boys," show #889
Jersey Boys is not a show one approaches lightly, even with it being a jukebox musical. What elevates a jukebox musical is ensuring the...
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Jun 4, 20244 min read
"Jersey Boys" premieres this week at Selma Arts Center!
Jukebox musicals have become a staple of the musical theatre landscape because people will pay whatever it costs for a two-hour hit of...
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May 28, 20244 min read
"Galileo: A Rock Musical" show #888
Berkeley Repertory Theatre has premiered a new rock musical by Danny Strong (Book), Michael Weiner and Zoe Sarnak (Music and Lyrics) that...
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May 16, 20243 min read
"The Drowsy Chaperone," show #887
Having the pleasure of attending the opening night performance of Sierra Repertory Theatre’s The Drowsy Chaperone served as a...
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May 8, 20244 min read
"Spring Awakening" show #886
At the time of seeing Fresno State University Theatre’s production of Spring Awakening, I had seen five previous productions of the...
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Oct 10, 20233 min read
"Once," show #874
CenterStage Clovis has an impeccable production of Once, the musical adaptation of the Oscar-winning film of the same name, on its hands....
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Sep 25, 20234 min read
"Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical," show #872
In prep for seeing Jordon Ross, Lindsey Rosin, and Roger Kumble’s musical adaptation of the 90s cult-classic, Cruel Intentions, I...
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Sep 21, 20233 min read
"Hippest Trip: The Soul Train Musical," show #871
Two things can be true at the same time. Don Cornelius was an often revered man who made Soul Train, a television show celebrating music...
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Jul 27, 20233 min read
"Les Miserables" show #869
The sweeping, epic presentation of Les Miserables is still prevalent and powerful when done with the right company of musical theatre...
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Jul 20, 20233 min read
"Jersey Boys," show #868
Oh, what a show! Sierra Repertory Theatre is gifting audiences with a pitch-perfect premiere of Jersey Boys, the bio-musical of Frankie...
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Jun 19, 20233 min read
"On Your Feet!" show #867
There is something to be said about a musical which successfully portrays its central figure in a streamlined, engaging way that honors...
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May 21, 20236 min read
"Next to Normal," show #865
In Laramie Dawn Woolsey’s director’s note, she writes, “My hope is that our audiences find pieces of themselves reflected in this show…”...
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Mar 29, 20232 min read
"Hairspray" show #863
The current touring production of Hairspray packs a mighty punch of energy and talent, led by a dynamite Niki Metcalf as Tracy Turnblad,...
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Feb 9, 20232 min read
"The Phantom of the Opera," show #856
The reason for the trip. When I started going to New York (2012) I was always asked, “Why haven’t you seen Phantom… yet?” My reply was...
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Jan 24, 20233 min read
"A Strange Loop" show #855
In easily the most vulnerable piece of musical theatre writing I’ve witnessed grace a Broadway stage, Michael R. Jackson’s Pulitzer and...
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Jan 15, 20233 min read
"MJ: the Musical," show #854
I’ll be honest: I was not totally looking forward to seeing MJ: The Musical. I’m, at best, a moderate appreciator of the late pop icon’s...
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Jan 12, 20235 min read
"Dear Evan Hansen," show #857
Dear Evan Hansen, your show is one complicated piece, and here’s why: there’s so much to love and so much to cringe at. I want to love...
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