JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT

posted on July 20th, 2015 at 7:10 PM by Steven Stanley

Take a handsome Old Testament hero with eleven brothers envious of his Coat Of Many Colors, a Pharaoh straight out of Graceland, and an American Idol-ready Narrator, stir in imaginative direction and some of the most energetic choreography in town, and top it off with tunes written by a very young (and not yet knighted) Andrew Lloyd Webber and what you’ve got is Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theatre’s latest—and one of its very best—big-stage musicals: Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
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HAIRSPRAY

posted on July 19th, 2015 at 1:37 PM by Steven Stanley

Chance Theater reinvents Hairspray—and brilliantly so—for an immersive, intimate, (almost) in-the-round revival unlike any I’ve seen before … and trust me, I’ve seen a bunch.
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posted in Musical, Orange County, Theater Review, WOW!

OKLAHOMA!

posted on July 18th, 2015 at 12:54 PM by Steven Stanley

Dance reigns supreme in Cabrillo Music Theatre’s rousing revival of the Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II classic Oklahoma!, billed as “The Musical That Reinvented American Musical Theatre,” a phrase that still rings true nearly three-quarters of a century after it revolutionized Broadway.
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9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL

posted on July 18th, 2015 at 9:51 AM by Steven Stanley

Working 9 to 5 may be “no way to make a living,” but watching office gals Judy, Doralee, and Violet and triumph over their sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot of a boss makes for one absolutely delightful afternoon or evening of summertime entertainment at Glendale Centre Theatre under Martin Lang’s snappy direction.
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KISS ME KATE

posted on July 15th, 2015 at 2:28 PM by Steven Stanley

One of Broadway’s leading directorial-choreographic teams and a New York-based cast with credits a mile long breathe fresh life into the Broadway classic Kiss Me Kate at San Diego’s Old Globe in a brand-new revival certain to delight Cole Porter fans and KMK first-timers in equal measure.

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TARZAN® The Stage Musical based on the Disney Film

posted on July 13th, 2015 at 3:22 PM by Steven Stanley

Tarzan soars. Not just Tarzan, but virtually the entire cast takes actual flight in 3-D Theatricals’ Southern California Major-Regional Premiere of TARZAN® The Stage Musical based on the Disney Film, a mouthful of a title and one humdinger of a show.
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SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN

posted on July 12th, 2015 at 9:05 PM by Steven Stanley

Summer skies will likely be sunny throughout July, but Angelinos will be Singin’ In The Rain as Long Beach’s Musical Theatre West debuts its spectacular revival of the Broadway stage adaptation of the 1952 MGM classic, one that blows its predecessors right out of the water.
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ADAM & EVE and STEVE: A Musical

posted on July 11th, 2015 at 4:05 PM by Steven Stanley

What if, before Eve was plucked from Adam’s rib, the Devil himself had stepped in to provide The World’s First Man with his very own Same-Sex Partner?

It’s from this titillating concept that Chandler Warren and Wayne Moore have confectioned ADAM & EVE and STEVE: A Musical (aka Adam and Eve and Steve – The Musical), a fresh new musical comedy so absolutely fabulous I can’t wait to see it again.
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