HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS

posted on December 12th, 2011 at 7:57 PM by Steven Stanley


The Grinch has been stealing Christmas for the past fifty-four years, ever since the now classic Dr. Seuss children’s book first hit the stands, yet who would have thought then that the curmudgeonly cave-dweller with a heart “two sizes too small” would go on to conquer the small screen (in a 1966 animated special featuring the voice of Boris Karloff as the Grinch), the big screen (Jim Carrey played the hairy Green One in 2000), and even Broadway (in musical theater form in 2006 and ’07)? Not even Dr. Seuss himself could have imagined such a future for his 1957 picture book.
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posted in Musical, San Diego County, WOW!

A CHRISTMAS WESTSIDE STORY

posted on December 11th, 2011 at 11:49 AM by Steven Stanley


Take the storyline of a classic holiday flick, add the music of a revolutionary Broadway musical, stir in the iconic dance moves of that musical smash, and sprinkle with the zaniness that has become the trademark of Troubadour Theater Company, and you have A Christmas Westside Story, possibly the most sensational Troubies show yet.
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posted in Burbank/Glendale, Musical, WOW!

AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS

posted on December 10th, 2011 at 7:28 PM by Steven Stanley


Amahl And The Night Visitors’ return to the Pasadena Playhouse stage for one weekend only is red-letter news indeed, for opera fans and newbies alike regardless of age. Once again impeccably directed by Stephanie Vlahos and performed by a stellar cast headed by Suzanna Guzman and Caleb Glickman, the Gian Carlo Menotti one-act is a one-of-a-kind holiday treasure.
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posted in Musical, Pasadena, WOW!

ROSES IN DECEMBER

posted on December 9th, 2011 at 5:20 PM by Steven Stanley

RECOMMENDED
A formal invitation to a class reunion is but the first of dozens upon dozens of letters exchanged between the Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs at Prescott College and one of its most celebrated graduates, renowned author Joel Gordon, in Victor L. Cahn’s Roses In December, now playing at Beverly Hills’ Theatre 40.
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posted in Comedy-Drama, Recommended, West Side/Beverly HIlls

CHRISTMASTIME IS QUEER 4

posted on December 7th, 2011 at 10:13 PM by Steven Stanley


The talented writers and actors of Playwrights 6 are back onstage at Celebration Theatre for the first time in seven years with the latest installment of their popular anthology of holiday/LGBT-themed one-acts, Christmastime Is Queer 4. Despite not even a dash of the nudity that made 2004’s Christmastime Is Queer 3: Naked Christmas particularly memorable, this all-new collection of playlets may well be the best of the bunch so far.
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posted in Comedy, Hollywood/West Hollywood, WOW!

RUTH WILLIAMSON

posted on December 6th, 2011 at 3:49 PM by Steven Stanley

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posted in Interview

A SNOW WHITE CHRISTMAS

posted on December 5th, 2011 at 11:46 PM by Steven Stanley

RECOMMENDED
That particularly English form of musical entertainment known as panto is back in North Hollywood for the holiday season, terrific news for the kiddies—and for any adults willing to act like a kid for ninety minutes of fractured fairytale fun.
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posted in Musical, North Hollywood, Recommended

LAST CHRISTMAS II THE NORTH POLE STRIKES BACK OR “RETURN OF THE MAGI”

posted on December 5th, 2011 at 11:07 PM by Steven Stanley


Santa Ana’s Theatre Out celebrates the holiday season with a primetime sequel to their 2008/2009 late night hit, Darcy Hogan’s Last Christmas I Gave You My Heart But The Very Next Day You Said You Were Gay, this time titled Last Christmas II The North Pole Strikes Back Or “Return Of The Magi”–and the results are an hour of tuneful, risqué, often hilarious December merriment with a decidedly gay twist.
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posted in Musical, Orange County, WOW!

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