Posts Tagged ‘Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’
LOVE NEVER DIES
Wednesday, April 25th, 2018The music is gorgeous, the plot ridiculous, and the show’s raison d’etre purely monetary, but for those curious to know what happened to the Phantom and Christine a decade after the chandelier fell in the Paris Opera House, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies provides answers this week and next at the Segerstrom Center For The Arts.
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EVITA
Friday, April 7th, 2017Just when you thought the life and loves of Eva Peron had been done to death, along comes director Tim Dang and choreographer Cindera Che’s thrillingly reimagined Evita, this year’s USC School Of Dramatic Arts spring musical, a big-stage production that differs from regional theater’s finest only in the youth of its sensationally talented cast.
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EVITA
Monday, February 13th, 2017Refreshingly innovative direction, memorable lead performances, a sensational ensemble, fresh dance moves, and a stunning production design make Musical Theatre West’s revival of the international smash Evita by far the finest regional staging I’ve seen of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice classic.
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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Saturday, August 8th, 2015The longest-running show in Broadway history is back in town, exciting news indeed for Phantom Of The Opera fans who’ve been waiting years for its return, particularly since this North American Tour’s fresh new scenic/lighting designs and choreography give this Phantom a look unlike any other.
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JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
Monday, July 20th, 2015Take 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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EVITA
Monday, May 18th, 2015A Buenos Aires movie audience’s enjoyment of the latest 1952 film hit is interrupted by an announcement that Eva Perón, “the spiritual leader of the nation, has entered immortality.” There are screams and sobs, movie patrons grab each other for support.
Eva Peron may have just died … again, but her legend lives on as Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theatre offers its audiences a solid revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s 1979 Broadway smash Evita.
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JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Tuesday, March 10th, 2015DOMA Theatre Company puts a cutting-edge contemporary spin on Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1970 rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, bringing it into the 21st Century world of cell phones and selfie sticks for one of DOMA’s most spectacular shows to date.
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JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
Sunday, December 21st, 2014The international phenomenon Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat serves as a terrific vehicle for a talented young cast and an equally terrific showcase for director Jeff Lowe, choreographer Jenny Moon Shaw, and musical director Sarah Weinzetl at the Covina Center For The Performing Arts.
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