A Jewish mother, a jeweled bra, and the Good Witch of the OR propel Rachel Redleaf's seriously comic, comically serious one-woman show.
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘Urinetown’ at the Secret Theatre
The Secret Theatre is back and as good as ever with its first adult musical since the pandemic.
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A tongue-in-cheek meta-fable with music and a serious message offers a fresh take on murder ballads and the battles of the sexes.
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A woman changes her mind about wanting to have a baby, but are climate change worries the true cause? An intense new one-act opera dives into the maelstrom.
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Kathleen Simmonds burns up the stage as a prodigal daughter who shakes things up on her return to the family's Irish pub after a family tragedy.
Read More »Concert Review: Violinist Dan Flanagan Unfurls ‘The Bow and the Brush’
Flanagan performed solo violin works he commissioned from a plethora of contemporary composers, all inspired by artworks.
Read More »SXSW 2024 Film Reviews: ‘The Fall Guy,’ ‘The Gutter’ – Popcorn Time with Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Susan Sarandon
Two films at SXSW impressed me with their commitment to providing the audience a good time: 'The Fall Guy' and 'Gutter.'
Read More »SXSW 2024: Learning Directing with Frank Oz and Leonard Maltin
Leonard Maltin interviewed Frank Oz at SXSW 2024. Fans learned about how Oz started with the Muppets, and about directing films like 'Little Shop of Horrors.'
Read More »SXSW 2024 Film Review: ‘Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie’ a Real Trip
Experience crazy memories as Cheech & Chong look back at their career while driving through the desert in "Cheech & Chong's Last Movie"
Read More »SXSW 2024 Film Review: ‘Sasquatch Sunset’ Makes a Yeti out of Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Eisenberg stars in a film about a year in the life of a sasquatch family trying to survive in a changing environment.
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