It would be a shame for any lover of great entertainment who can get to New York City to miss a production that has everything Broadway musicals at their very best can be.
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Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘White Rabbit Red Rabbit’ by Nassim Soleimanpour
Were the audience members who ran up on stage plants? Was the water really poisoned? Rather than find out, I think I'll let the final act's theme of "not knowing" linger a little longer.
Read More »Dance Review: ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Season 11 Live – Seattle, WA 2/05/2015
A winning mix of energy, style, sexiness, and grace, the SYTYCD live show is not to be missed.
Read More »Theater Review (San Antonio): ‘Hairspray’ at the Cameo Theatre
The Tony Award-winning musical is performed by an enthusiastic cast in a sparkling revival at the Commerce Street showplace.
Read More »Gadget Review: UWater X3 Bluetooth Wireless Action Speaker
The UWater X3 is a beast of a wireless speaker that will take as much damage-testing as you can give it, and then some.
Read More »Chris Kyle and ‘American Sniper’ – The Book, the Movie, and the Philosophy of War
The impression Chris Kyle gives in his book, of being a gun-obsessed, resilient, judgmental war professional, is quite different from his filmic counterpart.
Read More »The Vaccination Controversy: A Rant
The vaccination controversy knows no political bounds. Willful ignorance is an equal opportunity ailment, applicable to the left and right.
Read More »Interview: Grace Mineta, the Texan in Tokyo (‘My Japanese Husband Thinks I’m Crazy’)
The Texan behind the popular 'Texan in Tokyo' blog and author of 'My Japanse Husband Thinks I'm Crazy' talks about how she got started, and the costs of 'making it big.'
Read More »Interview: ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Season 11 Finalists Casey Askew and Bridget Whitman
Dancers Casey Askew and Bridget Whitman are on tour with the rest of the Season 11 finalists until February 18.
Read More »Interview: Weightlifting Champs and L.A. Trainers Jerzy and Aniela Gregorek
I had a chance to talk with world weightlifting champions and famous LA trainers Jerzy and Aniela Gregorek, coauthors of the award-winning book The Happy Body: The Simple Science of Nutrition, Exercise and Relaxation. With their newly released Happy Body Exercise Program DVD set, which I recently reviewed on this site, these …
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