What if someone was born with an IQ of an unheard-of level of 550? And what if as a baby he was tossed in a trash can?
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Concert Review: Thompson Square at Toby Keith’s, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 8/14/14
Thompson Square's two big hits, “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not” and “If I Didn't Have You”, set me up to expect an evening of melodic ballads and sweet romantic banter.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Fringe): ‘Felicitas’ by Libby Skala
The third in Libby Skala's trilogy of solo shows dramatizing her own family history engages our emotions while respecting our intelligence and leaving us feeling uplifted.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Ballroom’ by Alice Simpson
If you enjoy music and dance, and are intrigued by people and their behaviors you will find this work to be immensely satisfying.
Read More »TV Review: ‘Franklin & Bash’ – “The Curse of Hor-Aha”
Franklin & Bash undergoes major cosmetic changes in season four, and yet remains essentially the same show.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Midsomer Murders Set 24’
The new 'Midsomer Murders Set 24' presents three excellent episodes of the English murder mystery series, which has been on the air since 1997.
Read More »Music Review: Maya Beiser – ‘Uncovered’
Cellist Maya Beiser takes a serious journey into the heart of serious rock, and we're the beneficiaries.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Septic Man’
Icky is the best way to describe it, but the gross outs never spoil the fun.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Fringe Festival): ‘Life Without Parole’ by Warren Doody
Battered wife Helen Broker has been convicted of murdering her husband though she claims she was defending herself. Her story along with the testimony of other abused women who killed their spouses is the subject of this stunning play which uncovers the answer why women stay with such men and how they eventually search for freedom and a new identity.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): ‘Moon Over Buffalo’
Ken Ludwig's enduring farce receives a sparkling and laugh-filled production at the Grove Theatre Center in Burbank.
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