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Review: 'A Chorus Line' sizzles in O.C.
3-D Theatricals' production of "A Chorus Line" celebrates the unsung heroes of the ensemble by breathing new life into a singular sensation that transcends time. The show is playing through Sunday at Fullerton's Plummer Auditorium. "A Chorus Line" was...
Tags: Tony Awards, Entertainment Events, Awards and Prizes, Music, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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'American Idiot' musical to hit O.C.
"It's not over 'till you're underground It's not over before it's too late This city's burnin' It's not my burden It's not over before it's too late" — Green Day, "Letterbomb" * Punk band Green Day skyrocketed to fame in the 1990s, but is...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Music, Music Theater, Punk (genre), Green Day (music group)
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Classically Trained: Getting ready for some musical Shakespeare
Editor's note: This column is the third in a series about Bradley Zint's participation in OC Can You Play With Us?, an initiative where he and other Orange County amateur musicians will play alongside the Pacific Symphony professionals. The columns will...Tags: Entertainment Events, Music, Music Theater, Music Industry, Concerts
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On Theater: SCR floating on Solis's 'Cloudlands'
Who would have thought to add a musical score to a seething drama of sexual tension with more circuitous plot lines than your basic soap opera? Octavio Solis did, and South Coast Repertory's "Cloudlands" is the beneficiary of this fortuitous decision...Tags: Alfred Hitchcock, Entertainment Events, Drama (genre), Music, Music Theater
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On Theater: It's a 'Pajama' party at Vanguard
Oldies frequently can be goodies. "The Pajama Game," for instance, won a Tony as Broadway's best musical in 1954 and was revived in 2006, winning another Tony for best revival. It hasn't been seen much locally, but Vanguard University has resurrected...
Tags: Broadway Theater, Entertainment Events, Terrence Ross, Music, Music Theater
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Opera returns to O.C.
By staging "La Bohème" at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, the Pacific Symphony will launch its new "Symphonic Voices" opera-vocal initiative to bring opera back to Orange County. "La Bohème's" enduring tale of carefree Bohemians and star-struck...Tags: Opera (genre), Entertainment Events, Music, Concerts, Arts
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'Quartet' a legend — for a day
"Well, it's one for the money, Two for the show, Three to get ready, Now go, cat, go." —Carl Perkins, "Blue Suede Shoes" * On Dec. 4, 1956, musical top dog Elvis Presley dropped into a jam session at his former Memphis record label, where Carl...
Tags: Celebrities, Entertainment Events, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sam Phillips, Music
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Playwrights Fest coming to SCR
Costa Mesa's South Coast Repertory is preparing for a whirlwind weekend, with the return of the 15th annual Pacific Playwrights Festival from April 27 to 29. At the heart of the event is a set of five plays that will be given staged readings: "Warrior...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Music, Music Theater, Concerts, Festive Events
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On Theater: SCFTA lineup features shows based on movies
Something old ("Anything Goes"), something new ("War Horse") and a lot of shows in between (most of which were inspired by movies) have been announced for the 2012-13 season at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, which begins its 26th season this fall....Tags: Charles Addams, Entertainment Events, Wicked (musical), Whoopi Goldberg, Services and Shopping
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On Theater: 'Ladies' sparkles at NTAC
What do you do once you've very nearly cast a play but can't produce it due to a lack of male talent in its key roles? If you're director Terri Miller Schmidt at the Newport Theatre Arts Center, you simply choose another, female-centric play and use the...Tags: Celebrities, Entertainment Events, London Theatre, Arts and Culture, Entertainment
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Thursday's Calendar
THURSDAY TILL SATURDAY Piano Man Season 52 at South Coast Plaza has extended hours for its piano bar the New Year's holiday, featuring lead pianist Charlie Sleeth. Entertainment begins at noon, and again at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call (714)...Tags: Heart Attack, Entertainment Events, White Christmas (musical), Arts, Music
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On Theater: 'Plaid,' 'Sons,' 'Godot' top local theater
Local stage productions on both the community theater and collegiate levels proved impressive during 2011, with an imaginative musical and a pair of modern classic dramas leading the way. At the Costa Mesa Playhouse, the 1950s flavored musical "Forever...Tags: Netherlands, Entertainment Events, Drama (genre), Music, Noel Coward
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