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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: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Dance, Tony Awards, Awards and Prizes, Music
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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: Camelot (tv program), Green Day (music group), Heroin, Music, Entertainment
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Harbor View brings Copland to life
Anybody who doesn't know who Aaron Copland is should have been at Harbor View Elementary School on Friday. Students from kindergarten to sixth grade at the Newport Beach campus paid tribute to the influential American composer through a performance...
Tags: Culture, Education, Teaching and Learning, Music, Students
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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: Dance, Culture, Music, Entertainment, Music Industry
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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: Music, Entertainment, Drama (genre), Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events
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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: Terrence Ross, Music, Entertainment, Concerts, Arts and Culture
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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: Culture, Music, Opera (genre), Concerts, Theater
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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: Johnny Cash, Foreign Exchange Market, Music, Concerts, Music Industry
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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: Festive Events, Music, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Concerts
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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: Tony Awards, FBI, War Horse (movie), Music, Tom Hanks
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Classically Trained: Conductor recalls having a 'Blast'
To most people, the sound of music students practicing independently is noise, a cacophonous nonsymphony of assorted tones. But to a band nerd like me, Irvine High School's band room had a dozen distinct timbres — a saxophone practicing her...Tags: Explosions, Tony Awards, California State University, Long Beach, Music, Music Industry
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Corona del Mar Today: Retiring music teacher honored at holiday assembly
Harbor View Elementary School's longtime music teacher, Linda Messenger, was honored with a standing ovation at the recent holiday program — her last school-wide musical assembly before she retires in June. "Harbor View has always been proud of our...Tags: Music, Schools, Schools, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health
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