All posts tagged "Ahmanson Theatre"
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6.2KArts‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Urges Self-Acceptance in a Noisy World
Not since “Hamilton,” has the talk of Tinseltown been about a musical. The six-time Tony Award-winning “Dear Evan Hansen,” which made a...
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6.5KArts‘Ain’t Too Proud’ Soulfully Tells of The Temptations’ Legacy
Like its biographical/musical predecessor, “Jersey Boys,” the production of “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations” is a get-up-out-of-your-seat-and-clap...
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5.5KArts“Soft Power” Empowers Its Performers and the Audience
Sometimes works of art that are angling to make a poignantly relevant statement on society either come from a position of misplaced...
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6.0KArts“Something Rotten!” is Something to Remember!
Since captivating Broadway when it first opened in April 2015 with superstars Christian Borle and Brian d’Arcy James, “Something Rotten!” has proven...
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5.5KArts“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” Captures Our Hearts
This review is based on the August 3rd performance. With a growing number of children/teenagers now falling somewhere on the autism spectrum...
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6.6KArts“Jersey Boys” Shows Us a Fun & Exhilarating Time
Note: the following review is based on the May 21st evening performance when Aaron De Jesus and Austin Owen played the roles of...
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6.1KArts“Into the Woods” Looks Into the Soul
The following review is based on the April 9th evening performance when understudy Mary Kate Moore played the role of the Witch in...
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5.8KArts“Fun Home” Is a Powerfully Affecting Portrait of an Extraordinary Life
Often said, but underestimated, is the phrase, “life is stranger than fiction.” For cartoonist Alison Bechdel, who is now 56, her 2006...
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6.3KArts“Amélie, A New Musical” Mesmerizes with Authentic Feelings
Living life to the fullest requires a release, a letting go, and a willingness to fail. Sadly, intelligence can sometimes work against...
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9.3KArts“A View from the Bridge” Rivets the Senses
Arthur Miller’s “A View from the Bridge” continues to stir audiences 60 years after it was written – this time as a...