“MOTHER GINGER” KNOWS BEST An audience member might be surprised when this bizarre character creation in recent productions of THE NUTCRACKER lifts “her” skirt in the Kingdom of Sweets onstage during the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) production playing now in Orange County’s Segerstrom Hall thru December 19.…

A PANTO ON TARGET Laguna Playhouse, in concert with Lythgoe Productions, has fashioned an Americanized version of the classic, wildly popular, British holiday pantomime.  While it may not check all the boxes for our friends across the pond, it features plenty of verbal treasures ripe for its target…

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IT WASN’T TO BE I was a lowly 10th Grader who had been talked into trying out for my school play – OEDIPUS REX. Peer pressure coaxed me into submission and I found myself cowering in the back of Mr. Knoblaugh’s French classroom. I did think this culturally…

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2001 Concert at Lincoln Center with the New York Philharmonic featured Patti LuPone and George Hearn. This blogger found himself sitting across the aisle from Mr. Sondheim himself.

London’s musical hit becomes a Hollywood movie bowing in February 2022. Jamie embarks on a journey of acceptance in his quest to become a drag queen, coping with all the complications and challenges along the way. Heading west to the Ahmanson Theatre in LA this season.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Sweet dreams!  When traveling, a comfortable bed is at the top of the list. No lumps, please! Plenty of room to sprawl. Two large, billowy pillows that one is free to mangle. Smooth sheets on which to glide (especially vital if nekkid is one’s preference) and a…