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![REVIEW: Scott Bradlee's "Postmodern Jukebox" — Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c42492_a1b414486ab44c5695b3143b4dbc8d32~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c42492_a1b414486ab44c5695b3143b4dbc8d32~mv2.webp)
TheShowReport
Nov 19, 2021
REVIEW: Scott Bradlee's "Postmodern Jukebox" — Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
"PMJ takes current songs and flips them on their heads, converting them into high energy, hand clapping jazzy masterpieces." Scott...
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![REVIEW: “ABBA The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA — One Night Only @ Segerstrom Center for the Arts](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c42492_8dddcc89b4214d3faf8c3eaa99994474~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c42492_8dddcc89b4214d3faf8c3eaa99994474~mv2.webp)
TheShowReport
Nov 3, 2021
REVIEW: “ABBA The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA — One Night Only @ Segerstrom Center for the Arts
“…Bringing One of the Greatest Pop Phenomena Ever Back to Life!” Can you ever have too much ABBA? I don't think so! Having just seen the...
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![REVIEW: “Blues In The Night” — International City Theatre](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c42492_ed3cd2531e7f4ab9b95c3e7b636af4ba~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c42492_ed3cd2531e7f4ab9b95c3e7b636af4ba~mv2.webp)
TheShowReport
Nov 1, 2021
REVIEW: “Blues In The Night” — International City Theatre
"...Their men may be long gone, but their rueful, randy memories sure aren’t." As the wailing sounds of a bluesy saxophone ring out in...
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![REVIEW: "Icons On Inspiration"—LA Philharmonic/Hollywood Bowl](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c42492_87907c0c74844582a2abb07ac54aa6b8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c42492_87907c0c74844582a2abb07ac54aa6b8~mv2.webp)
TheShowReport
Feb 6, 2021
REVIEW: "Icons On Inspiration"—LA Philharmonic/Hollywood Bowl
Starring Julie Andrews, Common, Katie Perry, Natalie Portman, Carlos Vives and Yuja Wang! Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel and...
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![REVIEW: "The Blue Man Group" – Segerstrom Center for the Arts](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c42492_ab0a521a16504a57b82f3671b34fbfbd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c42492_ab0a521a16504a57b82f3671b34fbfbd~mv2.webp)
TheShowReport
Jan 13, 2020
REVIEW: "The Blue Man Group" – Segerstrom Center for the Arts
This "Blue Man Group" Blue Me Away! The "Blue Man Group," a tour which originally debuted in Chicago’s windy city in the 1990s, continues...
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![PRESENTING — "John O'Hurley, A Man With Standards," at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c42492_e9d1e97094bd423ca7c3ac6ee1334da0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c42492_e9d1e97094bd423ca7c3ac6ee1334da0~mv2.webp)
TheShowReport
Jan 7, 2020
PRESENTING — "John O'Hurley, A Man With Standards," at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts
JANUARY 7, 2020 — LA MIRADA, CA La Mirada Theatre For the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Boulevard, presents “Seinfeld” star and...
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TheShowReport
Dec 30, 2019
REVIEW: ABBA The Concert – Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa
“Thank You For The Music!” You can dance, you can jive, and have the time of your life at this one-night-only celebration of the music of...
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![REVEW: American Ballet Theatre’s “The Nutcracker” – Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c42492_a9d1c2fb0a9b410e9a9c5a37ffc2e073~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c42492_a9d1c2fb0a9b410e9a9c5a37ffc2e073~mv2.webp)
TheShowReport
Dec 13, 2019
REVEW: American Ballet Theatre’s “The Nutcracker” – Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa
“This Nutcracker is cracking good!” raved the New York Post when American Ballet Theatre premiered this delectable holiday favorite. It...
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![For Two Nights Only! – "The Skivvies: I Touch My Elf!" Laguna Playhouse](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c42492_cf7d5be7baf54635ac912047472989fa~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c42492_cf7d5be7baf54635ac912047472989fa~mv2.webp)
TheShowReport
Dec 6, 2019
For Two Nights Only! – "The Skivvies: I Touch My Elf!" Laguna Playhouse
(For Those Who Like Their Christmas a Little Bit Naughty…) Returning to the Laguna Playhouse for two nights of the most outrageous...
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TheShowReport
Dec 6, 2019
REVIEW: THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride – Perris & Fillmore, CA
THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride has come to Southern California for the first time at two different locations: Fillmore (Ventura County)...
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![REVIEW: "Mannheim Steamroller Christmas" – Segerstrom Center for the Arts](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c42492_dd2352f1a4e248159d5f004886496dda~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_300,h_300,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c42492_dd2352f1a4e248159d5f004886496dda~mv2.webp)
TheShowReport
Dec 2, 2019
REVIEW: "Mannheim Steamroller Christmas" – Segerstrom Center for the Arts
"Christmas music, as they say, is eternal..." And, while transposing those well-known holiday melodies from major keys to mixolydian...
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![REVIEW: "Treya's Last Dance" – Hudson Guild Theatre, Hollywood](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c42492_b0af86d2a02e45a695f5b5fdd7505e65~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_400,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c42492_b0af86d2a02e45a695f5b5fdd7505e65~mv2.webp)
TheShowReport
Oct 18, 2019
REVIEW: "Treya's Last Dance" – Hudson Guild Theatre, Hollywood
Looking for Mr. Right Now! Packing thought-provoking theatre into small packages, The Hudson Guild Theatre in Hollywood serves up astute...
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![REVIEW: "Next of Kin" — a Dance Collaborative; The Wayward Artist](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c42492_64dd943dae5a4a05a63e4e44fed83ace~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c42492_64dd943dae5a4a05a63e4e44fed83ace~mv2.webp)
TheShowReport
Sep 22, 2019
REVIEW: "Next of Kin" — a Dance Collaborative; The Wayward Artist
"Exploring the Meaning of Family through Dance" In vivid, harmonious collaboration, Director of Dance Natalie Baldwin McAllen, and...
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![REVIEW: "Barry Manilow" — The Hollywood Bowl, with the LA Philharmonic Orchestra](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c42492_2b389b60ac524ab5a0f4a65b0318d229~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c42492_2b389b60ac524ab5a0f4a65b0318d229~mv2.webp)
TheShowReport
Sep 7, 2019
REVIEW: "Barry Manilow" — The Hollywood Bowl, with the LA Philharmonic Orchestra
"This One's for You!" As this is a concert review and not a therapy session, I won’t go on about how tough it was growing up around...
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![REVIEW: "The Who's TOMMY" – Costa Mesa Playhouse](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c42492_3f291cb10bf14942a26c6e7b5a2ed740~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c42492_3f291cb10bf14942a26c6e7b5a2ed740~mv2.webp)
TheShowReport
Jul 22, 2019
REVIEW: "The Who's TOMMY" – Costa Mesa Playhouse
"Very clever Mr Townshend. Very clever indeed..." A 1993 smash-hit on both sides of the Atlantic, this powerful tale of a deaf, mute and...
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![Presenting: "You're a Grand Old Rag" — La Mirada Theatre](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c42492_ff000d677ae54a4a9ec6d4617c5d8841~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c42492_ff000d677ae54a4a9ec6d4617c5d8841~mv2.webp)
TheShowReport
Jun 17, 2019
Presenting: "You're a Grand Old Rag" — La Mirada Theatre
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts presents, “You’re a Grand Old Rag” (or “What Patriotism Means to Me”), a show focusing on...
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![REVIEW: God Help Us! - Robert B. Wentz Theatre, Newport Harbor High School](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c42492_c8ea1e5ffb824556a89bab3e1b16474f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c42492_c8ea1e5ffb824556a89bab3e1b16474f~mv2.webp)
TheShowReport
Feb 25, 2019
REVIEW: God Help Us! - Robert B. Wentz Theatre, Newport Harbor High School
"...Praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition!" “God Help Us!” a left-versus-right laugh riot, finishes its three day run tonight at the...
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![REVIEW: The Lincolns of Springfield, An Emancipation Gala Celebration - The Langham Huntington Hotel](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c42492_1c8d6d50a90545e19bf7207eefe4e3b1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c42492_1c8d6d50a90545e19bf7207eefe4e3b1~mv2.webp)
TheShowReport
Nov 20, 2018
REVIEW: The Lincolns of Springfield, An Emancipation Gala Celebration - The Langham Huntington Hotel
“The Lincolns of Springfield – An Emancipation Celebration,” a Premiere Theatrical Productions Gala Fundraising event presented this past...
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