Water For Elephants – Enchantment on Hollywood Blvd, or The Circus Comes to Town
The opening act reminds me a bit of Kiss Me, Kate — another opening, another show. In this case, it’s a circus moving from Buffalo to Utica, the whole company scrambling to ... Continue Reading →
“Amadeus Live” at the Hollywood Bowl
We all know by now about the rapid decline in the theatrical box office, despite the near universal agreement that there’s nothing like watching a film together with a large group ... Continue Reading →
David Byrne – Resounding Artistry Again at the Hollywood Bowl
If you are considering the list of American artists who have continually poked at the outer edges of the creative envelope for decades, the short list would certainly include David ... Continue Reading →
Drew and Ellie Holcomb Bring Warm Confidence to Bend’s High Desert
Hayden Homes Amphitheater proved a fine setting for a couple who look completely at home no matter the stage. Drew and Ellie Holcomb worked the Bend crowd with the easy confidence of ... Continue Reading →
iGarden L AWD: The Lawn Mower That Let Me Sit Down to Dinner
The first time I watched the iGarden L AWD mow my lawn, I did something I had never done while the grass was being cut: I sat down to dinner.
That may sound like a small thing, but ... Continue Reading →
Cabaret: Coming Home to Berlin
There may be no better place in the world to see Cabaret than Berlin. The musical has been performed countless times since John Kander and Fred Ebb’s 1966 Broadway premiere, ... Continue Reading →
Rhiannon Giddens – A National Treasure Draws on a Nation’s Roots
Mary Chapin Carpenter opened her set with the timeless “The Times They Are a-Changin’.” Some folks may have connected the dots to Mavis Staples, who had just delivered an inspiring ... Continue Reading →
PETER ASHER: EVERYWHERE MAN – Film Review
What an amazing six decade story. You probably already know the name Peter Asher, but this film does an amazing job tracking the arc of a career of an artist who was really just about ... Continue Reading →
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