‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Comes to Life on the Chance Stage
Artist Profile
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PREVIEW: Anaheim troupe strives to capture the ‘physical language’ of Charles M. Schulz’s beloved, world-renowned half-hour TV special, first broadcast in 1965.
Chance Theater’s ‘Emma: The Musical’ Does Austen Proud
Anaheim
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REVIEW: Anaheim troupe delivers a spot-on regional premiere production that’s impeccable in every respect.
Creating a Scrooge for the Ages
Arts & Culture
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PREVIEW: Jerry Patch had no idea his version of ‘A Christmas Carol’ would become a staple at SCR for almost four decades.
Sara Bareilles’ Songs and Some Solid Performances Save ‘Waitress’
Arts & Culture
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REVIEW: If you can endure the clichés, this routine adaptation of the 2007 film contains just enough memorable moments, thanks to a talented songwriter.
Two O.C. Producers Bring Nancy and Ronnie Back to Life – in a Musical
Arts Previews
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PREVIEW: The Reagan’s late-1940s romance is the subject of ‘In a Booth at Chasen’s,’ opening this week.
Nonchalance and Humor Hide Surprises in Laguna’s ‘Seafarer’
Arts & Culture
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REVIEW: The crux of Conor McPherson’s much-lauded 2006 tale succeeds, ultimately, with astonishing staging.
‘Orient Express’ is headed for La Mirada
Arts & Culture
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PREVIEW: West Coast premiere is just the third staging of Ken Ludwig’s 2017 adaptation of the 1934 Agatha Christie murder mystery.
Santa Ana College Makes Offer to Host Shakespeare Orange County Next Year
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If the college’s proposal is accepted by the theater company, the move will leave Garden Grove without summer Shakespeare for the first time since 1979.
Not To Be? All’s Not Well for Shakespeare in a Garden Grove Standoff
Arts & Culture
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Shakespeare/Summerfest Orange County, the City of Garden Grove, and LFA Group LLC are at odds over the use of the city’s Festival Amphitheater.
3-D’s ‘42nd Street’ a tap-happy paean to Golden Age musicals
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REVIEW: Headed by Davis Gaines, ’42nd Street’ delivers a solid if not superb version of the retro 1980 musical based on the 1933 film.