Getting the Choir in Shape: Miriam Dance Does Deloris in ‘Sister Act’
by lisa lipsey – Nominated for five Tony Awards including best musical, San Diego Musical Theatre’s (SDMT) Sister Act is raising the roof at downtown’s Horton Grand Theatre. Known first as the 1992 blockbuster hit film starring Whoopi Goldberg, Sister Act continues to make audiences feel good, but of course it all begins with a […]
The Commons Collective Los Angeles: Amplifying Our Community
by lisa lipsey – Every once in a while, we learn about something new, something interesting that sparks our imagination and draws us back into the arts. The new can be risky and the new can be necessary. Perhaps now is the right time for a new theatre company that showcases our community, and our […]
Alan Cumming: A One-Man Powerhouse and ‘Legal Immigrant’
~ by joel martens ~ What can one say about this adorable Scotsman? Beside the fact that his accent is totally tantalizing, this self-proclaimed “naughty boy” has a wickedly-irreverent sense of humor. On top of that, he can sing and dance, his acting chops are legendary, he writes, directs and produces, campaigns for LGBTQ rights, […]
Communicating On All Levels: A Chat with ‘Life After’ Choreographer Ann Yee
by lisa lipsey – Trained at Boston Conservatoire of Music, Harvard Summer Dance Center and Ohio State University, with incredible shows under her belt from London, New York and San Diego, Choreographer Ann Yee acknowledges she has very little media and social presence. She accepted The Rage Monthly’s interview because she believes wholeheartedly in the […]
Angels In America: The Great Work Begins… Again
by tom andrew – Tony Kushner’s Angels In America gets its first production in California since its 2018 revival in London starring Andrew Garfield, Denise Gough, Nathan Lane, James McArdle and Russell Tovey. That same year, the National Theatre’s production landed on Broadway with most of the original cast. Both the London and then Broadway […]
BORN TO WIN: Pageant Masters Reborn at Celebration Theatre
by tom andrew – Founded by Charles Rowland, the multiple award-winning Celebration Theatre has been bringing LGBTQ-themed material to Los Angeles patrons since its inception in 1982. The theatre was and is now helmed by Executive Director Michael C. Kricfalusi and Co-Artistic Directors, Michael Matthews and Michael A. Sheppard. This February, Celebration opened the show […]
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET: Spreading Cheer on Downtown San Diego’s 4th Street
by lisa lipsey – Christmas time is upon us and with it comes Miracle on 34th Street. You know the one with the department store Santa Claus, who claims he’s the real Kris Kringle and gets arrested? His case gets taken all the way to the Supreme Court, of course. And of course, a miracle […]
THE MOORS: Juxtaposing The Old and The New at Diversionary
by lisa lipsey – Is it true that everything old is new? Perhaps everything is just old? Maybe just timeless? The issues, relationships, the story of humankind? Playwright Jen Silverman investigates this concept in her play The Moors, the recipient of a 2015 Edgerton Foundation New American Plays Award. By set and costume, the show […]
ROTTERDAM: Living and Loving Authentically
by lisa lipsey – This holiday season Skylight Theatre Company asks audiences to join them as they examine transformation, humor, complex relationships and authenticity. Welcome to Rotterdam, an Olivier Award-winning show by Jon Brittain, that is making its West Coast Premiere. Since 2011, Skylight has focused on discovering, developing and producing new plays and Rotterdam […]
ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE with Something Rotten’s Adam Pascal
by tim parks – Shakespeare once wrote in the play As You Like It that “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” The tried-and-true adage is something actor Adam Pascal can certainly relate to, as he has spent much of his life under the stage’s spotlight. The singer/actor made […]