http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:12:38 -0700 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:04:05 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Forgotten-films-on-DVD-Mary-Pickford-Laura-La-Plante-Edward-Everett-Horton?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner   Mary Pickford, 1915; courtesy of www.doctormacro1.info. Turner Classic Movies champions films of the past large and small, but what happens to all those obscure pictures that slip through the cracks, rarely if ever finding their way onto the ... Movies Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:04:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Forgotten-films-on-DVD-Mary-Pickford-Laura-La-Plante-Edward-Everett-Horton?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Beyond-Convention-at-Hunger-Artists-Richard-II-at-Pomona-College?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner Normal.dotm 0 0 1 2 17 Past Times 1 1 20 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false /* Sty... Theatre News & Reviews Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:40:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Beyond-Convention-at-Hunger-Artists-Richard-II-at-Pomona-College?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Showbiz-bookshelf-The-art-of-clowning-Moliere-translations-Jewish-theatre?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner   Clownzilla, hatched at UCI, adorns the cover. Photo by Eli Simon. Ever get an urge to send in the clown—that goofball romping around in your head? Eli Simon, a professor acting at UC Irvine (where he put together the renowned Clownzilla... Movies Theatre News & Reviews Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:30:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Showbiz-bookshelf-The-art-of-clowning-Moliere-translations-Jewish-theatre?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Billie-Holiday-reprised-on-DVD-Sathima-Bea-Benjamin-on-CD-Wynton-Marsalis-in-paperback?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner A legend rises to the surface in “Billie Holiday: The Life and Artistry of Lady Day,” a new DVD release marking the 50th anniversary of her untimely death. A half-hour documentary, apparently made for British television, takes us from h... Music & Dance Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:56:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Billie-Holiday-reprised-on-DVD-Sathima-Bea-Benjamin-on-CD-Wynton-Marsalis-in-paperback?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Ray-Bradbury-OC-playwrights-debut-plays-in-Laguna-Pasadena?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner Courtesy of Gallimaufry Patience is a virtue. Just ask Ray Bradbury, who will introduce the world premiere of his brand new musical in Laguna Beach tonight—something the 89-year-old author has waited to see for more than half a century. Ray B... Theatre News & Reviews Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:37:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Ray-Bradbury-OC-playwrights-debut-plays-in-Laguna-Pasadena?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Revisiting-Hollywood-legends-Marlene-Dietrich-Boris-Karloff-on-DVD?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner   Marlene Dietrich and Boris Karloff were both launched to stardom in the early 1930s, at the start of the movies’ sound era, and maintained their unique positions in the Hollywood firmament well into the ‘60s. Now both have reappea... Movies Fall Movie Preview Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:14:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Revisiting-Hollywood-legends-Marlene-Dietrich-Boris-Karloff-on-DVD?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Noah-Haidles-wondrous-Saturn-Returns-at-South-Coast-Rep?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner Kristen Bush and Conor O'Farrell. Photo by Henry DiRocco/SCR. You’re not likely to guess what’s going to happen from one scene to the next in Noah Haidle’s innovative new play, Saturn Returns—now in its West Coast premiere at... Theatre News & Reviews Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:51:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Noah-Haidles-wondrous-Saturn-Returns-at-South-Coast-Rep?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m10d30-American-Ballet-Theatre-Esperanza-Spalding-jazz-up-OC-Performing-Arts?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner Maria Riccetto in ABT's Giselle. Photo by Rosalie O'Connor/courtesy of OCPAC. Love and death seem to be everywhere lately, from Ivanov and Miss Saigon at Cal State Fullerton, through November 1 and November 8 respectively, to The Medea Comp... Music & Dance Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:40:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m10d30-American-Ballet-Theatre-Esperanza-Spalding-jazz-up-OC-Performing-Arts?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Show-biz-bookshelf-Behind-the-scenes-of-Some-Like-It-Hot?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner   Some like it hot. Just ask Tony Curtis. During production of the Billy Wilder movie of the same name, Tony was making whoopee with co-star Marilyn Monroe. His wife, Janet Leigh, was pregnant with daughter Jamie Lee Curtis at the time; her hus... Movies Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:14:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Show-biz-bookshelf-Behind-the-scenes-of-Some-Like-It-Hot?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m10d26-CSU-Fullerton-reprises-Miss-Saigon-Alfred-Brendel-interprets-Beethoven?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner Jacqueline Nguyen and Jesse Abeel rehearsing. Photo by Jim Volz. The fall of Saigon in 1975, incidental to the plot of South Coast Rep’s recent The Happy Ones, gnaws at the heart of Miss Saigon and its heart-wrenching love story of a Vietnames... Theatre News & Reviews Music & Dance Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:54:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m10d26-CSU-Fullerton-reprises-Miss-Saigon-Alfred-Brendel-interprets-Beethoven?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Bob-Baker-Marionettes-Medea-Complex-top-Halloween-events?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner ‘Tis the season to trick or treat yourself at the theatre.Pop-culture expert Charles Phoenix pays homage to a living legend at the Bob Baker Marionette Theater in Downtown Los Angeles October 29 and 30. Phoenix will use film clips to tell the s... Theatre News & Reviews Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:14:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Bob-Baker-Marionettes-Medea-Complex-top-Halloween-events?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Disneys-Pinocchio-sparkles-on-Bluray-new-format-still-subject-of-debate?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner   Once upon a time, Hollywood studios were all about risk, and challenging themselves to do their very best. Never perhaps was this more true than with Walt Disney’s efforts to produce Pinocchio, as the 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition m... Movies Fall Movie Preview Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:00:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Disneys-Pinocchio-sparkles-on-Bluray-new-format-still-subject-of-debate?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Philharmonic-Society-presents-festival-of-Chinese-culture-in-OC?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner Courtesy of Philharmonic Society If you were among the lucky ones last weekend, you had a seat in Orange County Performing Arts Center’s intimate Samueli space, for the Quanzhou Marionette Theater. If you missed this delightful treat, which w... Theatre News & Reviews Music & Dance Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:03:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Philharmonic-Society-presents-festival-of-Chinese-culture-in-OC?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m10d15-American-Slapstick-DVD-sets-rescue-silent-clowns-from-obscurity?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner In the 1950s and ‘60s a filmmaker named Robert Youngson almost singlehandedly rescued the silent film comedies of 1910s and ‘20s from oblivion with a series of compilation features, and introduced a new generation to Laurel and Hardy, H... Movies Fall Movie Preview Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:56:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m10d15-American-Slapstick-DVD-sets-rescue-silent-clowns-from-obscurity?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Laguna-Playhouse-mines-old-Hollywood-CSU-Fullerton-stages-early-Chekhov?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner Brendan Ford, Leonard Kelly-Young, Jeff Marlow in Moonlight and Magnolias; photo by Ed Krieger.Laguna Playhouse’s behind-the-scenes look at the Golden Age of Hollywood, Moonlight and Magnolias, opened this past weekend—as did Cal Sta... Theatre News & Reviews Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:59:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Laguna-Playhouse-mines-old-Hollywood-CSU-Fullerton-stages-early-Chekhov?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Ahimsa-Collective-Everybody-Nose-offer-new-vision-of-community-theatre?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner Clown workshop, courtesy of Everbody Nose You dig theatre but you haven’t seen anything lately because it doesn’t speak to you …you’re afraid it’s a little too arty, or it will go over your head …and you can&rs... Theatre News & Reviews Entertainment Recession Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:01:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Ahimsa-Collective-Everybody-Nose-offer-new-vision-of-community-theatre?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Vintage-music-revived-by-OC-ragtime-festival-Art-Tatum-centennial?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner Courtesy of RagFest Orange County’s organically schizoid music scene tends to polarize audiences this time of year. Next weekend you’ve got your choice between a rhythm and blues event, a “scary” Halloween concert for kids&m... Music & Dance Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:18:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Vintage-music-revived-by-OC-ragtime-festival-Art-Tatum-centennial?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Spamalot-tour-SCRs-Happy-Ones-arrive-in-Costa-Mesa?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner Nike Doukas, Greg Watanabe, Raphael Sbarge, Geoffrey Lower in The Happy Ones.  Photo: Henry DiRocco/SCR. The national tour of Monty Python’s Spamalot and Julie Marie Myatt’s new play The Happy Ones—two more disparate ... Theatre News & Reviews Music & Dance Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:43:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Spamalot-tour-SCRs-Happy-Ones-arrive-in-Costa-Mesa?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Rogue-Artist-Ensembles-magical-Gogol-Project-at-Bootleg-Theater?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner   This being LA, where would you look for the phantasmagorical St. Petersburg neighborhood of Nevsky Prospect that could only exist in a storybook? Why, Filipinotown of course. Drive, take the Metro or hitch a lift on a passing sputnik, but... Theatre News & Reviews Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:47:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Rogue-Artist-Ensembles-magical-Gogol-Project-at-Bootleg-Theater?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m10d3-LA-Theatre-101-Whats-on-at-Actors-Gang-LAs-smaller-stages-this-fall?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner Told at a recent board meeting his highly respected company could not afford to produce theatre—“it would be less expensive to do nothing"—the artistic director of The Actor’s Gang decided to go for broke. The WTF?! Fes... Theatre News & Reviews Entertainment Recession Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:43:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m10d3-LA-Theatre-101-Whats-on-at-Actors-Gang-LAs-smaller-stages-this-fall?cid=exrss-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner