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Nostalgia in the Classroom; or, Making School Cool Again
(My high school headshot-2006) Podcasts are my most prominent form of consumption. NPR’s Throughline is a constant in my rotation. While...
Oct 4, 20234 min read
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"Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical," show #872
In prep for seeing Jordon Ross, Lindsey Rosin, and Roger Kumble’s musical adaptation of the 90s cult-classic, Cruel Intentions, I...
Sep 25, 20234 min read
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Mini-Rogue Review Round-up Day 2
Titillated Donna Kay Yarbough has brought a new title to Fresno audiences, Titillated, a journey of comedic erotica through the mediums...
Sep 24, 20232 min read
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Mini-Rogue Review Round-up Day 1
Day 1 brought two featured shows and one special event to the LAByrinth Art Collective venue, and the house was filled audiences ready...
Sep 23, 20232 min read
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"Hippest Trip: The Soul Train Musical," show #871
Two things can be true at the same time. Don Cornelius was an often revered man who made Soul Train, a television show celebrating music...
Sep 21, 20233 min read
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"Noises Off," show #870
When the Municipal Theatre presents their love story-gone-wrong, Nothing On, audiences are treated to a tech rehearsal—but it might be a...
Sep 21, 20233 min read
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Seattle-to-Fresno Mini-Rogue Festival 2023 Preview
The Seattle-to-Fresno Mini-Rogue Festival is back for its 8th year! The Mini-Rogue, this year held at The LABryinth Art Collective,...
Sep 19, 20238 min read
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"Les Miserables" show #869
The sweeping, epic presentation of Les Miserables is still prevalent and powerful when done with the right company of musical theatre...
Jul 27, 20233 min read
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"Jersey Boys," show #868
Oh, what a show! Sierra Repertory Theatre is gifting audiences with a pitch-perfect premiere of Jersey Boys, the bio-musical of Frankie...
Jul 20, 20233 min read
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"On Your Feet!" show #867
There is something to be said about a musical which successfully portrays its central figure in a streamlined, engaging way that honors...
Jun 19, 20233 min read
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"Chinglish," show #866
David Henry Hwang’s Chinglish is a full-proof, dialogue-fluid play which tackles social norms and cultural practices in the most...
May 30, 20232 min read
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"Next to Normal," show #865
In Laramie Dawn Woolsey’s director’s note, she writes, “My hope is that our audiences find pieces of themselves reflected in this show…”...
May 21, 20236 min read
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Why Meghan Trainor Saying “F*** Teachers!” Does Matter
A 21-second clip dropped from Meghan and Ryan Trainor’s podcast, Working on It, where she badmouthed teachers. This was just a snippet...
May 1, 20236 min read
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"Men on Boats" show #864
Jaclyn Blackhaus’s Men on Boats re-imagines the 1869 government-sponsored expedition to the Grand Canyon by putting a female lens on the...
Mar 30, 20232 min read
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"Hairspray" show #863
The current touring production of Hairspray packs a mighty punch of energy and talent, led by a dynamite Niki Metcalf as Tracy Turnblad,...
Mar 29, 20232 min read
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Rogue 2023 Round-Up
I had one day to enjoy as much Rogue Festival 2023 as I could, so I loaded up the schedule and took in five stellar shows. Below are some...
Mar 16, 20233 min read
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"She Kills Monsters," show #860
An epically enjoyable campaign is happening at Selma Arts Center in the form of Qui Nguyen’s poignant and entertaining play, She Kills...
Feb 15, 20233 min read
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"The Play That Goes Wrong," show #859
When the star of a play is the set, one must rely on a cast that supports that set as well as top-of-the-line scenic designers. The...
Feb 10, 20232 min read
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"The Phantom of the Opera," show #856
The reason for the trip. When I started going to New York (2012) I was always asked, “Why haven’t you seen Phantom… yet?” My reply was...
Feb 9, 20232 min read
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"Picasso at the Lapin Agile," show #858
I went into Los Altos Stage Company’s production of Picasso at the Lapin Agile completely cold to the script. I’d heard about it, I...
Feb 8, 20233 min read
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