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Review: SOMETHING ROTTEN at Music Theatre Wichita At Century II Concert Hall
BroadwayWorld
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Something Rotten! is a musical’s musical! There’s something here for everyone here - pure entertainment for folks who just want to be entertained, and, for the seasoned musical theatre nerd, infinite musical theatre references, from obvious to...
Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at CITY THEATRE AUSTIN
BroadwayWorld
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Few musicals juggle camp, comedy, and cautionary tale as deftly as Little Shop of Horrors. Since its off-Broadway premiere in 1982, Alan Menken and Howard Ashman’s quirky gem, adapted from Roger Corman’s 1960 cult film, has grown into a staple of...
Review: SPRING AWAKENING at Oceanside Theatre Company
BroadwayWorld
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The beauty of “Spring Awakening” lies in its contradictions. It’s a rock musical wrapped around a 19th-century morality play, a tender first love story that spirals into tragedy, a coming-of-age tale that feels both timeless and painfully current....
Review: CHICAGO THE MUSICAL at Artscape, Opera House
BroadwayWorld
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Oh, you better believe it, the name on everybody’s lips really is going to be Chicago! This sizzling musical has returned to South African stages with more glamour, grit and sass than ever before. From the very first note to the final bow, the...
Review: COME FROM AWAY at Paramount Theatre Aurora, IL
BroadwayWorld
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Welcome to the Rock. The town of Gander, Newfoundland, is called the Rock. The current production at Paramount Theatre is the emotional but uplifting true story Come From Away by Irene Sankoff and David Hein. This is the story of the citizens...
Exploration by the Marcus Roberts Trio, Interview with VA Virginia Schenck re Jazz at All Saints Including Nnenna Freelon and Brandee Younger, Keyboard Jazz With Bobby Timmons, Joey DeFrancesco, Azymuth and More
All About Jazz
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September 3, 2025
Jazz Fan Since The Mid 1970sRadio / Podcast Host Since 2025 Atlanta, GA MY ARTICLES | ALBUM REVIEWS | PROFILE PAGE Total published articles:3 Contact Me Follow Me Musical Preferences Beyond Jazz Big Band Blues Brazilian / Bossa Nova / Samba Free...
Review: Suspended Time
Chicago Reader - Illinois
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September 2, 2025
As my 30th birthday approached, I considered too late which movie I’d want to make the ceremonial final watch of my 20s. Once I got home from a birthday weekend of food, drink, and conversations about the finer things—writers, filmmakers, music,...
In the news today: Liberals' cabinet meeting begins, online harms act to be reviewed
Burlington Today
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September 3, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Cabinet meets to talk trade war, defence spending American tariffs...
Review: A NEW BRAIN at PrideArts
BroadwayWorld
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It's such a common sentiment that it's become a cliche: Live every day as though it were your last. From the holiday staple A Christmas Carol to the instantly classic film Everything, Everywhere, All at Once, there's no shortage of media telling...
Spotify vs. YouTube Music: Which One Hits the Right Note?
PC Magazine
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September 2, 2025
Streaming music has never been more convenient, thanks to platforms offering massive song libraries and curated playlists. While Spotify remains the top dog in the industry, YouTube Music is a surprisingly strong contender, especially when it...
Review: BBC PROMS: SHOSTAKOVICH’S ‘LADY MACBETH’, Royal Albert Hall
BroadwayWorld
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Written between 1930 and 1932, The Lady Macbeth of the Mtensk District was first performed in 1934 - and received a scathing write-up in the Pravda newspaper in 1936, due to its graphic sexual violence and murderous female lead. Whilst it alludes...
South Arts Announces Jazz Road Tours Fall 2025 Application Cycle
Off Beat Magazine - Louisiana
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September 3, 2025
Terence Blanchard. Photo by Skip Bolen. South Arts has announced the upcoming cycle of applications Jazz Road Tours, a grant program that supports approximately 50 jazz artists annually with individual grants up to $15,000 to help tour their...
Review: & JULIET at Ahmanson Theatre
BroadwayWorld
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The Troubies ought to sue-be. They can’t, and won’t, of course. No lawyerly ink will be spilled. If any of their ranks catch the national tour of &JULIET at the Ahmanson Theatre, the Troubadour Theater Company, L.A.’s clown princes and undisputed...
Review: 'SONGS FOR NOBODIES' at PCPA: Solvang Festival Theater
BroadwayWorld
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The names of the divas—Garland, Piaf, Cline, Holiday, Callas—sparkle like the dangling lights on Solvang’s Theaterfest stage. But PCPA’s production of “Songs for Nobodies” gives equal voice and light to the stories of its titular “nobodies.” The...
Xi reviews armed forces in V-Day parade
China Daily Global
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[Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING -- President Xi Jinping reviewed troops in Beijing on Wednesday during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World...
The Beths Announce Major Australian Tour Following New Album Release
Rolling Stone Australia
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September 2, 2025
New Zealand indie-rock outfit The Beths have announced their biggest-ever headline Australian tour. On the heels of their brand new album Straight Line Was A Lie, the four-piece — lead vocalist Liz Stokes, lead guitarist Jonathan Pearce, bassist...
Dogs at risk of being bitten by rap sheet
ESPN Australia
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September 3, 2025
Canterbury are at risk of being bitten by a season of indiscretions, as players across the NRL bid to avoid being wiped out of the finals due to poor discipline. More than 50 players will enter the last round walking a judiciary tightrope, with...
Behind the music - Butler, Blake & Grant
RTE Ireland
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September 3, 2025
Butler, Blake & Grant (ex-Suede guitarist Bernard Butler, Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub, and James Grant of Love And Money) play a short Irish tour this November. We asked them the BIG questions . . . They play 11 November, Set Theatre,...
Review: Pet Shop Boys whisk the crowd off to an ’80s Dreamworld on tour’s last call
Warwickshire World
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September 2, 2025
The duo served up a musical tour de force at Warwick Castle As the line “sooner or later, it happens to everyone” drifted over a monumental crowd, the heavens suddenly opened. The downpour only heightened the thrill as the Pet Shop Boys began with...
WAMH Radio x The Student: sombr — I Barely Know Her album review
The Amherst Student - Massachusetts
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September 3, 2025
Arts & Living With millions of monthly listeners, sombr is quickly becoming Gen Z’s indie-pop poster boy, but does his debut album live up to the hype? In this WAMH review, Jude Tait ’28 brings a critical ear and just the right amount of side-eye...