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Arts and Lifestyle

Theatre Review: As You Like It

July 29, 2014 | Jeff Hudson

The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival is staging the comedy “As You Like It” with a cast of professional actors who interpret the script in a novel way, with a syncopated beat. The unexpected transfer works out surprisingly well, says our Jeff Hudson.

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Arts and Lifestyle

Theatre Review: South Pacific

July 24, 2014 | Jeff Hudson

Sacramento’s Music Circus is reviving the classic musical “South Pacific,” a show that despite its age remains popular with audiences. This old favorite endures in part because it offers a fascinating confluence of musical styles.

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Classical

How The 3 Tenors Sang The Hits And Changed The Game

July 16, 2014

José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti packed a ballpark and created an industry.

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Classical

Conductor Lorin Maazel, Who Brought America To The Podium, Dies

July 13, 2014

A second-generation American, he was one of the most prominent conductors of the post-World War II era, leading orchestras and opera companies on both sides of the Atlantic. He died Sunday at 84.

Arts and Lifestyle

Theatre Review: Davis Shakespeare Festival

July 10, 2014 | Jeff Hudson

There’s a new summer theater series in the Sacramento region – the Davis Shakespeare Festival. They’re staging an evergreen Shakespeare comedy, and a small Broadway musical from 1963. Critic Jeff Hudson says this new venture is off to a strong start.

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Theatre Review: Provenance

July 7, 2014 | Jeff Hudson

As a change of pace this summer, Sacramento’s B Street Theatre is staging a pastoral fable called “Provenance” – a gently mysterious tale in which characters find ways to overcome their personal troubles and move forward with their lives.

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Theatre Review: Maple & Vine

July 3, 2014 | Jeff Hudson

In today's world you can spend all day on the Internet, working online and shopping for anything. But the couple at the center of this new Capital Stage show has unplugged and moved into a secluded community that emulates Middle America, circa 1955.

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