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April, 2019
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April 29, 2019 | Anaheim, Review, The Chance Theater, Theater, Uncategorized Comments Off on SKYLIGHT @ THE CHANCE THEATRE IN ANAHEIM HILLS – Review |

SKYLIGHT @ THE CHANCE THEATRE IN ANAHEIM HILLS – Review

(All photos by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio)

Written by Patrick Chavis 

“Love…” the word that has spawned countless stories throughout the generations.  The love story is its own genre in its own right. The power of love and what it means, and how it applies to different people and things seems to be a type of eternal well for good and bad drama. In Skylight playing now at the Chance Theatre in Anaheim Hills we once again explore love–the positive, the negative, and its limits in this 2 hour and 20-minute slow burn of a highly watchable theatrical performance. Continue Reading

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April 22, 2019 | Costa Mesa, Review, South Coast Repertory, Theater, Uncategorized Comments Off on POOR YELLA REDNECKS @ South Coast Repertory – Review |

POOR YELLA REDNECKS @ South Coast Repertory – Review

(Photo by ​Jordan Kubat/SCR)

Written by Daniella Litvak 

Back in 2015 I reviewed Qui Nguyen’s Vietgone when it debuted at South Coast Repertory. Vietgone told the story of how a young couple named Tong and Quang met and fell love while they were refugees at Fort Chafee in Arkansas, after the fall of Saigon. Poor Yella Rednecks picks up Tong and Quang’s story from where Vietgone left off.

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April 18, 2019 | podcast, Uncategorized Comments Off on ORANGE CURTAIN/LA THEATRE BITES ASSEMBLE WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT! – PODCAST |

ORANGE CURTAIN/LA THEATRE BITES ASSEMBLE WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT! – PODCAST

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April 13, 2019 | Grand Central Arts Center, Musical, podcast, Review, Santa Ana, Theater, Uncategorized Comments Off on Next to Normal @ Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana – Review |

Next to Normal @ Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana – Review

(Photo by Jordan Kubat Photography) 

The Wayward Artist is pleased to produce the pop/rock, hit musical ‘Next to Normal’! Join Diana Goodman and her family in their anything-but-normal suburban home. ‘Next to Normal’ explores the effects of extreme loss and the tolls mental illness can have on a modern-day family.

April 12 – 28, 2019 


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Acting7.5
Set & Design8.5
Costumes8
Entertainment8
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April 11, 2019 | Costa Mesa, Musical, Review, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Uncategorized Comments Off on CATS THE MUSICAL @ SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS – Review |

CATS THE MUSICAL @ SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS – Review

(Photo by Matthew Murphy)

Written by Patrick Chavis 

Cats was, for nearly a decade, the longest-running Broadway show in history. Some of the songs in Cats are iconic. I’ve never seen Cats, but I found myself humming along to the tunes as if I’ve known them my entire life. Cats is playing now at the Segerstrom Centers for the Arts for a very short run of 6 nights. While this production will probably thrill the already initiated Cats fan. The spectacle of Cats can leave newbies a little confused with the direction of the story. Continue Reading

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April 6, 2019 | Review, Santa Ana, Santa Ana College, Theater, Uncategorized Comments Off on The Last Days Of Judas Iscariot @ Santa Ana College – Review |

The Last Days Of Judas Iscariot @ Santa Ana College – Review

(Photos: Jaime Diaz)

Written by Patrick Chavis

After watching The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at Santa Ana College, I was reminded about not just the nature of drama but comedy as well.  Good drama — if not always then very often –requires comedy to lighten the load of the story especially when it comes to very difficult topics or subject matter. Comedy should balance the drama in a yin and yang sort of way so that comedic and dramatic parts of the play complement each other.  In this production, playing only one more weekend at the Phillips Hall in Santa Ana, the dramatic and comedic elements tended to fight each other instead of complementing the narrative.  Still,  there is plenty of meaty material coming from some very talented actors as well as some brave, enlightened scene staging.    Continue Reading

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