Wednesday, December 1, 2021
"One More Production's" goal was to create, on the live, in-person stage, the kind of big, buoyant Christmas special, which back in the 1960's and 70's, peppered the network airwaves every D…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 08:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, November 4, 2021
Dawson and Solimando have seen to it that the harmonic happenings are given a brighter, fresher, and newer "look" with even higher spirits and a multitude of feel-good sensations that are su…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 06:30AM[SHARE]Thursday, October 7, 2021
Questions that linger long beyond the house lights coming up prove the power the story and characters have had on us...such is the strength of Ms. Orlandersmith's storytelling, and Ms. Hill …
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 06:30AM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Rightly hailed as the "ultimate whodunit that will leave you 'dying' of laughter", the story is at its most humorous when it references"or even mocks--its source material; Infused with plent…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 06:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, September 16, 2021
Both the direction and choreography combine to furnish this production with plenty of pleasant surprises where you least expect them. In fact, Director Lorton has accomplished the enviable f…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 06:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Pasek and Paul's lyrics exude pithy sentiments and fathom-deep emotional truths, and through them many basic (and often hard) realities are outlined and articulated. These are songs that are…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 06:14PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 28, 2021
The poster looming outside the box-office reads: "The Legend Returns", and there couldn't be a better way to describe the feat that "One More Productions" has accomplished with the opening o…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 02:30AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 15, 2020
"One Touch Of Venus" ranks as a sure-fire spirit-lifter for such 'challenging' times of late. Even now this remains one of those productions that's well-worth revisiting--or if you weren't p…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 04:43PM[SHARE]Thursday, March 5, 2020
Director Lorton has demonstrated ample times previously that he definitely knows this era and this understanding benefits this production especially well, preparing him to incorporate small-…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 04:40PM[SHARE]Friday, February 14, 2020
At turns haunting, enthralling, humorous, devastating---and well deserving of every award it has earned; love it or hate it, respect or reject it's compelling message, this is some powerful …
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 06:18PM[SHARE]Monday, February 3, 2020
Uproariously funny, devastatingly authentic, and resolutely moving--practically beyond words, this latest chapter in the 'Gospel according to Shores' is a spot-on, slice-of-life 'dramedy' th…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 06:45PM[SHARE]Friday, December 6, 2019
This production benefits magnificently from the understanding that less is often more"relying less on special effects or stage gimmicks and more on stellar performances, always with an eye t…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 06:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, November 9, 2019
Ms. Martin and Mr. Raitt's talents match one another's flawlessly, helping to make this a "Must See" for fans and aficionados of either (or both) of them; of rare television antiquities; or …
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 02:28PM[SHARE]Friday, October 25, 2019
If you're in the market for a good, old fashioned. "Forget your troubles" kind of musical you've hit the jackpot here"so what if it all adds up to lunacy, it's lovable lunacy! Up in "Comedy …
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 08:00AM[SHARE]Friday, October 18, 2019
Even with a decade of providing Southland theater enthusiasts with top-flight entertainment under their belts, this marks something of a distinguished achievement for 3-D Theatricals, as it'…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 07:00AM[SHARE]Friday, October 4, 2019
If the goal of theater is to make one feel and be affected by what they're seeing and experiencing, the gang at "One More Productions" have certainly succeeded in spades as "Bright Star" is …
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 07:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, September 26, 2019
At turns hilarious, while at others startlingly affecting, many of the best lines or crucial plot-twists delightfully take you off guard, making their impact lingering and lasting...it's unc…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 05:41PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Director Vaughn truly knows this show and possesses plenty of earnest affection for the material. Here his direction is fast paced and colorful"kind of like a frisky and forward-flowing whir…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 04:36PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Helped tremendously by the more intimate size of the venue, this closer proximity to the action increases the visceral-level responses one gets concerning all the high-stakes emotions and th…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 08:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 10, 2019
This new production at "The Long Beach Playhouse" is a more intimate interpretation of this solid audience favorite, while still maintaining (and doing justice) to all the elements that made…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 08:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Ms. Mattsson's direction is lively, and free-flowing, with an inspiring trend toward finding the 'realism' in the outright farcical; this makes the characters, and what they're doing so much…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 08:00AM[SHARE]Monday, May 27, 2019
Under his letter-perfect and agile direction, Bird and his cast and crew have concocted a big, bright, bubbly Valentine to hope-against-hope and the good old-fashioned value of having a drea…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 08:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Schwartz's cutting-edge score (his first for a major Broadway show) adeptly combines the best elements of 'old school' classic musicals from the 40's, 50's and 60's with the more 'contempora…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 08:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 9, 2019
3-D Theatricals' gives this one the treatment such a monumental, near-epic tale of this caliber fully deserves. Even if you've seen the show done before, you've NEVER seen it like this"and 3…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 08:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 2, 2019
A complex, highly-stylized musical dramedy, style is precisely what the folks at "One More Productions" have given it in spades. Yeston's songs are some of the smartest and very best written…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 08:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 25, 2019
More a knowing 'homage' to the 1952 cinematic mega-hit than an outright 'reproduction' of it, Director-Choreographer Spencer Liff references just enough of the film, while re-envisioning oth…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 07:30AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Admittedly, "Sunday In The Park With George" is not at all an easy or simple show to produce; Thrillingly however, the "Kentwood Players" rise to all technical and textual demands (and chall…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 08:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 7, 2019
Rudetsky and Plotnick's book winks at many of these Big-Screen exploits, but never out-and-out 'steals' from any of them, resulting in an entirely"and an enthrallingly--new work that has the…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 06:00AM[SHARE]Monday, February 25, 2019
Sort of akin to what you'd get were "Honey Boo-Boo" to become a live stage-show (--only the absurd humor here is genuinely intended--) the truly hysterical script combines the best (and freq…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 08:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Just about ALL the music heard in "Gentleman's Guide" is a sumptuous repast for the ears as would befit any 'Edwardian era' Operetta, delivered by a coterie of absolutely magnificent singers…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 07:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Each principal figure we encounter in this 'saga' is time-tested and thoroughly unforgettable, and all those playing them do every one justice. So too, this production features an ensemble t…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 02:05PM[SHARE] 
