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Monday, April 28, 2014

Sacramento performing arts center could be next big-ticket item for city by Hudson Sangree and Edward Ortiz

Nearing completion on plans for a new Kings arena, city leaders are starting to look at whether it makes sense to also build a new performing arts center in downtown Sacramento. The Mo…

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 09:29PM

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Jason Alexander brings his comedy -- and his new hair -- to his one-man show in Folsom by Edward Ortiz

In the life of an actor there is always that one role that – for better or worse – defines a career. Longtime “Seinfeld” co-star Jason Alexander says, “I…

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 11:30PM

Jason Alexander brings his comedy -- and his new hair -- to his one-man show in Folsom by Edward Ortiz

In the life of an actor there is always that one role that – for better or worse – defines a career. Longtime “Seinfeld” co-star Jason Alexander says, …

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 10:13PM

Saturday, August 17, 2013

San Francisco Opera brings Stephen King’s ‘Dolores Claiborne’ to stage by Edward Ortiz

San Francisco Opera brings Stephen King to the grand opera stage Soprano Dolora Zajick, left, has the title role in the operatic production of “Dolores Claiborne.” Libret…

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 03:00AM

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Changing Three Stages' name a challenge for Folsom Lake College by Edward Ortiz

The former Three Stages performing arts center in Folsom finds itself in the midst of a controversial rebranding as it seeks to sell its upcoming 2013-14 season. The Harris Center for t…

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 03:00AM

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Sacramento 'Barber of Seville' to stress comic as well as opera by Edward Ortiz

The recipe for pulling off Gioachino Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" is a simple one: Combine equal parts virtuoso singing and top-flight comic acting. Conductor Thomas Conlin will ma…

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 03:00AM

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Classic American tale on a grand scale 'Moby-Dick' premieres at S.F. Opera by Edward Ortiz

Of the many classic American novels, few seem more suited to the opera stage than Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick." Jay Hunter Morris sings the role of Captain Ahab in the San Francisco Op…

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 03:00AM

New SCC Peformance Arts Center boasts 21st century flair by Edward Ortiz

The newest state-of-the-art performing arts theater in Sacramento is also one of the city's more historic buildings. The newly renovated Performing Arts Center at Sacramento City Colleg…

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 03:00AM

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Artful name change for Folsom performance center by Edward Ortiz

In the world of concert halls and performing arts centers, naming rights have usually been honors bestowed on bearers of large cash gifts. The Three Stages at Folsom Lake College V…

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 03:00AM

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Sacramento Mayor Johnson shifts focus of arts funding group by Edward Ortiz

Mayor Kevin Johnson shared the latest evolution of his 3-year-old For Arts' Sake initiative Wednesday, vowing to keep the arts a priority of his administration.

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 03:00AM

Friday, May 11, 2012

Theaters' alternative showings growing but still finding way by Edward Ortiz

First it was a rock concert by Korn. Then came the Metropolitan Opera. And now boxing and live radio are being shown in cinemas across the United States. "Phantom of the Opera," beamed …

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 03:00AM

Saturday, April 7, 2012

B Street looking for $8 million to launch Sacramento theater project by Edward Ortiz

The clock is ticking for the B Street Theatre in its effort to raise the remaining $8 million sought for a proposed $24 million theater complex.

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 03:00AM

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Sacramento arts symposium talks about taxes as funding source by Edward Ortiz

A provocative word popped up Wednesday at a Sacramento symposium where arts organizations discussed the need for new revenue streams. Sacramento International Airportês new termina…

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 12:28PM

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