Tuesday, January 26, 2016
A celebration of the American spirit, La Mirada's World Premiere musical, "Empire" features plenty of big, buoyant dance numbers, lively melodies, and captivating"even visionary special effe…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 06:00AM[SHARE]Monday, December 7, 2015
"Rest assured there's plenty to make you smile here, and smile you certainly will--often suddenly or unexpectedly. Indeed, given the gravity of recent headlines, The Chance Theater's holiday…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 07:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 27, 2015
"It's time now to sing out, though the story never ends"! Remembering "a year in the life of friends", "The La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts" in association with McCoy-Rigby Enterta…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 12:52PM[SHARE]Thursday, October 15, 2015
"When you face your nightmares, then you’ll know what’s real; Move toward the darkness…and feel!" "The Addams Family O.K. Fun-seekers! Let's not talk about anything else but "G…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 02:38PM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Hold your hat and hang on to your soul! Just in time to kick off the Halloween season, "One More Productions", the resident company at the landmark "Gem Theatre" in Garden Grove California, …
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 12:38PM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 15, 2015
As kids, when most of us thought "Let's put on a show" (–and honestly, who didn't?) usually that's all it was, with nothing much coming of it; then again, most of us weren't 14-year-ol…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 08:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Who among us doesn't recollect the old nursery rhyme that queries "Mistress Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?" This very question may easily apply to "The Secret Garden", the …
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 09:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 4, 2015
"Hasn't this been a most surprising afternoon!" 'Jane' breezes incredulously in Disney's "Tarzan, The Musical"; yes, it is a bit eyebrow-raising to think they've made a musical about this le…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 08:00AM[SHARE]Monday, July 20, 2015
"What gives a gal power and punch? Is it charm? Is it poise? No it's 'Hairspray'!" Now the award-winning "Chance Theater" at the "Bette Aiken Theater Arts Center" in Anaheim, California is p…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 05:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 14, 2015
"Please Louise! Jack Get Back! Whoa, Milo!" Let's hear it for the historic "Laguna Playhouse" in Laguna Beach California, where they've kicked off their 2015-2016 season with the totally awe…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 01:07PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 23, 2015
"It's medicine"not magic" her doctor informs "Diana", the complex woman at the center of "Next To Normal"–the winner of three 2009 "Tony Awards" including "Best Musical Score" as well …
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 12:54PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 2, 2015
"If you reach for the stars all you get is the stars, but we've found a whole new spin: if you reach for 'The Heavens', you get the stars thrown in!""Mary Poppins It's a 'Jolly Holiday" …
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 01:03PM[SHARE]Saturday, May 16, 2015
"Hey Hobo-man! Hey 'Dapper-Dan'!"–you've both got your style but "The Segerstrom Center For The Arts" in Costa Mesa California has got "Annie"! The Tony Award-winning" musica…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 01:07PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 28, 2015
"Ladies and Gentlemen! Step right up" to see one of the most inventive extravaganzas ever to grace the Great White Way! We're talkin' about "Side Show" folks–the hit musical featuring …
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 03:17PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Weigh anchor with one love-sick Wall-street whiz-kid, a pretty but prim socialite, her determined mother, two less than enthusiastic religious converts, a dim-witted gangster who's on the la…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 12:51PM[SHARE]Saturday, March 21, 2015
You can't keep a good girl down! In 1988, it seemed that "Carrie, The Musical" would be simply another casualty along the Great White Way; that is, until 2012 when its creators came together…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 12:08PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Talk about "some enchanted evening"! Although “I expect every one of my crowd to make fun of my proud protestations of faith in” musical theater that can be fanciful and romantic…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 02:14PM[SHARE]Talk about "some enchanted evening"! Although “I expect every one of my crowd to make fun of my proud protestations of faith in” musical theater that can be fanciful and romantic…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 02:14PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 10, 2015
When was the last time you really had 'FUN' at the theater? If you have to think about it, then run, hop, skip or jump to the landmark "Plummer Auditorium" in Fullerton, California where 3-D…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 01:07PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 20, 2015
"It’s like that there’s music playing in your ear, and I’m listening, and I’m listening, and then I disappear; and then I feel a change–like a fire deep inside,…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 03:30PM[SHARE]"It’s like that there’s music playing in your ear, and I’m listening, and I’m listening, and then I disappear; and then I feel a change–like a fire deep inside,…
SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 03:30PM[SHARE]Saturday, January 3, 2015
"If you follow the foot-path through the cool, green meadows alive with blue mountain streams, you will soon become aware of the fragrance of sweet pasture land…it is here, at the foot of …
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 01:19PM[SHARE]Monday, December 8, 2014
"Will wonders never cease?!" Just in time for the holidays, "The Chance Theater" at "The Bette Aitken Theater Arts Center" in Anaheim California, is presenting "She Loves Me"! Charming, roma…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 01:12PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 2, 2014
How many opportunities do you have to leave your cynicism at the door and sincerely appreciate the best of what this season is supposed to be? Now, "One More Productions""the resident produc…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 01:23PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 18, 2014
"Bit by bit, putting it together; piece by piece"only way to make a work of art. Every moment makes a contribution, every little detail plays a part. Having just the vision's no solution"eve…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 12:25PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 4, 2014
"Part epic tale, part fire sale–just one dad, inspiring just one son," we're told at a key point in Musical Theatre West's "Big Fish", the hit musical based on the 2003 Blockbuster Tim…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 01:18PM[SHARE]Monday, October 20, 2014
"Everybody's got the right to be 'different'; even though at times they go to extremes. Aim for what you want a lot"everybody gets a shot!" They all had their reasons; they all had their own…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 04:10PM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 14, 2014
"It was the music of something beginning, an era exploding, a century spinning–in riches and rags, and in rhythm and rhyme…and the people called it 'Ragtime'."Â "The wheels are tu…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 02:55PM[SHARE]Monday, September 29, 2014
Who hasn't, at one time or another, imagined what it might be like to travel back to at least visit another period in time? Now, Anaheim California's award-winning "Chance Theater" explores …
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 01:42PM[SHARE]Monday, September 22, 2014
Had it with mood-swings, Midol and Merlot? Then head on down to the "Laguna Playhouse" in Laguna Beach California, where Cindy Williams, the multi-talented star of the classic TV series "Lav…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 12:48PM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Everything's coming up roses for "One More Productions" housed in Garden Grove California historic "Gem Theatre" with the third musical production in their momentous season–the classic…
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