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 soluti…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 12:25PMTuesday, 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 Blo…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 01:18PMMonday, 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 h…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 04:10PMTuesday, 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’.” “The wheel…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 02:55PMMonday, 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” e…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 01:42PMMonday, 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 …
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 12:48PMTuesday, 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–t…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 05:13PMWednesday, July 16, 2014
“Those Damn Yankees! Why can’t we beat ‘em?!” exclaims Joe Boyd at the start of “Damn Yankees”–the classic musical performing at the landmark “Plummer Auditorium” in Fu…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 02:41PMTuesday, July 15, 2014
What happens when the lights go out one hot 4th of July weekend in the urban neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City? That’s the premise of “In The Heights”—the winner of…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 03:43PMTuesday, July 1, 2014
Stand Back Southern California—because ‘One More Productions” is offering up their own ‘touch of star quality’ with their latest production of “Evita”! Fresh on the heels of th…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 01:59PMTuesday, June 3, 2014
When is the last time you were at a show after which the audience couldn’t get to their feet fast enough to offer up a thunderous and well deserved standing ovation? Yet, that’s precisel…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 12:55PMTuesday, May 6, 2014
“Wishes may bring problems, such as you regret them; better that though, than to never get them!” the characters sing in “Into The Woods”—Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s five…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 02:59PMTuesday, April 15, 2014
“Bring me to the light”—of the Historic Gem Theatre in Garden Grove California, that is, where after a tragic fire in May 2011, their resident theater company, “One More Productions�…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 09:22PMTuesday, March 11, 2014
Los Angeles is alive with the sound of “The Musical Of Musicals: The Musical” which returned to “The Chromolume Theatre At The Attic” on Friday March 7th for a limited, three-week ru…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 01:05PMTuesday, February 18, 2014
One is a modern updating of a classic comedy; the other is a classic bit of Americana, and, having each opened over Valentine’s Day weekend, you can bet there’s romance, songs, and music…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 04:43PMSaturday, January 25, 2014
They’re on a mission—for big laughs! Fresh from San Francisco, the sensational cast of the second national tour of “The Book Of Mormon” stopped into the majestic Pantages Thea…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 02:56PMTuesday, December 10, 2013
When is the last time you heard “They don’t make Christmas like that anymore!”? This holiday season just got a whole lot merrier in Southern California as the landmark “Laguna Playho…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 01:16PMTuesday, November 5, 2013
Long Beach has an acute and very green case of “Transylvania Mania”—as “Young Frankenstein, The Musical” makes its regional premiere as the triumphant season opener for Musical The…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 02:23PMTuesday, October 15, 2013
Oh My God, You Guys! “Legally Blonde, The Musical” 3-D Theatrical’s new closer for their 2013 season, is totally worth the wait! Having opened on Friday, October 11th, 2013, it will pl…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 05:40PMThursday, September 12, 2013
“Hoop-skirts are uncomfortable, ungainly and in a high wind, totally unpredictable!” asserts Evelina Applegate—the feminist heroine of “Bloomer Girl”. Instead, she prefers the more…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 03:27PMWednesday, August 21, 2013
There’s something magical about a favorite show-tune heard over the airwaves! Fortunately for any fan of terrific Broadway songs there’s Sirius XM Radio’s “On Broadway”–a sta…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 03:42PMTuesday, July 23, 2013
‘was not long ago, in the not-too-far-away land of Fullerton California, that a valiant theatre company called 3-D Theatricals took a giant step forward in their evolution of presenting qu…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 03:30PMWednesday, June 26, 2013
Last summer, “Buck-ing Trends” reported on a special concert engagement of an amazing new musical to be unveiled at New York City’s renowned “Feinstein’s”. Now, nearly a year lat…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 02:16PMMonday, June 3, 2013
In 2008, Writer-Lyricist Brian Yorkey and Composer Tom Kitt gave theater-goers everywhere the prescription for a bold new musical centering around a suburban housewife and mother struggling…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 05:49PMWednesday, May 22, 2013
In 1974, Jerry Herman, Michael Stewart and Gower Champion (the team behind the iconic “Hello Dolly”) reunited for another musical–this one centering on the bitter-sweet romance…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 05:10PMTuesday, April 16, 2013
There’s a lot more reasons than simply seven to go see “Seven Brothers For Seven Brothers” at “The La Mirada Theater Of The Performing Arts” where their latest offering, a high…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 02:01PMWednesday, March 6, 2013
Few names in the history of theater are more respected or considered so revolutionary as Sir William S. Gilbert & Sir Arthur Sullivan. Frustratingly however, over time, their works have …
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 04:41PMMonday, February 4, 2013
“Ladies and Gentlemen,” audiences are greeted upon entering the Chance Theater’s intimate auditorium; “Welcome to ‘Triassic ParQ’!” Having opened Wednesday, January 30th, “…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 03:09PMWednesday, January 2, 2013
“Think about your life, Pippin…” sings the enigmatic Lead Player to “Pippin“, Charlemagne’s son in Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson’s musical masterpiece of the same name…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 05:11PMSunday, December 2, 2012
“In olden days” (1934 actually,) songwriter Cole Porter along with librettists Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse created a tune-filled tale surrounding a luxury liner called “The American�…
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 09:21PMThursday, November 22, 2012
“Holly Ho! Holly Ho-Ho-Ho–Holly Ho! Holly Ho! Sing A Christmas Carol that was written long ago…” …So harmonize 50‘s-era Troubadours, “The Four Lads” at the start …
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 09:01PM 
