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“Tragedy Gift Shop” more fable than play

Commonplace gun violence. Exploitation. Sensationalism. Amoral corporate greed. This is today’s America, and it’s enough to make you want to…

1 year ago

Long Beach Playhouse channels the spirit of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson”

According to the American Psychological Institute, the term ‘intergenerational trauma’ did not come into use until the 1960s. So while…

1 year ago

Subcontracted Workers Left Out of Wage Hike, Union Pushes for Boycott

By Daniel Rivera, Labor Reporter On Thurs, Jan. 30, advocates and workers from UniteHere!Local11 held a press conference in front…

2 years ago

Dear Snoop Dogg: Would you spread your legs for Hitler, too?

Hello, Snoop. Greggory here, coming at ya from your hometown.  Although your music has never been my jam, I’ve loved…

2 years ago

Cast finds connection in multiverse muck of “Constellations”

There’s a “Treehouse of Horror” episode of The Simpsons where Homer accidentally turns his toaster into a time machine. Finding…

2 years ago

Long Beach City Council Bolsters Immigration Protections Ahead of Trump’s Return to Office

By Daniel Rivera, Reporter On Jan. 7, Long Beach City Council voted unanimously to strengthen its existing Values Act before…

2 years ago

Long Beach Opera opens all-Pauline Oliveros season by eschewing opera

Photo courtesy of Long Beach Opera The greeting on Long Beach Opera’s website is a bold pronouncement: Opera Like You’ve…

2 years ago

Long Beach Playhouse’s annual “A Christmas Carol” never better nor more needed

You might ask why, nine days after my second eye surgery in a month, I dragged myself out to Long…

2 years ago

Long Beach “downtown recovery” tour stop skimps on specifics, follow-up

  “Downtowns are struggling right now,” said State Assemblymember Matt Haney (San Francisco) while visiting Long Beach last month on…

2 years ago