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“Cyrano de Bergerac” with a side of meta: A fresh take on an old chestnut

Is Long Beach Shakespeare Company having an identity crisis? This year, five of their 12 offerings are live radio shows,…

2 months ago

Congress Moves To Destroy Clean Port Plans, Following Trump EPA

By Paul Rosenberg, Senior Editor On Thurs Aug 6, Republicans in both houses of Congress introduced resolutions that would repeal…

2 months ago

Left Wins Big In Michigan; Conservatives Power-Grabs Crushed in Kansas and Missouri

“Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All.” That’s how Dr. Abdul El-Sayed opened his US Senate…

2 months ago

Service reductions, layoffs cornerstones of addressing Long Beach’s $58M budget shortfall

“This is certainly a tough day,” City Manager Tom Modica said as he stepped to the podium at Thursday’s press…

2 months ago

“A Doll’s House, Part 2” is…well, you know what they say about sequels

In 2017, when I first saw a production of A Doll’s House, Part 2, it might have been, I dunno,…

3 months ago

A “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” that works for an Andrew Lloyd Webber hater

A Bible story — ho-hum. Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice — clunky and populist. “A contemporary twist inspired by…

3 months ago

Long Beach Shakespeare Co. camps up “The Importance of Being Earnest” to great effect

In my early 20s — a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away — I counted The Importance…

3 months ago

“Macbeth” by the sea a tale of two halves

Macbeth was never one of my faves. Despite spurts of spectacular (“Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow” — yeah), a lot…

3 months ago

A postmodern “Godspell” that’s a complete triumph

Prior to my seeing the production that is the subject of this review, my entire knowledge of Godspell was that…

3 months ago

Can You Hit the Pause Button?―Former Courthouse Parcel Becomes Battleground Over San Pedro’s Next Chapter

By Devonte Barr, Columnist "Can you hit the pause button?" Elise Swanson, president of the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce…

4 months ago