Insight With Vicki Gonzalez'Big River' Features Toe-Tapping Bluegrass, Country MusicJune 19, 2015"Big River" opens Tuesday at Music Circus. The musical is Mark Twain’s Huck Finn story set to Roger Miller’s bluegrass and country melodies. Jennifer Leigh Warren and Omari Tau stop by before rehearsal. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Gone In 60 Days: Crest Theater OperatorsAugust 26, 2014 | Bob MoffittThe people who brought Sacramento's Crest Theater back to life in the mid 1980's are now leaving -unable to come to a new lease agreement with the building's owner. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleTheatre Review: ProvenanceJuly 7, 2014 | Jeff HudsonAs a change of pace this summer, Sacramento’s B Street Theatre is staging a pastoral fable called “Provenance” – a gently mysterious tale in which characters find ways to overcome their personal troubles and move forward with their lives. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleTheatre Review: Vanya And Sonia And Masha And SpikeMay 19, 2014 | Jeff HudsonSacramento's B Street Theatre is known for staging frantic comedies at the start of the summer. This year they've picked a script that won last year's Tony Award for best new play. It spoofs Russian literature right along with American movies and TV. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleTheatre Review: Good PeopleMay 13, 2014 | Jeff HudsonWhen you grow up in a tough neighborhood and become a wealthy professional, are you obligated to return and help the struggling community you left behind? That question underlies “Good People,” a probing play now at Capital Stage. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleReview: Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra Celebrates 20th Year with Miss Saigon MusicalApril 23, 2014 | Jeff HudsonCommunity Asian Theatre of the Sierra stages just one show per year, and it’s always a lavish effort with an Asian theme. For its 20th anniversary production, the Nevada City based company has chosen "Miss Saigon," a Vietnam War-inspired musical. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleTheatre Review: The Vanishing PointApril 18, 2014 | Jeff HudsonThe current show at Sacramento’s California Stage is set in Louisiana bayous. It contrasts an aging Cajun shrimper with his sons. Critic Jeff Hudson reviews The Vanishing Point. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Theatre Review: Wrong for Each OtherMarch 24, 2014 | Jeff HudsonSacramento’s B Street Theatre has been staging plays by Canadian writer Norm Foster for years. Its current production is a romantic comedy titled “Wrong for Each Other.” Critic Jeff Hudson says the script is less than stellar. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
