Arts and LifestyleIrreverent B Street Comedy Offers God's Take On The BibleJuly 12, 2017 | Jeff HudsonSacramento’s B Street Theatre is staging a satire called “An Act of God,” in which the Almighty takes the form of a sardonic gay comedian, telling joke after joke in a nighclub routine. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleDavis Shakespeare Festival Features 'Three Musketeers' With Lots Of SwordplayJuly 10, 2017 | Jeff HudsonThe Davis Shakespeare Festival is celebrating summer with a fast-paced adventure-comedy with lots of swordplay, “The Three Musketeers," in a recent adaptation by an American playwright. The show features a mind-boggling amount of dueling onstage. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Davis Shakespeare Revives Rarely Staged Leonard Bernstein MusicalJuly 7, 2017 | Jeff HudsonThe Davis Shakespeare Festival is staging “Wonderful Town,” a 1953 musical comedy with a score by Leonard Bernstein. Our critic Jeff Hudson says several songs in “Wonderful Town” still sound good after 60-some years. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleIn Raucous Comedy “Bad Jews,” Patriarch's Death Triggers Fight For Family HeirloomJuly 5, 2017 | Jeff HudsonThe new comedy at Capital Stage is titled “Bad Jews,” and it explores the nasty things relatives say to each other following the death of a family patriarch. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
B Street Theatre's 'Hand To God' Is An Outrageous Dark ComedyJune 26, 2017 | Jeff HudsonThe B Street Theatre is staging “Hand to God,” an outrageous dark comedy that mixes desperately anxious teenage characters and puppets. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleTwo-Character Play "Lungs" Comes To B Street TheaterMay 30, 2017 | Jeff HudsonSacramento’s B Street Theater is staging “Lungs,” a clever play about an environmentally-aware young couple trying to make good choices as they move into adult life. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleCapital Stage Offers Gritty, Gripping Update Of Russian Literary Drama From The 1890sMay 16, 2017 | Jeff HudsonSacramento’s Capital Stage is hosting a contemporary update of a Russian literary classic. Raucous comedy and perceptive monologues about the difficulty of everyday life go hand-in-hand in “Stupid F***ing Bird.” Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleTheatre Review: B Street Actresses Hatch Original Campy Comedy About A Women’s Camping TripMay 3, 2017 | Jeff HudsonSacramento’s B Street Theatre is premiering a new comedy called “Treatment,” about three women camping in a state park. What begins as noisy satire develops a bit more depth as the story unfolds. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleTheatre Review: Davis Shakespeare Breathes New Life, And Death, Into 'Romeo and Juliet'October 7, 2016 | Jeff HudsonThe Davis Shakespeare Festival – until now a summer event – has expanded into the fall with a production of the tragedy “Romeo and Juliet.” Theatre critic Jeff Hudson says the company’s first foray beyond summer is a real winner. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleTheatre Review: 'Satchmo At The Waldorf' - A Revealing Portrait Of An American Musical IconSeptember 9, 2016 | Jeff HudsonThis one-man show at the B Street Theatre depicts the legendary Louis Armstrong in the twilight of his career. The script by Armstrong biographer Terry Teachout packs a punch and the actor playing Armstrong gives an equally powerful performance. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
