Arts and LifestyleTheatre Review: A Novel Musical Twist On Hugo's Classic 'The Hunchback Of Notre Dame'August 25, 2016 | Jeff HudsonSacramento’s Music Circus is staging a Disney musical based on the Victor Hugo classic, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame." It features a talented deaf actor and a classically-trained singer sharing the title role. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleTheatre Review: 'The Last Lifeboat' Examines Drama Behind The Sinking Of The TitanicAugust 22, 2016 | Jeff HudsonMain Street Theatre Works in Jackson is staging this drama about the Titanic. It raises the morally challenging question: if you were on a crippled ocean liner about to go down… what would you do? Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleReview: 'Nice Work If You Can Get It' Offers Great Song And Dance, Not Much MoreAugust 12, 2016 | Jeff HudsonThis nostalgic musical at the Music Circus blends 1920's Gershwin tunes with a script from 2012 involving Prohibition-era bootleggers. Critic Jeff Hudson says the high energy dancing is great fun but the characters are cliché, the story cartoonish. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleTheatre Review: 'Comedy Of Errors' A High Energy Hit At Tahoe Shakespeare FestJuly 26, 2016 | Jeff HudsonShakespeare's popular mistaken identity farce is done up "big box" style in this rousing production by the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, set in Rio de Janeiro and featuring lots of colorful costumes and samba dancing. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleTheater Review: Well-Told Romance 'Constellations' Also A Mind Expanding MeditationJuly 18, 2016 | Jeff HudsonThis unusual play at the B Street Theatre starts as a boy-meets-girl encounter then develops into a series of different outcomes in alternate universes, a mind-boggling scenario and a surprisingly appealing show - also a big challenge for the actors. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezTopical Jokes Highlight Women's Issues In 'Waist Watchers The Musical!'July 18, 2016Coming to Insight are cast members of "Waist Watchers The Musical!" This show tackles real-women issues in a comedic approach. We'll hear details about the musical and also preview some of the laughs to come. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleReview: 'Bells Are Ringing' Revives Forgotten 50's Musical And Its Very Memorable SongsJuly 11, 2016 | Jeff HudsonThe Davis Shakespeare Festival also produces neglected Broadway shows. This season they’ve revived a 60-year-old musical which probably hasn’t been staged locally since the Music Circus did it in 1959. It's almost like opening a time capsule. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleDavis Shakespeare's 'Cyrano' Delights With Irresistible Energy And Acrobatic WordplayJuly 8, 2016 | Jeff HudsonHear the name “Cyrano de Bergerac,” and you'll probably think of the French swordsman with the long nose. Cyrano is also long on witty wordplay and just plain fun, as this production from the Davis Shakespeare Festival amply demonstrates. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezDavis Shakespeare FestivalJune 21, 2016Summer has officially arrived and so has the annual Davis Shakespeare Festival. Rob Salas and Gia Battista, join Insight to talk about what audiences can expect to see. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki Gonzalez"Legally Blonde" ReviewJune 15, 2016Capital Public Radio’s arts & theater critic Jeff Hudson and the drama critic for the Davis Enterprise Bev Sykes join Insight to chat about Music Circus' 2016 season. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
