Insight With Vicki GonzalezThe Bard Goes BroadwayOctober 3, 2018Davis Shakespeare Festival’s fall production of “As You Like It” has so much music written into the script, it could almost be a musical. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleDavis Shakespeare Festival’s Comedy 'As You Like It' Almost Qualifies As A MusicalOctober 1, 2018 | Jeff HudsonTraditional productions hark toward Elizabethan-style melodies. But this contemporary interpretation nods to the British folk rock of the 1960s and ’70s. 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 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.
Arts and LifestyleTheatre Review: Twelfth NightJuly 17, 2015 | Jeff HudsonAudiences have been laughing at Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" since the 1600's, partly because this comedy has people falling helplessly in love and partly because of the shenanigans of Sir Toby Belch, played masterfully in this Davis production. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleTheatre Review: Davis Shakespeare FestivalJuly 10, 2014 | Jeff HudsonThere’s a new summer theater series in the Sacramento region – the Davis Shakespeare Festival. They’re staging an evergreen Shakespeare comedy, and a small Broadway musical from 1963. Critic Jeff Hudson says this new venture is off to a strong start. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
