Arts and LifestyleSacramento Theatre Company Highlights Strengths Of Old-School Musicals In 'Man Of La Mancha'May 3, 2018 | Jeff HudsonIt's a loveable chestnut, holding up rather well despite the passing decades. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleB Street Theatre Gets Off To Lively Start At The Sofia With ‘Guvnors’February 16, 2018 | Jeff HudsonIn One Man, Two Guvnors, Buck Busfield’s first production at the $30 million Sofia Tsakopoulos Center For The Artist, he takes full advantage of his spacious new digs. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki Gonzalez'Migrant Mother' Musical Based On Dust Bowl StoryFebruary 7, 2018 | Cody DrabbleThe Prospect Theater Project presented a play based on the iconic Dorothea Lange photo "Migrant Mother." Playwright Ken White, music producer Don Setaro and songwriter Andrew Durr join to discuss the play and share music from the production. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezMarcus Crowder Explores The Relationship Between Arts And Media OrganizationsSeptember 6, 2017 | Jen PicardLongtime media critic, Marcus Crowder, no longer writes for the Sacramento Bee, but has plenty to say about arts and media in Sacramento. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleSacramento Theatre Company Presents The Saga Of The Donner Party ... As A MusicalApril 27, 2017 | Jeff HudsonThe Sacramento Theatre Company is premiering a new show based on California history – a musical about the Donner Party’s famously ill-fated journey in 1846. The show is an impressive production about a long trip that culminated in tragedy. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleAsian-American Theater Company In Nevada City Stages Ancient Chinese FableApril 20, 2017 | Jeff HudsonAsian American theater productions are not common in the Sacramento area. But a plucky group known as Community Asian Theater of the Sierra is staging “The White Snake,” an elaborate show based on an ancient Chinese fable. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Theater Review: 'The Glass Menagerie' Gets A Rare Staging In SacramentoMarch 30, 2017 | Jeff HudsonThe Sacramento Theatre Company is doing the drama that was Tennessee Williams’ Broadway breakthrough. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleTheater Review: 'Guards At The Taj' Takes Hard Left From Absurd Comedy To Grim Change Of LuckMarch 27, 2017 | Jeff HudsonSacramento’s Capital Stage is presenting “Guards at the Taj,” a two-character play about a pair of sentries at the newly built Taj Mahal. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleTheater Review: "Going West" Piquing Young Audiences' InterestMarch 16, 2017 | Jeff HudsonEvery year, thousands of elementary students tour the California Railroad History Museum in Old Sacramento. Now, the B Street Theatre’s Family Series is staging an original show targeting young audiences. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleB Street Theatre's 'Concussed' Reflects On Life After Traumatic Brain InjuryMarch 13, 2017 | Jeff HudsonComedian and storyteller Jack Gallagher has been performing one-man shows for Sacramento’s B Street Theatre for years. His new play is “Concussed,” about his long recovery from an injury sustained while bike riding. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
