Arts and LifestyleCapital Stage's 'Alabaster' A Unique Tale Of Recovery (And Talking Goats, Too)February 14, 2020 | Jeff Hudson“Alabaster,” a new play by Sacramento’s Capital Stage, features talking animals on an obscure farm in Alabama. CapRadio Theatre Critic Jeff Hudson says it’s an absorbing trip into the lives of characters who are well worth meeting. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleCapital Stage Returns To Pemberly For Jane Austen-Inspired "The Wickhams"December 13, 2019 | Jeff HudsonSacramento’s Capital Stage is presenting another holiday season play recalling British writer Jane Austen. Critic Jeff Hudson says this nimble production will particularly appeal to fans of PBS serials like “Downton Abbey” and “Upstairs, Downstairs.” Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestylePulitzer-Prize Winning 'Between Riverside And Crazy' Brings Unlikely Quilt Of Characters To SacramentoSeptember 19, 2019 | Jeff HudsonThe Capital Stage production of "Between Riverside and Crazy," about a retired black cop and the diverse assortment of locals who visit his apartment, continues through Sept. 29 in Sacramento.
Arts and LifestyleA New Take On A Classic Battle-Of-The-Sexes Comedy From Lake Tahoe Shakespeare FestivalAugust 2, 2019 | Jeff HudsonThe Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival provides a funny, fiesty performance of "The Taming of the Shrew," with director Sara Bruner at the helm.
Arts and LifestyleLake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival’s ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ Jukebox Musical Highlights Early Careers Of Four Young StarsJuly 23, 2019 | Jeff HudsonThink of “Million Dollar Quartet” as a nostalgic two-hour party in the great outdoors, studded with classic tunes by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleDavis Shakespeare Festival’s ‘Gentleman’s Guide To Love And Murder’ A Giddy, Gloomy Good TimeJuly 12, 2019 | Jeff HudsonThe Davis Shakespeare Festival’s production of “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” runs through Aug. 3 at the Veterans Memorial Theatre in Davis. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleFor Silly Summer Fun, Look No Further Than Music Circus’ ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’July 10, 2019 | Jeff HudsonThe Broadway at Music Circus production of “The Drowsy Chaperone” continues through Sunday, July 14 at the Wells Fargo Pavilion. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleDavis Shakespeare Festival’s ‘The Tenth Muse,’ With An All-Female Cast, Impresses In Unusual Summer ShowJuly 5, 2019 | Jeff HudsonThe Davis Shakespeare Festival impresses with its staging of “The Tenth Muse,” a new drama featuring an all-female cast set in colonial Mexico. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleMusic Circus Kicks Off Summer Musicals With ‘Shrek’ — An Upside-Down Fairy TaleJune 12, 2019 | Jeff HudsonChances are you know the story, but for the uninitiated, this is a comedy that stands fairy tale traditions on their head. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleCapital Stage’s ‘The Other Place’ Is An Absorbing Mind GameMay 21, 2019 | Jeff HudsonIt almost resembles a whodunnit, because each character presents a slightly different version of what’s really going on. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
