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STUNNING WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL/DANCE PRODUCTION AT SAN DIEGO’S OLD GLOBE...
Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic Don’t be surprised to discover that there are less than a half-dozen scripted words of dialogue spoken in the entire production of “In Your Arms”, the World...
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KEN LUDWIG FARCE AT NORTH COAST REPERTORY THEATRE
Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic Some people think golf is a silly game played mostly by aging, white seniors who are struggling with their ‘arrested development’ syndromes and plunging...
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POWERFUL AND PROVOCATIVE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA DRAMA AT LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE
Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic Before the Civil Rights movements of the 1960’s there were organizations and individual leaders in the 1950’s who were pushing the civil rights envelope;...
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UPLIFTING DOCUMENTARY “BIG VOICE” HITS ALL THE RIGHT NOTES
Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic Films about high school music concerts, choral groups and choirs have been around for years. “Mr. Holland’s Opus”, starring Richard Dreyfuss, as a music teacher...
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DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES ARE STILL INTRIGUING TO WATCH
Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic Dysfunctional families have always been low-hanging fruit as subjects for stories, plays, movies, TV series, and novels for centuries. And why not. It’s reflective...
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PASADENA’S A NOISE WITHIN THEATRE PRESENTS “ALL MY SONS
Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic A Noise Within (ANW) Theatre production of Arthur Miller’s powerful drama “All My Sons”, opened on the actual date and year of Miller’s 100 year annivesary. He was...
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“ADDAMS FAMILY, THE MUSICAL” ON PALM CANYON THEATRE STAGE
Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic “The Addams Family”, musical now on stage at The Palm Canyon Theatre is a perfect Halloween treat for its patrons as way to get into the spirit of both the holiday...
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THE LILT OF IRISH LAUGHTER CAN BE HEARD AT NORTH COAST REP
Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic Love is the one human emotion that the entire world is constantly seeking and responds to no mater one’s age. How we respond to it is the stuff of theatre, movies,...
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WORLD PREMIERE COMEDY-DRAMA ABOUT AGING AT CV REP
Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic Friday, October 30, 2015 was a very important day for CV REP. It marked the day the Rancho Mirage-based Equity theatrical producing company launched its first...
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WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL DEBUTS AT PASADENA PLAYHOUSE
Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic There are so few really good original musicals being written and produced these days. Money always plays a role in the decision to produce or not. So when a major...
View ArticleSuspected mastermind of Paris carnage killed in Saint-Denis police raid – report
The alleged sponsor and mastermind of the November 13 massacre in Paris, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, was killed in a Wednesday raid by French forces in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis, a media report...
View Article‘ISIS branch’ seeking to produce chemical weapons – Iraq and US intel
Islamic State has a branch devoted to creating chemical weapons, AP reports, citing Iraqi and US officials. Earlier, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls also warned that Islamic State could potentially...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Death Penalty Upheld
The death penalty is back on the books in California – more or less. A panel of judges on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday rejected a lower court ruling that had declared the capital...
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COLLEGE OF DESERT STAGES A COMPELLING MUSICAL PRODUCTION OF “RENT”
Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic The College of the Desert (COD) hits all the right notes in its compelling production of “RENT” that opened last Friday at the on- campus Pollock Theatre. The rock...
View Article‘No specific and credible intelligence’ of terrorist plot over Thanksgiving –...
President Barack Obama told the American people there is “no specific and credible” threat to the US after receiving special national security briefings two days in a row about potential holiday...
View Article‘Commercial scale’ oil smuggling into Turkey becomes priority target of...
Islamic State’s daring and impudent oil smuggling into Turkey should become a high-priority target in order to cripple the terrorist group, President Putin said, backed by French President Francois...
View ArticleHuman resources: Walmart hired Lockheed Martin to keep tabs on employees
Walmart hired global security giant Lockheed Martin a few years ago to monitor activism in its massive workforce, according to new documents. The defense contractor tracked employees’ social media and...
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San Bernardino shooting: Search for suspects underway, 14 killed, 17 injured
At least 14 people have been killed and 17 more wounded in San Bernardino, California where up to 3 attackers went on a shooting spree at a regional center that aids people with disabilities. Police...
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Calvin Harris Becomes First DJ to Play Coachella as Premier Headliner
Calvin Harris has officially entered a league of his own. Coachella dropped its 2016 lineup yesterday (Jan. 4), listing LCD Soundsystem, Guns N’ Roses and Calvin Harris as the top-billed acts. The post...
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Stagecoach Festival 2016
The Stagecoach Festival is an outdoor country music festival presented by Goldenvoice, The Messina Group, and Moore Entertainment and founded by Paul Tollett. The festival is located at the Empire...
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