Theater Review: "The Christians" Set In Unusual Setting — An Unidentified Evangelical Church

February 1, 2017 | Jeff Hudson

Sacramento’s B Street Theatre has a well-earned reputation for staging comedies. But they also stage edgier plays as part of their B3 series. Their current show, "The Christian," is set in a rather uncommon location for a play.

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Theater Review: California Stage's 'The Whale' Is Eccentric But Captivating

January 26, 2017 | Jeff Hudson

Sacramento’s California Stage is presenting a decidedly odd play about a 600-pound recluse, trying to sort out his troubled life. The play is called “The Whale,” and the script picked up several awards in New York.

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Brotherly Bond Drives B Street's 'Bars And Measures'

September 1, 2015 | Jeff Hudson

Sacramento’s B Street Theatre is premiering a new show by rising playwright Idris Goodwin. The play addresses tough, societal issues through the story of two brothers who have taken remarkably different paths in life.

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Concert Review: The Magic of Pharoah Sanders

January 12, 2015 | Gary G. Vercelli

Does 74-year-old Pharoah Sanders still have the magic touch? Our Jazz Director checks out a recent SFJAZZ show for the answer.

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Concert Review – 50th Anniversary, A Love Supreme (Dec. 13, 2014)

December 15, 2014 | Gary G. Vercelli

Jazz Music Director Gary G. Vercelli reviews what might be the jazz concert of the year.

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Theater Review: Anna Karenina

November 13, 2014 | Jeff Hudson

Sacramento’s Capital Stage is staging an adaptation of a literary classic: Leo Tolstoy’s epic novel “Anna Karenina.” CapRadio's Theatre Critic Jeff Hudson says the elaborately-staged show is a feast for the eye and ear.

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Theatre Review: Good People

May 13, 2014 | Jeff Hudson

When you grow up in a tough neighborhood and become a wealthy professional, are you obligated to return and help the struggling community you left behind? That question underlies “Good People,” a probing play now at Capital Stage.

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Theatre Review: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

April 30, 2014 | Jeff Hudson

Romans in togas and clever slaves who outwit their masters are the characters in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. It's a Stephen Sondheim musical being remounted now at the Sacramento Theatre Company. Critic Jeff Hudson has a review.

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Theatre Review: The Vanishing Point

April 18, 2014 | Jeff Hudson

The current show at Sacramento’s California Stage is set in Louisiana bayous. It contrasts an aging Cajun shrimper with his sons. Critic Jeff Hudson reviews The Vanishing Point.

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Theatre Review: 4000 Miles

April 1, 2014

An unusual relationship between a 91-year-old woman and her 21-year-old grandson -- who’s in the midst of a cross-country bicycle trip -- is the focus of this Pulitzer-nominated drama. It glitters with uncommon insights about life and death.