Arts and Lifestyle

Sacramento Theatre Company Highlights Strengths Of Old-School Musicals In 'Man Of La Mancha'

May 3, 2018 | Jeff Hudson

It's a loveable chestnut, holding up rather well despite the passing decades.

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B Street Theatre Gets Off To Lively Start At The Sofia With ‘Guvnors’

February 16, 2018 | Jeff Hudson

In 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.

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

'Migrant Mother' Musical Based On Dust Bowl Story

February 7, 2018 | Cody Drabble

The 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.

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Marcus Crowder Explores The Relationship Between Arts And Media Organizations

September 6, 2017 | Jen Picard

Longtime media critic, Marcus Crowder, no longer writes for the Sacramento Bee, but has plenty to say about arts and media in Sacramento.

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Sacramento Theatre Company Presents The Saga Of The Donner Party ... As A Musical

April 27, 2017 | Jeff Hudson

The 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.

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Asian-American Theater Company In Nevada City Stages Ancient Chinese Fable

April 20, 2017 | Jeff Hudson

Asian 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.

Theater Review: 'The Glass Menagerie' Gets A Rare Staging In Sacramento

March 30, 2017 | Jeff Hudson

The Sacramento Theatre Company is doing the drama that was Tennessee Williams’ Broadway breakthrough.

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Theater Review: 'Guards At The Taj' Takes Hard Left From Absurd Comedy To Grim Change Of Luck

March 27, 2017 | Jeff Hudson

Sacramento’s Capital Stage is presenting “Guards at the Taj,” a two-character play about a pair of sentries at the newly built Taj Mahal.

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Theater Review: "Going West" Piquing Young Audiences' Interest

March 16, 2017 | Jeff Hudson

Every 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.

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B Street Theatre's 'Concussed' Reflects On Life After Traumatic Brain Injury

March 13, 2017 | Jeff Hudson

Comedian 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.