Squeezing a big, lavish musical like “My Fair Lady” into a small, intimate space like the San Luis Obispo Little Theatre sounds like putting a ship in a bottle. How do you go from the streets of London to the Ascot races to the grand ballroom and back to the library of professor Henry Higgins?
When Michelle Epperheimer sits down to create a dance, she first looks for an interesting rhythm and a catchy melody.
It was almost 80 years ago, but Carol Channing still vividly remembers the moment she fell in love with the stage.
We’ve all seen those glow sticks kids wave around. But did you know that dairy farmers use glow sticks to determine when to milk their cows?
The word “fun” is overused by reviewers, but there’s just no other way to describe “Menopause: The Musical.” A high-spirited song-and-dance revue celebrating women and the change, it’s fun for the performers and fun for the audience.
It’s the kind of movie that could only be made outside of Hollywood.
From the first thundering chords of “O Fortuna,” it’s hard to mistake “Carmina Burana.”
Out of all of the possible movies to bring to the Broadway stage, “The Wedding Singer” — you know, that goofy comedy starring Adam Sandler as a lovelorn loser — seems like an odd choice.
Correction 5/23/08• An information summary on Page 17 of Thursday’s Ticket gave an incorrect start time for the Arroyo Grande Strawberry Festival. The festival starts at 9 a. m. Saturday and Sunday, not 10.
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