Insight With Vicki Gonzalez"Of Kites And Kings," A Founding Father And His Son At The Sacramento Theatre CompanyNovember 18, 2015"Of Kites and Kings" is now playing at Sacramento Theatre Company until December 13. It is a historical play about Benjamin Franklin, his son, and grandson. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and Lifestyle'Elf The Musical' A Kitschy Collage Of Christmas ClichésNovember 10, 2015 | Jeff HudsonBroadway Sacramento is hosting this touring musical based on a holiday film from a dozen years ago. The stage version comes with an additional 40 minutes of song-and-dance numbers. It should also come with a discreet parental advisory. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and Lifestyle'Five Lesbians Eating A Quiche' Full To The Brim With FarceOctober 22, 2015 | Jeff HudsonWith it provocative title, “Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche,” you might wonder what the current show at Sacramento’s B Street Theatre is about. Jeff Hudson says this over-the-top comedy falls somewhere between "Dumb and Dumber" and The Three Stooges. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki Gonzalez'A Doll's House' Opens At Capital StageOctober 20, 2015Stephanie Gularte, founding director of Capital Stage, is back in Sacramento. Her adaptation of A Doll’s House opens Wednesday night. Gularte, along with Janis Stevens and Michael Stevenson, talked with Insight about the production. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and Lifestyle'Mr. Burns,' A Futuristic, Unconventional ShowSeptember 30, 2015 | Jeff HudsonThe title of this show at Sacramento’s Capital Stage gives you a clue as to its unconventional nature. “Mr. Burns” is a reference to the Simpsons, and “post electric” refers to life in the aftermath of a vast technological breakdown. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleBrotherly Bond Drives B Street's 'Bars And Measures'September 1, 2015 | Jeff HudsonSacramento’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. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezMusic Circus Wraps Up Season With Rock Musical "Hair"August 19, 2015The rock musical "Hair" is opening at the Music Circus Wednesday night. Insight will chat with cast members Danielle Mone Truitt and James Michael Lambert Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleTheatre Review: "The Fantasticks" Shows Its AgeAugust 18, 2015 | Jeff HudsonThe Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival is pairing Shakespeare’s tragedy about teenage lovers “Romeo and Juliet” with "The Fantasticks,” a small musical from fifty years ago. It offers a lighter look at romance but hasn't quite stood the test of time. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleTheatre Review: 'West Side Story' Revitalized By Sacramento's Music CircusAugust 6, 2015 | Jeff HudsonWhen West Side Story premiered in 1957, with courtship scenes set on fire escapes, critics said the show was contemporary and provocative. After three Music Circus runs in the 60's, it faded from fashion. Now it's back and more relevant than ever. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleTheatre Review: Tahoe Shakespeare Fest Energizes 'Romeo And Juliet'August 5, 2015 | Jeff HudsonThe Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival's “Romeo and Juliet” is set not during the Italian Renaissance but after World War I, as Mussolini was seizing power. The beautiful lakeside setting and a riveting sound design add new life to this familiar tale. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.