By 1957, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II were the reigning kings of musical theater, but had never written a show for television. That changed when they were commissioned to adapt the enduring fairy tale Cinderella for the small screen, as a star vehicle for Julie Andrews, everyone’s fair lady since a year earlier. With other casts and some tinkering with the score, … [Read more...]
An intimate, engaging show from Indigo Girls at Culture Room
By Kylie Phillips The deliberations earlier that day in Washington about gay marriage may have been contentious, but last Tuesday night (March 26) at the Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale, the Indigo Girls and their audience had reached a visceral consensus. Fans packed into a sold-out house on the unseasonably cold night. Long crocheted vests, flannel, and double denim … [Read more...]
Letter from Los Angeles 2: Freezing for ‘Dexter,’ growing gills for Long Beach
When I walked out the front door of my oceanfront condo in Long Beach and found that Showtime’s Dexter was being filmed there on the beach, I felt like I’d arrived. I got hooked on the series about the serial killer with the heart of gold in 2007 while I was visiting Finland and hatching my first escape plan from Florida. Normally adventurous and independent, I’d tried … [Read more...]