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PREVIEW – Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival – Princess Picks 2019

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Artsalot

It’s here, it’s here (almost!) The countdown to CINEQUEST and no sleep has begun!  It’s nearly time (March 5 – 17, 2019) to see some fantastic films as part of some of the most enthusiastic audiences you’ll ever find. My film … Continue reading →

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PREVIEW – Cinequest Film & VR Festival – Princess Picks 2017

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Artsalot

It’s here, it’s here! The most wonderful time of the year! CINEQUEST! In just a week the streets will be flowing with lanyard wearing cinema-heads, the Stella will be generously flowing and the viewing venues will be occupied with laugher, tears, shifting … Continue reading →

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REVIEW- RFK – San Jose Stage Company

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Artsalot

There are days of late, when I spy a gray hair protruding from my pigtails and I think for a moment; so this is “old.” Such moments seem increasingly more frequent for this lady in her 40th year and while … Continue reading →

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REVIEW – RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA – Broadway San Jose

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Artsalot

You might think that just because I choose to assert my royal title of Princess, that I might be predisposed to frilly, fluffy, romantic fairytales. If you thought that though, you’d be mostly wrong. I’m nearly immune (nearly) to the ooh … Continue reading →

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REVIEW – Forbidden Broadway – San Jose Repertory Theatre

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Artsalot

Sometimes there is, in fact, a very logical explanation for something that has lasted so long. With several incarnations, updated along with the trends and shows of the Great White Way, Forbidden Broadway has endured for decades because it’s a … Continue reading →

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Mini Reviews – Les Mis, Making God Laugh, Animals Out Of Paper

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Artsalot

Time is short this week, but I saw a number of shows that are really worth mentioning for those looking for something to do in the next week or two…nothing in depth here, but a quick bite on what to … Continue reading →

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REVIEW- REEFER MADNESS: THE MUSICAL – SAN JOSE STAGE

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Artsalot

I found myself feeling a bit faint last weekend. Light headed, weak and strangely humorless. Sluggish even when you come right down to it. So, I went through the regular self-diagnosis, as you do, to see if I could find … Continue reading →

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REVIEW – ONE MAN LORD OF THE RINGS – SAN JOSE REPERTORY THEATRE

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Artsalot

Ever see a 5-year-old boy at a birthday party, completely spun out on cake, resisting that root beer sugar crash, racing about with the piñata stick, muttering about dinosaurs and think, “I wonder what that kid is going to be … Continue reading →

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REVIEW – Our American Myth – Bindlepunks @ Works Gallery

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Artsalot

Bindlepunks. It’s a funny word, yes? Well, Bindlepunks’ play, Our American Myth,is funny too. That’s funny ha ha and funny strange. Part free-form poetry, part political debate and part group therapy session, this experiment from some young local talent takes no prisoners in … Continue reading →

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REVIEW – The Last Romance – San Jose Repertory Theatre

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Artsalot

As I sat in the theatre, “ 36 and dateless” on my parents’ 49th wedding anniversary, I couldn’t help but wonder if I was in the right frame of mind to enjoy a play entitled The Last Romance. The irony, nostalgia and … Continue reading →

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