“Vietgone” now at the Capital Stage may be the future of musical theater. Certainly it’s the beginning of a new branch from its musical tree — a hip-hop, rap branch — as it is a logical extension of what Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” started. Qui...
Highly adored and always welcome back, the legendary hip hop group Cypress Hill brought their West Coast High Tour through Sacramento’s Ace of Spades on Friday to a sold-out crowd. Joined by the rare likes of Hollywood Undead, the legendary Xzibit, and Washington’s Demrick, it was a surprise...
We see two very different versions of modern women in “A Doll’s House, Part 2” at B Street Theatre and “Reborning” at Big Idea Theatre this month. In the former, Nora, the heroine of Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House,” returns after 15 years to...
Five Feet Apart Directed by Justin Baldoni A film about love challenged, or perhaps cut short, by disease is nothing original. For older viewers it’s almost de rigeur to harken back to 1970’s “Love Story” with Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neal. For others, one of the better, more recent iterations of the...
Captain MarvelDirected by Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck The latest in the extraordinary run of Marvel comic book titles adapted to the big screen, as part of the connected Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), is “Captain Marvel,” starring (Sacramento-born) Brie Larson in the title role. It’s another...
For the third time in less than a year, the uber-romantic sounds of The Marías graced Sacramento with an evening to remember. Presented by Noise Pop, Saturday night’s sold-out performance would become the group’s first official headline show in the capital, with support from New...
With all due respect, Madi Sipes and The Painted Blue should have been at the top of the bill last Thursday night inside San Francisco’s revered Bottom of the Hill. As part of Noise Pop Music and Arts Festival’s 27th year, Thursday night was billed as a record release show for local...
The subject of Jews in the Southern United States is rarely explored in theater. Sure, we know there were Jewish members of communities there — we’ve seen “Driving Miss Daisy” — but such plays are few and far between. “The Whipping Man,” on stage at...
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Written and Directed by Dean DeBlois Since the tiny island and village of Berk became a sanctuary for dragons, where people and dragons work and play alongside each other in harmony rather than fight against each other, life has been idyllic. Except...
Alita: Battle Angel Directed by Robert Rodriguez “Alita: Battle Angel” is directed by Robert Rodriguez (“Sin City,” “Planet Terror”) from a screenplay co-written by Rodriquez, Laeta Kalogridis (“Altered Carbon,” “Shutter Island”) and James Cameron (“Avatar,” “Titanic”) (adapted from a Japanese...
