Mary Poppins at the Segerstrom Center
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Maybe I was tired. Maybe I was in a bad mood. Maybe after seeing The Little Mermaid on Broadway I was predisposed to being extra-critical of Disney Theatricals' shows. Who knows? Regardless, I keep trying ...
Three Days Of Rain at SCR
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Three Days Of Rain, Richard Greenberg's Pulitzer-Prize nominated play about parents, children and a fictional famous home is experiencing its own homecoming currently at South Coast Repertory. Rain was ...
9 To 5: The Musical at SCFTA
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If you saw 9 To 5: The Musical in its pre-Broadway run in LA and thought "meh" like I did, I highly suggest you give it a second chance this week at the Segerstrom ...
Richard Sherman is a national treasure: Mary Poppins is coming to town!
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On Wednesday I had the privilege of attending the Mary Poppins Preview Event at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, and I think I may still ...
Completeness at South Coast Repertory
Completeness, now playing at South Coast Repertory, is a hilarious, startlingly-real work that shows what can happen when cold, harsh, unfeeling logic is applied to human relationships.
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The couple at the heart of Completeness are grad students. Elliott ...
Silent Sky at South Coast Repertory
I would first like to start with an aside:
I love the effort South Coast Repertory puts into their programs. Each contains a study guide of sorts: historical context, glossary of terms, related quotes and other interesting tidbits related to the subject matter of the play. I appreciate the attempt to educate me as a theater-goer ...
Backyard Composting 101
If you want to step up your efforts to live a greener lifestyle, one of the simplest things you can do that will have a large impact is to start composting. Approximately 30% of waste headed to the landfill is made up of materials that can be easily converted to rich organic matter. Even if ...
Subprime Bonds Are Back
http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/112467/subprime-bonds-popular-investors-wsj
According to the Wall Street Journal:
Subprime and other residential mortgage bonds that helped trigger the financial crisis are back in vogue with long-term investors, in the latest sign that American credit markets are healing after the worst downturn in a generation.
The demand is so strong for these securities that even the Federal Reserve is taking ...
