Photo by Chelsea Sutton
One thing’sfor sure, the manger has never rocked as hard as it does during the FalconTheatre’s holiday production of The FirstJo-el. Each year the TroubadoUr Theater Company presents a Christmas showwith a pop music twist on the stage in Burbank-adjacent Toluca Lake, California.Past musical extravaganzas have included JACKsonFROST, Little Drummer Bowie, Santa Clause is Comin’ to Motown and A Christmas Carol King. You get the joke.
But we’re happy to report that what might just sound like a forced cliché isactually very funny. This season’s production combining the story of the birthof Christ with the tunes of Billy Joel does not disappoint. As they are knownto do, the Troubies turned the biblical tale on its ear. Altering the lore ofthe birth of the baby Jesus to include three wise guys named Gold, Frankensteinand Myr. Not to mention throwing in another unwed pregnant girl,...
One thing’sfor sure, the manger has never rocked as hard as it does during the FalconTheatre’s holiday production of The FirstJo-el. Each year the TroubadoUr Theater Company presents a Christmas showwith a pop music twist on the stage in Burbank-adjacent Toluca Lake, California.Past musical extravaganzas have included JACKsonFROST, Little Drummer Bowie, Santa Clause is Comin’ to Motown and A Christmas Carol King. You get the joke.
But we’re happy to report that what might just sound like a forced cliché isactually very funny. This season’s production combining the story of the birthof Christ with the tunes of Billy Joel does not disappoint. As they are knownto do, the Troubies turned the biblical tale on its ear. Altering the lore ofthe birth of the baby Jesus to include three wise guys named Gold, Frankensteinand Myr. Not to mention throwing in another unwed pregnant girl,...
- 12/17/2010
- by Pop Culture Passionistas
- popculturepassionistas
Photo by Chelsea Sutton/Falcon Theatre
We knew we would enjoy A Wither's Tale at the Falcon Theatre in Toluca Lake, the second the pre-show announcements began. The first apologized for the incorrect use of the apostrophe in Wither's. The second encouraged audience members to please leave their cell phones on if they wanted to "make the performance all about you and stop the show cold." It just got better from there.
A Wither's Tale, a Troubador Theater Company production, combined William Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale with the music of Bill Withers. Of course, we all know the first Bill, but the second is one of those musicians that few people know by name. Still, mention some of his songs—"Lean on Me," "Ain't No Sunshine," and "Just the Two of Us"—and they are often favorites.
The bulk of the book was Shakespeare's original language to which the...
We knew we would enjoy A Wither's Tale at the Falcon Theatre in Toluca Lake, the second the pre-show announcements began. The first apologized for the incorrect use of the apostrophe in Wither's. The second encouraged audience members to please leave their cell phones on if they wanted to "make the performance all about you and stop the show cold." It just got better from there.
A Wither's Tale, a Troubador Theater Company production, combined William Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale with the music of Bill Withers. Of course, we all know the first Bill, but the second is one of those musicians that few people know by name. Still, mention some of his songs—"Lean on Me," "Ain't No Sunshine," and "Just the Two of Us"—and they are often favorites.
The bulk of the book was Shakespeare's original language to which the...
- 9/2/2010
- by Pop Culture Passionistas
- popculturepassionistas
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