Scott Randall 
Walking into The Grand Theatre for the 10-year anniversary of Ronnie Montrose Remembered felt like stepping into a living scrapbook. Not the dusty kind, but the kind that still smells … Read more
The Queen Mary’s Waterfront Park, sowed hospitality while hosting zombies! The proposed site of a new permanent addition to Southern California’s venue line up, the Long Beach Waterfront Park is … Read more
For many fans, Nick Menza exists in a specific frame of reference — a defining era, a powerful presence behind the kit, a sound permanently etched into the catalog of … Read more
Saint Patrick’s Day stretched into a full weekend in Riverside in 2023. Not just one green night and home early. In California, that date still hits different because March 2020 … Read more
February 28 and March 1, 2023, felt like a reminder that live performance still does things a screen cannot. STOMP came through Riverside with the same core promise it has … Read more
February 21 and 22, 2023, Broadway at the Fox brought On Your Feet to Riverside, and the mood in the room was already up before the first big number hit. … Read more
Musical Theatre West’s 9 to 5 arrived with an audience advantage before the overture even began: most people already know the core setup. Three women trapped under a smug, sexist … Read more
The Paranormal Circus is back in San Bernardino, and it is exactly the kind of night built for people who like their live entertainment a little strange, a little theatrical, … Read more
Everyone walks into Cinderella thinking they know the story. That is part of the challenge and part of the opportunity. Musical Theatre West’s production at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center … Read more
Some shows age into nostalgia. Damn Yankees does something better. It keeps one foot in a very specific American past while still feeling alive in the room right now. Musical … Read more
