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Actor Brandon Delsid (Photo by Lei Phillips) Actor Brandon Delsid grew up in Fresno but has his sights set on Broadway and beyond....

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This interview was originally published in the Long Beach Post , a nonprofit news organization, on March 6, 2025. Branford Marsalis. Photo by Palma Kolansky. The Branford Marsalis Quartet is set to perform for one night only at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts on March 13. I had the privilege of speaking with Mr. Marsalis in advance of the event. Marsalis is widely regarded as jazz royalty and a master musician, his career extending into classical music recordings

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Photo courtesy of Wisteria Theater “Avenue Q,” the hilarious and raunchy puppet hit musical, seems just as relevant today as at its...

From left: Julanne Chidi Hill (Lady Macbeth) and Kamal Bolden (Macbeth) in A Noise Within's "Macbeth" (Photo by Craig Schwartz) Imagine...

This review was originally published in the Long Beach Post , a nonprofit news organization, on Feb. 27, 2025 From left: Madison Miyuki...

From left: Julia Nightingale (Delphi Diggory), Aidan Close (Scorpius Malfoy) and Emmet Smith as Albus Potter in "Harry Potter and the...

From left: Edward Gero and John Kani in "Kunene and the King" at Shakespeare Theatre Company (Photo by Teresa Castracane Photography)...

This review was originally published in the Long Beach Post, a nonprofit news organization, on Feb. 20, 2025. From left: Grant Hodges...

This review was originally published in the Long Beach Post , a nonprofit news organization, on Feb. 21, 2025. Chloe Strolia (Ferdinand)...

This article was originally published in the Long Beach Post, a nonprofit news organization, on Feb. 13, 2025. Michael Fabisch (Evan) in...

Ora Jones, Audrey Francis and James Vincent Meredith in "Noises Off" at Geffen Playhouse (Photo by Jeff Lorch) While theatergoers enjoyed...

From left: Dakota Ray Herbert (Grace), Brandon Delsid (Krys) and Tonantzin Carmelo (Wynona) in Larissa FastHorse's world premiere of...

Back by popular demand (and understandably so), “Jane Austen in 89 Minutes” is a hilarious and insightful review of all six of Jane...

This review was published in the Long Beach Post on Jan. 30, 2025 DeRod Taylor in Long Beach Shakespeare Company's "Richard III" (Photo...

From left: Jake Farm (Ivan), Adyr Villavicencio (Dr. Corey) and Curt Wilson (Dominic) in "Daddy Issues: The Musical" at Madnani Theater...

From left: Michael-Leon Wooley, Mary Faber, Trent Mills, Regina Fernandez (hanging) and John Sanders in "The Play That Goes Wrong" at the...

From left: Mitra Jouhari (Zari) and Agni Abdi-Bahri (Nazanin) in "Wish You Were Here" at South Coast Repertory (Photo by Robert...