Though David Henry Hwang’s play, “M. Butterfly,” is much associated with Puccini’s 1904 opera, “Madama Butterfly,” it is primarily a fictionalized account of the true-life romantic pairing of French diplomat Bernard Boursicot and Perking Opera diva Shi Pei Pu. “M.
Outstanding. That’s the best word to describe the new Pacific Visions addition at the Aquarium of the Pacific. See Kirt Ramirez’s story one page one of this edition. The gala celebration held last Saturday evening was outstanding as well.
A recent Los Angeles Times editorial, titled “The NIMBYs vs. the homeless,” pretty well describes how mankind conducted itself these past several thousand years.
Written in the late 1960s by Arthur Miller, one of America’s greatest dramatist, “The Price” premiered on Broadway in the winter of 1968 at the Morosco Theatre. Since then the play has had four Broadway revivals and has been honored with accolades and awards including two Tony wins.
He killed his first victim at the age of “almost” 14 years old. It wasn’t the death of a squirrel or coyote but of a human being – his father. Rio “the kid” (Jake Schur) shot his parent to defend his mother who was being beaten.
I am leaning toward impeachment of the president. No, not the one who lives in the White House, but the CSULB president who lives in the former Miller house in Park Estates.
For those of you – like me – who routinely review financial websites, it’s gratifying to see what useful information can be picked up. A few days ago I happened upon the site of Jeff Rose, a Certified Financial Planner in Carbondale, Illinois.
It is illegal to bury your family pet (or family member) in your back yard. Although many people do it. They bury their family pet that is. Or maybe sprinkle a handful or two of a loved one’s cremains in their garden.
Places are like the moon, they have a dark side which is never shown to anybody. Once considered the Paris of the Middle East, the 5,000-year-old city of Beirut, Lebanon has for decades been devastated by civil wars and political corruption.
Love, lust, resentment and guilt are some of the emotional conundrums broached in David Hare’s drama, “Skylight,” which won the Olivier Award for Play of the Year in its premiere production at London’s National Theatre in 1995.
