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LA people were blast with Walking with Dinosaurs
By Jenny Alvarez
Photos and Video Javier Verges
Walking with Dinosaurs, The Arena Spectacular was at Honda Center in LA. During 2 days of September, this production that has been seen by more than eight million people in over 200 cities worldwide surprised with stimulates learning for science and history. The dinosaurs were life like and the story line kept you into the show and makes it one the most beautiful shows. It has high tech special effects afforded to kids of today and the narrator brought scale, humor, and a wealth of knowledge. The only part that could be improved is the plants, something better than inflatable plants would look better. However, all the visual effects, thunderstorms, flashing lights, and a huge T-REX observing the audience makes you to feel all the frightening in certain places. The dinosaurs looked awesome along with the props very colorful and interactive during the story. Definitely this experience is as close as you can come to real dinosaurs and the children learn a new subject at the same time. Two thumbs up for this incredible and truly show for all ages.
Divorce parties are a growing in a musical
By GalaTView Staff
Photos by: Courtesy
Don’t get mad – get everything!” is the mantra for DIVORCE PARTY THE MUSICAL-The Hilarious Journey to Hell…and Back! from the producer of the Off-Broadway hit, MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL promises a night of laughter and solidarity for all. The story centers on Linda, who is still reeling from the collapse of her marriage. When all she wants to do is have another bowl of Chubby Hubby ice cream, Linda’s three friends (along with a massage therapist/pizza delivery boy/make-over guru and others) decide to help her move on to a new beginning by throwing her the mother of all divorce parties. Using familiar songs with clever new lyrics, and coupled with a good dose of comic mayhem (and a touch of “naughty”) the girls cut loose on the realities of divorce, long term relationships and moving on.
The production coming to Los Angeles previously performed at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach and the Parker Playhouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A separate, Canadian company performed the show at Stage West in Mississauga, Ontario last fall.
Blue Man Group is the best delightfully and unpredictable show
By Jenny Alvarez
Photos by Alfonso De Elias.
Three talented musicians Chris Wink, Phil Stanton and Matt Goldman begun in the late 1990’ s a distinctive and multimedia experience of three eccentric Blue Man. Before the show even starts, guests at the Monte Carlo will get an invigorating dose of these three blue performers with a dazzling percussive parade that take place 45 minutes before curtain time. The percussion processional, or Percussipede, is a musical centipede of percussion instruments, musicians, robots and puppets co-created with world-renowned 3-D designer Michael Curry. The vibrant parade will immerse unknowing spectators in the imaginative world of the Blue Man Group, setting the tone for the thrilling experience in store at their show.
The show started off with a bang and this one has no dialog but can make you fall out of your seat in laughter. You can expect some props to include Jell-O, marshmallows, Twinkies, paint, TONS of paper and tubes, and you might also expect some of those props to end up on your lap. The audience participation really made it memorable and had lots of laugh. One of the best major aspects of this show is a collection of instruments, special effects and set pieces that explore the human brain. This is a “concert move” full of instructions that get more and more ridiculous, culminating in immense, illuminated spheres tossed into the audience followed by toilet paper cannons, streamers and fog. Definitely, The Blue Man group is one of those things in life that each penny is worth it!
