ENTERTAINMENT

Reviews – April 2011

THEATRE

RAIN
A Tribute To The Beatles
The Pantages Theatre
April 12 – 17, 2011

RAIN, the acclaimed Beatles concert, returns by popular demand to the Pantages Theatre! They look like them and they sound just like them! All the music and vocals are performed totally live! RAIN covers The Beatles from the earliest beginnings through the psychedelic late 60s and their long-haired hippie, hard-rocking rooftop days. RAIN is a multi-media, multi-dimensional experience…a fusion of historical footage and hilarious television commercials from the 1960s lights up video screens and live cameras zoom in for close-ups.
http://www.broadwayla.org/production/show.info.asp?ID=22

DVDs

Black Swan
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Black Swan follows the story of Nina, a ballerina in the New York City Ballet trying to make it to the top. When artistic director Thomas Leroy decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But a new dancer, Lily, also impresses Leroy and becomes Nina’s competition. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side with a recklessness that threatens to destroy her.

Sasha
Strand Releasing

Sasha, confronted with the everyday prejudice of his homophobic immigrant family, struggles with his urge to come out. When his beloved piano teacher Gebhard Weber plans to leave the city, the young man is heartbroken. After a failed audition, Sasha swears never to play piano again, but a consoling telephone call from Gebhard changes his mind – and causes a turn of events. The next morning all secrets are exposed and only his brother’s intervention prevents Sasha’s father Vlado from shooting Gebhard dead. But the gun still goes off…

CDs

Tennant/Lowe – The Most Incredible Thing
Parlophone

Based on the Hans Christian Anderson story of the same title. The story is about a competition in a mythical kingdom where the King announces that whoever invents the most incredible thing will win the hand of the Princess in marriage and half of the Kingdom. What follows is creative, destructive buy ultimately happy. The music is a combination of electronics and orchestra.

Pandora – De Plata
Sony Music

Es el turno de festejar 25 años de música a través del álbum “De Plata”, el cual contó con la producción de Memo Gil. El álbum incluye 4 duetos, 3 temas inéditos y 4 versiones de temas clásicos de Pandora para ofrecer un producto sumamente completo. El primer sencillo a promover es “Ojalá”. El disco tiene acompañamiento de Orqueta Sinfónica con toques de pop contemporáneo.