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April 1, 2019 by Melanie Hooks
THEATRE REVIEW What’s a classic myth without goddesses in breastplates, heroes in bare chests and sandals? And of course, acrobatic women dangling from the...
PUSD Lawyers Acknowledge Brown Act Violation in Tina Fredericks’ Remote Board…
Two Temporary Routes to Link Pasadena Neighborhoods to CicLAvia
Caltech to Celebrate President Ray Jayawardhana’s Inauguration Oct. 28–29
South Pasadena Police to Host Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Melodia Mariposa Brings “Music in the Shadows” to Mountain View Mausoleum
Altadena Town Council Election Applications Due Oct. 17
Monterey Park to Join Great California ShakeOut on October 15
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Melanie Hooks found her footing early on with storytelling. Drawn to Wales for a year of college, she eventually followed the call of the West, which led her to Southern California and later to Texas. Today, she embraces every opportunity to immerse herself in and celebrate the diverse artistry of the world. She's a seasoned writer whose work reflects the depth of her experiences.
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April 1, 2019 by Melanie Hooks
Editor’s Note: This article is published in our latest print edition (Vol.2 – No. 3). Subscribe to our newspaper for $12 for the entire year and help San...
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March 7, 2019 by Melanie Hooks
THEATRE REVIEW “Let Me In” has been the theme of this season at Pasadena’s A Noise Within (ANW) theater company. If ever a character stood for that,...
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February 14, 2019 by Melanie Hooks
THEATRE REVIEW As a critic, what does one do when a show has no apparent flaws? In this case, the first L.A. Ragtime revival in twenty years at the Pasadena...
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February 13, 2019 by Melanie Hooks
Esteemed architectural historian Dr. Robert Winter passed away this past Saturday, February 9, 2019, at the age of 94. By Melanie Hooks Dr. Winter’s love of...
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December 31, 2018 by Melanie Hooks
How could you lose with a holiday TV special built around the biggest blockbuster film of all time? By Melanie Hooks CBS and Star Wars managed it in fine style....
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November 11, 2018 by Melanie Hooks
Hold onto your hats, playgoers. It’s time for silly, surreal love and friendship. By Melanie Hooks Two shows, both down to their last two weekends — one...
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October 26, 2018 by Melanie Hooks
Many Pasadenans might be familiar with the annual Hillsides Gala held every February at The Langham Huntington, a highlight on the social calendar. They might...
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October 25, 2018 by Melanie Hooks
THEATRE REVIEW “We women have failed. We’ve raised men who believe we’re less than human.” By Melanie Hooks This was the line that took audience breath...
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August 30, 2018 by Melanie Hooks
THEATRE REVIEW Good news for lovers of great musical theater and dreamers both: Pasadena’s A Noise Within (ANW) is jump starting their 2018-19 season with a...
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August 11, 2018 by Melanie Hooks
THEATRE REVIEW ‘Under Milk Wood’ oozes a troubled yet exuberant lust for life and love, much like Dylan Thomas himself. In these troubled days, full of...
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June 14, 2018 by Melanie Hooks
If you haven’t yet heard of Culture Clash, now is your chance. The Latino/Chicano playwright/performer trio has been banging the drum of southwestern...
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June 6, 2018 by Melanie Hooks
Though she never appears onstage, Nigerian-American playwright Mfoniso Udofia might just be the real star of Boston Court Pasadena’s newest show “Her...
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February 17, 2018 by Melanie Hooks
THEATRE REVIEW In the end, the problem lies with the play. Henry V asks: is there a moral war? And answers “Yes”… because God wants me to win. Who...
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October 25, 2017 by Melanie Hooks
THEATRE REVIEW – “Sinner’s Laundry” Friday night launched the IAMA Theatre Company’s 10th Anniversary celebration and the premiere of Sinner’s...
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August 4, 2017 by Melanie Hooks
THEATRE REVIEW – “The Dream on Royal Street” “To sleep, perchance to dream”…of Vegas? By Melanie Hooks Lounge singers anyway. Tatiana and...
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