Email Author STACY DAVIES

2012 Stories by STACY DAVIES

• 'Girls, Girls, Girls' Is Hot, Hot, Hot!

  published May 10, 2012

  Now that I'm wading into my 40s, one of my favorite pastimes is to drone on and on about how much better everything was when I was a kid. It's... More >>

• Mrs. Smart’s Spectacular Circus

  published May 10, 2012

  Those gang of nuts at the Found Theatre—infamous for their productions of Donner Party: The Musical and Dysfunctional Family Trailer... More >>

• Manic de Mayo Celebration

  published May 3, 2012

  It’s once again time for that great day of unity when blanquitos and Mexicans pretend that Cinco de Mayo actually means more to them than... More >>

• Natalie Merchant

  published May 3, 2012

  As part of the poet-genius lyricist cannon of the 1980s-1990s (other members include Tori Amos, Ani DiFranco and Johnette Napolitano), Natalie... More >>

• 'Unrelenting Relaxation' Is Just a Little Bit of History Repeating

  published April 26, 2012

  Amanda DeMaio debuted Unrelenting Relaxation three years after our nation declared 1992 "The Year of the Woman," which was a response... More >>

• Bodas de Sangre

  published April 26, 2012

  This 1938 film of the Federico Garcia Lorca play Blood Wedding stars Margarita Xirgu in the story of a family vendetta and a bride who runs away... More >>

• 2001: A Space Odyssey

  published April 26, 2012

  Determined to make a science fiction film that raised the bar from the popular “monsters and sex” craze, director Stanley Kubrick met... More >>

• Japanther

  published April 19, 2012

  Not to be confused with the trancey Japancakes or the punky Japandroids—or even JapanCupid, where you can meet “1000s of Japanese... More >>

• Brea Art Gallery Presents the Other Side of Sunny

  published April 12, 2012

  Whenever I hear a phrase such as "made in California," my thoughts immediately scatter like shrieking bats into the farthest corners of my mind... More >>

• Boogie Nights

  published April 12, 2012

  Based on his 30-minute, 8mm short film shot in high school in 1988, Paul Thomas Anderson’s second feature was a mega hit, making him an... More >>

• Harold Chapman Asks: Will the Beat Go on?

  published April 5, 2012

  Those who obsess over the past and steep themselves in nostalgia to block out the shallow, mass-marketed mayhem of our modern, trend-chasing... More >>

• Squeeze

  published April 5, 2012

  Even though it’s usually considered rock n' roll blasphemy to own a greatest hits album, when it comes to Squeeze and the US teen market,... More >>

• Blast

  published March 29, 2012

  The Tony and Emmy-winning theatrical event known as Blast comes to town this month and threatens to blow the rafters off the Cerritos Center with... More >>

• Dionne Warwick

  published March 22, 2012

  As one of the top selling female performers of all time (56 singles have made the Billboard Top 100), Dionne Warwick is a national treasure. Early... More >>

• America Martin Accepts No Substitutes

  published March 15, 2012

  In a world that rewards derivative creation, it's rare to walk into a gallery and encounter work influenced enough by past masters and... More >>

• Shamrock 'n' Roll

  published March 15, 2012

  Everyone knows that dressing up for St. Patrick’s Day is totally Gaelic. When it comes to the uber-haunted Queen Mary, however, it’s... More >>

• Zorro

  published March 15, 2012

  Scotland’s Visible Fictions children’s theatre company returns to the OC poised to get the kiddies all riled up with creative... More >>

• Jaimes Palacio Reading

  published March 8, 2012

  OC poet Jaimes Palacio is a definite star on the local troubadourian scene, and if you’ve never heard or read his poem “Everybody Had... More >>

• Casablanca with Live Score

  published March 8, 2012

  Never considered more than a stock film while it was rolling down the Hollywood production line, director Michael Curtiz’s 1942 sentimental... More >>

• Cabaret

  published March 1, 2012

  While it’s pretty much impossible to think of the Kander and Ebb musical Cabaret without Liza Minnelli and Bob Fosse (and Joel Grey and... More >>

• Saturday Night Fever

  published February 23, 2012

  Director John Badham’s wildly popular 1977 film propelled Welcome Back, Kotter heartthrob John Travolta into mega-stardom, kicking off a... More >>

• Four Clown

  published February 16, 2012

  Clowns aren’t just for kiddies or terrifying cinematic fables anymore—no, clowns of the 21st century engage in graphic violence,... More >>

• No Good Mondays

  published February 16, 2012

  Everyone hates Mondays—we even sing about how much we hate them. “Manic Monday,” “Monday, Monday,” and the classic... More >>

• OCCCA Presents 'Gothic': Bleak Days, Black Nights

  published February 9, 2012

  Everyone I know has recently had a nervous breakdown—including me. It's the times, it's the age, it's the chorus of voices—in our... More >>

• Polaris at Noon

  published February 9, 2012

  One of the changes that came to the old Galaxy Theatre—now the Observatory —is a monthly artist-in-residency gig in the Constellation... More >>