Email Author STACY DAVIES

2008 Stories by STACY DAVIES

• Viva Vaudeville

  published December 25, 2008

  Most people stop doing body shots by the time they approach 40, right? If you’re one of those former party whores who now has children, a... More >>

• Crystal Cathedral's 'Glory of Christmas' Delivers Baby Jesus, Flying Angels and Camel Poop

  published December 18, 2008

  All I Want for Christmas is Camel PoopAnd Hallelujah, Glory deliversWhen I told my mother I was going to... More >>

• The Hunger Artists' 'Flying Spaghetti Monster: The Holy Mug of Grog' Wreaks Holiday Havoc

  published December 11, 2008

  Pasta With Extra CheeseThe Hunger Artists’ Flying Spaghetti Monster wreaks holiday... More >>

• Do That Voodoo

  published December 11, 2008

  While a helluva lot of music from the 1990s really sucked (Spice Girls, Ace of Base, all those boy bands), one brief moment toward the end of the... More >>

• Something Smells at the Chance's Theater's 'The Giant and the Pixie'—But It's Not the Blood of an Englishman

  published December 4, 2008

  Fee, Fi, Fo . . . Oy!Something smells at the Chance’s The Giant and the Pixie—but it’s not the... More >>

• Diana Ross

  published December 4, 2008

  Since the beginning of her career with The Supremes and as a solo artist, Diana Ross has sold more than 100 million records worldwide. This... More >>

• Hunger Artists' 'Beyond Convention' Is the Theatrical Crack You've Been Pining For

  published November 20, 2008

  A Shot In the ArmThe Hunger Artists’ Beyond Convention is the back-alley crack you’ve been pining... More >>

• STAGES Goes Out On a Culty, Snakey, Bloody Limb With Johnna Adams' 'Rattlers'

  published November 13, 2008

  ‘Thank You, That Was Interesting’Stages goes out on a culty, snakey, bloody limb with... More >>

• Hey, Hey It's...

  published November 6, 2008

  Always known as the prettiest face of the Monkees—the one that made Marcia Brady and other teenaged girls swoon—Davy Jones and his... More >>

• South Coast Repertory's 'The Heiress' Is an Uneven Classic

  published October 30, 2008

  The Belle of the Ball?South Coast Rep’s The Heiress is an uneven classic It’s been... More >>

• Barbeau-dacious!

  published October 23, 2008

  Adrienne Barbeau’s sex symbol status has always been divisive. People either covet her, or they just don’t get it. This iconic badass... More >>

• Rude Guerrilla's 'Helltown Buffet' Isn't Quite Ready to Serve

  published October 9, 2008

  Half-BakedRude Guerrilla’s Helltown Buffet isn’t quite ready to serve One of the... More >>

• Crossing the Lines

  published August 28, 2008

  Lovers of improv and the hilariously witty show Whose Line Is It Anyway? still lamenting the loss of such wild genius on the tube, weep no... More >>

• The Maverick Theater's Production of 'Picasso at the Lapin Agile' Is Not So Pretty

  published August 21, 2008

  Let's Do the Time Warp . . .Back to when Steve Martin was actually funny I've always been a fan of Steve... More >>

• Petty Desires

  published August 21, 2008

  Rock legends Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have been one of the few classic rock acts that never drifted off the scene, scoring multiple hit... More >>

• No Chaff

  published August 21, 2008

  One of the surest indicators that a band will live forever, even if they’re not annually pumping out records, is when the “kids of... More >>

• Refreshing Paws

  published August 21, 2008

  Glasgow-born Al Stewart has been an essential thread in the singer-songwriter tapestry for over four decades with his most notable hit,... More >>

• The Friendliest Diva

  published August 14, 2008

  There's very little Golden Globe/Tony Award-winning performer Bernadette Peters hasn't done-and nothing she hasn't done exceptionally. Noted... More >>

• Rude Guerrilla's 'Nocturne' Proves There's a Fine Line Between Bullshit and Brilliance

  published August 7, 2008

  Poetry 101 Nocturne proves there's a fine line between bullshit and brilliance If I told you my... More >>

• Tight Pants

  published July 10, 2008

  Apparently, anything older than 20 years is considered a classic, so even though Welsh wildcat Tom Jones mostly gyrated his jiggly stuff in the... More >>

• Theatre Out's 'Small Domestic Acts,' Staging in Fullerton, Is a Small Step in the Right Direction

  published June 26, 2008

  The Lesbian Shuffle Theatre Out's Small Domestic Acts is a (very) small step in the right direction The... More >>

• Outside Inside

  published June 26, 2008

  Originally a 1970s "theatrical" rock band whose overtly sexual Rocky Horror -type shows made them the talk of the music biz, the Tubes finally... More >>

• The Maverick Theater's 'Return to the Forbidden Planet' Is Silly Summer Fun

  published June 19, 2008

  Check Your Brain at the Door Maverick's Forbidden Planet is for fun-zoners only Call me... More >>

• Santa Ana's Rude Guerrilla Theater Co. Turns Mediocrity Into Magic With the Musical 'A New Brain'

  published June 5, 2008

  Raising Your IQ Rude Guerrilla Theater turns mediocrity into magic withA New... More >>

• Odd Mann Out

  published June 5, 2008

  Counterculture favorite Aimee Mann has long since shed her 'Til Tuesday '80s roots—and since that glammy time, she has embarked on a... More >>