THEATRE: Casting for THE WIZARD OF OZ @SegerstromArts! (Feb 11 – 23) #WizardOC #SCFTA

Segerstrom Center for the Arts recently announced casting for the Orange County engagement of the first North American tour of the new stage adaptation of THE WIZARD OF OZ. It will perform at Segerstrom Hall from February 11 – 23, 2014. The North American tour features many of the same talented Canadian cast as the original Toronto production including, as Dorothy, Danielle Wade, who was chosen for the show by the Canadian public through CBC TV’s reality casting show, Over the Rainbow. Joining Wade are Mike Jackson as Tin Man, Lee MacDougall as Lion, Jamie McKnight as Scarecrow and Robin Evan Willis as Glinda. Danielle Wade as Dorothy and Jamie … READ MORE >>

Tech Thursday: Hard Candy Phone Cases #Review @HardCandyCases

In our house, we’re big on phone accessories. If you’re like us, you have a drawer full of cases to switch out to whatever mood you’re in. Some will protect better than others. It passes the appearance test but what about protection? It has a soft-touch texture, protects the edges of the phone, has a lightweight polycarbonate shell, and it comes with rubber slide bumper strips to better fit and protect your phone. More features highlighted below. Photo Courtesy of Hard Candy Cases. It’s now my every day cover, and I haven’t taken it off since. The Hard Candy Slider Case retails for $39.95 plus S&H. For more information, please … READ MORE >>

THEATRE: CHICAGO @SegerstromArts Jan 28 – Feb 2! #AllThatJazzOC #SCFTA

CHICAGO was my first Broadway musical experience in New York City, and it had me hooked! This winner of six 1997 Tony® Awards (including best musical revival) is the longest running American musical in Broadway history, and it’s coming back to Segerstrom Center for the Arts January 28 through February 2, 2014! John O’Hurley Photo courtesy of CHICAGO. John O’Hurley (the male lead Billy Flynn) is the award-winning actor best known as J. Peterman on Seinfeld also showed his amazing dancing abilities on ABC show Dancing with the Stars, and hosted the very popular game show Family Feud. O’Hurley also headlined a tour as King Arthur in Eric Idle’s musical … READ MORE >>