Now that the presidential campaign is basically off and running, the key difference between the candidates is becoming increasingly apparent.  One is interested in the substantive aspects of being the president and the other is just interested in being the president.  Before I go further with that thought, I want to make clear that […]

              With both of the national conventions now completed, the identities of the two political parties need to be re-considered.  If you hadn’t known better (or had just watched the visuals), you’d have thought the Republicans had gone second and the Democrats first.  Consider what each week portrayed of the respective parties.               In week […]

              Over the many years of its existence, and especially in the fourteen seasons since the company’s productions were first staged indoors at the Wells Fargo Pavilion, Sacramento’s Music Circus has established an identity as a major summer theater site.  The productions are thoroughly professional, often featuring cast members who are major stage and screen […]

              Did you watch much of the Republican Convention last week?  If you are like me, you probably wondered just how botched a convention could be, with every night featuring some blow-up or indication of poor planning or just plain embarrassment.  Even the Donald’s acceptance speech seemed off-key, with the candidate seeming exceedingly angry as […]