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David Appleford is a member of the Phoenix Film Critics Society For those interested in reading previous film, theatre and DVD reviews, plus interviews CLICK RECENT REVIEWS below to navigate through the index of recent reviews posted on this Blog. For those with a digital radio, be listening Saturday mornings at 8am on KEZ HD2 for KEZ Classics With The Beatles, a full hour of songs devoted entirely to the music of the Fab Four and hosted by your truly. Showtimes are 8am Saturdays with encore presentations at noon and 5pm. Don't miss it.

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Because of radio, I've managed to live and work in several exciting cities across the country that ordinarily I would never have experienced. Not counting Phoenix, if you've traveled to San Diego, Indianapolis, Charlotte and even Harrisburg sometime during the last 20 or so years and you scanned through local radio and just happened to hear an English accent, there's a good chance it was me.

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The question I am asked the most is, "Are you Australian or English?"

For the record, it's English. I was born in Tilbury, Essex, made temporarily famous by the film 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age' with Cate Blanchett. Tilbury is the town where Elizabeth 1st gave her infamous speech where she rallied the troops in preparation for the oncoming, though disastrous, attack from Spain. Look on a map of Britain, go to London, then slowly run your finger to the right along the River Thames. There's Tilbury.

The second question that I'm usually asked is, "Are you thinking of becoming an American citizen?"

Actually, I became a citizen in 2001, exactly one week after 9/11 when government offices around the country re-opened for the first time after the attack. Taking your citizenship and pledging allegiance to your adopted country is always an emotional moment, but the significance of the timing in September of 2001 made this ceremony all the more poignant.

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Thursday, September 22, 2011

Theatre Beat Interviews - A Conversation With Dea Julien

The most influential Broadway musical of all time opens the new season of Broadway shows at ASU Gammage. West Side Story comes to the valley September 27 and continues until October 2.

Playing the part of Rosalia is Dea Julien who has been with the current tour since it took to the road. I had the opportunity of talking with Dea who not only talked about the show but also explained what it’s like to sing and dance for long stretches while wearing high-heels.

To hear our conversation with Dea Julien click on the following link: An Interview with Dea Julien

To find out more regarding times, dates and tickets for West Side Story at ASU Gammage CLICK HERE to go directly to the ASU Gammage website.

And don’t forget about Talk-Back Thursday where after the Thursday evening performance on September 29 you, the audience, are invited to stay after the show to meet some of the cast for a special Q&A session, co-hosted by yours truly. Look forward to seeing you there.

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