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South Coast Repertory reveals 2021-2022 season

Orange County Register 05 Aug 2021

5 ... The season will begin Oct. 2-Nov ... The season continues Jan ... Thorton Wilder’s classic “Our Town,” May 7-June 4, will feature Hal Landon Jr., who played Scrooge in the annual “A Christmas Carol” production for 40 years ... 27-Dec. 26 with Richard Doyle taking over the role of Scrooge after Landon retired from the role in 2019.

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South Coast Repertory aims for a hint of ‘normal’ with audio version of ‘A Christmas Carol’

Orange County Register 14 Dec 2020

As an actor, Doyle knows the work well — this year, he was set to assume the central role of Scrooge in the company’s annual staged version, following the retirement from the role by actor Hal Landon Jr., who played it for 40 years ... Richard Doyle, left, presents a hat to Hal Landon Jr.

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Holidays & Nights: The brightest holiday attraction hits the dimmer switch; get ready to Glow

Press Telegram 25 Nov 2020

Note ... Hal Landon Jr., Scrooge in South Coast Repertory’s “A Christmas Carol” in Costa Mesa, CA, on Friday, Oct 25, 2019 ... If you’re of a certain age, you may recognize Hal Landon Jr ... But for 40 years, the actor played Ebenezer Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol.” Dive in to this 2019 story about Landon’s final season playing the O.G.

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Skip or Stream column: ‘Stuntwomen,’ ‘Broken Hearts’ ‘Social Dilemma,’ ‘Bill & Ted’

Daily Messenger 24 Sep 2020

This week’s four-pack features a pair of documentaries, some most-excellent ’80s nostalgia and an endearing rom-com. Skip or stream? Read and find out.. “Stuntwomen - The Untold Hollywood Story” ... Footage includes these memorable scenes ... They can crash through windows yet can’t break the glass ceiling ... Grade. B) ... B) ... William Sadler as Death, Hal Landon Jr ... .

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Skip or Stream column: Stuntwomen,’ Broken Hearts’ Social Dilemma,’ Bill & Ted’

The Barnstaple Patriot 24 Sep 2020

Thursday. Sep 24, 2020 at 10.25 AM Sep 24, 2020 at 10.25 AM. This week�s four-pack features a pair of documentaries, some most-excellent �80s nostalgia and an endearing rom-com. Skip or stream? Read and find out.. �Stuntwomen - The Untold Hollywood Story� ... Footage includes these memorable scenes ... Grade. B) ... Grade. B) ... William Sadler as Death, Hal Landon Jr ... .

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FILM UNFILTERED – Bill and Ted are back with a new adventure

The Valley Breeze 09 Sep 2020

HHH 1/2 The long overdue “Bill and Ted Face the Music” has finally been released. This film, much like the very maligned and also recently released “The New Mutants” has endured a very long road to fruition ... The grim reaper himself, Death (William Sadler), also makes a triumphant return to help out as well as Ted’s father (Hal Landon Jr) ... Town.

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'The idea of 'be excellent to each other' is a very good idea' - Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter talk Bill and Ted's comeback

Irish Independent 05 Sep 2020

A mere 20 years after San Dimas's finest last graced our cinema screens, rumours began to spread about a third Bill and Ted movie ... yes way ... No biggie, then ... Keanu and I already see a fair amount of each other, but we hadn't seen William Sadler [who plays Death] or Hal Landon Jr [Ted's father] and Amy Stoch [Missy, the stepmom] ... .

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Bill & Ted Face the Music Caps the Franchise Most Excellently

Gizmodo 01 Sep 2020

Take Excellent Adventure, tie in Bogus Journey, shove them through time as well as a modern lens, and you’ve got Dean Parisot’s Bill & Ted Face the Music, the very funny, very moving, very fitting third film in the saga ... Preston, Esq ... Bogus ... Yes ... All the returning characters, such as William Sadler’s Death, Amy Stoch’s Missy, and Hal Landon Jr ... .

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Bill & Ted Face the Music is half the fun of the original films

Culture Map 31 Aug 2020

It’s funny how some films can worm their way in to cult classic status. Even by the standards of when they were released, neither 1989’s Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure nor 1991’s Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey were big hits, yet they live on in myriad ways ... And bringing back original actors like Amy Stoch as Missy, Hal Landon, Jr ... --- ... ....

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'Bill & Ted' hits funny, familiar beats

Omaha World-Herald 31 Aug 2020

It's been 30 years since Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves charmed audiences as the goofy, time-traveling metal heads Bill S ... His white cue-ball head is a nod to William Sadler's incredible turn as Death in "Bogus Journey," and Sadler reprises his role here, as well as Hal Landon Jr. as Chief Logan and Amy Stoch as omnipresent stepmother Missy ... Director ... .

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Movie review: ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’ hits familiar beats of burnout besties’ adventures

Daytona Beach News-Journal 31 Aug 2020

It’s been 30 years since Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves charmed audiences as the goofy, time-traveling metal heads Bill S ... His white cue-ball head is a nod to William Sadler’s incredible turn as Death in “Bogus Journey,” and Sadler reprises his role here, as well as Hal Landon Jr ... ——— ... 2.5 stars. Cast.

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'Bill & Ted Face the Music' Review: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter return to reprise ...

Victoria Advocate 30 Aug 2020

Review. BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC (2020). Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Samara Weaving, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Scott Mescudi, Kristen Schaal, Jayma Mays, Hal Landon Jr, Jillian Bell, Holland Taylor, Beck Bennett, William Sadler. Directed by Dean Parisot. Almost three decades after Bill S. Preston Esq ... Knowing that William S. Preston, Esq ... (3 stars) ... ....

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Bill & Ted Face The Music: 45 Easter Eggs, References, And Things You Missed

Gamespot 29 Aug 2020

We did it! We made it to the release of Bill & Ted Face the Music, at long last ... If you're a fan of the franchise, chances are you've already watched the movie at least once ... GameSpot has you covered ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... 7 ... If we've earned anything from the movies that game before, Ted's dad John Logan (Hal Landon Jr.) does not think highly of his son or Bill.

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‘Bill & Ted’ Are Back to Give Us Hope for the Future

The Daily Beast 29 Aug 2020

In 1989, two Californian teenage doofuses were handed a most prodigious destiny ... But what Bill S. Preston, Esq ... They would be heroes ... And that’s it ... Along with Winter and Reeves, several members of the original Bill & Ted cast rejoin for Face the Music, among them Amy Stoch (who went on to earn a Ph.D after her days playing Missy), Hal Landon Jr ... .

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Movie review: 'Bill & Ted Face the Music' hits familiar beats

Newburyport Daily News 28 Aug 2020

It's been 30 years since Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves charmed audiences as the goofy, time-traveling metal heads Bill S ... His white cue-ball head is a nod to William Sadler's incredible turn as Death in "Bogus Journey," and Sadler reprises his role here, as well as Hal Landon Jr. as Chief Logan and Amy Stoch as omnipresent stepmother Missy ... .