NVA's spirited 'Big River' a high-water mark by Pam Kragen

Mark Twain-inspired musical the biggest show in Carlsbad theater's history

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 9:13pm on April 13, 2016[SHARE]

Actors illuminate dark 'Elephant Man' by Pam Kragen

Backyard Renaissance and Oceanside theater troupes co-produce well-performed staging in Oceanside

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 9:13pm on April 13, 2016[SHARE]

SD Opera fans give thumbs-up to change by Pam Kragen

Polling at community forum shows ticket-buyers support company's reinvention

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 10:18am on April 2, 2016[SHARE]

San Diego Opera all ears on tour by Pam Kragen

Four-night listening tour will invite San Diegans to help chart company's future

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 4:26pm on March 18, 2016[SHARE]

Globe serves 'Match' but it's not quite an ace by Pam Kragen

Anna Ziegler's sports drama is set at the U.S. Open semifinals

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 10:02pm on February 19, 2016[SHARE]

Well-sung 'Tosca' aims for realism by Pam Kragen

Director, singers avoid melodrama in Puccini classic

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 8:22pm on February 14, 2016[SHARE]

Opera season returns with strength, optimism by Pam Kragen

Leader cites strong ticket sales, donations and plans for future

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 11:03pm on January 18, 2016[SHARE]

Egan, Club M make smashing debuts by Pam Kragen

Vista's Moonlight Amphitheatre now home to winter cabaret series, kicked off by Broadway star

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 8:13pm on January 16, 2016[SHARE]

Review: Rep's 'Oldest Boy' is moving, magical by Pam Kragen

In new play, couple grapples with son's destiny as a reincarnated Lama

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 7:31am on November 20, 2015[SHARE]

Review: New 'Grinch' lifts Globe classic by Pam Kragen

J. Bernard Calloway is larger than life as the grumpy Dr. Seuss character

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 10:51am on November 14, 2015[SHARE]

Review: 'Rainbow' a moving look at icon's last days by Pam Kragen

San Diego's Eileen Bowman gives a tour de force performance as fading star Judy Garland

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 7:49pm on November 8, 2015[SHARE]

Vista medical duo moonlight as opera singers by Pam Kragen

For 40 years, Dr. Carlos Oliva and his wife, Teresa Hughes-Oliva, have worked as 'physician musicians'

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 7:10am on November 7, 2015[SHARE]

Famed judge makes a case for theater by Pam Kragen

Retired federal judge H. Lee Sarokin, famous for freeing Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter in 1985, defends Colorado's IRP6 defendents in latest play

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 6:02am on November 4, 2015[SHARE]

Review: Life's a circus in lively 'Pippin' by Pam Kragen

Revival tour at Civic Theatre is an eye-popping, ear-pleasing spectacle

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 9:09pm on August 27, 2015[SHARE]

Original 'Pippin' star headlines tour by Pam Kragen

John Rubinstein, who played Pippin in the 1972 musical's debut, plays character's dad in tour visiting San Diego this week

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 6:02pm on August 24, 2015[SHARE]

New troupe debuts with 'Parlour Song' by Pam Kragen

San Diego's Backyard Renaissance Theatre opens with a quirky British drama about middle age

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 5:32pm on August 20, 2015[SHARE]

Moonlight volunteers give actors a home by Pam Kragen

Patrons of city-run theater in Vista turns provide free housing for visiting performers

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 8:31pm on August 18, 2015[SHARE]

SD Rep's 'Violet' musical a healing quest by Pam Kragen

Country-infused musical follows disfigured young woman on a journey to find the life she deserves

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 6:48pm on August 16, 2015[SHARE]

Review: Moonlight wows with spectacular 'Shrek' musical by Pam Kragen

Eye-popping, funny staging is up to Broadway standards

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 10:16am on August 14, 2015[SHARE]

Review: 'Dogfight' commands attention by Pam Kragen

Cygnet Theatre's Vietnam-themed musical is moving, authentic and funny

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 3:37pm on July 26, 2015[SHARE]

Former dancer finds new life with solo play by Pam Kragen

New Orleans sojourn inspired Escondido native Claire Christine Sargenti's 'Interludes'

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 9:19pm on July 16, 2015[SHARE]

'Always' a first for stage veteran by Pam Kragen

Accomplished performer Melinda Gilb makes directorial debut with Patsy Cline musical

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 1:56pm on June 25, 2015[SHARE]

Review: Downsized 'West Side' shines by Pam Kragen

Lamb's Players Theatre has created an intimate, visceral staging of the Broadway classic

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 8:07am on June 21, 2015[SHARE]

'Titanic' added to Moonlight's 2016 season by Pam Kragen

Maury Yeston musical joins previously announced 'Addams Family,' 'Sister Act' and 'Peter Pan' at Vista amphitheater next summer

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 8:07am on June 21, 2015[SHARE]

Moonlight opens up with 'All Shook Up' by Pam Kragen

Elvis-themed jukebox musical kicks off a season of big productions at Vista theater

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 6:40pm on June 9, 2015[SHARE]