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History joined hands with the living, breathing present at the Old Globe on Saturday evening, as the theater welcomed the family of a felled world leader who's depicted in the play "Camp Dav…
Diversionary world premiere thoughtfully explores Afghan tradition of boy sex slaves
One of San Diego's most esteemed and seasoned stage actors will be joining nine others from around the nation " including a Tony Award winner " in a highly selective fellowship program this …
Art, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. What it constitutes, what makes it of value, what makes art is so uniquely subjective, even if there are objective criteria in play. How each…
As the son of a Baptist preacher, Ruff Yeager was raised with vocal harmonies in his bones. "It's the music of my upbringing " this style of music," says Yeager, who is directing "Woody Guth…
"Bright Star," the Steve Martin/Edie Brickell that had its world premiere at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre, has just won the Outer Critics Circle Award as best new Broadway musical. The blue…
San Diego Opera's premiere is visually dazzling but libretto needs some work
"It's my absolute favorite pointe ballet," says Ariana Gonzalez, who plays Juliet opposite Derek Lauer in the role of Romeo.
Musical theater has demonstrated it can stretch to accommodate all kinds of difficult subjects. Still, it's not terribly often that a small company such as San Diego's Diversionary Theatre w…
The accomplished playwright, performer and monologist Anna Deavere Smith is returning to San Diego in June for a one-night presentation of her latest work, the Old Globe Theatre has announce…
The big shocker out of this morning's Tony Awards nominations: A few other shows besides "Hamilton" also made it into the field. But the blockbuster hip-hop musical about the founding father…
World-premiere play at Lamb's has memorable moments, but static staging stymies some drama
Former Old Globe chief is helming new comedy opera by Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally
The Old Globe's just-announced 2016-17 season may boast two world premieres and the return of a huge entertainment name who's becoming something like the theater's unofficial resident playwr…
Five brand-new works by graduate students in the University of California San Diego's renowned playwriting program will unfold in the latest Wagner New Play Festival " the first since the be…
Wayne Lemon's caustic seriocomedy "Jesus Hates Me," now getting a committed if over-the-top local premiere at Ion Theatre, is shot through with a sense of the oppressive and judgmental, whet…
Celebrating William Shakespeare's 452nd birthday with mini-cupcakes and public sonnets
As the Globe gets ready to stage Lawrence Wright's fact-based play "Camp David" (which begins performances May 13), artistic director Barry Edelstein sits down for a chat with the Pulitzer P…
Cellist Alex Greenbaum curated a concert that he described as a tapestry, in which personal experience, visual art, dance, film and even technology were evoked.
The 2016 New York theater-awards season has officially kicked off with today's announcement of nominations for the Drama League Awards. And while it's looking like an uncharacteristically of…
Broadway musical lands 2016 prize in drama
Gina Gionfriddo's latest play to hit San Diego takes its name from a hard-charging song by Hole called "Use Once and Destroy," on which Courtney Love sings: "Take your rapture blister burns …
Soprano astonishes with acting, vocals in lavish San Diego Opera production
Grand and chamber operas with modern scenic designs and the debuts of many American artists highlight '16-'17 lineup
In the certifiably weird world of quantum physics, there's a maxim that says nothing actually happens until someone is there to observe it. (And yes, I'm grossly oversimplifying here; physic…
