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Musical theater is rich with memorable and stirring sentiments: "No day but today." "I could have danced all night."
Musical theater is rich with memorable and stirring sentiments: "No day but today." "I could have danced all night." "There's a place for us." And, of course: "Supreme executive power derive…
The world as it was " the world of 1985, when "Angels of America" begins " could hardly have imagined the news of 2019: Last week, it was announced that for the second time in history, a per…
The world as it was " the world of 1985, when "Angels of America" begins " could hardly have imagined the news of 2019: Last week, it was announced that for the second time in history, a per…
Hula hoops are not the first thing most fans associate with Gordon Lightfoot, the veteran Canadian singer-songwriter best known for writing and singing such hit songs as "Sundown," "If You C…
As San Diego Repertory Theatre announces its 2019-20 season " the company's 44th " the downtown institution also is tweaking its mission statement, putting extra emphasis on such words on "i…
As San Diego Repertory Theatre announces its 2019-20 season " the company's 44th " the downtown institution also is tweaking its mission statement, putting extra emphasis on such words on "i…
With the who's who of the ballet world gathered at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido, parents Saturday were seemingly more on edge than their talented offspring. That's because…
In the opening scene of Jake Heggie's chamber opera "Three Decembers," the seemingly pedestrian subject matter, lengthy plot exposition via long-distance phone call and unmelodic recitative …
"Sometimes people leave you / Halfway through the wood." " "No One is Alone," from "Into the Woods" In the fall of 1986, the musical "Into the Woods" had its world premiere at San Diego's Ol…
When the Joffrey Ballet performs "Beyond the Shore," a dance created by choreographer and ballet master Nicolas Blanc, the audience is invited to witness a daring journey through an ever-cha…
If you're feeling protective of the British royal family, prepare to clutch your pearls. (If you're a member of the British royal family, have someone clutch them for you.) The world-premier…
Princess Diana died nearly 22 years ago, and yet in some sense she has never left: Search her name online and you'll get a daily stream of "news" stories with such headlines as "Did Princess…
Heartbreaking, thought-provoking, brilliantly unique: Those are some of the descriptions that come to Sean Murray's mind when he talks about "Angels in America," the playwright Tony Kushner'…
The Broadway musical "Aladdin" may trace its DNA to the Disney movie universe, but this show's beating heart resides in a mystical desert city of rare fortunes, exotic entertainments and a s…
North Coast Rep stages the West Coast premiere of "Gabriel," Moira Buffini's wartime drama about a mystery man who washes up on a Nazi-occupied British isle in 1943; the play chronicles what…
There's something Casey Nicholaw would like to say about "Aladdin," and it may come as no surprise: This musical is not "A Long Day's Journey Into Night." "It's just extravagant; it's a good…
It can be hard now to separate memories of Princess Diana's life from the sad story of her passing, at age 36 in a 1997 Paris car accident. Even the song most associated with the much-loved …
Coursing through Hershey Felder's solo stage exploration of the life and legacy of Beethoven is an odd little mystery " one involving the great composer's bones, which were dug up in the nam…
If you're a San Diego-based fan of Broadway's new wave of musicals, it's a good bet you will be found at the Civic Theatre come next winter. That's when the hit show "Dear Evan Hansen" " whi…
On a recent trip to Paris, against the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower, Adam Bloodgood got down on one knee and proposed to Isabelle Overstreet. The newly engaged couple, both classical dancers…
A pair of shows staged in 2018 by the Old Globe and Lamb's Players Theatre shared top honors at the 17th annual Craig Noel Awards on Monday night. The Globe production of the play "A Thousan…
And you thought global warming was enough of a worry: Near the start of Miranda Rose Hall's big-hearted new play "The Hour of Great Mercy," a folksy radio host named Roger has a meltdown so …
Three years ago, San Diego Theatre Week launched with an idea modeled after the popular Restaurant Week: Offer special deals to bring people through the doors and, with luck, turn them into …
Advice columns. We all know how they go. Someone writes in, agonizing over a problem. Someone else replies with tips and admonitions and maybe a little pat on the head. Then " on to the next…
