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The British monarch was functionally insane; the play is majestic and thrilling
Alas, the subjects under examination are simply too ordinary to be of interest. Their's are problems of a sort that predate recorded history: self-pity, frustration at the unobtainable, gene…
If atmosphere was all that a ghost story needed, the Old Globe Theatre might have in "Whisper House" a show of some promise.
It's hard not to respect this show and the professionalism it shows. But it's impossible to take it very seriously as anything more than tabloid dabbling. That may be sufficient.
Doug Wright directs fluidly, keeping the cast in motion to ameliorate the talkiness of the script.
"The 39 Steps," now at the La Jolla Playhouse, is a goof, a merry gambol as light as lint and certain to require less concentration than finding a parking place. Go or don't go, your life wi…
Despite some really slick production values and a generally tight and perky staging by Francesca Zambello, this is still just another one of those six-finales-in-search-of-a-plot shows.
What's not to love about "Working"?
So, that's why "Palm Beach" is such mindless fun: This soufflé recipe is tried and true. It's also why the show eventually goes a bit flat: Soufflés don't last long. Certainly …
World Premiere of a potential Broadway show
We're neither pure, nor wise, nor goodWe'll do the
best we know. We'll build our house and chop our woodAnd make our
garden grow.
--from Candide, music by Leonard Bernst...
For writers, “this” is perhaps the most evil word in the dictionary. Unmodified, “this” is a sign of sloppiness of pen and probably of thought as well. Simply remem…
Fables are fun in the theatre, where the sharing of a simple story told with intimate direct address creates a delicious sense of belonging to an ancient race with basic truths that don&rsqu…
Celebrity sells. And in the world of opera—that glittering
art form that gave the term “diva” to the world—celebrity is the coin of the
realm.
San Diego Opera’s…
Elizabeth Meriwether’s Heddatron, making its West Coast premiere through March 31 at ion Theatre, is an uneven and smart-alecky play written by a 29-year-old Yale grad. It sure can be…
I’ll start with a bold claim: Cygnet Theatre’s production of Parade is not only its biggest musical production ever, but it’s also its best.
The claim is a bold one, becaus…
Eugene O’Neill is the artist who first forced the world to confront the American Theatre. Almost alone in the early 20th Century, he chose the largest themes life could offer and wrest…
Musical theatre offers the nuance of music and lyrics in trade for the subtleties of the written word when dealing with a stylish classic like E.M. Forster’s A ROOM WITH A VIEW.
Usuall…
City Ballet of San Diego has more than a dozen Balanchine
works in its repertory, making it the largest presenter of Balanchine works in
Southern California. For the program last weeke…
If Geoffrey Nauffts’ funny and multi-layered play, Next Fall, were a sermon its text would be taken from 1 Corinthians 13:13: “And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; a…
”Visiting Mr. Green” is a Yiddisher bon-bon, perfect as a recommendation for elderly Jewish relatives interested in a night out.
Really, really elderly. Because things have chang…
In Lisa Kron’s excellent play IN THE WAKE, now being marvelously presented by the San Diego Rep in their Lyceum Space, everybody is eloquent and everybody suffers.
This is chewy theat…
For those who enjoy sad stories, even a good cry, Eveoke
Dance Theatre’s Reflections will be a potent elixir.
Resident choreographer Ericka Aisha Moore teams with
visual artists …
