Lynne FriedmannTheaterSan Diego,
From the first joyful strains of “I Hear Music” sung by a sassy waitress wearing bobby socks, a toe-tapping-head-bobbing good time is in store with the world premiere musical “Another Roll of the Dice” at the North Coast Rep. ...
Josh BaxtTheaterSan Diego,
The downside to creating a brilliant show comes later, when you create one that’s merely good. When Pigpen Theatre Company came to the Old Globe in 2017 to perform their original story, The Old Man and the Old Moon, ...
Josh BaxtTheaterSan Diego,
On the page, there’s nothing overtly magical about As You Like It. Nobody conjures storms or misappropriates love potions or portends the future. Still, if you accept that falling in love is its own sleight of hand, then the ...
Josh BaxtTheaterSan Diego,
There’s a point, around halfway through What You Are, when one character turns to another and asks: “You gonna make me beg?” It’s a stunning moment, both for the emotional content and the way it sums up the play. ...
Josh BaxtTheaterSan Diego,
Sometimes, when you go to the theater, you want deep thoughts and pathos that slaps you repeatedly in the face. And sometimes you want campy, stupid fun. The Gods of Comedy is the latter. ...
Lynne FriedmannTheaterSan Diego,
Sixty years ago, the Space Race that pitted the United States against the Soviet Union had all eyes focused on the heavens. At the same time, an equally contentious Earth-bound battle of wills took place ...
Lynne FriedmannTheaterSan Diego,
A woman comes upon an unconscious, naked man washed up on a rocky beach. His rescue should be straightforward except it’s a Nazi-occupied island during World War II and ...
Lynne FriedmannTheaterSan Diego,
A modern bride desires to start married life by honoring an ancient tradition of her African forebearers. But when an elder from Zimbabwe arrives to perform the ceremony it stirs ...
Josh BaxtTheaterSan Diego,
Letters are such a great narrative device. Think of the notes between Abigail and John Adams in 1776 or the chats by the far-flung addicts in Water by the Spoonful or the personal ads from ...
Josh BaxtTheaterSan Diego,
For a history geek like me, there are few greater joys than a Julius Caesar production. The play is a picture postcard from that stunning moment when reasonable men thought drastic acts could save the Roman Republic. This year’s ...
