Nature versus nurture reverberates with the force of a thunderclap.
Lynne FriedmannTheaterSan Diego,
The story begins in the year 2039 in the normally bone-dry Australian Outback town of Alice Springs; now a land where it is raining to beat the band. We soon learn, through Gabriel York (Adrian Alita), ...
University of San Diego MFA production at the Old Globe Theater
Josh BaxtTheaterSan Diego,
“As You Like It” is certainly one of Shakespeare’s more joyous efforts. Most of the action takes place in the Forest of Arden, a quaint, magical place where love can (and does) flourish; the villains don’t persist for ...
Josh BaxtTheaterSan Diego,
There’s an amazing scene in the movie “The Devil Wear’s Prada” where Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) dresses down Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) for belittling fashion. “You’re wearing a sweater that was selected for you by the ...
Lynne FriedmannTheaterSan Diego,
I submit that the two most powerful words in the English language are: what if.
Eight years ago, Tony award-winning director-choreographer Christopher Gattelli (“Newsies”) had a “what if” moment that he shared with producer Jennifer ...
Lynne FriedmannTheaterSan Diego,
Organize a special event lately? Not a wedding or a charity fundraiser but a midweek, outdoor gathering of a quarter of a million people from every state of the union, ...
The director, cast and musicians transform this one-gag show into a production that succeeds on many levels.
Josh BaxtTheaterSan Diego,
Here’s a fun idea: Set "The Comedy of Errors" in 1920s New Orleans — Shakespeare in the Jazz Age. You get music, dancing and a general licentiousness to supplement an endless series of mistaken identities. The opportunities for mischief are ...
This quirky love-triangle musical has a lot of moving parts that don't yet form a satisfying whole.
Lynne FriedmannTheaterSan Diego,
“Up Here” is billed as a musical comedy with a lot on its mind. Perhaps it has a bit too much on its mind.
The plot is a quirky love triangle composed of aspiring T-shirt artist Lindsay (Betsy Wolfe), ...
This fast-paced production (based on Conan Doyle's novel) features a flurry of costume changes by a masterfully directed cast.
Lynne FriedmannTheaterSan Diego,
Ken Ludwig’s “Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery” pays homage to the fictional detective’s deductive reasoning skills to solve murder most foul by challenging the audience’s powers of observation as five actors portray more than three dozen characters in a dizzying ...
From the cast with chemistry to the able direction and the sets and costumes, everything in this production of Cole Porter's backstage romp shines.
Josh BaxtTheaterSan Diego,
The Globe’s lighthearted summer continues with the Cole Porter classic “Kiss Me, Kate,” a blissfully anachronistic, Broadway extravaganza. It’s a big, bawdy trip down memory lane and a fun send-up of egotistical actors and the theater in general.
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Shakespeare knew how to make audiences laugh, and this zany ensemble production puts his silly side on proper display.
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“I've noticed a tendency for this program to get rather silly. Now, I do my best to keep things moving along, but I'm not having things getting silly.”
— "Monty Python’s" Graham Chapman as the Colonel
We often laud ...
