Theatre
THEATER REVIEW: Playhouse's 'Bonnie and Clyde' a moving, violent love story
In the compelling and moving new musical having its world premiere at La Jolla Playhouse this fall, Bonnie and Clyde are a couple of crazy kids in love. They're also among 20th century America's most notorious criminals, but their infamous Depression-era crime spree seems almost secondary…
Nov 24, 2009 | 10:15 am | Loading…
HOLIDAY THEATER GUIDE: From the Grinch to Grandma's house, theaters wrap up their holiday best
San Diego County theaters have wrapped up more than three dozen holiday shows this season, with plays, musicals and revues based on popular storybooks, movies, cartoons and more. There's the Old Globe's "Grinch," several versions of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," a Hanukkah comedy, a hip b…
Nov 24, 2009 | 10:15 am | Loading…
Nutcrackers of all shapes and sizes ready to prance onto local stages
If your holiday season isn't complete without a "Nutcracker" performance, you're in luck. Eighteen productions of all shapes, sizes, styles and price ranges will be dancing their way onto San Diego-area stages beginning Friday.
Nov 24, 2009 | 10:15 am | Loading…
Globe has a new Grinch for 12th annual production
This year, a new actor steps into the long, pointy red shoes of the Grinch for the Old Globe's "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas." But while Jeff Skowron will be new to San Diego audiences, he's anything but new to the Grinch.
Nov 24, 2009 | 10:25 am | Loading…
REVIEW: Shimerman makes 'Seafarer' a truly Irish tale
Toward the end of Conor McPherson''s darkly comic fable, "The" Seafarer," the drunken host of a demented Dublin revel shouts to his younger brother, "But you're alive!" Given what almost happens in this sneakily profound Irish romp, being alive for a holiday in the company of others means…
Nov 24, 2009 | 10:25 am | Loading…
Holbrook not slowing down in his 80s
Let other actors in their 80s complain about a paucity of scripts offered, the lack of good roles for those past a certain age, or Hollywood's general fixation on youth.
Nov 18, 2009 | 9:30 am | Loading…
REVIEW: Palomar's powerful 'Angels' soars
"Ambitious" seems a puny word to describe Palomar College's yearlong immersion in the play "Angels in America," which concludes with four must-see performances this weekend.
Nov 18, 2009 | 9:30 am | Loading…
REVIEW:New Village's 'Picasso' is smart and funny
Steve Martin's "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" has been around since 1993, when the comedian's droll fantasy about a meeting of Picasso and Einstein had its first production at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater.
Nov 18, 2009 | 9:30 am | Loading…
REVIEW: Leading man makes Moonlight's 'Foreigner' a winner
Getting comedy just right is no laughing matter. But the cast and crew for Moonlight Stage Productions' "The Foreigner," have definitely hit the funny bone with their winter season-opener at the Avo Playhouse.
Nov 18, 2009 | 9:30 am | Loading…
REVIEW: Welk's 'Christmas Carol' is short, speedy and upbeat
If there's two things San Diego County theatergoers know, it's Shakespeare (courtesy of the Old Globe's 74-year tradition) and "A Christmas Carol," which San Diego Rep produced for 30 years straight (and other troupes have since picked up).
Nov 18, 2009 | 9:30 am | Loading…
REVIEW: MiraCosta's 'Radio Hour' meets the challenge
For a play that's been on Broadway, has a great score of popular music, and was written by a former North County resident, "1940s Radio Hour" doesn't get produced around here very often.
Nov 18, 2009 | 9:30 am | Loading…
Hollywood props master unveils his long-hidden artwork in Oceanside
As an art student at Kent State during the '70s, John Zabrucky seemed on the right track to be an artist. But after he earned his degree, he found little time for his art because he was paying the bills as a teacher. So when a girlfriend asked him to help her move to Los Angeles, he decid…
Nov 18, 2009 | 9:45 am | Loading…
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