Posts by Bill Eadie
The WoW Festival is Here – and Here’s Your Guide to It
The long-anticipated La Jolla Playhouse WoW Festival has arrived, and it looks like fun indeed. Bill Eadie will be providing impressions of the festival by attending each day.
Read MoreFour SanDiegoStory Writers Take Press Club Awards
The San Diego Press Club released its list of recipients of its annual awards today, and four SanDiegoStory.com writers were among the recipients of the 2013 recognitions for excellence in journalism.
Read MoreEarnest and Travesties Make a Top-Rate Double Bill
These are both “don’t miss” productions, so, tempting as it might be, please don’t content yourself with the froth of Earnest and miss out of the intellectual games of Travesties. But, see Earnest first.
Read MoreBloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Worth the Drive to the OC
You’d be foolish to see Chance Theatre’s production of the musical, Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson instead of going to summer school to learn U. S. history, even though there’s a lot of history that bleeds into Alex Timbers’ book. But, if your idea of beach reading is plowing through an entertaining and energetic historical novel, then this show is for you…
Read MoreFreedom of Speech Explores Americans’ Dialects, Lives
Freedom of Speech isn’t about getting to show off the ability to perform a bunch of dialects; it’s about giving voice to people who often aren’t well heard…
Read MoreCompany at Cygnet Goes For The Gags
In general, audiences see Stephen Sondheim shows to be entranced by Mr. Sondheim’s clever lyrics and to hear how he pushes the envelope as he sets those lyrics to music. The books of Mr. Sondheim’s shows, which are always written by others, tend to be considered the weak link when compared to the score. So, it is quite a reversal to see Sean Murray’s production of Company at Cygnet Theatre push the humor of George Furth’s book to the foreground. The result is the funniest Company imaginable, though perhaps made so at the expense of the music…
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