Posts by David Dixon
Powerful Character Study from New Village Arts Theatre
Playwright Lynn Nottage is best known for her two Pulitzer-Prize winning dramas Ruined and Sweat. She has, however, written some other plays that are just as excellent and equally strong.
Read MoreOld-Fashioned Musical Fun at Moonlight
Over the last several years, Allison Spratt Pearce has played some of the more iconic musical theater roles that were made famous by Julie Andrews. This includes Maria in The Sound of Music (Andrews played the role onscreen), Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady and recently, Guinevere in Cygnet Theatre’s concert reading of Camelot.
Read MoreAnother Unique Herbert Siguenza Event
Herbert Siguenza is known in the San Diego theater community for writing and starring in original comedy-dramas. Not as many people realize, however, that he is also a talented painter.
Read MoreFresh Talent Fuels a Strong Music Story
Some entertaining musicals over the past few years have focused, not on stars, but on the people behind them, those who helped make them successful. Motown: the Musical, for instance, was about Berry Gordy, while Million Dollar Quartet paid respect to Sam Phillips, the founder of Sun Records.
Read MoreIrreverence Rules in ‘Rock of Ages’
The 80’s are back in San Diego County! Lamb’s Players Theatre is currently presenting a revival of the 1980’s- themed musical revue, miXtape.
Read More80’s Revue Gets a New Home
The 1980s – the Reagan era with its personalities, politics, entertainment and pop culture – has always had a special place in the American psyche, and it has experienced a resurgence over the past few years. Its recent popularity has been driven, in part, by a combination of nostalgia and science fiction stories such as “Ready Player One” and Netflix’s “Stranger Things.”
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