Posts by David Dixon
Fairy Tale Adventure at Moonlight
Moonlight Stage Productions are no strangers to presenting musical adaptations of popular movies. In the last several years, the company has produced Mary Poppins, Catch Me if You Can and Mel Brooks’ Young Franeknstein.
Read MoreRock and Roll Romance
Love is the Answer is the only musical selected for Vista’s Broadway Theater’s 2015 W.I.P. (Works in Progress) shows. Theatregoers are so interested in the new production that the remaining dates are completely sold out.
Read MoreNew Orleans and Middle-Earth Come to San Diego Fringe
Sometimes at theatre and film festivals, an hour is more than enough time to tell a cohesive narrative. Then there are other instances where the 60-minute experience is so enjoyable that audiences wish the tale was given more time to expand.
Read MoreShakespeare in Space
In 2014, Manny Fernandes directed the well-received summer production of The Full Monty at New Village Arts Theatre. Fast forward one year, and he’s back as William Shakespeare’s Prospero in the science fiction jukebox musical Return to the Forbidden Planet.
Read MoreA Gloomy and Merry Winter
The Intrepid Theatre Company is presenting a new series called Shakespeare Unplugged. The purpose is to stage stories from the Bard and focus on the text instead of visual elements.
Read MoreExploring Stephen Sondheim’s Genius
Stephen Sondheim musicals are often staged in San Diego, and fortunately for us this year also contained two revues. In February, Vista’s Moonlight Stage Productions presented Sondheim on Sondheim, which incorporated live musical numbers with archive footage of the beloved songwriter.
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