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San Diego Arts 2017: Theatre
On its surface, San Diego theater acquitted itself quite well in 2017…Indeed, theater here grows more practiced and comfortable with itself each year…
Read MoreSexual Harassment And Local Theater: 3 Fingers Writ Large
Stories on workplace sexual abuse will fill newsholes for weeks to come — and as San Diego theater practitioners disconcertedly look upon them, they might want to reflect on the fact that their own house is far from in order.
Read MoreCharlene Baldridge
Noted arts critic Charlene Baldridge, who died Sept. 9 at age 83 after a lengthy illness, had a relationship with her daughter that involved far more than the written word.
Read MoreWhy ‘Come from Away’ Didn’t Win the Tony and Other Insights from New York
In which the author speculates about the San Diego-bred musical, ‘Come from Away,’ and the nature of the Tony Awards…
Read MoreMaking Symphony Orchestras Succeed in the Twenty-first Century
Acclaimed classical music critic Ken Herman ruminates on the epicenter move of the classical music world from the East to the West Coast
Read More‘Breadcrumbs’: D.C. Isn’t the Only Press Freedom Backdrop
The current president says he’s at war with the media — but to local theater’s detriment, a script publishing giant may be bringing up the troops’ rear.
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