THEATRE REVIEWS
The Old Globe’s ‘Crime and Punishment, A Comedy’ is Almost Farcical. Almost
The Old Globe has turned to Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen…to produce a comedy based on a serious source…
Read MoreTarzan The Stage Musical Disappoints at Moonlight
Fortunately, Moonlight Stage’s lovely location and pleasant atmosphere count for a lot…
Read More‘Is It Thursday Yet?’ Combines Dance With Autobiography at La Jolla Playhouse
Is It Thursday Yet? allows La Jolla Playhouse to showcase interesting talents that San Diego audiences would probably never experience…
Read MoreEmotionally Truthful Jukebox Musical at Coronado Playhouse
The world premiere Ben Folds alternative rock show, Underground, is notable for being the first staging that Coronado Playhouse has presented with another theatre company. Labeled as an immersive musical mashup, the terrific production is in partnership with Blindspot Collective.
Read MoreCCAE Theatricals Closes its Season with ‘Bottle Shock the Musical’
Since it’s not hard to guess the outcome, the show’s success comes from savoring the journey…
Read More‘Passengers’ Captures Imagination Through Movement and Circus Magic at The Old Globe
Taking the train? Why not fly? ‘Passengers,’ the newest touring production to open at The Old Globe and a manifestation of Montreal-based troupe Les 7 Doigts De La Main (The 7 Fingers), is perhaps, as a technicality, theatre, but in actuality much more than that. It is dance, song, movement, and acrobatics. There is a script yet the show demands a degree of improv to accommodate the sheer level of physicality that the performers imbue in their work. They are audacious, fearless, and evocative. And yet, despite the complexity, the show is simple in its premise, presenting a cadre of scenarios that happen when we are passengers – together – on the train…
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