THEATRE REVIEWS
Diva Devotion: Ion Theatre’s Stylish ‘Master Class’
Ion theatre’s riveting production of Terrence McNally’s “Master Class” shows off the playwright’s sharp wit and keen emotional edge . . .
Read MoreSubtext Is King in Mo`olelo’s Decent ‘Cell’
Sociopolitically correct Mo`olelo Performing Arts Company resumes its full-fledged stage activity with a pretty good world-premiere ‘Cell,’ designed as a commentary on likeminded social groups and the reproach they experience when society necessarily places them at odds.
Read MoreThe Best of Times Continue
There are a few reasons why La Cage aux Folles has remained popular since premiering on Broadway in 1983. The material is crowdpleasing entertainment with sunny songs from Jerry Herman and broad humor courtesy of playwright Harvey Fierstein.
Read MoreOld Globe Has Plenty Dancing and Donna McKechnie Too
A full buffet of dances styles, stories and settings spills over the Old Globe Stage for ‘In Your Arms,’ a musical memory play graced by the presence of none other than Donna McKechnie, who won musical immortality in ‘A Chorus Line.’ The original.
Read MoreMoxie Stages a Refreshing ‘Orange Julius’
Orange Julius is not just a promising play by a young writer. It’s an assured, mature, work that challenges and moves well beyond expectations…
Read MoreThe Man Behind the March, An Ode in La Jolla to Bayard Rustin
Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream but the world heard it thanks largely to the labors of a black, openly gay, ex-communist, Quaker draft=resistor kept, for various reasons, in the background. Now Bayard Rustin is getting his ode…
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