THEATRE REVIEWS
Boxing as Ritual in Old Globe’s “The Royale”
Boxing is far too violently intense for easy stage interpretation but Rachel Chavkin’s ritual staging of Marco Ramirez’s play “The Royale,” now at the Old Globe Theatre, shows that imagination and skill can respect the sport while ming it for metaphor.
Read MoreEverybody Flock to Cygnet’s Shepards
The American Dream is in reality the American Nightmare, and Sam Shepard is here to prove it. Cygnet Theatre’s very good Shep-Rep fare, comprising “True West” and “Fool for Love,” is Shepard come alive, with two emotionally raw scripts and a scathing indictment of a country that’s clearly lost its way.
Read MoreMessy Lives in ‘The Clean House’
Over the last 13 years, playwright, Sarah Ruhl, has been creating a unique body of work. She has garnered critical acclaim for her offbeat plays such as Eurydice, Dead Man’s Cell Phone and the Tony nominated In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play).
Read More“Bright Star”: Globe’s Reward For the Faithful
Bright Star, a new musical now in its world premiere at the Old Globe Theatre, is a very special show, one to be cherished and recalled from now on, the sort of reward that avid theatregoers dream of. Steve Martin, who just seems never to
Read More‘Next to Normal’ Sports a Flaw — But the Ensemble…
A logistical flaw threatens to throw San Diego Musical Theatre’s “Next to Normal” off track — but the bottom line is that it doesn’t. Meanwhile, the excellent cast sings and works its way through this important story about a family struggling with the central figure’s mental illness.
Read MoreFleming’s ‘Joplin:’ Impressions of Genius
Robert Barry Fleming has compiled an impressionistic solo portrait of Scott Joplin. Its impressive world premiere production, by Mo’olelo Performing Arts Company, is currently playing through October 12 at the Tenth Avenue Arts Center Mainstage…
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