THEATRE REVIEWS
La Jolla Playhouse’s ‘As You Like It’ Celebrates Joy
A good amount of shows from the La Jolla Playhouse this year, including Bhangin’ It, Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord and Fandango for Butterflies (and Coyotes) focused on optimistic stories with messages about positive relationships. The company, in association with Diversionary Theatre, is ending 2022 with a great production of another narrative involving life-changing bonds between people, William Shakespeare’s comedy, As You Like It.
Read MoreWorld Premiere by Backyard Renaissance Theatre Isn’t Self Explanatory
The current version of this play is not self-explanatory….
Read MoreChristmas is Plaid at San Diego Musical Theatre
an earnest production of an earnest show…
Read MoreImaginative ‘A Christmas Carol’ returns to the Cygnet stage
Christmas has arrived with a healthy dose of classic cheer (and a roasted turkey twice the size of Tiny Tim!) as the annual remount of A Christmas Carol returns to the Cygnet stage through Christmas Eve…
Read More‘The Grinch’ centers family memory making at The Old Globe
A quarter century has come and gone and How the Grinch Stole Christmas continues on with much merriment at The Old Globe’s Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage, running now through the end of December…
Read MoreScripps Ranch Theatre’s ‘Extreme Home Makeover’ a universal exploration of grief and growth
Set in a world where opportunity comes with conditions and a VHS tape can be a lifeline to survival, Makasha Copeland’s Extreme Home Makeover, running through Dec. 4 at Scripps Ranch Theatre, offers some welcome side-eye to that process while elevating one family’s desperation to simply come out standing on the other side…
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