THEATRE REVIEWS
Moonlight’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Generates Heat on a Warm Summer Evening
The stage version of ‘Disney’s Beauty and the Beast’ sounds like a sure-fire hit, assuming it’s done well. Moonlight Stage Productions’ version is done well.
Read MoreChance Theater’s ‘Edges’ Will Give You Your Theatre Fix
Under James Michael McHale’s stage direction and Robyn Manion’s musical direction, [Chance Theater] provides a pleasant 80 minutes of theatre music for those of us who are starved for our theatre fix.
Read MoreRetro 60s Fun in New Village Arts’ ‘Beehive’
So much change can occur during a decade, that the world appears very different, by the time the ten years elapse. And that kind of change is fully on display at New Village Arts Theatre’s uplifting production of Beehive: The 60’s Musical.
Read MoreLive Theatre Returns to San Diego at Moonlight Stage
The last SanDiegoStory review of a live theatre opening was published on March 12, 2020. The production was the San Diego Repertory Theatre’s House of Joy. Today, we publish the first review of a live theatre production since that time. The production is Moonlight Stage’s Once on This Island.
Read MoreChance Theater’s ‘The Story of My Life’ a Paean to Friendship
Orange County’s Chance Theater has created a lot of magic in its twenty-two years of operation, so much so that it’s worth a San Diegan’s attention to what the company is up to.
Read MorePrivate Equity Makes for a Thrilling Story in Backyard Renaissance’s ‘Dry Powder’
It must be difficult to create a story out of subject matter that many audience members might not fully understand. However, Backyard Renaissance’s wonderful production of the comedy-drama, Dry Powder, accomplishes this by making the world of private equity compelling.
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