THEATRE REVIEWS
Stunning Dance Bests Story in Good ‘American in Paris’
‘An American in Paris’ was such a great movie musical that a bunch of people decided it might do well on Broadway. The love quadrangle story is mediocre at best in this Broadway San Diego entry — but oh, the dancing. . .
Read More‘Marigolds’ Very Well Staged Despite a Thin Central Role
Art and science are inseparable in playwright Paul Zindel’s ‘The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds’ — and in this very good Cygnet Theatre Company production, little Tillie Hunsdorfer is inseparable from life’s truths.
Read MoreIon’s ‘The North Plan’ a Bromide for the ‘Alt-Left’
Jason Wells’ play, The North Plan debuted in 2012, but, in Ion Theatre’s production it seems to have been written just last week…
Read MoreBreaking Down Barriers in British Society
A show about a British club dealing with sexism might not sound like a laugh riot. However, that’s exactly what Lamb’s Players Theatre’s production of The Explorer’s Club turns out to be in Coronado.
Read MoreBeware of Dark, Operatic Turns Along ‘Sunset Blvd’ as Moonlight Swaps Ariel for Norma
Leave the little kids at home. Moonlight has shifted gears. Operatic and tragic, Sunset Blvd. under the stars is a serious theater experience that lingers…
Read MoreTastelessness Is King in NCR’s Spirited ‘Tomfoolery’
Today’s savvy satirist would have a field day with the current administration, just as Tom Lehrer indulged himself accordingly almost two generations ago. North Coast Repertory Theatre’s ‘Tomfoolery’ is a nod to Lehrer’s prognosticational genius and a perfectly suitable piece in its own right.
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