THEATRE REVIEWS
Robust Globe ‘Hamlet’ Finds a Groove
For his first Old Globe ‘Hamlet,’ artistic director Barry Edelstein does some text-shuffling and finds a crackerjack cast and crew not afraid to explore.
Read More‘Drowsy Chaperone’ is Witty, Well-Crafted Parody of Musicals
The play should be titled “The Man in the Chair.” Whenever he plays an old vinyl record, outrageous characters from a forgotten musical appear in his bland apartment…
Read MoreHow to Influence a Country
Four years have passed since the last collaboration between the San Diego Repertory Theatre and the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts. Previous stagings of Hairspray, The Who’s Tommy and In the Heights were met with positive reviews from critics and audiences.
Read More‘Volume’ Lacks Insight, But Don’t Miss the Spectacle
The canvas that was the 1990s started out blindingly white and died a murky, bloodstained mess. ‘Pump Up the Volume: a ’90s Palooza,’ San Diego Musical Theatre’s salute to the era, doesn’t quite know why that’s so — but as a spectacle in and of itself, you could do a lot worse.
Read MoreAt LJ Playhouse, a Low-Profile Family of Local Assassins Makes a Mistake
What could go wrong in a small local business that kills people for hire and keeps the profits in the community? Well, there is the ‘oops’ potential, as Mat Smart shows in his new play ‘Kill Local,’ now premiering at the La Jolla Playhouse.
Read MoreSo Who Wrote ‘Ken Ludwig’s Robin Hood!’ at the Old Globe? Oh!
The whole saga of Sherwood Forest unfolds in th intimate confines of the Old Globe Theatre’s White Theatre, with sword fights and scenery and quick changes, but to what end?
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