THEATRE REVIEWS
Moonlight’s Production Buoys ‘Titanic’
…many have championed this “ship of dreams” musical, and Moonlight Stage Productions has gone all out to present it in the best possible light…
Read Moreion’s ‘Airline Highway’ a Labor of Love
West Coast premieres of plays are a pretty big deal, and while San Diego hosts some each season, it is usually the large theatres doing the hosting. So, for ion Theatre to present not only the West Coast premiere but also the third professional production of Lisa D’Amour’s Airline Highway is a pretty big deal, indeed….
Read MoreWhile ion’s Downtown ‘The Last Five Years’ Fills In
While ion Theatre has a big-cast show playing off-site at the 10th Avenue Theatre, a two-character song cycle is in residence at its home space…
Read MoreMurder Runs in the Family
In the last few years, Vista’s Broadway Theater co-owner Randall Hickman, directed several light comedies and musicals including Spamalot and The Odd Couple. However, his Premiere Productions interpretation of Arsenic and Old Lace features darker laughs than those recent shows.
Read MoreFair ‘Shrew’: Can’t Blame Innermission, Nell for Trying
Hard-headed women, Elvis reminds us, have been a thorn in the side of men since the world’s been around. Shakespeare might as well have written the song — in fact, with his ‘The Taming of the Shrew,’ he sort of did. Innermission Productions offers a technically deficient but philosophically sound entry to that effect.
Read MoreStars Fall on Ojai But Steve Martin’s On Duty For The Old Globe
Stuff going on in the heavens above Ojai is more awesome but less odd than what’s happening in a house among four characters wrought by Steve Martin. And “wrought” is the word.
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