THEATRE REVIEWS
Extra-Extra ‘Newsies’ Deliver Big Musical to Civic Theatre
“…the big musical about a gang of boys who delivered “the papes” and became the news in 1899 proves inspiring…
Read MoreUnrequited Love Smarts In Cygnet’s Good ‘Stupid F**king Bird’
Love and art basically suck, at least when our sensibilities toward each are locked in mortal competition. Anton Chekhov said as much when he wrote ‘The Seagull’ in 1898 — and today, Cygnet Theatre Company is mounting a good treatise to the same effect.
Read More‘42nd Street’ is Jammed with Tap Dancing, Classic Tunes
“Come and meet those dancing feet, on the avenue I’m taking you to, 42nd Street…”
Read MoreImpacting the World Through Song
Most people know folk singer, Woody Guthrie, as the man who penned the lyrics to “This Land is Your Land.” What many might not realize is that he wrote more than 1,000 songs over several decades in the 20th century ranging from protest tunes to American classics.
Read MoreLearning to Bond With Relatives
2016 is a big year for the La Jolla Playhouse and diverse cultures. Productions like Guards at the Taj, John Leguizamo: Latin History for Morons and the upcoming drama, The Last Tiger in Haiti, take a look at a variety of societies from around the world.
Read MorePeace! It’s Worth All the Talk at Old Globe ‘Camp David’
Three men talking as the world waits. At Camp David, the U.S. Presidents’ getaway in Maryland, Jimmy Carter invited Egypt’s Anwar Sadat and Israel’s Menachem Begin to three days of discussing peace in the Middle-East. So, 13 days later…
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