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Welk’s Holiday Revue is Too Much of a Good Thing

By Bill Eadie | November 25, 2019 |

Mae West has been credited with saying, “Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.” But she has also been credited with saying, “Too much of a good thing can be taxing.” In the case of Welkome Home for the Holidays, a revue playing through December 29, 2019, I’d side with Ms. West’s latter statement…

Jules Verne Classic with an Entertaining Interpretation

By David Dixon | November 24, 2019 |

Adding something new to a classic story can make it appear fresh. New Village Arts Theatre’s family-friendly production of Around the World in 80 Days not only uses a 2008 script from Laura Eason, but also incorporates original songs from a local “pirate rock” band, The Shantyannes (their musical theatre debut).

Quiet Dignity in Troubled Times at SD Rep

By Bill Eadie | November 23, 2019 |

Jeanne Sakata’s play, Hold These Truths, documents Gordon Hirabayashi’s World War II civil disobedience and the principles that informed it…

The Danish String Quartet Excels with Its Three B’s: Bach, Beethoven, and Bartók

By Ken Herman | November 23, 2019 |

The Danish String Quartet invited Friday’s audience at The Conrad to join them on the third musical journey of their “Prism Project” at the La Jolla Music Society. Starting with the serene counterpoint of J.S. Bach, the quartet seamlessly moved to Beethoven’s bold thematic freedom and culminated with Bartók’s heady release from the predictable straitjacket of tonality.

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