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Broadway SD’s So-So ‘Fiddler’ Is on the Wrong Side of Its Own History

By Martin Jones Westlin | May 31, 2019 |

It’s been in the national conscience for decades, along with its vigorously implied indictment of anti-Semitism — but even so, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ is subject to the foibles traceable to misinterpretation. The current Broadway San Diego entry serves as a point of fact.

Cristian Măcelaru Closes the San Diego Symphony Season on a High Note

By Ken Herman | May 26, 2019 |

Cristian Măcelaru returned Friday, May 24, 2019, to lead the San Diego Symphony in its final program of the 2018-2019 season: traditional repertory such as Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8, as well as a new work by the American composer Sean Shepherd.

‘High Strung’ Dance-Music Fusion, Tap Dance Flash Mob, Festivals, and More…

By Kris Eitland | May 22, 2019 |

“There’s nothing like performing to live music of this caliber. I like it so much, because musicians and dancers interact on stage…”

A downpour where you can hear individual raindrops: Dorrance Dance

By Janice Steinberg | May 22, 2019 |

The danger of amplifying tappers’ footfalls, especially with up to eight dancers onstage, is that if anyone goes a hair off-beat or doesn’t tap cleanly, it’s exposed. Dorrance and her seven dancers nailed it, whether in tight unison or doing a counterpoint like a downpour of sound—a downpour in which you can hear individual raindrops, they’re that precise.