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A Wondrous Theatrical Event Harvested for La Jolla Playhouse

By Welton Jones | July 13, 2014 |

A centuries-old tale, adapted by an English poet-playwright and produced by San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theatre is a moving experience in universal human drama, brilliantly staged by Carey Perloff.

OC’s Chance a Lotto Winner with ‘In the Heights’

By Bill Eadie | July 12, 2014 |

Chance Theatre, Orange County’s 99-seat juggernaut company, typically stages a musical in the summer. This summer’s entry is Lin Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes’ In the Heights. It’s a big show for a relatively small space, but the cast and creative team are up to the challenge…

PsyPhi’s ‘Geeks’ Very Entertaining Despite the Miscues

By Martin Jones Westlin | July 12, 2014 |

Geeks are the woolly mammoths of society, but there’s nothing un-cool about woolly mammoths (or, for that matter, staying true to yourself). It has its miscues, but PsyPhi Productions’ ‘Geeks! The Musical!’ conveys the moral very well.