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Todd Blakesley Sighs Over Trump Voter in Fringe Show at Balboa Park
Todd Blakesley Rules. He’s back for the 2019 San Diego Fringe Festival with a gentle look at the fate of a Trump voter and, though the Fringe’s movement to Balboa Park has caused some confusion, he’s worth it.
Read MoreZombies Threatening La Jolla Playhouse? Ho Hum
The familiar gang of zombies dragging through the streets greets La Jolla playgoers with little to say or do except, well, BOO!
Read MoreFair to middlin’ ‘Walk in the Woods’ Is a ‘Zoo Story’ for the Trump-Putin Age
The nuclear age comes wrapped in a sea of pacts, treaties, eleventh-hour phone calls, banner headlines, gleaming host cities, worn-through bargaining tables, heartfelt promises and outright lies. Lee Blessing’s ‘A Walk in the Woods’ tries to explain some of it — but the current North Coast Repertory Theatre entry doesn’t know which part it wants to play.
Read MoreChorus, Sadistic DDS, and Gender Flips Feed ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ at New Village Arts
Director AJ Knox sticks to the plot, but switches the gender of several characters with success, and the music has a bouncy 60’s vibe. Philip David Black’s evil Orin Scrivello DDS and multiple character changes have the audience screaming. If you have not seen either of the B movies, you’re in for a shock to your funny bone…
Read More‘High Strung’ Dance-Music Fusion, Tap Dance Flash Mob, Festivals, and More…
“There’s nothing like performing to live music of this caliber. I like it so much, because musicians and dancers interact on stage…”
Read MoreCygnet’s Fair ‘Pride/Prejudice’ Begs the Overarching Question: Why?
Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ is a timeless classic, but only to a point — its scrums on love and marriage take a back seat to the institutions themselves. In its current turn, Cygnet Theatre transgresses this; the result is a less-than-standard effort.
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