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User-Friendliness Is Key To NCR’s Fine ‘Random World’
There’s a universe of forces for good in daily life, and playwright Steven Dietz says most of them go over our heads. North Coast Repertory Theatre’s excellent mount of his ‘This Random World,’ and his own deft and user-friendly hand, combine to show us he’s right.
Read MoreDavid Bennett Announces San Diego Opera’s 2018-2019 Season
San Diego Opera’s General Director David Bennett just announced Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro,” Verdi’s “Rigoletto,” and Bizet’s “Carmen” as the 2018-2019 traditional main stage productions at Civic Theatre. Additional productions next season include Jake Heggie’s “Three Decembers” and Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel.”
Read MoreA Globe ‘Uncle Vanya’ Worth a Niche in the Chekhov Wing
A careful new translation and a distinguished cast and design staff make Richard Nelson’s staging of Chekhov’s masterpiece for the Old Globe Theatre a collector’s item.
Read MoreEarnest Effort Makes ‘The Cake’ at La Jolla
There’s a whiff of headlines in ‘The Cake,’ Bekah Brunstetters new play at the La Jolla Playhouse, but the Supreme Court should wish for litigators as nice as these.
Read MorePatel Leads a Glorious Sibelius Fifth Symphony to Remember
San Diego Symphony Associate Conductor Sameer Patel led a majestic, sonically luxurious account of the Jean Sibelius Fifth Symphony and introduced with violinist Anne Akiko Meyers and the orchestra a new violin concerto by Adam Schoenberg.
Read MoreOpposites Attract in Los Angeles
Teatro Pueblo Nuevo was officially formed last September in Carlsbad’s New Village Arts Theatre, with the purpose of being a bilingual and bicultural outreach initiative. A new staging of Jose Rivera’s surreal romantic drama, Cloud Tectonics, serves as the first mainstage production for the program.
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