Posts Tagged ‘Alan Menken’
SDMT’s ‘Sister Act’ Energizes at the Horton Grand
Sister Act, a musical based on the hit 1992 film, takes more suspension of disbelief than most of its compatriots. But, despite a slow start, some catchy tunes and big production numbers manage to win over audiences. ..
Read MoreDisney Meets Islam Fantasy and the Winner is that Magic Carpet
Aladdin gets the Princess and that Genie gets everything else is the Disney version of a tale more nor less from the ‘Thousand and One Nights.’ A good time is had by all except the bad guys.
Read MoreA New Season Opens with Sacra/Profana Lite in Hillcrest
The San Diego choral ensemble Sacra/Profana launched its 10th season this past weekend with a pair of identical concerts, subtitled “A Retrospective Experience,” that touched on the successes of previous seasons and aspirations for the future.
Read MoreNew ‘Hunchback’ Streamlines and Humanizes
If you saw the La Jolla production and wanted it to be better, it’s worth the drive to see what “better” looks like…
Read More‘Sister Act’ a Crowd-pleasing Opener for Moonlight
Moonlight Stage Productions’ opening show of the summer season, Sister Act, should prove to be a crowd pleaser…
Read More‘Beauty and the Beast’ Still Casts a Beauty of a Spell
‘Beauty and the Beast’ was first presented as a nursery rhyme in an 18th-century kids magazine — and just as the printed word enables the imagination, so to does it conspire to fuel an absolutely marveloous Broadway / San Diego entry at the Civic Theatre.
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