Janaya Mahealani Jones – San Diego Story

Moonlight’s OK ‘Hunchback’ Is Torn Between Two Competitive Worlds

By Martin Jones Westlin | August 16, 2018 |

The world has enjoyed author Victor Hugo’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” since its original publication in 1831 — so much so that the story has commanded lots of attention amid technical advancement. Moonlight Stage Productions is giving the live show, based on Disney’s 1996 animation, a go — and the result is a cautionary tale about the theater’s errant place in matters that probably shouldn’t concern it.

‘Volume’ Lacks Insight, But Don’t Miss the Spectacle

By Martin Jones Westlin | August 9, 2017 |

The canvas that was the 1990s started out blindingly white and died a murky, bloodstained mess. ‘Pump Up the Volume: a ’90s Palooza,’ San Diego Musical Theatre’s salute to the era, doesn’t quite know why that’s so — but as a spectacle in and of itself, you could do a lot worse.