Michael Cusimano – San Diego Story

Lamb’s’ ‘Big Fish’ Is Adrift in a Small And Untenable Pond

By Martin Jones Westlin | June 20, 2017 |

Somebody or somebodies once declared that truth is stranger than fiction. In Lamb’s Players Theatre’s ‘Big Fish,’ both are about on a par with each other — but to appreciate that, you have to work pretty hard.

Cygnet’s ‘Rocky Horror Show’: Brilliance Can Come from Anywhere

By Martin Jones Westlin | March 21, 2016 |

One man’s rough is maybe another man’s diamond — performance art history is full of shows and artists that under other circumstances would never have seen the light of day. ‘Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show’ is one of those items that happened along by chance — and Cygnet Theatre Company has exploited this brilliant production for all it’s worth.

Laugh a Lot at Moonlight’s Splendid ‘Spamalot’

By Kris Eitland | June 18, 2014 |

The royally funny cast is stocked with some of San Diego’s best. Deliberately cheesy fairytale sets are the originals from Broadway. You may want to go back a second time just to see the French taunting scene and the cow fly.