Posts Tagged ‘Michael McKeon’
‘Volume’ Lacks Insight, But Don’t Miss the Spectacle
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.
Read MoreEnsemble Culture Is King in SDMT’s Great ’34th Street’
There are many, many forces at work out there, and that’s never more apparent than during the holiday season. San Diego Musical Theatre has copped the clue — and its excellent ‘Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Play’ justifies our inclination toward belief in the unseen.
Read MoreDespite a Shaky Foundation, Intrepid’s ‘Art’ Is Good Fun
There’s more to friendship than friends. While the best among them may fight about the least quaintifiable things in life, something indefinable usually draws them together against some pretty tough odds. Yasmina Reza’s ‘Art,’ latest from Intrepid Theatre Company, is a case in point — it doesn’t make a perfect logistical sense, but the production values are often a sight to behold.
Read MoreFair ‘Shrew’: Can’t Blame Innermission, Nell for Trying
Hard-headed women, Elvis reminds us, have been a thorn in the side of men since the world’s been around. Shakespeare might as well have written the song — in fact, with his ‘The Taming of the Shrew,’ he sort of did. Innermission Productions offers a technically deficient but philosophically sound entry to that effect.
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