Posts Tagged ‘Moonlight Stage Productions’
Great cast, theatrics, make Frankenstein a monster hit
If you laughed at the movie Young Frankenstein that spoofs horror films, you will howl during The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein at Moonlight Amphitheatre in Vista, outdoors under the stars.
Read MoreMoonlight’s high-tech Wizard is over the rainbow
… this isn’t your Great Grandma’s Wizard of Oz. This one has more dancing (giant dancing bugs, crows, and apple trees with thick red lips right out of an acid trip, an edgy Emerald City gang in aviator glasses, and pyrotechnics that make your hair stand up.
Read MoreWarm Enchanted Evenings
If you choose to attend one production this summer, consider Moonlight’s terrific rendering of South Pacific, the rare musical play that balances saccharine comedy with serious themes and stage craft, and an ocean of memorable songs. Even if you’ve seen the Rodgers & Hammerstein gem before, or the film, or read James Michener’s book, Tales of the South Pacific, which sparked them all, you should drive to Vista to experience this production outdoors, especially when a heat wave makes normally cool nights feel like the breezy tropics.
Read MoreEssay: 2012 Not a Great Theatre Year
Let’s face it. 2012 was by no means a great theatre year. Even so, there was good work that went on in San Diego and elsewhere, despite a disappointing overall result.
Read MoreAiry Anything Goes Makes an Enjoyable Evening
Airy is good for summer musicals staged outdoors, and Moonlight Stage Productions version of Anything Goes doesn’t push the envelope at all in making an enjoyable evening for its audiences.
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