Posts Tagged ‘musical theater’
Ferruccio Furlanetto Fabulous in Concert with Orchestra
Saturday’s Copley Symphony Hall audience fell in love with celebrated Italian opera bass Ferruccio Furlanetto in his exceptional concert with full orchestra . . .
Read MoreMoonlight’s ‘Catch Me’ is Criminally Fun
Young Frank Abagnale tells his story of deception and family dysfunction with the glitz of a 1960s TV variety show. Loaded with satire and flashy dance numbers, ‘Catch Me if You Can’ is criminally fun, and the portrait of an elusive con artist is true.
Read MoreJaw-Droppingly Good: “Victor Charlie” at San Diego International Fringe Festival
I’m betting that when “Victor Charlie” is a hit in a major theater, anyone who caught it at the Fringe is going to brag about seeing the world premiere in the Spreckels Theatre Raw space. By the way, the space is indeed raw, with paint peeling from the walls … and there may never be a more perfect venue for this show about a 1960s-era soldier than this former USO center.
Read MoreLaugh a Lot at Moonlight’s Splendid ‘Spamalot’
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.
Read MoreFun Has Faded in ‘Nunsense’ at the Avo
Nunsense pokes fun at Catholicism and the nuns who herd children around with clickers and rulers, and is as stale as a communion wafer.
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.
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