Posts Tagged ‘musical’
‘Big Fish’ Doesn’t Wilt at Moonlight
Sometimes, when you take a show out of the hothouse that is Broadway and make it available for less harried regional audiences, what wilted in the hothouse blooms when transplanted. And sometimes, the show stays wilted…
Read More‘Pippin’ Razzle-Dazzle Partially Satisfies at the Civic
It may be fine that what sells the show is its razzle-dazzle and not its meat, but you may find yourself only partially sated as you walk away…
Read MoreCygnet’s ‘Fair Lady’ Is Fair Indeed
Guaranteed entertainment for first-time viewers and veterans alike…
Read More‘She Loves Me’ a Rare Holiday Treat
At Orange County’s Chance Theatre, you’ll experience a jewel of a rarity: a revival of the musical, She Loves Me that is a musical theatre lover’s dream come true…
Read More‘Lady”s Fair But Needs Bite
My Fair Lady is part of what has become known as the Golden Age of Musicals, and revivals of it are invariably popular with audiences. Yet, productions of the musical get their bite when they acknowledges their roots in the feminist satire of George Bernard Shaw. After mounting highly successful versions of Spamalot and Mary Poppins this summer, Moonlight Stage Productions’ My Fair Lady looks toothless by comparison…
Read More‘Once’ Is Far from Enough
Ireland and the Czech Republic are two indispensable world nations, and that means they have a trove of cultural insights with which to color their indigenous characters. Then why does Broadway/San Diego’s Once, which centers on a budding love relationship between two natives, feel as lackluster as the rest of the show? Probably because there’s no script…
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