Posts Tagged ‘musical’
“Monty Python’s Spamalot” is Delightfully Bonkers
It is hard not to be a little bit skeptical about Premiere Productions staging of “Monty Python’s Spamalot” at the Welk Resort Theater.
Read MoreSDMT’s The Sound of Music: Resistance is Futile
The Sound of Music is a lot like the infamous Borg in Star Trek: whether you like it or not, resistance is futile. Usually, I’m pretty well gone by the time the von Trapp children first enter. But, San Diego Musical Theatre’s production had me from the title number and held me enthralled through the last note…
Read MoreGrey Gardens is Strangely Beautiful
Grey Gardens is a strangely beautiful musical about people who are both strangely beautiful and more than eccentric. In a way, it’s the perfect musical for ion Theatre, which is presenting its Southern California premiere through April 20.
Read MoreCygnet’s Assassins: Fine Production, Maddening Show
Many of Stephen Sondheim’s musicals are more admired than beloved. Assassins falls into that category, despite a well-paced and sung production at Cygnet Theatre in Old Town.
Read MoreAn Illiad Surprises With Five Craig Noel Awards
A modern interpretation of a classic text swept its nominated categories to receive five Craig Noel Awards tonight. Moxie Theatre parlayed three strong 2012 productions to take home the Braunagel Award for outstanding contribution to the San Diego arts scene by a small-budget theatre.
Read MoreAnswers to Life’s Persistent Questions
Chance Theatre’s current attraction, the West Coast premiere of Triassic Parq – The Musical, feels a bit like a rave. It’s ear-splitting, eye-popping, and sometimes too hip for its own good. But it’s also loose-limbed, terrifically sung, and hypnotically entertaining.
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