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‘Cry It Out’ at Moxie Explores Identity in New Motherhood
A smart script about motherhood and a quartet of talented actors are at the center of Moxie Theatre’s newest production, Cry It Out, playing through September 10, 2023.
Read More‘Beetlejuice’ Tour is a Nostalgic Nod to the Source Material
Nostalgia, inventiveness, and a certain lively focus on death: all of these are at the heart of Beetlejuice, playing this week at Broadway San Diego’s Civic Theatre.
Read More‘Passengers’ Captures Imagination Through Movement and Circus Magic at The Old Globe
Taking the train? Why not fly? ‘Passengers,’ the newest touring production to open at The Old Globe and a manifestation of Montreal-based troupe Les 7 Doigts De La Main (The 7 Fingers), is perhaps, as a technicality, theatre, but in actuality much more than that. It is dance, song, movement, and acrobatics. There is a script yet the show demands a degree of improv to accommodate the sheer level of physicality that the performers imbue in their work. They are audacious, fearless, and evocative. And yet, despite the complexity, the show is simple in its premise, presenting a cadre of scenarios that happen when we are passengers – together – on the train…
Read More‘Destiny of Desire’ a Deliciously Dramatic Telenovela-Inspired Addition to the Old Globe’s Season
“Unapologetic telenovela” doesn’t even begin to describe the deliciousness of Destiny of Desire which, in its May opening, brings all of the twists and turns you’d expect from the genre, dripping with glamour, high drama, intrigue, and star power. The Old Globe’s newest offering plays through June 25 on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage…
Read More80s Cult Classic ‘Xanadu’ Sparkles into Existence at SDMT
Tease up the ‘do, brush up on the 80s references, and prepare for what the script calls “a gift so grand that none of us truly knows what it is” with Xanadu, playing through June 4 at San Diego Musical Theatre.
Read MorePop Power Ballads Hit a High Note in The Welk’s ‘The Bodyguard: The Musical’
Pop and R&B power ballads are at the heart of the musical The Bodyguard, currently playing at the Welk Resort Theatre through June 11.
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