Posts Tagged ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Urban and Jookin Animal Ballets Mark Change in Acceptance, Expectation
The San Diego dance scene is exploding with shows featuring modern, hip hop, jook, and ballet, and some are beautiful hybrids. The premiere of “Beyond Babel” and Wynton Marsalis’ “Spaces” are examples of Urban and Jook ballets that mark a change in acceptance and expectation…
Read MoreClosely Held Characters Hobble Funny But Uneven ‘Romeo, Romeo & Juliet’
Despite its reputation, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ does have its funny moments. That makes it a fairly likely send-up piece — but in its latest entry, the Roustabouts Theatre Co. has neglected the guy that made it possible.
Read MoreYuja Wang Opens San Diego Symphony Season with Elegant Mozart
Yaja Wang surprised her most ardent followers by opening the San Diego Symphony season performing an early Mozart Piano Concerto . . .
Read MoreCracking the Closet Gets an A for Effort
bare: a pop opera has been called a “cult favorite.” First performed in Los Angeles in 2000, the show made its New York debut off-Broadway in 2004 and was presented in a revised version during the 2012-13 off-Broadway season. Diversionary Theatre has mounted its largest and most complex production to date in bringing the original version to San Diego. The result makes an A for effort, if not always for achievement…
Read MoreCygnet’s Shakespeare’s R&J Rife With Adolescent Energy
Cygnet Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s R&J is enacted with testosterone-laden energy by George Yé’s superb cast…
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