Posts Tagged ‘Sean Murray’
Cygnet Brings Back ‘Cabaret’ and the Menacing Allure of Berlin in the Waning Days of the Weimar Republic
Cygnet Theatre’s impressive revival Kander and Ebb’s ‘Cabaret’ will run through September 4, 2022, at the Theatre in Old Town.
Read MoreA Decade of Theatre in San Diego
January 1, 2020, marks the start of a new decade. Looking back, I notice that I have been reviewing theatre in San Diego for more than ten years. It seems appropriate to consult what I’ve written and see, what has changed about San Diego theatre. So, instead of summarizing 2019, I’m returning to 2010 and working my way forward to the present.
Read MoreKushner’s “Angels in America” Part One Lands Impressively at Cygnet Theatre
Saturday, March 9, 2019, San Diego’s fearless Cygnet Theatre opened part one of Tony Kushner’s prize winning “Angels in America–Millennium Approaches” in a prodigiously acted and tautly directed production under the magisterial direction of Cygnet Artistic Director Sean Murray.
Read MoreCygnet’s ‘McBride’: a Night with the Understudies
The drag environment fascinates as much as it may unnerve — but with Cygnet Theatre Company’s very good ‘The Legend of Georgia McBride,’ it’s as legitimate a force for change as anything else.
Read MoreCygnet’s ‘Rocky Horror Show’: Brilliance Can Come from Anywhere
One man’s rough is maybe another man’s diamond — performance art history is full of shows and artists that under other circumstances would never have seen the light of day. ‘Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show’ is one of those items that happened along by chance — and Cygnet Theatre Company has exploited this brilliant production for all it’s worth.
Read MoreScrooge Isn’t What He Should Be, but Cygnet’s ‘Carol’ Is a Lot of Fun
It’s better to give than to receive, and that holds for any time of year — but the Christmas season reflects that sentiment better than any other, and Cygnet’s fun ‘A Christmas Carol’ is a nice case in point.
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