Posts Tagged ‘Stephen Sondheim’
Opera Neo’s Cabaret Brings Choice Moments of Opera and Music Theatre to the Spanish VIllage
The spacious patio of Balboa Park’s Spanish Village Art Center and a balmy summer evening proved the ideal combination for Opera Neo’s annual Cabaret. Singers from this season’s Opera Neo Festival offered scenes and solos from both opera and…
Read MoreChanticleer’s Welcome Return to La Jolla’s St. James by-the-Sea with ‘Music of a Silent World’
Chanticleer, the San Francisco-based professional a cappella choir with an international reputation, made its annual midwinter concert appearance Sunday at La Jolla’s St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church.
Read MoreCritic at Large: A Sondheim Weekend in San Diego
I explore two San Diego productions of musicals by Stephen Sondheim, one just opening and the other at its closing performance.
Read MoreAbsent Lead Disrupts ‘Into the Woods’ Opening Night
Words are of consummate import in anything by Stephen Sondheim, and if one can’t hear the words all is lost…
Read MoreHeadphones Recommended for Meaningful Tales
One of the ways the La Jolla Playhouse has been providing entertainment during the coronavirus pandemic is Without Walls (WOW) Goes Digital. In the past, WOW shows were site-specific theatrical events staged in a variety of locations all around San Diego County.
Read MoreFiery, Authentic Dance Fuels ‘West Side Story’ at Moonlight
Choreographer Hector Guerero brings every distinctive finger snap and threatening melee from the source, Jerome Robbins…You may have seen the show before, but it’s danced wonderfully here…
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