Posts Tagged ‘West Side Story’
Fiery, 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…
Read MoreHershey Bars: Felder Shines in Mildly One-Sided ‘Maestro’
We haven’t seen the likes of Leonard Bernstein’s modern impact on music before him or since — Lenny could do it all, and he had no qualms about heralding music’s place in the human experience. ‘Maestro,’ currently on tap at San Diego Repertory Theatre, is local favorite Hershey Felder’s nod to the big man — even amid its topheavy qualities, it’s certainly a piece for the mind and heart.
Read MoreRumbling with the Jets & Sharks in Dance-driven ‘West Side Story’
Fingers snap and fists clench in the first minutes of West Side Story and foreshadow steamy Latin and knife sharp dances yet to come…
Read MoreMoonlight’s Good ‘Sondheim’: It’s the Thought
Stephen Sondheim is 84 now, exploding with human insight in Moonlight Stage Productions’ good ‘Sondheim on Sondheim,’ a multi-media entry with decent singing and some fascinating interview footage to boot.
Read MoreWant Romance? Take a Chance, Go See Dance
February and March are the grand-jete months of dance around San Diego. If you want romance, take a chance and go see professional dance. Here’s a look at shows leaping your way. Our TOP PICKS are starred..
Read MoreStunning Duo Recital Opens a Revived San Diego Opera
The audience streaming into the Balboa Theatre Friday night (September 5) may have been drawn to the duo recital presented by San Diego Opera because of soprano Ailyn Pérez and tenor Stephen Costello, but this musical event also marked the rebirth of a major U.S. opera company . . .
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