Posts by Welton Jones
Einstein and Picasso: Steve Martin Toasts the 20th Century at Globe
Maybe Einstein and Picasso never met in a Parisian bistro as their careers were just begging, but Steve Martin had fun in the 1990s thinking about the potential impact on such a meeting on the 20th Century. In a revival of the play, Old Globe director Barry Edelstein does much to ignite the fantasy.
Read MoreLJP ‘Freaky Friday’ a Winner in Residence
The story about the mother and teenaged daughter who magically swap bodies has been around so long that the title sounds like antique slang but author Bridget Carpenter and songwriters Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey have deftly shaped it into a fable for the ages and director Christopher Ashley imported it for the beginning of his second decade as artistic boss at L Jolla Playhouse.
Read MoreGeorge Weinberg-Harter
One of my keenest pleasures during decades as a theatre reviewer has been to switch sides and do shows myself. This vice-versa dexterity is but one delight I shared with my beloved friend George Weinberg-Harter (1944-2016). When I met George in 1980, he was one of the founders of the San Diego Gilbert and Sullivan…
Read MoreA Road-Trip Helps the Healing in ‘Miss You Like Hell’ at LJ Playhouse
On a road-trip west, a hurting mother and daughter wrestle with some of the issues that have made our era so poisonous.
Read MoreA Lion With Seven Guitars and Tough Honesty at the Old Globe
With a dozen or so songs, Benjamin Scheuer leads an audience through a harrowing youth of loss and survival with honesty and virtuosity that elevates ‘The Lion” from a performance to a play.
Read More‘October Sky’ Leads From Coal Mines to Outer Space in Globe Musical
The Space Age comes to the mines of West Virginia and at least one boy, Homer Hickam Jr., made it out into the winder world. The amiable new musical at the Old Globe Theatre tells how.
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