Posts by Welton Jones
Old Globe QUARTET Reaches For Past Glories
Can four ancient opera singers once again recreate their triumphant rendition of the quartet from RIGOLETTO for their retirement home gala? Maybe not, if they pay attention only to the tribulations of growing old.
Read MoreThere’s Plenty Pain Inside La Jolla Playhouse “Ether Dome”
Two hundred years ago, the best surgeons were the fastest. The man who could remove a festering leg in less than three minutes ruled the hospital, not only with skill but also brute strength and the ability to ignore the desperate, messy agonies of the patient. The arrival of trustworthy anesthesia – mainly ether –…
Read MoreIt’s Still A Mess but Now at the Globe, “Into the Woods” is Fun
Twenty-eight years after its world premiere on this same stage, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s “Into the Woods” is back at the Old Globe, as muddled as ever. But tis time, it’s great fun, thanks to a fresh and scruffy staging that emphasizes tweaking the imagination.
Read MoreA Wondrous Theatrical Event Harvested for La Jolla Playhouse
A centuries-old tale, adapted by an English poet-playwright and produced by San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theatre is a moving experience in universal human drama, brilliantly staged by Carey Perloff.
Read MoreEverybody Wins at the San Diego Fringe Festival
What a delightful frolic the San Diego International Fringe Festival offers, in hundreds of spread over a dozen venues for a couple of weeks. Reminds me of another festival which struggled along in its early days but later turned out to be quite impressive. Hmmmm, let’s see. What was that name? It’s coming up pretty soon at the Convention Center…
Read MoreIago Scores Early and Often in Old Globe OTHELLO
Richard Thomas’ implacable Iago dominates the world of the Old Globe Theatre’s OTHELLO rather too easily. Blair Underwood’s lusty Othello surrenders to jealously with hardly a look back.
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