THEATRE REVIEWS
Scrooge 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.
Read MoreRep’s ‘Oldest Boy’ Has the Horses, but Sarah Ruhl Won’t Saddle Up
A cross-cultural marriage brings many angles with it, especially when the child is believed to be the reincarnation of a Buddhist master. Sarah Ruhl’s ‘The Oldest Boy,’ currently at San Diego Repertory Theatre, implies that the repercussions are staggering, but that’s as far as it goes.
Read More‘Beauty and the Beast’ Still Casts a Beauty of a Spell
‘Beauty and the Beast’ was first presented as a nursery rhyme in an 18th-century kids magazine — and just as the printed word enables the imagination, so to does it conspire to fuel an absolutely marveloous Broadway / San Diego entry at the Civic Theatre.
Read MoreA Most Unlikely Partnership Fuels ion’s Very Good ‘The Aliens’
It’s hard to be a person in today’s America, let alone grow up. The two young principals in Annie Baker’s ‘The Aliens,’ current entry at ion theater company’s BLK BOX, know this all too well — and ion and Baker join forces in a very good nod to everybody feeling the heat.
Read MoreChristmastime at the Welk
Another year, another upbeat Christmas musical at Welk Resort Theatre. The Escondido entertainment space has featured plenty of festive shows during the holidays. A major section of the light musical Meet Me in St. Louis takes place around December 25 and features the classic tune, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.”
Read MoreIs ‘The God of Vengeance’ ‘Indecent’? La Jolla Playhouse Wrestles With the Legend
Two girls kiss passionately in the poetic rain and World War I Europe loves it. But Sholem Asch’s play “The God of Vengeance’ doesn’t fare as well in New York, where the English-language version is busted on Broadway. Paula Vogel and Rebecca Taichman ponder the story in a nimble drama at the La Jolla Playhouse.
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