THEATRE REVIEWS
An Affinity for ‘Betrayal’
A play that succeeds in telling its tale backwards…
Read MoreNature Surviving in San Diego
Less than a year has passed since Circle Circle dot dot became the residential theater company at the La Jolla Playhouse. The newest play from the group, Wrenegades: An Ecological Adventure, is the last show to premiere before their deal with the Playhouse ends.
Read MoreIncorporating Reality in Musical Theatre
William Finn’s musical-comedies, such as Falsettos, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Little Miss Sunshine, mix sardonic wit with unabashed heart. The Diversionary Theatre’s staging of the Off-Broadway show, A New Brain, contains those ingredients, plus it is autobiographical.
Read MoreThe World Sort-of Needs a Nilsson Revue
The first question that demands to be asked about the San Diego REPertory Theatre world premiere of Everybody’s Talkin’: The Music of Harry Nilsson is, “Does the world need a Nilsson revue?” The second question is, “Is Alice Ripley’s voice ok?” The answer to both questions is “Yes, sort of…”
Read MoreOld Globe Ponders Fate of ‘Rich Girl’
Poor little rich girl, does he want her or her money. Apparently, it’s a timeless tale since the Old Globe Theatre has staged Victoria Stewart’s ‘Rich Girl’ so smoothly. But don’t expect any answers.
Read MoreUneven Subtext Can’t Sink Cygnet’s Good ‘The Whale’
Charlie was always big, but not like this. Life has fueled his colossal eating disorder — and playwright Samuel D. Hunter gives us plenty of explanation (despite some very faulty subtext) in Cygnet Theatre Company’s good ‘The Whale.’
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