THEATRE REVIEWS
Angst to Laughter: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Several socially challenged middle school students compete against each other for a trophy and $200. Although the event is supposed to be a fun celebration of spelling, most of the pre-teens desperately want
Read MoreLJ Playhouse Meets Lafayette Hotel In A Puzzling Confrontation
If wandering around inside North Park’s historic 1940s Lafayette Hotel searching for puzzle clues in a vague atmosphere of crime and danger sounds interesting, then the La Jolla Playhouse has a show for you.
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 MoreA Valentine: “I Love You 3.0”
What makes San Diego, I Love You 3.0 such a joyful campus adventure is how writer and director, Artistic Director of CCdd, Katherine Harroff, immerses the audience in her story. Not only do different scenes take
Read More“Trouble in Mind” at Moxie
Trouble in Mind can be a bit of a slow burn, but the explosive payoffs make the journey worth taking. If nothing else, the rendition can initiate a lengthy discussion about how blacks have been portrayed in the arts throughout history.
Read MoreDarrell Hammond’s Narrow, Harrowing Path at LJP
No comic has appeared more often on television’s “Saturday Night Live” than Darrell Hammond. And none, perhaps, has dragged around such a load of psychic misery. In his new play at the La Jolla Playhouse, Hammond tells all.
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