THEATRE REVIEWS
Conning Citizens of a ‘Stubborn’ Town
On paper, a story about a scheming con man doesn’t sound like a Broadway hit for the ages and for all ages. Yet The Music Man continues to be a beloved singing and dancing comedy, mainly due to Meredith Willson’s cheerful book and rousing songs.
Read MoreDiversionary’s ‘Ballast’ Probes Relationship Stability and Change
Ballast is not only the title but the central metaphor of a thoughtful, eloquent, world premiere play by Georgette Kelly, now playing at Diversionary Theatre…
Read MoreBroadway SD’s ‘Jersey Boys’ Delivers Just Like Old Times
For some professionals, making music is more trouble than it’s worth amid the pressures of the business. For the Four Seasons, those pressures created two very different entities, as Broadway San Diego’s very good ‘Jersey Boys’ reflects.
Read MoreSolving Mysteries of the Universe
Many shows at Lamb’s Players Theatre celebrate the accomplishments of influential men and women. The Coronado theatre company has told stories about great people such as Sigmund Freud, Helen Keller, Marlene Dietrich and William Shakespeare.
Read More‘Margin of Error’ Marks Roustabouts’ Debut
Margin of Error is an interesting work about competition for prestige in big-time academic physics, and parts of the plot could have been taken from headlines about sexual harassment and assault at universities. If it’s not completely successful it’s an entirely engaging evening of theatre…
Read MorePoor Man’s Espionage Rules in NCR’s Spry, Fun ‘Travels’
Henry was content to tend to his dahlias and otherwise fritter away his post-retirement — but his aunt Augusta had other plans, plans she’d unfurled all her life. North Coast Repertory’s very good ‘Travels with My Aunt’ charts their course to that effect.
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