THEATRE REVIEWS
While ion’s Downtown ‘The Last Five Years’ Fills In
While ion Theatre has a big-cast show playing off-site at the 10th Avenue Theatre, a two-character song cycle is in residence at its home space…
Read MoreMurder Runs in the Family
In the last few years, Vista’s Broadway Theater co-owner Randall Hickman, directed several light comedies and musicals including Spamalot and The Odd Couple. However, his Premiere Productions interpretation of Arsenic and Old Lace features darker laughs than those recent shows.
Read MoreFair ‘Shrew’: Can’t Blame Innermission, Nell for Trying
Hard-headed women, Elvis reminds us, have been a thorn in the side of men since the world’s been around. Shakespeare might as well have written the song — in fact, with his ‘The Taming of the Shrew,’ he sort of did. Innermission Productions offers a technically deficient but philosophically sound entry to that effect.
Read MoreStars Fall on Ojai But Steve Martin’s On Duty For The Old Globe
Stuff going on in the heavens above Ojai is more awesome but less odd than what’s happening in a house among four characters wrought by Steve Martin. And “wrought” is the word.
Read MoreFalling in Love During World War II
For summer 2016, the San Diego theatre company, Different Stages, selected two comedies that incorporate humor and pathos. Earlier this season at Lamplighter’s Community Theatre, Jerry Pilato directed a friendship dramedy, The Dixie Swim Club.
Read MoreIt May Be ‘Junk’ To Us But LJ Playhouse Turns It Into Treasure
When a corporation grows old and loses energy, a popular plan is to take it over with money borrowed against its liquidation profits, then strip it for profit. That’s the business of high-risk or “junk” bonds and it can make people rich, if they don’t care about what’s ethical, legal or decent. In a tough, well-mounted new drama at the La Jolla Playhouse, Ayad Akhtar elaborates.
When a corporation grows old and slows down, one plan is to take it over borrowing its stock against the value that can be stripped from its wreckage.
I
For a
nybody