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Emotional Power of “Redwood’ Grows at the La Jolla Playhouse

By David Dixon | March 3, 2024 |

Idina Menzel (photos courtesy of Rich Soublet II).

Idina Menzel has such a distinct and powerful voice that it can be easy to forget that she is also an accomplished actor. Her acting, singing, and even climbing chops are on full display in the La Jolla Playhouse’s moving world premiere of the musical, Redwood.

Art of Elan Brings Vibrant Chamber Program to the San Diego Museum of Art

By Ken Herman | February 29, 2024 |

Art of Elan returned to the San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park Wednesday, February 28, with a chamber music program of unusual scope and variety

Understated Obsession Rules Old Globe’s ‘Age of Innocence’

By David Dixon | February 28, 2024 |

Shereen Ahmed and Callum Adams (photos courtesy of Jim Cox).

Many scholars have described Edith Wharton’s novel, The Age of Innocence, as a love story of sorts. Though, The Old Globe’s solid stage version does not come across as a romantic tale.

Gil Shaham and San Diego Symphony Give the West Coast Premiere of Mason Bates’ ‘Nomad Concerto’ for Violin and Orchestra

By Ken Herman | February 26, 2024 |

Sunday’s San Diego Symphony concert at the San Diego Civic Theatre celebrated a reunion of long-standing friends of the San Diego Symphony, acclaimed violinist Gil Shaham and composer Mason Bates.