Posts Tagged ‘play’
Lamb’s ‘Persuasion’ Doesn’t Convince
Well, you can’t win all the time…
Read MoreThe Rep’s ‘Fun Home’ a Chamber Musical Delight
There’s the feeling that the Rep and Fun Home should be an excellent match. That feeling was confirmed on opening night…
Read MoreCast and Creatives Let ‘Smokefall’ Wash in La Jolla
Philosophers and playwrights like to tackle big questions, though when a playwright writes like a philosopher it takes a special audience to appreciate the result. Noah Haidle’s play, Smokefall, eloquently challenges that special audience and those who rise to the challenge will be richly rewarded…
Read MoreGales of Laughter Erupt at NCR’s ‘Forum’
It’s easy to forgive Burt Shevelove, Larry Gelbart and Stephen Sondheim’s A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum for its many faults. It’s sexist, misogynistic, homophobic, and the plot has been done for eons, or, at least, 200 BCE. It’s low comedy at its best. In fact, it might even be called the pinnacle of low comedy…
Read More‘The King and I’ Enchants at the Civic
I’m happy to report that the national touring company of The King and I, stopping at the Civic Theatre this week, meets the challenges of staging this musical very well.
Read MoreBryant Gets Lost in Diversionary’s Admirable ‘Loneliest Girl’ Premiere
Under the leadership of Matt M. Morrow, Diversionary Theatre has gifted San Diego with sharp and complex productions and has broken the mold for what might be thought of as “gay” theatre. Its current production, Julia Meinwald and Gordon Leary’s The Loneliest Girl in the World aims even higher – and in many ways gets there….
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