Posts Tagged ‘Revue’
‘Blues in the Night’ brings 1938 Chicago to North Coast Rep
“Mighty sweet,” like “milk and honey”… Blues in the Night, under the direction of Yvette Freeman Hartley, opened to a standing ovation at the North Coast Repertory Theatre, where it runs through February 12.
Read MoreNo Business Like Show Business in North Coast Rep’s ‘Forbidden Broadway’
The most poignant number dealt with theatre as a business…
Read MoreChance Theater’s ‘Edges’ Will Give You Your Theatre Fix
Under James Michael McHale’s stage direction and Robyn Manion’s musical direction, [Chance Theater] provides a pleasant 80 minutes of theatre music for those of us who are starved for our theatre fix.
Read MoreWelk’s Holiday Revue is Too Much of a Good Thing
Mae West has been credited with saying, “Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.” But she has also been credited with saying, “Too much of a good thing can be taxing.” In the case of Welkome Home for the Holidays, a revue playing through December 29, 2019, I’d side with Ms. West’s latter statement…
Read MoreMany ‘Jewels’ Sparkle in Lamb’s Tribute to Itself
Lamb’s Players Theatre is celebrating 25 years in its Coronado theater, and it’s throwing itself a party, in the form of a “greatest hits” show. The company certainly deserves to praise itself, as it has proved to be a major theatrical presence in both the city of Coronado and in San Diego more generally…
Read MoreThe World Sort-of Needs a Nilsson Revue
The first question that demands to be asked about the San Diego REPertory Theatre world premiere of Everybody’s Talkin’: The Music of Harry Nilsson is, “Does the world need a Nilsson revue?” The second question is, “Is Alice Ripley’s voice ok?” The answer to both questions is “Yes, sort of…”
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