It’s amazing that there is still so much recent history that has been forgotten or even buried by the quest for progress. I grew up knowing the name Sally Ride, my elementary school participated in library research projects to name the next shuttle being built, and even Star Trek had a female captain with Captain…
CATS and their Jellical Ball come to Broadway San Diego
You know what happens when an award winning composer loves an obscure book of cat poems by T.S. Eliot? Well, if that composer is Andrew Lloyd Webber then next thing you know you create a hit musical named CATS that lasts well over two decades. CATS captured the hearts and imaginations of people worldwide and…
LIFE AFTER at The Old Globe
LIFE AFTER, a new musical by composer and lyricist Britta Johnson is a beautiful and complex musical about the emotional growing pains that come with growing up. Playing at The Old Globe this is a show that should not be missed. It opens on the sixteenth birthday of Alice (Sophie Hearn) when her father Frank…
ANGELS IN AMERICA at Cygnet Theatre
In current popular culture, the word “epic”” has proven to be overused in a way that has leeched some of the power and awe that it would involve. However, for a play like ANGELS IN AMERICA: A GAY FANTASIA ON NATIONAL THEMES there is no other world that qualifies for this powerful and riveting show playing…
Coronado Playhouse invites you to come to the CABARET
Some musicals entertain, some leave with things to ponder and some, like CABARET now playing at the Coronado Playhouse through April 28th, manage to do both. This production proves that Kander and Ebb’s musical (winner of 8 Tony awards in 1966) is still as relevant as it was then; relationships, love, and having a good…
San Diego is about to get BariToned at Martini’s Above Fourth
At 8pm on April 6th Martini’s Above Fourth San Diego is going to get BariToned. The three talented men, Joe Hager, Edward Miskie, and Kyle Hines are taking the best songs from strong women characters in the Broadway catalogue and giving it their own musical and sometimes whimsical touch. With a cast that has performed…
DIANA at La Jolla Playhouse
You don’t need a passport to take in the drama of the English royal family, you just need to go to the La Jolla Playhouse to see DIANA. Extended through April 14th, you can let the musical melodrama sweep you away into a story of monarchs, marriages, and one not so happily ever after that…
Alyssa Salter & New Match Collective bring a new perspective to JULIUS CAESAR
San Diego theatre is always striving to be the best and offering unique point of view to explore. New Match Collective is a new theatre company that strives to bring a more inclusive theatre experience to San Diego. Alyssa Salter, the Artistic Director of New Match Collective took a moment out of the show’s busy…
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD – London Edition
Dear Jo, Can I call you Jo? J.K. Rowling just feels so formal and Jo just feels right considering I’ve been reading your books, seeing movies, and now attending your play in London written by your pen. It’s the false closeness of social media I suppose. Anyways Jo, here’s the thing…through HARRY POTTER AND THE…
Hershey Felder: BEETHOVEN highlights the man behind the genius
Beethoven, it’s one of those names that make music lovers sigh in appreciation and piano students vow to practice even harder. There is no doubt that his music is dynamic, complex, and captivating; not unlike the man himself it turns out. In HERSHEY FELDER: BEETHOVEN, now playing at the San Diego Repertory Theatre through March…
Alyssa Joy Fox talks about FROZEN and playing Elsa on Broadway
Last week Broadway San Diego announced their amazing new season, but as a surprise they also had Alyssa Joy Fox who is the standby Elsa on Broadway to come and sing to end the event on a (literal) high note! Before she rushed back to New York, where she is performing in the title role…
Lissa deGuzman talks about being the feisty princess Jasmine in ALADDIN
From starting as a swing in the cast to playing Princess Jasmine being in ALADDIN, the national touring company has opened up a whole new world for Lissa deGuzman. The tour’s magic carpet has just landed at the San Diego Civic Theatre and will be playing here through March 3rd and Lissa was able to chat about…