ANIMAL CRACKERS is an escape from normalcy, by taking a quick turn into absurdity. The third and final stage show for The Marx Brothers when it premiered, this show is an “everything but the kitchen sink” kind of show: it’s a romance, a musical, a screwball comedy, with a small dash of story and a…
GUYS AND DOLLS at the Old Globe is a musical fable told with technicolor vividness
GUYS AND DOLLS has a subtitle of “A Musical Fable of Broadway” and the Old Globe’s current production leans into that description. It’s set in Damon Runyon’s version of Broadway, a charming and nostalgic look at a New York filled with loveable gangsters with hearts of gold, funny and fierce dolls, and enough neon to…
Megan Swan talks about San Diego Symphony’s Bayside Summer Nights
The San Diego Symphony Bayside Summer Nights concerts series 2017, formerly known as the Summer Pops, is an impressive variety in their line up; from classical, movie scores, Broadway musicals, to nostalgic 80’s pop it covers a lot of musical genres to appeal to everyone. This broad appeal shows the versatility and range for the…
Leslie Odom Jr. talks about singing with the San Diego Symphony and opportunities after HAMILTON
What do you do when you win a Tony Award for starring in one of the biggest hit musicals in Broadway history? Well, if you’re Leslie Odom Jr., or as some people know him “Aaron Burr” from HAMILTON, you take as many opportunities as you can to perform. One of those opportunities is to perform…
RICHARD II at the The Old Globe
Power and ruling is a shifty thing – everyone thinks they know better than the current person in charge about what the people want, and knows they can be a better ruler than the current one. The currency of power is always changing hands, but it’s the how and why the power transfers that is…
Leslie Stevens talks fun, flirting, and the challenge of being Lola
Leslie Stevens is having some devilish fun playing Lola in San Diego Musical Theatre’s current production of DAMN YANKEES! As Lola, Leslie gets to dance, sing, and flirt in this musical about America’s favorite pastime. When baseball fan Joe Boyd sells his soul to the devil in order to play baseball and take his favorite…
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE – like a mixed drink, tastes may vary
Welcome to Margaritaville – a place filled with color, lush foliage, steel drums, guitar, and lots (lots) of alcohol. Drawn in the sun bleached and tropical colors that Jimmy Buffett songs bring to mind, ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE offers you a chance to visit and try to find your lost shaker of salt. The show, like…
Four Women and a French Revolution
THE REVOLUTIONISTS at MOXIE Theatre helps illuminate some historical girl power in a comic play about women who were heroes of the French Revolution and victims of the Reign of Terror that followed behind it. Written by Lauren Gunderson this witty play, is a self-described “play within a play” that’s “mostly a comedy” with some…
