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…
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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…
Mark Loveday from A CHOIR OF MAN talks about pints, pubs, and pop songs
Sometimes the only thing that you need to change your mood is to pop down to the pub and hang out with your friends. A CHOIR OF MAN, playing at the Balboa Theatre on February 14th invites you down to the ultimate pub experience – one full of fantastic music, fun, and nine new friends…
Well “Hello” Jessica Sheridan
In the iconic scene when Dolly Levi returns to the Harmonia Gardens in HELLO DOLLY, the casts sing ‘Well, hello, Dolly, It’s so nice to have you back where you belong!” When the show comes to Broadway San Diego playing Tuesday January 15th – 20th the audience may want to sing along and instead say…
Lorin Latarro talks about baking up some history with WAITRESS
Sometimes you take a job and it turns out that you’re making history. That’s what happened when Lorin Latarro took the job as choreographer for the musical WAITRESS. It’ not until into the process that the team finds out they making history as part of an all-female creative team with this show including original music…
The witches of WICKED will put a spell on you….
Those wonderfully, and wickedly talented witches, Elphaba and Glinda are back in San Diego to put a spell on San Diego through November 25th at Broadway San Diego. WICKED just finished celebrating its 15th anniversary, and with this tour featuring Jackie Burns, the longest running Elphaba on Broadway as the lead, and Kara Lindsay who…
BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL
BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL – this hit musical takes the life and music of Carole King and weaves the songs with the triumphs and the heartbreak of her life to create a, shall we say beautiful, musical about finding success in embracing yourself and your voice. Carole Kline, as she was known before she…
Melissa Benoist talks about Supergirl, and a summer on Broadway playing Carole King
What do Supergirl and Carole King have in common? It’s not a trick question, the answer is actress and singer Melissa Benoist. While she may have taken some time off from saving the world ion her show ”Supergirl” this summer, she spent it making her Broadway debut playing another wonder woman, Carole King in BEAUTIFUL:…
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is back in San Diego
The Phantom is back at Broadway San Diego and he’s brought his famous, if slightly ominous chandelier with him! Playing through September 3rd this Cameron Mackintosh re-staging of the popular musical brings a new focus, energy, and even more spectacle to this popular tale. The Phantom (Quentin Oliver Lee) is a mysterious genius, but due…
ON YOUR FEET will have you dancing in your seat
San Diego has had some hot summer weather lately, and now ON YOUR FEET is bringing the rhythm to Broadway San Diego to make it feel like we’ve all taken a trip to Miami. Luckily, this musical, playing at the San Diego Civic Theatre through Sunday, August 5th is not only a vibrantly entertaining show…
THE KING AND I is “something wonderful”
As another famous musical once said “It starts at the very beginning.” The opening sequence is proof that this is a different THE KING AND I that you may have expected from the Rogers and Hammerstein classic. With sets, colors, and costumes setting the tone, THE KING AND I playing at the San Diego Civic…