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“SHE LOVES ME” at Scripps Ranch Theatre

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 11/30/18 RUN DATES: 11/9/18 - 12/16/18 VENUE: Scripps Ranch Theatre From a perfume shop to a leather goods store to a boutique book emporium. The setting of the story has changed over the years, in its various incarnations. The 1937 Hungarian play, “Parfumerie,” inspired the 1940 film, “The Shop Around the Corner,” and the 1998 blockbuster “You’ve Got Mail.” One of the most charming adaptations is the 1963 musical, “She Loves Me,” with music and Read More →

“BEEHIVE” from New Village Arts

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 6/14/21 RUN DATES: 6/11/21 - 7/25/21 VENUE: New Village Arts at the Flower Fields In “Beehive, the ‘60s Musical,” sisters are doin’ it for themselves. Okay, maybe that’s a 1985 Eurythmics song, but it was also recorded by Aretha Franklin (in ’85), and it perfectly captures the sensibility of the 1980s musical about the 1960s. The show, featuring 30+ popular tunes, is actually a revue rather than a musical. Lots of songs (thankfully, mostly in their Read More →

“AS YOU LIKE IT” at The Old Globe

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[caption id="attachment_12295" align="alignnone" width="120"] Meredith Garretson as Ganymede, Nikki Massoud as Celia, and Jon Orsini as Orlando in As You Like It, by William Shakespeare, directed by Jessica Stone, running June 16 – July 21, 2019 at The Old Globe. Photo by Jim Cox.[/caption] Aired on KSDS-FM on 7/5/19 RUN DATES: 6/16/19 - 7/21/19 VENUE: The Old Globe The giant, gilt-edged Fragonard painting sets the stage. But the colossal trees tell the story of “As You Like It” at Read More →

“MAN OF LA MANCHA” at San Diego Musical Theatre

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 10/04/19 RUN DATES: 9/27/19 - 10/27/19 VENUE: San Diego Musical Theatre We could all use a few stars in our eyes right now. A few more people who see others through rose-colored (instead of turd-colored) glasses. A bit more chivalry and honor. Compassion. Ethics. Morality. Nobility. High-mindedness. Those qualities are in short supply these days. But they were in 16th century Spain, as well. It was, after all, the time of the Inquisition (which, I’m Read More →

“MURDER FOR TWO” at The Old Globe

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 2/1/15 RUN DATES: 2/1/15- 3/1/15 VENUE: The Old Globe It sounded like it was gonna be silly (and it was). Madcap (yup). Goofy and over-the-top (check, check). And yet, in spite of all this (not my favorite elements in a play or musical), “Murder for Two” is simply irresistible. It’s more than a little reminiscent of two other musicals recently seen in San Diego: “Gunmetal Blues,” currently running at North Coast Repertory Theatre, where two Read More →

FEATURE: SAN DIEGO THEATERS EMBRACE ONLINE OUTREACH TO SHELTER-IN-PLACE AUDIENCES

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 3/30/20 As a theater critic who typically sees 200 live theater performances in San Diego every year, I started to have withdrawal symptoms when the pandemic shuttered all the local theater venues. Fortunately, there were many online viewing options available. BroadwayHD has tons of taped productions (I’m currently working my way through the nine parts of the highly acclaimed “Nicholas Nickleby”; “Elaine Stritch at Liberty” is next). The National Theatre of London, which usually sends Read More →