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“THE VIRGIN TRIAL” at Cygnet Theatre

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 9/17/19 RUN DATES: 9/11/19 - 10/6/19 VENUE: Cygnet Theatre Any time your dysfunctional family gets you down — just turn your gaze back to the hair-raising House of Tudor, and you’ll instantly feel relief and gratitude. For over a century (1485-1603), Tudors ruled the Kingdom of England, producing five monarchs, the last of which was Elizabeth I. They themselves were ruled by ambition, rage, jealousy and lust. Succession, being the major obsession, led to nefarious Read More →

“ANASTASIA” from Broadway San Diego

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 10/3/19 RUN DATES: 10/1/19 - 10/6/19 VENUE: Civic Theatre First, let’s get one thing out of the way. It’s pretty hard to feel sorry for the poor, victimized Romanov family and the surviving grandma who lost all her loved ones. They were, after all, the fabulously wealthy Czar and Czarina who were responsible for the death of millions, and their execution was part of the Bolshevik Revolution in 1918 that marked the revolt of the Read More →

“VICTOR VICTORIA”at Moonlight Stage Productions

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 9/15/19 RUN DATES: 9/11/19 - 9/28/19 VENUE: Moonlight Stage Productions All the ingredients are there: strong actor/singers, excellent dancers, gorgeous costumes, a 21-piece orchestra, timely issues of gender and sexual identity, and a Paris setting. But alas, the soufflé falls flat. “Victor/Victoria” has a long history: it began as a 1933 German film, “Viktor und Viktoria,” and was made into a British-American musical movie in 1982, written and directed by Blake Edwards and featuring his wife, Read More →

“CANADA THE MUSICAL” at the Ryan-Carter Gallery; Canmore, Canada

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 7/28/19 RUN DATES: 6/28/19 - 9/7/19 VENUE: The Ryan-Carter Gallery; Canmore, Canada O Canada! (as the national anthem has it). Who knew the depth and breadth of musical talent you harbored and launched? Well, the creators of “Canada the Musical,” that’s who. A dream venue created in the fun, arty town of Canmore, not far from Banff in the Canadian Rockies, the Carter-Ryan Gallery combines the shared passions of its co-founders: the painting and sculpture of Read More →

“THE UNDERPANTS” at The Old Globe

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 8/2/19 RUN DATES: 7/27/19 - 9/8/19 VENUE: The Old Globe Steve Martin’s “The Underpants” is an equal opportunity offender. In the name of comedy, the show takes poison-tipped potshots at Jews, women, cat-lovers, civil servants, poets and old men. Some deserve it more than others. In general, though, not so droll. This adaptation of the 1910 “Die Hose,” by German playwright Carl Sternheim (1878-1942), was originally commissioned by Erna Finci Viterbi Artist Director Barry Edelstein when Read More →

“ALL SHOOK UP” at San Diego Musical Theatre

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 8/6/19 RUN DATES: 8/2/19 - 9/1/19 VENUE: San Diego Musical Theatre Elvis is in the building (once again). Well, sort of. A facsimile is currently sporting “Blue Suede Shoes” in Vista (Lamb’s Players Theatre’s “Million Dollar Quartet” at the Avo), and a simulacrum is an Elvis stand-in in “All Shook Up,” produced by San Diego Musical Theatre. The 2005 musical mines the Elvis catalogue for 25 songs – but fewer than half would be considered Read More →