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“THE SQUIRRELS” at the La Jolla Playhouse

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 6/15/18 RUN DATES: 6/5/18 - 7/8/18 VENUE: La Jolla Playhouse Portrait of America as Nuthouse. “The Squirrels,” the latest creation from the wild (and wacky) mind of playwright Rob Askins (Tony-nominee and Obie Award-winner for the hilariously wicked “Hand to God”) is having its world premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse. And like the paterfamilias at the end of the 90 minute piece, it’s uncontrollably overstuffed. “I’m up for anything to de-stabilize the audience’s experience,” Askins has Read More →

“ROMEO ROMEO & JULIET” at The Roustabouts Theatre Company

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 6/29/18 RUN DATES: 6/14/18 - 7/8/18 VENUE: The Roustabouts Theatre Company Seven days to rehearse one of the greatest tragedies in all of literature. What could go wrong? It’s summer stock theater on Cape Cod. The actress playing Juliet has just bailed for a gig Off Broadway. Her replacement has never performed in a Shakespeare play before – and she’s afraid to die onstage. She thinks Romeo’s last name is Monta-goo. And she finds “alack” Read More →

“AVENUE Q” at New Village Arts

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 5/28/18 RUN DATES: 5/18/18 - 7/1/18 VENUE: New Village Arts There’s a funny thing about “Avenue Q.” (Well, actually, there are lots of funny things about “Avenue Q,” but we’ll get to that in a moment). The show is billed as an X-rated puppet musical, with foul language, puppet sex and full puppet nudity. It is all of those (parental advisory included). But it’s also very poignant—and it really is about something: the hard facts of Read More →

“HAIR” at the OB Playhouse

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 6/22/18 RUN DATES: 6/1/18 - 7/1/18 VENUE: The OB Playhouse Ah, the late ‘60s – the best of times, the worst of times. The youth revolution was an age of unparalleled camaraderie and anti-war simpatico, punctuated by battles with parents over hair, music, tuning in and turning on. It was flower power and free love. That was the great part. But the downside was the Draft, and guys you knew going off to Vietnam and maybe Read More →

“MAMMA MIA” at Moonlight Stage Productions

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 6/22/18 RUN DATES: 6/13/18 - 6/30/18 VENUE: Moonlight Stage Productions It all depends on how you feel about ABBA (the Swedish pop group), or jukebox musicals (in general), or “Mamma Mia!” (in particular). If you like any or all of the above, you’re gonna love the Moonlight Stage production. Truth be told, I’m not a fan of any of the aforementioned, yet I was totally smitten by this show. You may never see a better production Read More →

“THE LONELIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD” at Diversionary Theatre

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 6/6/18 RUN DATES: 5/24/18 - 7/1/18 VENUE: Diversionary Theatre Sometimes, loneliness is self-imposed. Consider Anita Bryant, the centerpiece of the world premiere musical at Diversionary Theatre: “The Loneliest Girl in the World,” composed by Julia Meinwald, with book and lyrics by Gordon Leary. At the peak of her popularity, the 1950-60s pop singer was voted the most admired woman in America three years in a row by Good Housekeeping magazine. A devout Christian from Oklahoma, Anita went from Read More →