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Education of a Theater Lover: The Quick-Changer
René Millán with the cast of La Jolla Playhouse’s production of AMERICAN NIGHT: THE BALLAD OF JUAN JOSÉ, by Richard Montoya, developed by Culture Clash and Jo Bonney, directed by Jo Bonney. Photo by Craig Schwartz. Lisa Wylie calls her …
RE:Generation Musical Documentary - Local Screenings Tonight/Feb. 16
The musical documentary RE:Generation looks at the history, songwriting and studio process of different musical genres through the eyes of five of the most influential electronic producers/DJs in music today, each of whom writes and records a brand new track …
Acting in the Moment (of Uncertainty), Part Two
At the San Diego Theater Critics Awards ceremony, Claudio Raygoza, artistic director of Ion Theatre, filled what looked to be a black hole with style and ease. Brian Mackey was to receive the "Actor of the Year" award for an …
Japanese Friendship Garden
The first time I went to the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park, I was a tad disappointed that I could easily walk through the entire garden in five minutes. I’d been hoping for acres and acres of koi ponds …
Acting in the Moment (of Uncertainty), Part One
When someone hands you a lemon, make lemonade. When live theater hands you a lemon, make art. Actors perform "in the moment," making scenes appear spontaneous. At the same time they must be on alert for the unexpected. Must "cover" …
Guys and Dolls at Lamb's Players
In this classic American musical, Frank Loesser's songs run like New York cabs; another's always just around the corner, often a great one at that. Lamb's Players included a personal favorite that sometimes gets cut. Arvide Abernathy, leader of the …
Unexpected Beatles Art: Fab 4 Turns Up in the Oddest Places
More of my Unexpected Beatles Art collection at http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2629730699175.194023.1132560467&type=3&l=fd29d6381a Related Story: Weird Beatles Merchandise http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2010/nov/26/weird-beatles-merchandise-when-johnny-met-yoko-mah/
Education of a Theater Lover: The Broken Light Board
“Lighting supplies an enormous amount of subconscious information. It illuminates, but it also tells the audience where to look,” says Luke Olson, who created the lighting design for A Raisin in the Sun, currently showing at Moxie Theatre. He offers …
Squidling Brothers Bring Freakshow to Shakedown
Traveling dare-devils The Squidling Brothers are currently touring Europe before making their way the Shakedown on Midway to court death with their entourage of rock and roll sideshow freaks. In anticipation of the preternatural pageant, Matterz The Impenetrable Music Man …
Craig Noel Award Recipients for 2011
Dramatic Production: August: Osage County, Old Globe Theatre Direction of a Play: Sam Gold, August: Osage County, Old Globe Ensemble: August: Osage County, Old Globe Lead Performance in a Play, Male: Manny Fernandes, Of Mice and Men, New Village Arts …
2011 Craig Noel Awards at Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
If you were out gallivanting through San Diego last night, you may have noticed the absence of local theater people in the city streets. This is because they were all gathered (and dressed quite fancily, I might add) at the …
Theater Critics Circle Awards: Backstage Last Night
It's 7:15. Our annual Craig Noel Award ceremony begins in 15 minutes, and no one's seen Brian Mackey. He'll receive the "Actor of the Year" award - for a truly impressive body of work: Ion Theatre's Bash: The Latter Day …
Golden Child at Chinese Pirate Productions
David Henry Hwang knocked Broadway for a loop with M Butterfly (1988). The play explained itself: a male French diplomat, disguised as an opera diva, had a 20-year relationship with a man. For Golden Child (1998), Hwang did a 180: …
Olympic Training Center
When I head for the Olympic Training Center, I have dreams of watching gymnasts fling themselves around on the uneven parallel bars or catching sight of some hulk of a dude sprint in tight shorts while his coach times him …
A Raisin in the Sun at Moxie Theatre
Is wonderful! Lorraine Hansberry's breakthrough drama (1959) is in loving, unflinching hands. Directed by Delicia Turner Sonnenberg, the ensemble and design-work are first-rate. And outstanding performances by Mark Christopher Lawrence, as conflicted Walter Lee Younger, and Sylvia M'Lafi Thompson, as …