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Spring Awakening at American Rose Theatre
I can only review half of American Rose's production, since the company has double-cast the musical: the "Red Cast" (high school age) and the "White Cast" (college age) alternate evenings, along with graduates of SDSU in both versions. I saw …
To Bow or Not to Bow
At the end of Gypsy, Mama Rose hits bottom. Her daughters - June and the ugly duckling Louise - have abandoned her. As has her devoted agent, Herbie. She's alone on a stage and asks "Why did I do it?" …
Of Mice and Men at New Village Arts
"I've never seen one guy take so much trouble for another guy," the Boss tells George Milton. "What's your percentage?" George doesn't answer. He could have said "I am my brother's keeper," since the itinerant bindlestiff has an unconditional loyalty …
Cyclocross Comes to San Diego County
Cyclists across San Diego County, at least the more extreme ones, are gearing up for two Cyclocross events in San Diego this weekend, both part of the Southern California Cyclocross Prestige Racing Series. Cyclocross can be described as the strongman …
Cathedral X Lauches Kickstarter Campaign, Chairs Missing Releases 7-inch Vinyl
Cathedral X, a small self-run collaborative studio of sound and performance projects by sound artist and designer Amanda Schoepflin, visual performance artist Jessica Jeffery, and sound artist Paul Remund (Chairs Missing, Tape Deck Mountain) in downtown’s Art & Design District …
Gozzi versus Goldoni
Lamb's Players is staging a wild, musical version of Carlo Goldoni's The Servant of Two Masters. The play is, and is not, a sample of the traditional commedia dell'arte. And the differences eventually forced Goldoni to leave Italy, in 1761, …
The Odd Couple at Sullivan Players
Oscar Madison, slob, eats "cold cuts for breakfast." Felix Ungar, control freak, "wears a seatbelt at the drive-in movie." Neil Simon's contrary duo has become part of our national lore. And the 1965 comedy's still bangs out the one-liners — …
Drama: An Actor's Education, by John Lithgow
When he appeared in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at the Old Globe a few years back, John Lithgow received a heartfelt ovation - and some shouts of welcome - at his first entrance. The performance, as expected, was elastic, graceful, and …
Orchestra Nova Classics Season Debuts 10/22 & 10/24
Hoping to jumpstart a new paradigm for presenting classical music, Orchestra Nova San Diego will debut its new Nova Classics season (Nova 2.0) with Mozart Loves Prague, happening Saturday, October 22 at Irwin M. Jacobs Qualcomm Hall in Sorrento Valley, …
Tonight: Free Soundcheck Series Debuts w/Yacht @ Hard Rock Hotel
In 1973, Paul McCartney performed an impromptu concert at the first Hard Rock Café in London, England, establishing the brand’s roots in rock n’ roll and live music. Continuing that nearly 40-year Hard Rock tradition of showcasing music’s future legends …
Louis Spisto to Leave Old Globe
The Old Globe Theatre just announced that its CEO/Executive producer, Louis Spisto, will step down at the end of this year. He has been with the company since 2002 and plans to work on independent projects. Michael G. Murphy, Old …
Dead Man's Cell Phone at Moxie
Jean never had a cell phone. You have to "be there," she says, constantly on call. She'd rather "disappear," where no one can reach her. She's not used to ringing in her pocket. Maybe that's why she answers a call …
Closing a Hit Show
Some productions can't end soon enough. Chemistry fizzled, audiences steered clear. When the final curtain comes down, the run doesn't end; it's put out of its misery. But what if a show hit the heights? Rave reviews, standing ovations and …
St. Cecilia's Restaurant?
From 1977 to 2005, the Sixth Avenue Playhouse/St. Cecilia's offered some of the most adventuresome, commercially successful theater in San Diego. The former funeral chapel was the original home of the San Diego Rep. And when the Rep moved to …
Glynn Bedington: Celebration of a Life
On a Saturday in September, 1984, Paul Bedington went to a series of lectures on the arts. A friend was giving one of the talks, and Paul had nothing else doing that day. Another of the speakers, a woman, got …
Occupy San Diego
On Friday, October 7, protestors met at the Park near the Children’s Museum on Island Avenue. There were people everywhere, and I got there an hour before the march. I had a feeling the protest was going to be big …