‘Assassins’ is funny, musically on target, makes you think
Some of these killers acted quickly and on their own, but Sondheim has chosen to mock this idea.
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La Jolla Playhouse needs audience feedback
La Jolla Playhouse is participating in an exciting program coordinated by Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national service organization dedicated to strengthening, nurturing and promoting non-profit professional theatre in the U. S. TCG has designed Audience (R)Evolution to study successful audience engagement models across the country. They invite participation by La Jolla patrons by giving [...]
Apr 6, 2013 | Posted in Theater | Read More »
A good intention becomes a nightmare in The Old Globe’s production of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House
hese days it’s not uncommon for married couples to keep secrets from one another. As playwright Henrik Ibsen reveals in his 1879 drama, “A Doll’s House,” secrets were also a part of marriages in those days — and when unveiled, just as grave.
Let’s Review! New musical at The Globe asks: How low will Monty go to make it to the top?
A talented and versatile cast combined with a witty, though dark, story and visually appealing set make The Old Globe’s “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” a musical worth seeing.
Here’s your chance to solve a crime: Become a detective in Accomplice: San Diego, a La Jolla Playhouse WoW production
A few months ago, the La Playhouse announced its expanded Without Walls (WoW) series, and “Accomplice: San Diego” by Tom Salamon writer, director and co-creator (with Betsy Salamon-Sufott), is the fourth WoW. This one plays out in Little Italy, March 19-April 21.
Jefferson Mays plays eight murderees in ‘A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder’
England’s Edwardian era (1901-1910) must have been lovely for those at the top.
Edward VII spent most of his life as a playboy prince, waiting for his mother, Victoria, to pass him the throne, and his not-so-long reign was an elegant time of high-living for the gentry, more difficult for the less well-off.
Mar 10, 2013 | Posted in Theater | Read More »
The Old Globe postpones The Honeymooners, seeks replacement show for the fall
The Old Globe announced March 7 that its upcoming production of “The Honeymooners” has been postponed due to a conflict with artist schedules.
Barry Edelstein joins Old Globe as artistic director
Barry Edelstein recently arrived at The Old Globe Theatre as its new artistic director, bringing with him a vast resume of professional accolades. He said he’s excited to be at The Globe, and expressed much enthusiasm about his upcoming projects at a meet-and-greet event with local theater critics.
Malashock Dance to mark silver anniversary with benefit concert
For 25 years, Malashock Dance’s mission has been to provide transformational experiences through the creation, performance, and teaching of dance that fires the imagination and celebrates the human spirit. Now located at NTC Liberty Station, the company is staging a 25th anniversary concert at the Birch North Park Theatre on March 8 and 9 to benefit some of their outreach programs, such as “Dance with thisABILITY,” a special program for young adults with developmental difficulties, and “Math in Motion,” a way of teaching geometry and algebra through dance.
Feb 28, 2013 | Posted in Theater | Read More »
Restless hearts will flee when Time Stands Still for excellent cast in North Coast Repertory Theatre’s latest drama
In this very turbulent world, what happens to us — or to family members — can alter our lives in a split second. This truth becomes forcibly real for war correspondents James and Sarah, the lead characters in Donald Margulies’ drama, “Time Stands Still,” now playing at the North Coast Repertory Theatre in Solana Beach.
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North Coastal News
- Kudos to City of Del Mar’s Finance Committee Pension Sub-Committee May 18, 2013Hats off to the members of the City of Del Mar’s Finance Committee Pension Sub-Committee for the 18-plus months they spent learning the ins and outs of the City’s $23,000,000-plus pension obligation. They really have a well-researched understanding of the issues and the politics and the challenges of the City’s pension liability, and as we approach the next […]
- Time to forget or time to remember? May 18, 2013Jordan Rosenfeld, in his letter of May 9, said it’s time to stop the comparisons with Hitler and Nazi Germany, such as made by Jim Donovan (me) and Tom Pickwell in making their (separately submitted) cases against Big Brother in America and his ever bigger and bolder encroachments upon the liberty fought for by our inspired founders and guaranteed by the Con […]
- One Paseo – I really don’t care May 18, 2013I really don’t care if Kilroy builds the One Paseo mixed use project. I am retired. I can wander over to Carmel Valley after the noon time rush and before the Torrey Pines High school gets out around 2:45 p.m. […]
