By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO–No it’s not Ethel Merman, Rosalind Russell, Tyne Daly or even Patty LuPone. It’s our own Linda Libby who heads up the first ever big-time musical, or musical for that matter, staged by ion theatre in the company’s BLKBOX space in Hillcrest. Libby, whose credits stretch from stage to TV, is […]
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By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO — It didn’t take the observations of a rocket scientist to see the comparisons between the ‘Occupy San Diego’ movement outside the Civic Theatre and the 44-year-old (but revised) smash hit of the late 60’s Hair. Here’s what the young folks protesting the Vietnam war in the 60’s were railing
Social protest in ‘Hair’ at Civic, and outside by ‘Occupiers’ Read More »
Carol Davis, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastSAN DIEGO–This region, it appears, is more than ready for Sarah Ruhl’s quirkiness. It’s not that we have not yet been exposed to her plays. We have indeed. The San Diego Repertory Theatre downtown has produced two of her works, The Clean House and In The Room Next Door (or the vibrator play”) to critical
Grossmont’s production of ‘Dead Man’s Cell’ lacks Moxie’s flair Read More »
Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Carol Davis CARDIFF BY THE SEA, California — Write Out Loud has a unique mission: to read literature aloud to live audiences – short stories, poems, and other short subjects come to life – as talented actors bring the stories “off the page” to the delight of the audience. Theatre critic Pat Launer called
Temple Solel and Write Out Loud announce collaboration Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Carol Davis SAN DIEGO — If anyone tells you that family matters don’t matter, they’re wrong, just wrong! Go back as far as the Ancient Greeks and as recently as Quiara Algeria Hudes’ 26 Miles and you will find all kinds of family matters and family dynamics that matter. For better or for worse
Family conflict, and love, on view in ’26 Miles’ Read More »
Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Carol Davis SAN DIEGO—Somewhere between reality and romanticism is the space in which the Candelaria Family lives. Somewhere is also the title of one of Leonard Bernstein’s reflective ballads from his popular West Side Story and it is also the title of Matthew Lopez’s brand new world premiere comedy drama now being given a
West Side Story sequel needs some retooling Read More »
Carol Davis, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Carol Davis SAN DIEGO–The trouble with airport waiting rooms and flight delays is that everyone at one point or another is sitting next to someone they don’t know, don’t want to know about and really don’t care about. For reasons beyond their control, they are all in the same boat and conversations have a
“Walter Cronkite is Dead’ plays out at Ronald Reagan Airport Read More »
Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Carol Davis SAN DIEGO –Okay, so I am a bit out of touch with cult movies, shock value and the like, but give me a break, I’m not that out of touch that cross dressing and men wearing fish net stockings, high heels, bustiers and corsets send me into a tailspin ; been there
‘Rocky Horror Show’ –is that an actor sitting next to you? Read More »
Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Carol Davis SAN DIEGO–Jerry Herman’s Mame is one of those oldies but goodies that hasn’t been around the San Diego musical theatre scene for over thirty years. With book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, and based on the novel by Patrick Dennis and the play Auntie Mame Herman’s familiar music (Hello Dolly
Mame thrives at the North Park Birch Theatre Read More »
Carol Davis, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Carol Davis ESCONDIDO, California — It mattered not that the actors in the Dale Wasserman (Book), Mitch Leigh (Music) and Joe Darion (Music) mega musical hit of the 1965 Broadway Production, Man Of La Mancha, based on the 1959 teleplay I, Don Quixote, by Wasserman were also the musicians in this current offering of
Welk’s ‘La Mancha’ still pleases after decades Read More »
Carol Davis, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Carol Davis SAN DIEGO — Diversionary Theatre in the Hillcrest neighborhood is presenting Christopher Marlow’s epic work Edward II, with Richard Baird directing. Somehow epic and Baird go together naturally. Baird founded Poor Players whose mission it was to produce the works of Shakespeare. In fact between his directing and acting some 20 or more
Edward II couldn’t be diverted from his gay lover Read More »
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By Carol Davis ENCINITAS, California.— Here’s a twofer for you: a trip and tour of San Diego Botanical Gardens and a chance to listen to a new audio play at the same time. The La Jolla Playhouse’s WoW Project, (With out Walls) is presenting a new theatre experience, (It is the first of a four
L.J. Playhouse produces ‘audio play’ at S.D. Botanical Gardens Read More »
Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Carol Davis SOLANA BEACH, California—I can’t remember when the last time was that I had such fun in the theatre as I did the night I attended the North Coast Repertory Theatre’s production of Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me A Tenor. I know, it’s supposed to be funny. It is after all a farce. But
‘Lend Me a Tenor’ well worth up to five tenners Read More »
Carol Davis, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Carol Davis CARLSBAD, California — When I was in college my friends and I used to enjoy philosophical riddles. One in particular (I know you heard these riddles as well) that I remember was “if a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it does it still make a sound?” Based on
This ‘Thom Pain’ lacks common sense Read More »
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