When she’s not covering stories for San Diego Jewish World, Sandi Masori helps people self-publish memoirs and business authority books. In her free time, she hangs out with her kids and hunts for the best sushi in town.
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Wow! Wow! Wow! Every once in a while you get to see a show that is so amazing, so well done, so flowing and funny, that you know you’re witnessing the birth of something huge. [Sandi Masori]
If ‘Regency Girls’ Doesn’t Make You Laugh, Nothing Will Read More »
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His dad is involved in mostly petty crimes and drugs, but after 16-year-old EJ gets scared by a robbery gone wrong he wants to live with his uncle Dwayne and get off the streets. [Sandi Masori]
‘Hot Wing King’ Offers Unique Slice of Black Gay Life Read More »
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The play opens in a classroom where the kids are learning about the Holocaust and one of the kids says that it was just a hoax. Then another one of the kids answers that her great-aunts Irene and Edith are survivors and that it’s not a hoax. Later in the play, we learn the true story about how actor Sophia Melamed’s aunts were reunited after the Holocaust. [Sandi Masori]
‘Echoes’ Dramatizes Learning about the Holocaust from Students’ Perspectives Read More »
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If you walk past New Village Arts Theater for the next month you will hear the joyful sounds of salsa music calling to you- inviting you in to see what’s going on. Once inside you’ll be delighted with the colorful artwork by various Latin artists. All of this is to immerse you into the world of La Havana Madrid. [Sandi Masori]
Spirited Musical May Leave You Dancing Read More »
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In 3 Summers of Lincoln, The La Jolla Playhouse is exploring a side of Lincoln (Ivan Hernandez) not usually talked about: his initial hesitancy to end slavery because of the political opposition to the idea, and his progression from a rule-abiding lawyer to a passionate proponent of freedom, consequences be damned. Much of this change comes through his friendship with Frederick Douglass (Quentin Earl Darrington) though they only met in person a handful of times. [Sandi Masori]
It’s a story about the unusual alchemy of friendship. Most of the 2-woman show is centered on just a few days in the life of Marie Curie (Rachel Vanwormer) after the French public learned about her affair with Paul Langevin. [Sandi Masori]
‘Half-Life of Marie Curie’ Comes to a Close Read More »
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Going through her father’s papers, she’s puzzled by a series of “empty rides” he made- so called when the taxi meter is run but the fare is not paid. Those rides end up being paid by the driver, using up a significant amount of his income. As Kisa sets out to understand the expenses, she learns a lot more about the town’s unseen inhabitants. [Sandi Masori]
‘Empty Ride’ at Old Globe Resolves Mystery of Unpaid Cab Fares Read More »
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The Seussification of Romeo & Juliet reimagines Shakespeare’s classic tragedy through the style and sensibility of Dr. Seuss. Taking inspiration from a number of classic Seuss tales, like The Sneeches, The Lorax, Oh! The Places You’ll Go and the The Zax, this 2004 original by Peter Bloedel is campy, silly and fun. [Sandi Masori]
The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet: Tragedy Transformed to Comedy Read More »
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Other Desert Cities at Cygnet theater is the story of family members grappling with secrets from their past. Writer Brooke Wyeth (Melanie Lora) comes home to Palm Springs after finishing her second book. Only this time her book isn’t a novel, it’s a memoir and it’s focused on the hardest time in her family’s history, when her brother committed suicide after being implicated in an anti-war protest turned deadly. [Sandi Masori]
Drama Concerns Family Members’ Reactions to a Memoir Spilling Their Secrets Read More »
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Classic musical Hello Dolly at San Diego Musical Theater is a joyful celebration of dance and song. It will make you want to get up and dance and hum along. [Sandi Masori]
Hello Dolly, It’s So Nice to Have You Back Read More »
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It’s really the story of friendship. In this version, Glinda, whom we know as the “good witch” from the original 1939 movie starring Judy Garland, and Elphaba, whom we know as the “wicked witch,” become friends in college. [Sandi Masori]
‘Wicked’ at Broadway San Diego is a Story of Friendship Read More »
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The Old Globe Theater usually gets really talented professional equity actors for its shows. Tony award winner ‘Appropriate’ is no different. The all-star cast deliver a compelling performance; every single one of them deserves recognition. [Sandi Masori]
‘Appropriate’ at Old Globe is Unsettlingly Thought-Provoking Read More »
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SAN DIEGO — What can I say about Some Like It Hot at Broadway San Diego? Not much except; Wow! Wow! Wow! I loved every bit of it and it’s easily in my top 5 fave shows. [Sandi Masori]
Some Like It Hot and Some Love It at Broadway San Diego Read More »
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Sometimes a play transports you back in time to another era, and this is especially true for Broadway San Diego’s Back to the Future. The play is literally about time travel, and those who were around in 1985 when the movie starring Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd came out will especially feel nostalgic. [Sandi Masori]
‘Back to the Future’ Transports Broadway San Diego Audiences Read More »
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