Sting Re-Launches ‘The Last Ship’ at The Ahmanson Theatre in LA
The story may be set in the North East of England, but it’s a familiar…
Take an Incendiary Ride with ‘August Wilson’s Jitney’ at The Old Globe
August Wilson was a Gem of the Ocean, to borrow the title of one of…
Lamb’s Players Theatre Serves Up Faith and Art at ‘Babette’s Feast’
As perfect a pairing as brie and baguettes: Lamb’s Players Theatre and “Babette’s Feast.” In…
Heaven on Earth Is a ‘Place Where You Already Are’ at OnStage Playhouse
Aside from politics, death and religion are supposedly the two subjects you don’t bring up…
Behold ‘The Humans’ in Their Dread and Angst at San Diego Rep
In a fictional comic book called Quasar, the zombies tell horror stories. To these monsters,…
Our Critic Looks Back on a Vibrant Decade in San Diego Theater
Perusing my “Best of the Year” lists over the 2010s, I noticed first how the…
New Theater Company Starts Big with Epic ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’ at USD
Conventional wisdom has it that, when you begin a new venture, you should start small…
Theater Confronts Climate Change with Global ‘Lighting the Way’ Project in La Jolla
Theater is uniquely suited to confronting hot-button topics. By means of subtlety or satire, drama,…
A Department Store Elf’s Living Hell in ‘Santaland Diaries’ at Diversionary Theatre
What could make life a living hell for a reluctant elf in the world’s largest…
Talented Young Actors Honor Fathers in ‘The Burnt Part Boys’ Musical
Last year at this time, actor/singer/director Jordan Miller and his wife, actor/singer/musician Jessica Couto founded…
New Village Arts Gambles with World Premiere of Musical ‘Around the World in 80 Days’
In what has become Jules Verne’s most popular and enduring creation, his 1873 “Around the…
An Interned Japanese-American’s Fight in ‘Hold These Truths’ at San Diego Rep
There couldn’t be a better time to see “Hold These Truths.” The real-life story of…
Angst, Irish Blarney and the Supernatural in ‘Neither Have I Wings to Fly’
Grief and loss. How to handle a surviving parent and a floundering sibling. When is…
A Couple Sing the Story of their Relationship’s Arc in ‘Last Five Years’ at Cygnet
The joy and pain of love: its rapturous beginning and its heartbreaking end. True love…
