San Diego Musical Theatre Raises The Dead with ‘Young Frankenstein’
The raunch factor is high. The laugh factor aims high — or should I say…
An Energetic ‘Billy Elliot’ at San Diego Musical Theatre
“Billy Elliot” is a bittersweet story of triumph and loss. The musical is set against…
San Diego Musical Theatre Sets Out to ‘Pump Up The Volume’
Oh, snap. The wacky 1990s and their Gen X denizens are back. It was a…
San Diego Musical Theatre Is Out to Get those ‘Damn Yankees’
It’s baseball season. What better time for San Diego Musical Theatre to step up to…
A Production That Works Overtime: San Diego Musical Theatre’s ‘9 to 5’
There probably isn’t a working stiff alive who hasn’t, at one time or another, had…
In ‘The Producers,’ A Sure Flop Is a Scary Hit
Something funny happened midway through “The Producers” at the Spreckels Theatre. (That’s funny-peculiar, not the expected…
San Diego Musical Theatre Hoofs Along ’42nd Street’
It’s the classic Broadway Cinderella story. Star has accident; young chorine goes on and becomes…
Timeless Story of America: ‘Ragtime’ at San Diego Musical Theatre
“Ragtime” has one of the great opening numbers. Like “Fiddler on the Roof’s” “Tradition,” it…
Take a Walk on The Wild Side at ‘La Cage aux Folles’
“We Are What We Are” is pretty much the theme song of “La Cage aux…
A San Diego Sun-Shower: ‘Singin’ in the Rain’
It took 30 years for the beloved movie musical to make it to the stage,…
Shakespearean Rumble: Jets Meet Sharks in ‘West Side Story’
There was a time when Broadway musicals provided the pop hits of the day. “West…
Dark Themes, Delectable Production of ‘Next to Normal’
Sixteen year-old Natalie Goodman is way past hoping for a normal family. She’ll settle for…
Two Brassy Musical Revivals: ‘Grease’ and ‘Annie Get Your Gun’
Two musical chestnuts have rolled onto local stages — and both productions fail to crack the…
