Alas Poor Zoomer, I Knew Him Well
I thought I used up all my wild theatre shenanigan currency. But I was wrong. I have had my fair, weird share of
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Musical Review: “Fly”
While “Fly” entertains with stunning visuals, it fails to achieve the emotional depth it strives for. Walking into the Mandell Weiss Theatre on
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Play Review: “Diana”
La Jolla Playhouse’s “Diana” gives a rocking, royal treatment to the late Princess of Wales’ life. English royalty has proven to be a
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Play Review: “Mothers”
MFA playwright Anna Moench returns to the Wagner New Play Festival with a new, terrifying piece on the horrors of motherhood. As theatregoers
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Behind the Curtain with Marco Barricelli
Marco Barricelli is bringing 1700s France to UC San Diego with sophistication and style. For Marco Barricelli, “The Green Cockatoo” has been a
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Play Review: “Kill Local”
Spy stories are hardly a novelty. Whether spoof or straight story, the spy field has become ever more crowded in recent years. We’ve
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Play Review: “Robin Hood!”
We sit in a dark room, waiting, then… Friar Tuck (Andy Grotelueschen) bursts onto the scene, loudly declaring that he will tell us
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Play Review: “The Old Man and the Old Moon”
There’s this mystery involving the miners of Appalachia. These men were so totally exploited by foreign mining companies, for such a long time,
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Play Review: “Escape to Margaritaville”
With beaches, tropical scenery and the titular beverage, “Escape to Margaritaville” aches of summer. It’s a blissful escape from the mundanity of a
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Play Review: “Baby Teeth” & “Are You There?”
“We all end up pulp.” This is the dominant motif of the bleak comedy, “Baby Teeth.” Part of the New Wagner Play Festival,
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