Review: A masterclass in Christmas cheer, Oy! To The World ~ Christmas with a Twist! showcases holiday hits

   The merry holiday musical, ‘Oy! To The World ~ Christmas with a Twist!’ is stuffed with wonderful stories behind the greatest Christmas songs of all time. Now playing at North ... Continue Reading →

Review: ‘Waiting For Godot’ ponders our absurd existence at the Geffen Playhouse thru Dec 21

 WAITING FOR GODOT is the absurdist masterpiece by Samuel Beckett, with existential mindfulness, comedy, and rambling monologues from unique untethered characters.   Waiting For ... Continue Reading →

SEUSS’S HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! – The Classic Returns to The Old Globe

It was time to revisit this production. It had been a holiday tradition in our house for many years as our daughters were growing up. As they got older and moved on and out, there seemed ... Continue Reading →

OY! To the World ~ Christmas With a Twist! musical at El Portal Dec 12 to 22, 2024

  OY! To the World ~ Christmas With a Twist! — the entertaining musical celebration that happily takes its place among our favorite holiday traditions, returns to the El Portal ... Continue Reading →

The Art of Standup a portrait of comic Fritz Coleman’s one year El Portal residency

The El Portal Theatre celebrated the first-year anniversary of Fritz Coleman’s Unassisted Residency last month, and now he starts a second year of filling the El Portal’s ... Continue Reading →

VELOUR: A DRAG SPECTACULAR – Extended Run at La Jolla Playhouse

Sasha Velour wrote a book called The Big Reveal, on which this production is based. With direction by Moises Kaufman, the nearly solo performance is an impressive jump from Velour’s ... Continue Reading →

“Derecho” World Premiere Opens at La Jolla Playhouse

With a superb cast of five and a brisk 95 minute running time, the drama becomes especially taught in the second half of this well written play. In the intimate Mandell Weiss Forum ... Continue Reading →

HEXEN a bewitching show about extraordinary women, created by enchanting Dreya Weber

  Review: Hexen, An Ancestral Witch Play, written, directed and performed by Dreya Weber, is a bewitching journey into the world of free-spirited women who were deemed to be Hexen ... Continue Reading →