Exciting ICE SHOW musical March 19-22 at El Portal Theatre

Amazing, hot athletes in a musical ICE SHOW– the FROZEN FANTASY “FAIRYTALES ON ICE,” March 19-22 at the historic El Portal,  Inspiring WWII hero Lou McClary to be honored ... Continue Reading →

Jitney – A Remarkable Production at The Old Globe

August Wilson has justifiably won a pair of Pulitzer Prizes for his searing and insightful studies of black life in America. His cycle of ten plays are set in Pittsburgh, one from ... Continue Reading →

Love, revenge & ‘HAMLET The Rock Musical’ Feb 14-23 El Portal…Rock On!

Rock on with ‘HAMLET THE ROCK MUSICAL,’  as veteran rock concert producer David Carver talks about the launch of the show’s world tour at the historic El Portal Theatre, premiering ... Continue Reading →

Hansel and Gretel Delights Everyone at San Diego Opera

In his introduction to the opening of “Hansel and Gretel” David Bennett (General Director of San Diego Opera) pointed out this opera was not for kids but about kids. In other words, ... Continue Reading →

Cirque du Soleil’s VOLTA, awesome acts that soar

 Review: VOLTA, the 22nd edition of the exceptionally-creative shows from Cirque du Soleil presented in the Los Angeles area, can take its place among the awesome crowd-pleasing events ... Continue Reading →

Preview: ‘Hamlet The Rock Musical’ rocks at El Portal Theatre Feb. 14-23

 Hamlet, the brooding Prince of Denmark, is one of Shakespeare’s most iconic characters. But who knew the melancholy man-child could rock the house!  It will happen at the historic ... Continue Reading →

The Last Ship – Ahmanson Theatre Review

Sting and Elvis Costello sprang from the same DIY ethic spawned by the punk movement. But neither originally pursued the nihilist direction of punk, both had wider aspirations. Costello ... Continue Reading →

Bloomsday

Playing with time on stage is a delicate technique. Steven Deitz ambitiously used the monument to jettisoning time when he based his play Bloomsday on James Joyce’s mammoth Ulysses, ... Continue Reading →