BWW's Top San Diego Theatre Stories of 2012
By: BWW Special Coverage Dec. 26, 2012
BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of San Diego in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!
January
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Broadway/San Diego to Present Constantine Maroulis in JEKYLL & HYDE, CHICAGO With Christie Brinkley & More in 2012-13 Broadway/San Diego - A Nederlander Presentation announces its 2012-13 Season today, which includes, for the first time, two shows launching their national tours in San Diego in the same season.... (read more...) |
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Photo Flash: Old Globe's DIVIDING THE ESTATE The Old Globe is presenting DIVIDING THE ESTATE by Horton Foote and directed by Michael Wilson through Feb. 12, 2012 at the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, Conrad Prebys Theatre Center.... (read more...) |
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San Jose Rep's DOUBLE INDEMNITY Announces Casting A veteran cast brings its acclaimed performance of the noir classic Double Indemnity to San Jose, in a world premiere co-produced by the San Jose Repertory Theatre and Seattle's A Contemporary Theatre... (read more...) |
February
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A MINISTER'S WIFE, NEXT TO NORMAL & More Set for San Jose Rep's 2012-2013 Season San Jose Rep's Artistic Director Rick Lombardo has announced San Jose Repertory Theatre's 2012-2013 season, with seven productions starting August 30, 2012 to July 14, 2013.... (read more...) |
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The Old Globe Announces A ROOM WITH A VIEW & More for Spring Season The Old Globe Theatre at the Conrad Prebys Theatre Center, San Diego, today released its four-month calendar for the March-June season, 2012, featuring musical versions of A ROOM WITH A VIEW, NOBODY L... (read more...) |
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Aubrey Saverino, Fran Gercke Lead San Diego REPertory Theatre's In the Wake San Diego REPertory Theatre (San Diego REP) has announced the fifth production of the company's 36th season, In the Wake.... (read more...) |
March
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Pasadena Playhouse Premieres LINCOLN - AN AMERICAN STORY, 3/27 The Pasadena Playhouse (Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director and Charles Dillingham, interim Executive Director), in association with Stephen Eich announced that Hershey Felder will return to The Pasadena ... (read more...) |
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North Coast Repertory 2012-2013 Season to Include THE UNDERPANTS, ODD COUPLE North Coast Repertory Theatre announces its 31st Season. Visit http://northcoastrep.org/ for more information.... (read more...) |
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STAGE TUBE: Jason Robert Brown Talks Cygnet Theatre's PARADE PARADE composer Jason Robert Brown goes candid with Cygnet Theatre, where his show opened March 17, 2012.... (read more...) |
April
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BWW TV: Artistic Director Tim Smith Talks Cirque du Soleil's TOTEM! Robert Lepage's newest Cirque du Soleil creation TOTEM, now on tour in California, features never-before-seen images of evolution through acrobatics and state-of-the-art projections. Artistic Director... (read more...) |
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Cygnet Theatre Announces World Premiere of Local Playwright Richard Platt's RIPPLES ON WALDEN POND Artistic Director Sean Murray is proud to announce Cygnet Theatre's second World Premiere production - acclaimed local writer Richard Platt's RIPPLES FROM WALDEN POND - An Evening with Henry David Tho... (read more...) |
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Diversionary Hosts THE PRIDE Panel Discussion, 4/13 In conjunction with it's current production of The Pride, Diversionary Theatre has assembled a panel of LGBT leaders for a conversation about the journey to find pride as audiences explore the differe... (read more...) |
May
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BWW Reviews: HANDS ON A HARDBODY Premieres at La Jolla Playhouse The La Jolla Playhouse presents the world premiere of HANDS ON A HARDBODY. When an auto dealership in Longview, TX launches an endurance contest, ten economically strapped strangers embark on a journe... (read more...) |
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BWW Reviews: NOBODY LOVES YOU Makes World Premiere at The Old Globe NOBODY LOVES YOU, a musical comedy set in the world of reality television, makes its world premiere at The Old Globe. NOBODY LOVES YOU takes audiences on a hilarious behind-the-scenes ride through r... (read more...) |
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Photo Flash: Inside the 2012 Globe Awards! The winners of the 2012 Globe Honors, the annual competition recognizing excellence in high school theater, were announced on Monday, May 21 after the final round of competition was held on the Donald... (read more...) |
June
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Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts Announces 2012-13 Season: SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF and More The Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA) commemorates its 20th anniversary in the 2012-2013 Season. Engelbert Humperdinck, who performed in the CCPAs first season, returns to kick-start the ... (read more...) |
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The Globe's DIVINE RIVALRY Begins 7/7; Sean Lyons Replaces Jeffrey Carlson The Old Globe today announced that Sean Lyons will play the role of Niccolò Machiavelli in the West Coast Premiere of Divine Rivalry.... (read more...) |
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WICKED San Diego Announces $25 Lottery Tickets WICKED, the show that broke box office records when it was last in San Diego, is back. Each show presents on opportunity to win some tickets at an amazing price. Running from June 20- July 15 every s... (read more...) |
July
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BWW Interviews: Bryan Fenkart Brings MEMPHIS to San Diego Interview with Bryan Fenkart, who plays Huey, the DJ that dared to play the music he loved on the radio for all to hear. MEMPHIS is about a white radio DJ who wants to change the world and a black clu... (read more...) |
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Photo Flash: First Look at The Old Globe's GOD OF CARNAGE In God of Carnage, two sets of parents gather in an upscale Brooklyn home to discuss a playground altercation between their sons. At first civility is upheld, but as the conversation goes off track an... (read more...) |
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LES MISERABLES Returns to San Diego, 8/28 Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of the 'World's Longest?Running Musical,' LES MISERABLES, is now in North America visiting many cities on a multi?year tour. The production feature... (read more...) |
August
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The Old Globe Announces THE TAG PROJECT In Conjunction With ALLEGIANCE The Old Globe will present artist Wendy Maruyama's large-scale sculptural installation "The Tag Project" in conjunction with the World Premiere of Allegiance - A New American Musical, which will run o... (read more...) |
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Photo Flash: First Look at ALTAR BOYZ at San Diego's Diversionary Cabaret Noah Longton presents Altar Boyz at Diversionary Cabaret with book by Kevin Del Aguila, music and lyrics by Gary Adler & Michael Patrick Walker, and directed by Noah Longton. Opening night is schedule... (read more...) |
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Poway Center for the Performing Arts Foundation Announces 'O Berkley, Where Hart Thou' Concert, 9/22 On Saturday, September 22 at 8pm, San Diego country, folk, rock and bluegrass musicians will gather on the Poway Center stage to perform O Berkley, Where Hart Thou?... (read more...) |
September
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PETER PAN Comes to San Diego, 11/13-18 Audiences are invited to discover the magic of the two-time Emmy Award winning and two-time Tony Award nominated production: Cathy Rigby is PETER PAN! Families and fans have their chance to 'fly' int... (read more...) |
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Photo Flash: RENT Opens at San Diego's Welk Theatre! This rock opera based on the opera La Boheme, RENT tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in modern day East Village New York. During the year, follow the group as ... (read more...) |
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Dean Pitchford Meets Cast of San Diego Musical Theatre's FOOTLOOSE, Opening 9/29 The SDMT "FOOTLOOSE" cast was honored to meet with Dean Pitchford, Writer of the Original Screenplay and Lyricist, to hear a number of wonderful stories about the making of the 1984 movie, the stage p... (read more...) |
October
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RAIN Beatles Concert Returns to San Diego, Jan 4-6, 2013 Experience the Beatles with RAIN is the internationally acclaimed Beatles concert that returns to San Diego by popular demand! Fans have their chance to visit the San Diego Civic Theatre for this chee... (read more...) |
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La Jolla Playhouse to Stage TRIBES as Part of 2013-14 Season La Jolla Playhouse has announced the award-winning contemporary hit Tribes by Nina Raine as part of its 2013/2014 season (dates TBA).... (read more...) |
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STAGE TUBE: Meet the Cast of Old Globe's GOOD PEOPLE The Old Globe presents the San Diego Premiere of Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire's Good People, the award-winning play about class divisions in modern-day Boston. Directed by Paul Mullins, ... (read more...) |
November
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New Village Arts Launches Carlsbad Village Mural Project; Applications Due Dec 1 New Village Arts, funded by the Carlsbad Charitable Foundation through the Matt McLaughlin Fund, is organizing a special project to enhance the Carlsbad Village community with visually stunning murals... (read more...) |
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Complete Cast Announced for Dr. Seuss' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS at The Old Globe The Old Globe today announced the complete cast and creative team for the Globe's 15th annual production of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! ... (read more...) |
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Mike Tyson: UNDISPUTED TRUTH Comes to San Diego Civic Theatre, 3/5 After a highly successful bout on Broadway, Mike Tyson announced today that he will take his acclaimed one-man show, "Mike Tyson: UNDISPUTED TRUTH," on a national tour. Helmed by renowned director Spi... (read more...) |
December
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TRUTH VALUES: ONE GIRL'S ROMP THROUGH M.I.T.'s MALE MATH MAZE Plays the Lyceum Theatre, 1/9-12 Are Women Inferior to Men in Math and Science? NYC writer/performer and "recovering mathematician" Gioia De Cari offers a woman's perspective on this question, as she shares her experiences in higher ... (read more...) |
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A Noise Within Resident Artists Holds Free Reading of PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENT A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, offers a free, one-night-only reading of Tennessee Williams' holiday themed PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENT on Wednesday, December 12, 7 ... (read more...) |
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Photo Flash: First Look at Circle Circle dot dot's STREET. ART. PROPHETS. Circle Circle dot dot kicks off their official SECOND SEASON with, 'Street. Art. Prophets.' a collection of 5 short plays about artists who take to the streets to get their art seen. It was a full hou... (read more...) |
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