Review: THE THANKSGIVING PLAY At New Village Arts
by ErinMarie Reiter - October 14, 2024
What happens when you ask two teachers, a street yogi, and an actress, to create a play teaching about Thanksgiving without offending anyone? You get a lot of laughs as this overly woke team descends into comedic chaos trying to figure out what to say and who is allowed to say it in “The Thanksgivi...
Review: LOOPED at The Roustabouts Theatre Co
by ErinMarie Reiter - October 14, 2024
Tallulah Bankhead once said, “Say anything about me, darling, as long as it isn’t boring.” The Roustabouts Theatre Company rose to that challenge with “Looped.” It is a delightfully funny play showcasing her humor and heartbreak, with a lead performance that Bankhead herself would agree is captivati...
Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Broadway San Diego
by ErinMarie Reiter - October 10, 2024
'Kimberly Akimbo' brings teenage angst, youthful enthusiasm, and a little bit of ice skating and committing a felony to Broadway San Diego at the Civic Theatre through October 13, 2024.
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Review: San Diego Symphony Presents A Concert Of Works By Mahler And Larcher
by Ron Bierman - October 10, 2024
What did our critic think of SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY PERFORM WORKS BY MAHLER AND LARCHER at the Jacobs Music Center?
There were only two pieces on the San Diego Symphony’s program for the second weekend of the new season, the first after the renovation of the Jacobs Music Center. But one of them was Mah...
Review: PRIMARY TRUST at La Jolla Playhouse
by ErinMarie Reiter - October 06, 2024
Primary Trust, now playing at La Jolla Playhouse, is a lovely and meditative play that offers a portrait of the loneliness of living a life safe within self-drawn limits and how wonderful and sometimes painful it can be to open up your world to new experiences. “Primary Trust plays at La Jolla ...
Review: San Diego Symphony Shines at New Jacobs Music Center Opening
by Ron Bierman - October 02, 2024
What did our critic think of SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY SHINES AT NEW JACOBS MUSIC CENTER OPENING!
Shortly after the waterfront’s Rady Shell opened in 2021, I was standing in a short line behind San Diego Symphony CEO Martha Gilmer and complimented her on the Rady’s awesome state-of-the-art sound system. T...
Review: DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS at The Old Globe
by ErinMarie Reiter - September 27, 2024
Drac is back just in time for San Diego's spooky season at the Old Globe, in the fast-paced, campy, silly, and sexy spoof “Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors.” Dare I say, it’s a fang-tastic time at the theatre. Read our critic's take.
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Review: “AGATHA CHRISTIE'S MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS” at The Old Globe
by ErinMarie Reiter - September 26, 2024
The Old Globe doubles down on bringing famous literary detectives to the stage with a comic twist. They follow their recent Sherlock adaption with the famously fastidious Hercule Poirot in “Agatha Christie’s Murder on The Orient Express.” With a stunning set design and a spirited cast, this whodunit...
Review: 'THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST' at Lamb's Players Theatre
by ErinMarie Reiter - September 26, 2024
“The Importance of Being Earnest” is a lighthearted production with a clever and comedic cast that joyfully delights in poking fun at the rules and protocols of Victorian society. “The Importance of Being Earnest” plays at Lamb’s Players Theatre through November 10th....