Reviews

“THE HOUR OF GREAT MERCY” at Diversionary Theatre

“THE HOUR OF GREAT MERCY” at Diversionary Theatre

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 2/12/19 RUN DATES:  1/31/19 - 3/3/19 VENUE:  Diversionary Theatre How far would you go to be forgiven? As far as remote, rural Alaska in winter? Ed left the tiny (fictional) town of Bethlehem, Alaska five years ago, on the heels of a family tragedy. Now he’s back, hoping to reconcile with his angry, bitter, estranged brother. A gay Jesuit priest, Ed has just left his order. He’s questioning his relationship to God and the universe; he Read More →

“HEATHERS THE MUSICAL” at OB Playhouse

“HEATHERS THE MUSICAL” at OB Playhouse

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 11/15/19 RUN DATES: 10/18/19 - 11/17/19 VENUE: OB Playhouse Mean Girls meet The Wild One— with a high school grudge and a gun. And a bomb. Cue the choreography. “Heathers the Musical” took a dark, off-the-wall 1988 cult film and made it even darker --- and funnier.  Only “Carrie the Musical” has more vengeful high school deaths. But there are more laughs here amid the blood and mayhem, thanks to the quirkiness of the misfits and Read More →

“MIXTAPE” at Lamb’s Players Theatre

“MIXTAPE” at Lamb’s Players Theatre

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 7/26/19 RUN DATES: 6/21/19 - 8/11/19 VENUE: Lamb's Players Theatre How would you like to travel back in time and revisit the music of your youth? That’s what happens to a group of Gen-Xers in “Mixtape” at Lamb’s Players Theatre. By means of some weird time-warp, they take a musical journey back to the ‘80s, starting with their early TV memories, from “Sesame Street” to “G.I. Joe,” moving on to “Diff’rent Strokes,” “Cheers” and “Hill Read More →

HERSHEY FELDER IN “BEFORE FIDDLER,” streaming from Italy, hosted by San Diego Repertory Theatre

HERSHEY FELDER IN “BEFORE FIDDLER,” streaming from Italy, hosted by San Diego Repertory Theatre

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 2/9/21 RUN DATES: 2/7/21 - 2/14/21 VENUE: Streamed from Italy, hosted by the San Diego Repertory Theatre Hershey Felder, acclaimed pianist-actor-writer-producer and inhabitor of major composers, was born to Eastern European immigrants and grew up in a Jewish enclave of Montreal. Yiddish was spoken in his modern orthodox home (he also speaks six other languages); from a young age, he participated in Yiddish theater. So, it makes perfect sense for him to delve into the Read More →

“HADESTOWN” from Broadway San Diego

“HADESTOWN” from Broadway San Diego

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 6/2/22 RUN DATES: 5/31/22 - 6/5/22 VENUE:  Civic Theatre (from Broadway San Diego) In the electrifying opening number, you’re introduced to a railroad line that’s the road to hell. Destination: “Hadestown.” Whether you get there by train car, bus, trolley or on foot  — get there, to see the fabulous touring production of the eight-time 2019 Tony Award-winning musical. It’s fabulous even with understudies in two lead roles on the night I was there (Chibueze Ihuoma Read More →

“THE TAMING” at Scripps Ranch Theatre

“THE TAMING” at Scripps Ranch Theatre

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 4/20/22 RUN DATES:  4/5/22 - 5/1/22 VENUE:  Scripps Ranch Theatre An ultra-conservative political operative, a left-liberal social media influencer and a bespangled beauty queen are locked in a hotel room. Sounds like the beginning of a joke. At least two of the three trapped women have hangovers. The third, the Miss America finalist from Georgia, who gave the other two roofies, kidnapped them, took away their phones (horrors!) and the conservative’s suit pants… insists that they Read More →