UNCAGED! An Engaging Conversation with ‘La Cage Aux Folles’ Director Sean Murray
by tim parks – La Cage Aux Folles has been entertaining audiences for 47 years, first as a 1973 French play by Jean Poiret, then as a 1978 French movie, a 1983 Broadway musical, and a 1996 American film The Birdcage starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane. In the American version of the play, with […]
LITTLE WOMEN – Kate Hamill’s New Version of Louisa May Alcott’s Classic Novel Comes to San Diego
by tom andrew – The Old Globe in San Diego will present a new stage version of the classic Louisa May Alcott book Little Women. This version penned by actress and playwright Kate Hamill is having its West Coast premiere. Hamill has had much experience and great success in taking classic books, like Pride and […]
WE’VE ALL GOT A LITTLE CRAZY IN US! A Conversation with Del Shores
by cutter slagle – Del Shores has something to say. Whether it’s in the form of a television show, film or play (like his latest creation), you can always expect his message to be inspiring, from the heart . . . and, most importantly, funny! Shores spoke with The Rage Monthly about This Side of […]
LET’S DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN! ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ Returns to OB Playhouse
by tom andrew – “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!” The OB Playhouse & Theatre Co. is taking the old adage to heart by bringing back one of their best-selling shows for a lengthy run. The Rocky Horror Show did so well the first time it ran that they had to extend the show […]
Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big San Diego Christmas Show
A fast, funny and highly theatrical reimagining of one of the most beloved holiday stories ever told! by tom andrew – Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show written by the Broadway team of Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen opened at The Old Globe last month. It’s not your typical holiday Christmas Carol, but they […]
A Christmas Story to Remember!
San Diego Musical Theatre Brings Classic 1983 Movie to Hilarious Life on Stage. by tony reverditto – This Christmas tale based on the humorous writings of Jean Shepherd revolves around 9-year-old Ralphie Parker, who wants only one thing for Christmas: an official Red Ryder Range Model Carbine BB Gun. All of the naysayers only fuel […]
WINTER IS COMING: Acclaimed Film, TV and Theatre Veteran Frances Fisher Stars in ‘The Lion in Winter’
by tony reverditto – Before Game of Thrones, there was The Lion in Winter It’s Christmas 1183, and King Henry II plans to announce his successor to the throne. Henry has three sons in the Plantagenet family and wants his boy, Prince John, to take over. Henry’s wife, Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, has another notion. […]
‘Man of La Mancha’ Journeys to San Diego
by lisa lipsey – Based on the classic 17th century Spanish novel Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes, Man of La Mancha remains one of the most enduring musicals of all time. The original Broadway production won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Since that time, the show has been revived four times on Broadway […]
THE CANADIANS: Cruise to Comedy in World Premiere of Adam Bock’s New Play at South Coast Repertory
by tom andrew – Original works don’t happen as often as they used to. Most plays and musicals these days are shows we’ve all seen many times, many different ways, or not. The reason that happens is because most theatres don’t like taking the risk that comes along with a new piece. Audiences aren’t familiar […]
Steven Fales’ Tells His Story – True ‘Confessions’ Proves To Be Cathartic
by tim parks – In 2000, Steven Fales probably didn’t figure that his ex-communication by the Mormon Church would prove to be the catalyst for unexpected changes that he couldn’t have predicted. Granted, his world had been turned upside down and took some shadowy turns, until he realized there was a different way that he […]