Reviews

‘The Empire Strips Back’ a tantalizing bit of burlesque fan service

by Cassiopeia Guthrie, March 26, 2023 Raucous comedy meets pure sex appeal in the touring production of The Empire Strips Back, currently...

Roustabouts’ ‘gUnTOPIA’ a satirical reimagining of a 9mm Wonderland

By Cassiopeia Guthrie, March 19, 2023 After a three year pandemic pause, Will Cooper’s premiere gUnTOPIA has arrived via the Roustabouts...

Dark Comedy ‘God of Carnage’ Tackles the Unveiling of a Superficial Society

Descending from superficial civility to the basest satire, Backyard Renaissance’s God of Carnage opens the floodgates on disheveled,...

Brilliant La Jolla Playhouse Iteration of Hinton’s ‘The Outsiders’ Elevates the Classic Story

By Cassiopeia Guthrie, March 6, 2023 Fans of the S.E. Hinton’s coming of age novel The Outsiders will want to be sure to catch the newest...

'Mean Girls' is a fetch way to spend a weekend day

by Cassiopeia Guthrie, March 4, 2023 Finally arriving in San Diego following a prolonged pandemic pause, the Mean Girls tour jetted into...

American premiere ‘The High Table’ explores expectation and metamorphosis in service of love

by Cassiopeia Guthrie, February 28, 2023 The High Table, promoted as a “hilarious and heartfelt story of lineage and love,” has one...

Breathtaking ‘Sunday in the Park with George' Opens at CCAE Theatricals

“What the eye arranges is what is beautiful,” the acclaimed artist explains onstage. Leaving Sunday in the Park with George at CCAE’s...

Exquisitely Performed ‘Under a Baseball Sky’ Hits a Home Run in its World Premiere

World premiere Under a Baseball Sky has officially opened at The Old Globe, where it runs through March 12. Presented in the round at the...

'OURStory: The Black History Musical' a celebration of Black culture, history, and joy

By Cassiopeia Guthrie, Feb. 14 It loaded in and then was gone in a flash, but the impact of the evening will live on... OURStory: The...

Alternately Tense and Tender Drama ‘Birds of North America’ Tackles Family Dynamics

Intention, integrity, advocacy, and the spaces that both bind and divide us are on elegant display in Moxie Theatre’s newest offering and...