Interview: Attendees invited to 'The Prom' at San Diego City College's Saville Theatre
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, April 19, 2024 Prom nights are popping up around town in the coming weeks for local high schools, but it is San Diego City College’s production of the Broadway musical The Prom that will turn heads for the next two weekends. With book and lyrics by Chad Beguelin, book by Bob Martin, music by Matthew Sklar, and original concept by Jack Viertel, the musical runs in the Saville Theatre through April 27. This is the San Diego premiere for The Prom, which wo
‘Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812’ Soar into Cygnet
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, April 14, 2024 Rousing romance, deception, and drama. Cygnet’s newest production, Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 has arrived, barreling down on OId Town with all three. Read the review at San Diego Story.
Disney's Aladdin Transports Audiences to a Whole New (Yet Still the Same) World
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, April 7, 2024 "Come for the hummus and stay for the floor show," proclaims Genie, played by vivacious Marcus M. Martin. It's emblematic of what to expect - and what to consider - for audience members of Disney Aladdin, currently playing at Broadway San Diego's Civic Theatre through April 7. The musical, with music by Alen Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman, Tim Rice, and Chad Beguelin, and Book by Chad Beguillin, is a mostly-faithful retelling of Disney's