

Premiere of Trinity Theatre Company's 'LARPing' explores the limits of fantasy and attraction
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, November 19, 2022 Not always knowing the rules of engagement, not being sure whether or not you’re still playing…...


'The Grinch' centers family memory making at The Old Globe
A quarter century has come and gone and How the Grinch Stole Christmas continues on with much merriment at The Old Globe’s Donald and...


Spirits on Fire Tour draws to a close as The Smashing Pumpkins and Jane's Addiction take Anaheim
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, November 17, 2022 The Honda Center was alight with energy and verve with last night's pop-in by The Smashing...


Scripps Ranch Theatre’s ‘Extreme Home Makeover’ a universal exploration of grief and growth
Set in a world where opportunity comes with conditions and a VHS tape can be a lifeline to survival, Makasha Copeland’s Extreme Home...


Moxie’s dystopian drama ‘The Children’ an intriguing glimpse into the aftermath of nuclear disaster
Dystopia, drama, and something sinister underlie Lucy Kirkwood’s play The Children, directed by Kim Strassburger and running through...


Sprinkle of swing a surprisingly joyful addition to ‘Hamilton’ recipe as the tour arrives
"A host of understudies opened Hamilton’s 11 day tour swing through San Diego and reaped the reward of a standing ovation. This...


‘Not Working’ highlights pandemic experience commonalities in its county-traveling run
Not Working: A New Musical for a Different World is open for its second weekend, this time at Diversionary Theatre in University Heights,...


Serving the war effort sometimes means Shakespeare in 'Into the Breeches" at North Coast Rep
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, October 23, 2022 From ghost light to opening night, Into the Breeches is an irreverent, irresistible comedy that...


Austin serves up laughs, music, and wisdom to all second bananas of the world at OB Playhouse
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, October 23, 2022 We were promised Broadway Cabaret meets TED Talk and Alyssa Anne Austin delivers in Always a...


Cult classic Little Shop gets a more tender treatment at San Diego Musical Theatre
Skid Row gets a dash of surprising realism and some capable crooning in San Diego Musical Theatre’s production of Little Shop of Horrors,...