

‘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,...


Unexpected What We Talk About… hits comedy, drama, and everything in between at The Old Globe
Relational dynamics and fundamental differences of opinion regarding faith and family are under examination in the quick-paced Nathan...


DDLJ Musical Come Fall in Love continues to charm in its extension through October 23
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, October 7, 2022 After 27 straight years in a Mumbai cinema, adaptation Come Fall in Love: The DDLJ Musical is a...


Risky pandemic-era art pays off in Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord at La Jolla Playhouse
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, October 7, 2022 I remember stitching masks at my home sewing machine, one after another. I tried pleats, the Olson...


Cats Pounces into the Civic Theatre in its 8-Performance San Diego Stop
By Cassiopeia Guthrie, September 29, 2022 Don’t try to dissect it - people have been trying to do that since the show premiered 41 years...


Energy, charisma, joy, and jazz are the bandleaders in CCAE’s Ain't Misbehavin'
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, September 25, 2022 Kicking off the 2022-2023 CCAE Theatricals season, Ain’t Misbehavin’: The Fats Waller Musical...


History Comes Alive Onstage with Oceanside’s Billie! Backstage with Lady Day
By Cassiopeia Guthrie, September 25, 2022 One part exposé, one part jazz show, and one part history lesson, Billie! Backstage with Lady...