

High energy 'Working Girl' opens with 80s flair at La Jolla Playhouse
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, Nov. 14, 2025 Attitude, drive and touseled 80s hair reach new heights in Cyndi Lauper, Theresa Rebeck, and Christopher Ashley's new screen-to-stage adaptation of Working Girl , currently enjoying its debut at the La Jolla Playhouse. Based on the 1988 star-studded film of the same name, the musical's callbacks to the source material begin immediately with the opening scene aboard the Staten Island Ferry as Tess (Joanna “JoJo” Levesque), her best friend C


New Comedy 'Beside Myself' Now Open at North Coast Rep
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, Sept. 23, 2025 It would be wonderful if we all came pre-programmed with the tools that we need to navigate life's...


La Jolla Playhouse's 'The Heart' a Stirring New Work
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, Sept. 23, 2025 It is rare that I enter the theatre without any context whatsoever. After all, I work, live, and...


The Focus is on Females, Farce, and Fringe in 'Death and Murder...'
This year’s Fringe offerings include a bold original work by Riot Productions, 'Death and Murder and Poison and Scene,' a farcical murder mystery play about the production of a murder mystery play, and explores sheer will and how base instincts can guide behaviors in the most outlandish of ways.


Review: Idina Menzel’s World Premiere of “Redwood”
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, February 26, 2024 Can you ever outrun grief? La Jolla Playhouse’s newest world premiere musical, Redwood, follows...


'Sleepy Hollow' Gets a Steampunk Retelling at Oceanside Theatre
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, October 7, 2023 American author Washington Irving first wrote 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' in 1820, a story which...


'1222 Oceanfront: A Black Family Christmas' returns to Oceanside venue
By Cassiopeia Guthrie, December 21, 2022 There's something so relatable and warm about localized theatre, and such is the case with New...