by Cassiopeia Guthrie, May 20, 2022 Never has a trip home been more emotional than when the Come From Away national tour was met with an immediate standing ovation at Broadway San Diego’s Civic Theater in its May 17-22, 2022 swing through San Diego. This Tony Award winning Best Musical, with book, music and lyrics by Tony nominees Irene Sankoff and David Hein, paints a vivid image - that of Gander, Newfoundland, its humble and caring occupants, and their immediate response to

by Cassiopeia Guthrie, May 1, 2022 "Think it was hard being Joan of Arc? Try being her mother," the ads intone. Mother of the Maid doesn't disappoint. This SoCal premiere of Jane Anderson's dramatic work delves into the psyche of a mother... and not just any mother, but that of the infamous Joan of Arc, in its run at Moxie Theatre from April 24-May 22, 2022. This production, the Moxie directorial debut of Desireé Clark, was exactly what it promised. While the story captures t

by Cassiopeia Guthrie, April 24, 2022 No one is alone, least of all the audience members who packed in the line outside Sunshine Brooks Theatre to see Saturday night’s production of Into the Woods, a co-production by New Village Arts and Oceanside Theatre Company running through May 1. Located on North Coast Highway in Oceanside, the intimate venue was abuzz as the 100+ audience trickled into the space and joined the impacted restroom, concession, and COVID lines, resulting i

by Cassiopeia Guthrie, April 22, 2022 How many minutes are there in 25 years? 13,140,000, apparently, according to the 25th Anniversary “Farewell Season of Love” touring production of Rent, playing in a one-weekend special engagement at Broadway San Diego’s Civic Theater from April 22-24, 2022. This Jonathan Larson musical, loosely based on Puccini’s La Bohème, follows a group of 7 friends as they try to find a space in a world that grows colder and dimmer by the day in the l