thursday, jan. 10 Fresh Sound presents Han Bennink and Mary Oliver with Mark Dresser Han Bennink and Mary Oliver met in Amsterdam in 1990 while both were performers at the Bimhuis’ October meeting. Since 2000 they have been performing together, mostly in the Instant Composers’ Pool Orchestra (ICP). For their performance in San Diego Duo,…
thursday, jan. 3 Any Day Now In the 1970s, a gay couple fights a biased legal system to keep custody of the abandoned mentally handicapped teenager that comes to live under their roof. Landmark Theatres, Hillcrest Cinemas, 3965 Fifth Ave. in Hillcrest, rated R, 2:10, 4:40, 7:20 and 9:40 p.m., tickets $10.50, 619-298-2904, landmarktheatres.com friday,…
Washington (CNN) – As the horrific shootings in Newtown, Connecticut remain fresh in the minds of Americans, a big question is whether the deaths of 20 young children at Sandy Hook Elementary School will impact public opinion on gun control. Two new polls conducted immediately after Friday’s tragedy indicates that the shootings may be changing…
WASHINGTON (CNN) – The White House said President Barack Obama supports reinstatement of a federal ban on assault weapons — a position he took in the 2008 campaign but failed to press during his first term. “It does remain a commitment of his,” presidential spokesman Jay Carney told reporters as the nation reeled from a…
thursday, dec. 13 White Christmas: the musical The classic holiday movie White Christmas comes to the stage. Based on the timeless film this heartwarming musical adaption features seventeen Irving Berlin songs – including “Blue Skies”, “I Love A Piano”, How Deep Is The Ocean” and the perennial favorite, “White Christmas.” Birch North Park Theatre, 2891…
Last week, after enduring 25 minutes (I timed it) of commercials, I saw one film; furthermore, a Coke and a tiny bag of popcorn cost more than the ticket. Leaving the mall’s 13-theater complex, I thought about what it was like before the malls mushroomed across the nation and destroyed the vibrant downtown area of…
Now is the perfect time to take in a holiday show, or two, and plan for a new year of plays and musicals from some of San Diego’s most well respected theaters. From Shakespeare to Broadway’s finest, you certainly won’t be disappointed with this season’s theater offerings. Heading north, New Village Arts in Carlsbad, Intrepid…
Peter Pan hit Broadway in 1955 starring Mary Martin in the title role. Her performance won her a Tony award and since then the character has been portrayed both on stage and screen many, many times. This week Cathy Rigby brings the role of Peter Pan to life at the Civic Theatre. Complete with Captain…
Perfectly timed with Halloween, Onstage Playhouse community theater at 291 Third Ave. in Chula Vista, is presenting the San Diego premiere of The Sugar Witch, a Southern Gothic drama set in the Florida swamp. Onstage’s penultimate production of the year tells the story of a family faced with seemingly endless tragedy and the attempts to…
ATHENS, Greece – A member of the Greek parliament (MP) has been filmed shouting racist and homophobic insults at the director of a play and his actors as they cowered inside a theater in Athens. Ilias Panagiotaros, one of 18 far-right Golden Dawn MPs elected in June’s general election, was part of a recent demonstration…
