thursday, oct. 11 Haydn: The Humorist Composer, musician, teacher … comedian? He’s none other than Franz Joseph Haydn, the father of the modern symphony and the genius who influenced Beethoven and Mozart. Laugh, sit back and enjoy one of the most entertaining Symphony Exposé performances to date. You’ll discover the wit, practical jokes and humor…
TOM ANDREW reviews Sam Bendrix at the Bon Soir at Martinis Above Fourth La Jolla Playhouse’s Without Walls Productions is currently presenting Sam Bendrix at the Bon Soir at Martinis Above Fourth. The show, which plays more like an after-show cabaret, is getting its San Diego premiere and the combination of an upstairs restaurant/bar/club atmosphere…
BY VICTOR HOFF If you haven’t yet heard of Circle Circle dot dot, don’t feel bad. You’ve only missed out on some of the most exciting community-based theater to emerge in San Diego in the last year. The good news, however, is that this small band of ‘art-makers,’ with their eclectic approach to live performance, will…
The J*Company Youth Theatre, a program of the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, has announced that its 20th anniversary season will be a tribute to musical theater legend Barbra Streisand. The Streisand season will feature four musical classics from stage and screen. The 2012-2013…
Most people might wonder how Steve Solomon, the author and Broadway star of “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish, and I’m STILL in Therapy!” could have gotten where he is today without any familial inspiration, but it’s true, well sort of. Solomon will be bringing his Broadway show to San Diego Repertory Theatre this month…
If you don’t know the show La Cage aux Folles, don’t tell anyone. Your gay card may be revoked and you’ll be exiled to Santee. Here’s the 411. The show is endearingly known as La Cage. In 1973, Jean Poiret’s play La Cage aux Folles opened in Paris and ran for 1,800 performances. The play…
The Mood Swings, a blend of an eleven-voice ensemble from the 140-member San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (SDGMC), makes its stand-alone concert debut in Let’s Misbehave! – a song and dance revue of the life and music of Cole Porter, Aug. 24-26, at downtown San Diego’s Lyceum Theatre. Featuring more than 30 of Cole Porter’s…
By the time you read this, the actual movie called The Dark Knight Rises will have been completely eclipsed in the popular imagination by the shooting at a July 20 midnight screening of the movie in Aurora, Colo., in which 12 people were killed and 58 wounded. James Holmes, the 24-year-old man who (allegedly) committed…
Gam3rCon, the first local event with an international following, dedicated to celebrating the world of video games and interactive entertainment, wrapped up its five-day flurry of events Sunday. Co-founded by local LGBT activist and author, Walter Meyer, 2012, Gam3rCon dominated the Tenth Avenue Theatre with more activities, displays, video gaming tournaments, opportunities to try new…
Rent, the musical that made so many performers household names; shot its composer/lyricist Jonathan Larson through the roof; spawned runs on Broadway, the U.K. and Ireland; and hit the big screen; will be presented by San Diego Musical Theatre (SDMT) in their new home at The Birch North Park Theatre on University Avenue. The show…
