Monday, May 25, 2015

To Audrey, it's Ted, but 'Seussical' still needs work by Anne Marie Welsh

While the performers took their bows to "Green Eggs and Ham" Tuesday at the close of "Seussical," Cathy Rigby, still wearing her Cat-in-the-Hat stovepipe, invited Audrey Geisel to join them on the Civic Theatre stage.
"What was missing in New York has been found," said Geisel, the 81-year-old widow of Theodor "Ted" Geisel, comparing the Broadway staging with the tour version of the musical that's in town through Sunday. "Ted likes this."
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This 'Beauty' sits quite well in the eyes of the beholders by Anne Marie Welsh

Just before the "ever after" ending of Tina Landau's vividly enacted new play "Beauty" the wily crone Constance hears a litany of questions the surrounding couples ask before they free fall into love.
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A TEPID MÉNAGE À TROIS by Anne Marie Welsh

Three characters intertwine in Playhouse's 'Country,' but the play never seems to take root
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American master by Anne Marie Welsh

Arthur Miller is here for the West Coast premiere of "Resurrection Blues."

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It's a thoroughly made-over 'Millie' by Anne Marie Welsh

From La Jolla to Broadway, musical's composer, lyricist performed major surgery

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DES' DESTINY by Jennifer de Poyen

Playhouse's McAnuff is 'always looking to explore new turf' – will the lure of his 'artistic sandbox' keep him here?

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WHAT ARE THE ODDS? by Anne Marie Welsh

How could one possibly imagine that someone who actually wrote a proof, who was a math genius herself, would walk into an audition for this play called 'Proof'"?
Director Sam Woodhouse could hardly be happier that she did and that he cast her. And this "she" is not just any math wiz, but the vivacious Danica McKellar.

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Old Globe: A 'season not to be missed' By Anne Marie Welsh

Matthew Broderick will star in the world premiere of "The Starry Messenger," written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan.

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Marvelous Marvin Hamlisch and a ballet 'Chorus Line' provide an evening with kicks By Valerie Scher

During Marvin Hamlisch's debut as the San Diego Symphony's principal pops conductor, an audience member's cell phone began ringing.

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An unusual work merits an unusual director By Valerie Scher

S.D. Opera has McAnuff take helm of 'Wozzeck'

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McAnuff's dream is on the way to reality by Anne Marie Welsh

Enter the UCSD campus, look to the east and there, on a bluff overlooking the sprawl of the Golden Triangle, Des McAnuff's dream is taking shape.

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Working 'Order' By Robert P. Laurence

'L&O' and its spinoff shows are a godsend for New York-based actors cast in Old Globe roles

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A clash over 'Gum' staging By Anne Marie Welsh

This is a sad tale of two theater artists - one a writer, one a director, both talented and well-intentioned.
One of them, however, overstepped his bounds.

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Heavy fare by Anne Marie Welsh

Nicky Silver returns to San Diego with taboo-rich 'Food Chain'

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'Rotten' is ripe, ready By Anne Marie Welsh

Broadway-bound 'Scoundrels' may need a few tweaks, but it's loaded with laughs

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A stage in their lives By Karla Peterson

Disney has made it a pop-culture phenomenon, but musicals have cast a spell on high-school thespians for years

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Mae Days by Nina Garin

Kathy Najimy returns home showing blonde allegiance to her role at the Globe
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Mad men at the Old Globe By James Hebert

'King Lear' and 'Madness of George III' make for royal dialogue

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Crazy for 'Madness of George III' By James Hebert

Fine performances and smart in-jokes give play its edge

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Jumping on 'The Band Wagon' By James Hebert

Based on the classic backstage musical, Globe's 'Dancing in the Dark' hopes to catch a ride to Broadway

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'Musical' a light, slight mockery By Anne Marie Welsh

It may remind you of the Old Globe-sprung "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," another theatrical site for seaside shenanigans, now making a more memorable case for the mock-a-musical form on Broadway.

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off