Stage scene: Five for February

A look at the plays on the way before month's end.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 7:59pm on February 17, 2014☆⚑

SD Opera scores with 'Elixir'

In San Diego Opera's 'Elixir,' Tatiana Lisnic luminous in North American opera debut

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 3:09am on February 16, 2014☆⚑

Review: A fractured but forceful 'Tale'

Edelstein's Globe debut mostly succeeds despite some jarring comedy.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 4:42pm on February 14, 2014☆⚑

With 'Who & the What,' the 'how' is a wow

Pulitzer-winner Ayad Akhtar's world-premiere play takes fast track to Playhouse stage.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 1:00pm on February 14, 2014☆⚑

Tipping a glass with Telly

A few seats still available online for Leung's show tonight in Hillcrest.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 2:20pm on February 13, 2014☆⚑

Catching up with the 'Actor's Diary'

A full roundup of our 'Macbeth' dispatches, plus a fresh video peek.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 4:16pm on February 12, 2014☆⚑

Steve Martin discusses gender change

Steve Martin confirms gender change -- of the main character in his Old Globe-produced musical.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 2:10pm on February 11, 2014☆⚑

Actor's Diary: Bewitched backstage

No fear for this Shakespearean, except when it comes to 'the grid.'

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 2:00pm on February 11, 2014☆⚑

'Eye' and 'Guide' earn top stage honors

The two shows are among 14 taking home local critics' Craig Noel Awards.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 12:19pm on February 11, 2014☆⚑

Broadway goes West

For its 2014-15 season, Broadway/San Diego's slate of touring shows is looking a bit like an up-to-the-minute snapshot of Broadway itself.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 3:34pm on February 8, 2014☆⚑

Singing in the chorus a family business

San Diego Opera chorus member Chad Frisque will be right at home in 'Elixir of Love'

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 3:00pm on February 8, 2014☆⚑

Broadway laces up for San Diego

'Kinky Boots,' 'Motown,' other current NYC shows part of new Broadway/SD season.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 8:00pm on February 7, 2014☆⚑

Akhtar, Aslan to talk religion and art

Playhouse sets free event with Pulitzer-winning playwright, renowned scholar.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 6:20pm on February 7, 2014☆⚑

A big Broadway role for rising San Diegan

Point Loma grad Matt Harrington joining cast of 'Matilda the Musical.'

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 3:13pm on February 6, 2014☆⚑

Actor's Diary: Coping with the opening by Tiffany Tang, Special To The U-t

'Freak out moment' a rite of passage for Tang and her 'Macbeth' cast mates.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 3:05pm on February 5, 2014☆⚑

Review: Intrepid's 'Macbeth' shows growth

William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" is known in the theater industry as a cursed play, so prone to backstage mishaps that actors fear mentioning its name.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 11:00am on February 5, 2014☆⚑

'Light' is beautifully luminous in OC

South Coast Rep stages finely tuned production of seldom-revived musical.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 11:06am on February 4, 2014☆⚑

Review: 'Foreigner' has laughs, heart

Lamb's Players Theatre has staged Larry Shue's comedy many times over the years

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 4:26pm on February 3, 2014☆⚑

Globe's Edelstein mourns loss of Hoffman

Artistic director's career intersected with actor's frequently over the decades.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 2:13pm on February 3, 2014☆⚑

Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman dead by Jake Coyle, Tom Hays Associated Press

Philip Seymour Hoffman, who won the Oscar for best actor in 2006 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote in "Capote" and created a gallery of other vivid characters, many of them slovenly …

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 1:59pm on February 2, 2014☆⚑

Opera gala: Tears of a Clown by Vincent Andrunas • Special To The U-t

San Diego Opera marked the opening of its 49th season.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 3:01am on February 2, 2014☆⚑

Sean Murray, from sea to shining stage

Cygnet artistic director has deep roots in Old Town, and a love for ships and kitchens.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 3:50pm on February 1, 2014☆⚑

Review: 'Bethany' probes cracks in society

Melodramatic plot twists hurts Old Globe play, but story is thought-provoking

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 3:31pm on January 31, 2014☆⚑

Old Globe prop master killed in hit-run

Seamus O'Bryan died after the North Park accident. Police seek the driver of a Cadillac.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 11:42am on January 31, 2014☆⚑

Pausing to find quiet charms of 'Circle'

Director Annie Hinton sees wisdom amid the familiar in Baker play.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 7:30pm on January 28, 2014☆⚑