Category: La Jolla Playhouse

• My Top 10 Theatre Experiences in 2024

  

  I saw a lot of theatre in 2024, and it was challenging to narrow down my favorites. Of course there are several Broadway shows in here, but I do love a good local surprise. Teeth (Playwrights Horizons, New York) A new musical based on the 2007 film, with music by Anna K Jacobs and lyrics…

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  December 31, 2024

  Best Of, Broadway, East West Players, Hamilton, La Jolla Playhouse, Los Angeles, Michael Arden, Michael R Jackson, Musicals, San Diego, The Old Globe

  Broadway, Musicals

• My Top 10 Theater Experiences of 2023

  

  Well, here they are, in no particular order.  Some of these are far from high art, but I love shows that take risks and swing big.  Sometimes making a connection with the audience is the goal, and sometimes just having fun is the goal. ** Super-special thank you to my editors (and theater buddies) Ken,…

  mikedarnaud

  January 2, 2024

  Best Of, Broadway, La Jolla Playhouse, Los Angeles, Musicals, Phillipa Soo, San Diego, Shucked, Sondheim

• The Outsiders World Premier at La Jolla Playhouse

  

  Within the first few minutes of La Jolla Playhouse’s production of The Outsiders a New Musical, I knew I was about to experience something special. The Outsiders, based on the 1983 Francis Ford Coppola film, tells the story of two teenagers trying to live their lives and follow their dreams in the middle of a…

  mikedarnaud

  March 8, 2023

  La Jolla Playhouse, Review, San Diego