Tag: Sondheim
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My Top 10 Theater Experiences in 2025
It’s been a busy year with two trips to New York, one to Minnesota and lots of fantastic theater right here in sunny San Diego. Here’s what I narrowed down as my Top 10 theater experiences. Jesus Christ Superstar (Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles) Amidst a two-year promotional tour for Wicked, Cynthia Erivo somehow managed to…
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Merrily We Roll Along is perfect-ish (review)
In 2016, I was invited to a production of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along at the Wallis in Beverly Hills, directed by Michael Arden. I fell in love with it. It was my gateway into the world of Sondheim fandom. So I was equally excited and nervous about the latest Merrily revival. Will it…
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Sunday in the Park with George – in Escondido
~ post by Clark Burnett We San Diegans are so lucky to have the beautifully-designed “Art Deco-style” California Center for the Arts – Escondido so close by. And, they have recently started their own top-notch “in house” theater (mostly musicals) productions: “CCAE Theatricals.” Last year’s inaugural season brought the best production of “Once” that I’ve…