theater reviews
‘Waiting in the Wings’ theater review: Women led play boldly tackles taboos on death and old age
July 22, 2026Playwright Coward showed courage going against the grain with a woman-centered play about those ultimate taboos: Death and old age, especially afflicting those whom Simone de Beauvoir dubbed “The Second Sex.”
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Traveling opera company scores hit with ‘Fellow Travelers’ in San Diego
July 15, 2026A poignant, provocative story that explores the intersection of love, politics, and identity during the McCarthy era in 1950s.
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‘The Great Clown Bank Show’ theater review: A satirical takedown of the capitalist class
July 6, 2026Through the lens of a circus, it deliciously and maliciously pokes fun at those penny-pinchers who make life so unbearable and miserable for the rest of us, from mass layoffs to financial scams.
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‘Treasure Island’ theater review: Classic novel adapted with new feminist touch
June 26, 2026A wonderful adaptation of the 18th-century-set tale, full of action, executed by a cast of dozens.
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‘The Revolutionists’ theater review: An edgy guillotine-tinged satire
June 17, 2026A comedy about France’s Reign of Terror, with aristocrats and assorted enemies of the people quite literally laughing their heads off.
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