Beauty is only skin deep
By Charlene Baldridge | Theater Review Chock-a-block with tunes, Jeanine Tesori’s 1997 off-Broadway musical, “Violet,” opened San Diego Repertory Theatre’s 40th...
Sunday, January 11, 2026
Beauty is only skin deep
By Charlene Baldridge | Theater Review Chock-a-block with tunes, Jeanine Tesori’s 1997 off-Broadway musical, “Violet,” opened San Diego Repertory Theatre’s 40th...
The saints do come marchin’ in
By Charlene Baldridge In case anyone missed it, Broadway director Scott Ellis helmed the Old Globe’s current offering, William Shakespeare’s...
Extravagant ‘Up Here’
By Charlene Baldridge There’s enough production expenditure before our eyes to feed a frugal family of four for 50 years....
‘Compulsion’ to dance
By Charlene Baldridge Choreographer Michael Mizerany has a new mission in life One never knows what dance genius, choreographer Michael...
Cygnet’s memorable ‘Dogfight’ musical
By Charlene Baldridge The Vietnam conflict was so unpopular with the American public that returning survivors were spat upon. Eddie...
O woman, what a work of art thou are
By Charlene Baldridge How many goddesses stretch from ancient Rome, Greece and Egypt to Adam’s first wife, Lilith, to Hilary...
Shakespeare’s outdoor enchantment
By Charlene Baldridge Rebecca Taichman’s Old Globe production of “Twelfth Night” has got music, color, romance and sex appeal. And...
New musical with 9/11 as backdrop is a hit
by Charlene Baldridge Word gets around: “Come From Away,” the new musical at La Jolla Playhouse, was extended twice before...
Modern setting for Henry James novel displays depth of characters
By Charlene Baldridge In 1880, Henry James came forth with a novel, at first in serial form, titled “Washington Square.”...