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Gamma Rays at Cygnet Theatre
Lest we be lost in the long black night
On account of inexcusable ignorance, I initially thought that Cygnet Theatre had produced a contemporary drama with Paul Zindel’s The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds. To my ear, the title fit a short ...
Un-burgers, breakfast burgers, Ur-burgers, taco burgers
Ponce's, Circa, Wa Dining Okan, Rabbit Hole, Daybreak Island Grill
What makes a burger? Obviously, ground meat enters the equation, and there must be some sort of presentation beyond slapping a griddled patty down on a plate, but it’s hard to qualify exactly what a ...
Hamlet, and wacky theories
To be or not be at the Old Globe
Following in the rich tradition of worldwide dads, my father has been known to entertain a bevy of wacky theories, often encapsulated in simple pronouncements that sound absurd on the face of things, but ultimately ...
10 Things I love about roof decks
Method Center Actors tame the shrew
Method Center Actors’ production of William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Jasmin Haddad, makes use of the rooftop performance space at the Tenth Avenue Arts Center. The company intends to make “Shakes ...
Game of Thrones, a musical?
Some say John Bradley-West was lurking in the shadows
My neighbor thought sure she saw John Bradley-West standing discreetly in the shadows at the 10th Avenue Art Space during Game of Thrones: the Musical, but it turned out to be some rando who looked ...
Young studs and dowager duchesses
Why are we still dismayed by trophy spouses?
If you’re feeling charitable: Loves and Hours opens with a May-December marriage. If you’re feeling more cynical: rich, egotistical old man, Harold (Paul Maley) gets himself a smokin’ hot gold digger of a trophy wife, ...
Infantile America
Sexy Baby Voice under fire
Early on in O.B. Playhouse’s production of I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Tara Sampson, playing one of many, interchangeable female characters in this musical revue of love and dating, leans heavy on the ...
Taco secrets waiting to be whispered
Darker and steamier than a midsummer Mexico City night
TJ Oyster Bar It’s hard to put my finger on exactly what makes the TJ Oyster Bar fish taco superlative, but I think it comes down to the batter. It always manages to remain light ...
UCSD students achieve something important in Spring Awakening
Who says kids are too checked out to sit through an entire play without Snapchatting something?
In no particular order, here are five things that struck me at closing night of UCSD’s 2017 Muir Musical, Spring Awakening: One, I didn’t see a lot of cell phones flashing in the darkness, which ...
