
Interview: The 39 Steps (and Just as Many Characters... and More!) at Lamplighters until Nov. 6
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, October 27, 2022 Adventure and spy mayhem are afoot in mystery-meets-comedy The 39 Steps, directed by Charles M....


Interview: Next to Normal (a musical challenging "normal") playing at Star Theatre Company
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, October 27, 2022 How do we cope with secrets and tragedy? What is normal? These questions and more are at the...

Serving the war effort sometimes means Shakespeare in 'Into the Breeches" at North Coast Rep
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, October 23, 2022 From ghost light to opening night, Into the Breeches is an irreverent, irresistible comedy that...


Austin serves up laughs, music, and wisdom to all second bananas of the world at OB Playhouse
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, October 23, 2022 We were promised Broadway Cabaret meets TED Talk and Alyssa Anne Austin delivers in Always a...


Interview: The Tragic Love Triangle of Murder Ballad, now playing at Patio Playhouse
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, October 20, 2022 True crime is having its moment and musicals are gaining ever more notoriety as they get adapted...


Cult classic Little Shop gets a more tender treatment at San Diego Musical Theatre
Skid Row gets a dash of surprising realism and some capable crooning in San Diego Musical Theatre’s production of Little Shop of Horrors,...


Unexpected What We Talk About… hits comedy, drama, and everything in between at The Old Globe
Relational dynamics and fundamental differences of opinion regarding faith and family are under examination in the quick-paced Nathan...


DDLJ Musical Come Fall in Love continues to charm in its extension through October 23
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, October 7, 2022 After 27 straight years in a Mumbai cinema, adaptation Come Fall in Love: The DDLJ Musical is a...


Risky pandemic-era art pays off in Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord at La Jolla Playhouse
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, October 7, 2022 I remember stitching masks at my home sewing machine, one after another. I tried pleats, the Olson...