The Arts

  By Carol Davis VISTA, California —One cannot escape the relaxed atmosphere under the stars in Vista, in particular under the stars at Vista’s Moonlight Amphitheatre. It’s here where aromas of home packed dinners and snacks permeate the air and theatergoers sit back in their seats with glasses of whatever washing down the goodies waiting

By Carol Davis LA JOLLA, Callifornia—To quote Bertrand Russell “War does not determine who is right- only who is left”. Imagine wandering around the world telling the same story, singing the same song for three thousand years? Now imagine how tiring it must be after pouring your heart out telling this story, this tale of

By Carol Davis CHULA VISTA, California —James Goldman’s 1966 Broadway play, The Lion In Winter premiered at the Ambassador Theatre. It was quickly made into a movie in 1968. Based on Goldman’s play, the audiences ate up the movie and Audrey Hepburn took home an Oscar for her excellent portrayal of the conniving yet somewhat neglected

By Carol Davis  SAN DIEGO— Judging from its longevity, Alter Boyz which began its run Off Broadway in March of 2005 and closed on Jan. 2010, making it the ninth longest Off-Broadway musical, there is something some might find appealing at the core of this off-beat musical.  It was the winner of the Outer Critics

 By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO — In this day of ‘throw away’ there are a few treasures worth keeping. Take for example the Jerry Herman (music and lyrics) and Harvey Fierstein (book) La Cage Aux Folles based on the 1973 French play of the same name by Jean Poiret.  The show first hit Broadway in

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO –If you’ve ever tried to run interference with your child’s ‘play’ or playground shenanigans you will understand why Yasmina Reza’s God Of Carnage is so spot on funny and tragic at the same time. Oh, I’m not saying that parents shouldn’t be aware of what takes place on the playground

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO — The more things change, the more they stay the same. When Luis Valdez wrote Zoot Suit in the 1970’s, he could never have imagined that it would make as much impact today as it did when it premiered at the Mark Taper Forum in 1978. Zoot Suit is the

By Carol Davis VISTA, California — When Tevye, one of the most celebrated milkmen in the history of Broadway and star of the Joseph Stein (book), Jerry Bock (music) and Sheldon Harnick (lyrics) musical, Fiddler On The Roof, tries to explain to the audience why Jews do certain things (like keeping their heads covered all

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO—Put on your dancing shoes and make haste to the Civic Theatre downtown. Memphis, the La Jolla Playhouses-bred musical that wound it’s way to Broadway picking up four Drama Desk Awards, four Outer Circle Awards and four Tony Awards including Best Musical along the way, is back in town for a

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO–I’m always thrilled at the quality of the actors who come to San Diego to be a part of the Old Globe’s outdoor summer festival who are able to appear in at least two, if not all three of the shows that are shown in Repertory. After seeing all three, it still