Theatre, Film & Broadcast

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO — Ira Levin’s 1978 play Deathtrap was the longest running comedy-thriller on Broadway. It ran four years with over 1800 performances. Not bad for a non-musical. But everyone loves a good mystery, and Levin gives us that. If you are like the rest of us who sneak a peek at […]

By  Carol Davis SAN DIEGO –There are stories to be told and Lord knows, we Jews have a treasure trove tucked away in our goodie bags. Ready at the drop of a hat or staged reading, a Broadway musical or full-length play, they can be boldly unleashed. Some stories are funny others are tragic while

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO–Two heads, they say, are better than one. In the case of Moxie Theatre and Intrepid Shakespeare Company coming together to produce the luscious Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, it’s a streak of genius. With Moxie’s Jennifer Eve Thorn and Intrepid’s Christy Yael at the helm co directing, this is one hell

  By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO–Sometimes bringing back a scary old classic can be a ‘what else is new moment’ especially if it opens late in October and the play is Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. Don’t be misled by either, though. Ion Theatre is mounting an intriguing production of Jeffrey Archer’s new adaptation of

By Carol Davis SOLANA BEACH, California — It takes more than lynching, water hoses, police batons or stampeding horses to stop a movement and keep a people down. The story of such a people caught in the front lines of the Civil Rights Movement is documented, to some degree, in Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder’s Gee’s Bend

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO– South African Playwright Athol Fugard’s Road to Mecca is currently being mounted on the Lyceum Stage at The San Diego Repertory Theatre. Fugard’s beautifully written drama stars Kandis Chappell (Helen), Amanda Sitton (Elsa) and Armin Shimerman (Marius Byleveld) who are all at their peak. Associate artistic director Todd Salovey directs

  By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO— Neil Simon and The Old Globe have had a good working relationship over the years. There was a time when Simon tried out some of his new works (Jake’s Women, Rumors) before taking them to Broadway. Last year Executive Producer Lou Spisto announced that The Old Globe would be

  By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO — The Old Globe theatre complex is a busy place these days. The Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage is hosting Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound (to be reviewed) in repertory and the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre is mounting the west coast premiere showing of Pulitzer

By Carol Davis CARLSBAD,  Californa — The very first time I saw the Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine musical Into The Woods was at the Old Globe Theatre in 1986 where it debuted and ran for fifty performances. It subsequently went on to Broadway in 1987 where it won Tony’s for Best Score (music and lyrics by