After Almost a Decade, “Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show” -Time Warps- back to Cygnet Theatre
Good Direction and Rythm Dressed in Fun, Sexy Wardrobe A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti Nathan Madden and the cast of Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show. Photo Karli Cadel. I must confess to being one of the said “virgins” the Criminologist (Linda Libby) mocks at the top of ‘Rocky Horror. And yes, like many who encounter this […]
North Coast Repertory Theatre Welcomes Season 43 with Arthur Miller’s “A View From the Bridge”
A Stupendously Written Play Full of Suspense and Jaw-Dropping Moments A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti If this first play of the season is what the rest will be like at North Coast Rep, get your salts ready… (L-R) Steve Froehlich, Matthew Salazar-Thompson, Lowell Byers, Coby Rogers, Frank Corrado, Marie Zolezzi, Richard Baird, Margot White. Photo […]
Chalk Circle Collective Stages Second Show: “Constellations” by Nick Payne
“Multiple possible outcomes splits the world into alternate realities” A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti There is no doubt about the transformative capacity of art. How it changes perspectives, how it resets and caresses souls. Like everything, some works stand out and can be left marinating in the brain and heart. Constellations by Nick Payne is […]
After 20 Years of La Jolla Playhouse Debut
Jersey Boys, The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons has San Diego Regional Premiere as CCAE’s First Show of 2024-2025 Season A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti L-R: Anthony Carro (Tommy DeVito), Nicholas Alexander (Frankie Valli), Taubert Nadalini (Bob Gaudio), and Noah Archibald (Nick Massi) in Jersey Boys.Photo Credit: Ken Jacques Seeing big blockbuster […]
Llega “Casi el Paraíso” a las salas mexicanas de cine.
Una película con diálogos en tres idiomas, trama intensa, y un elenco sólido Esmeralda Pimentel y Andrea Arcangeli. Foto cortesía Este 12 de septiembre se estrena en todo México la película “Casi el Paraíso“, basada en la novela de 1956 con el mismo título, autoría de Luis Spota. La adaptación a cine estuvo a cargo de […]
Dicen que segundas partes no son buenas pero en el caso de “Beetlejuice”, esta secuela es la excepción.
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice llega a las salas de cine este 6 de septiembre Reseña por Alejandra Enciso Michael Keaton en Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice . Foto © 2024 WARNER BROS. ENT. Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice se estrena en cines este viernes, es tan simpática como la primera y esa diferenciecilla de 36 años entre ambas “ni se siente”. Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder) es ahora […]
New Village Arts Gets into -The Groove- with San Diego Professional Premiere of “8-TRACK: The Sounds of the ’70s”
Celebrating the lost or forgotten decade A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti Nothing like a musical tour to lift up the spirit! NVA, based in Carlsbad, is celebrating its 23rd season with this 90-minute extravaganza that goes through different classics like I Want You Back, Get Ready, Brick House, and many more. The Cast of 8-TRACK-The Sounds […]
Moonlight Presents “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”. A Good Production with a Wonderful Cast
Currently Playing Until August 31 A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti Melissa Musial and Brandon Keith Rogers. Photo Karli Cadel Moonlight Theatre is definitely one of San Diego’s gems. Continuing with their 43rd season, the Vista-based venue is presenting Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and, there is definitely magical value when these productions hit that stage under the […]
Sasha Velour Opens World-Premiere Drag Spectacular at the La Jolla Playhouse
In a Co-Production with Tectonic Theater Project A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti Sasha Velour in VELOUR: A DRAG SPECTACULAR. Photo by Rich Soublet II. I have always been a Drag Queen fan, a RuPaul and her Drag Race fan, and of course, when Sasha and her petal falling self, came to the reality show in season […]
MOXIE Theatre and Loud Fridge Join Forces to Co-Produce CLEOPATRA
A World-Premiere Adaptation that Welcomes MOXIE’s 20th Anniversary A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti Joy Yvonne Jones. Photo Daren Scott MOXIE Theatre’s celebratory 20th anniversary season is opening with an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra co-produced by Loud Fridge Theatre Company. Joy Yvonne Jones assumed the titanic effort of adapting the piece and is also starring as Cleopatra in […]
Trinity Theatre Company Brings “35MM A Musical Exhibition” to the Stage
A Fresh Production with Amazing Vocals A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti Jaq Quisido and Phoenix Velona. Photo Courtesy Trinity Theatre. I was talking with Trinity’s Artistic Director Sean Boyd in our latest Interview From Another Zero, YouTube Edition, on how sometimes, certain audiences need a beginning and an end to a piece, and have a resolution. Well, […]
Creative Stage Resolutions and Centuries are Wittily Mixed in The Old Globe’s Productions of Henry VI
A San Diego Theatre Milestone Condensed into Two Performance Nights Currently Playing Until September 15 A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti William DeMeritt as York with the cast of Henry 6. Photo by Rich Soublet II. It is sometimes complicated to approach works when there is so much to cover. With Henry 6 at the Old Globe, a […]
