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Blue Man Group readies the paint for SD

courtesy of blue man group

The color blue is known for feelings of peace and calmness, but there’s a certain company of performers who give the color much more meaning.

Courtesy of Henry DiRocco

‘Amadeus’ is a maddening good time

The Old Globe 2011 Shakespeare Festival continues with a play that’s both dark and highly entertaining.

Courtesy of Jeffrey Weiser

A hit and a miss for The Old Globe

Is “The Tempest” truly the final play William Shakespeare wrote alone? This is a question many critics have asked, though the answer is not certain. The intriguing mystery cannot be ignored in The Old Globe’s mystical adaptation of the much beloved comedy.

SDSU’s ‘Little Women’ wows crowd

Louisa May Alcott’s famous semi-autobiographical novel “Little Women” was influential for the many likeable characters it introduced to readers and its message of female empowerment.

‘Little Women’ promises to be anything but little

The Don Powell Theatre will be ending San Diego State’s strong season of theater with a production of the musical “Little Women.”

The cast of “STOMP” is shown using its unbelievable percussive skills, with only ordinary objects, to make many different rhythms for the audience’s enjoyment. Courtesy of Joan Marcuslr

Percussive performance returns to SD

Internationally acclaimed sensation “STOMP” is returning to San Diego for the first time since 2007.

Lata (Gita Reddy) and Atul Patel (Rachid Sabitri) enjoy fantastic onstage chemistry in “Rafta, Rafta...”, Courtesy of J. Katarzyna Woronowicz

A difficult lifestyle portrayed in The Old Globe

Many young adults do not get along too well with both their parents and siblings.

Owiso Odera, Antony Hagopian and Ned Schmidtke give outstanding performances in this clever production about schemers looking for a way to strike it rich. Courtesy of theoldglobe.org

Chaotic thriller ‘Groundswell’ is riveting

There is something darkly magical about “Groundswell,” an absorbing drama now playing at The Old Globe Theatre. It starts out as a sentimental semi-satire about a shady economic business, and eventually becomes a shockingly chaotic thriller.

Follow the Yellow Brick Road to this week’s performances of ‘The Wizard of Oz’

There’s no need to go over the rainbow to find some fun this week in San Diego.

Materialistic tragedy shown in ‘Salesman’

A 63-year-old traveling salesman named Willy Loman (Emmy and Tony Award nominee, Jeffrey DeMunn) is losing his touch with reality. From the opening scene Willy seems to be in a surreal state of mind.

Jane Austen’s novel ‘Emma’ perfect for the stage

Emma Woodhouse (played by Patti Murin) is an unofficial matchmaker in 19th century Hartfield, England. While she does not think much about getting married herself, Emma likes to help singletons find love with those she personally approves.

ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE: SDSU’s very own ‘Paradise’ now at Don Powell

The first play of the season at the Don Powell Theatre is a good old-fashioned screwball comedy. Taking place in Paris in 1908, “Paradise Hotel” is about a man, Benoit Pinglet, who is in a loveless marriage with his cruel wife Angelique. Benoit finds out that his best friend Henri Paillardin is also having marital difficulties with his spouse Marcelle. Because Benoit has an obvious crush on Marcelle, he persuades her to have an affair with him.

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