and, SEEN!

Dial M for Murder (The Old Globe)

SEEN: Aug 2, 2022 July 21 – August 28, 2022 Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre Conrad Prebys Theatre Center Globe-commissioned world-premiere adaptation By Frederick Knott Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher Directed by Stafford Arima A new version of the celebrated murder mystery that inspired Hitchcock’s masterpiece! Tony is convinced that his wife Margot has been cheating on him. Now it seems that the affair is over, but in his jealousy Tony spins a web of suspicion and deception that will tighten around them and ensnare them both in danger, recrimination, and murder. The New York Times calls Dial M for Murder “a cat-and-mouse waiting game, with enough twists and sudden hitches to keep the chills and thrills running.” Acclaimed playwright Jeffrey Hatcher (Scotland Road, Wait Until Dark) brings us an edge-of-your-seat, world-premiere adaptation of this modern classic, directed in high style by Globe veteran Stafford Arima (Allegiance, Red Velvet) in our most intimate performance space.

Here There Are Blueberries (La Jolla Playhouse)

July 26 – August 21, 2022 Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre By Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich Conceived and Directed by Moisés Kaufman A Co-Production With Tectonic Theater Project What hidden secrets can a photograph reveal? An album of never before seen World War II-era photographs arrives at the desk of United States Holocaust Memorial Museum archivist Rebecca Erbelding. As Rebecca and her team of historians begin to unravel the shocking story behind the images, the album soon makes headlines around the world. In Germany, a businessman sees the album online and recognizes his own grandfather in the photos. He begins a journey of discovery that will take him into the lives of other Nazi descendants – in a reckoning of his family’s past and his country’s history. Here There Are Blueberries tells the story of these photographs – what they reveal about the Holocaust and our own humanity.

Top Gun: Maverick (not a play!)

This is not a play! It is a movie. That we saw at an AMC theatre (shout out to $5 Tuesdays)

Lempicka (La Jolla Playhouse)

Book, Lyrics & Original Concept by Carson Kreitzer Book & Music by Matt Gould Choreographed by Raja Feather Kelly Directed by Rachel Chavkin Art Deco painter Tamara de Lempicka is a celebrity icon of modernity, famed both for her stunning portraits of jazz era society and for her unapologetic, daring lifestyle. Fleeing political upheaval in St. Petersburg to the glamour of 1920s Paris, Tamara uses her raw talent and relentless ambition to claw her way from penniless refugee to in-demand portraitist. Her world is upended when she meets Rafaela, a free spirit from the city slums, who introduces Tamara to a new world of decadence and passion. Torn between her new muse and her husband, and fighting to leave her mark on an ever-changing world, Tamara must discover the depths of her own strength to survive.

Steve Martin, Martin Short, LA Phil, Steep Canyon Rangers (Hollywood Bowl)

SEEN: July 2, 2022 Artists Los Angeles Philharmonic Thomas Wilkins, conductor Steve Martin Martin Short Jeff Babko The Steep Canyon Rangers

Freestyle Love Supreme (the Old Globe)

SEEN: JUNE 28, 2022 Conceived by Anthony Veneziale Created by Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Anthony Veneziale Directed by Thomas Kail Before Hamilton, before In the Heights, there was Freestyle Love Supreme. Now—direct from Broadway—the original hip-hop musical improv phenomenon from Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Anthony Veneziale is coming to San Diego. The subject of the Hulu documentary We Are Freestyle Love Supreme, every performance of this Tony Award–winning and Grammy Award–nominated show brings the unexpected, as the crew takes the crowd on a freestyle, hip-hop, improvisational comedy ride. The performers take suggestions from the audience and spin them into instantaneous riffs and full-length musical numbers. See it for the first time—each time—as no two shows are ever the same. A “delightfully wit-laced evening of comedy rap for a wide range of ages” (The Washington Post).

Taming of the Shrew (Old Globe)

SEEN: JUNE 14, 2022 With special guests Colette, Fomby, and Gabe. By William Shakespeare Directed by Shana Cooper “Come on, and kiss me, Kate.” Is anyone a match for the brash and strong-willed Katherine? The dashing adventurer Petruchio thinks he’s up to the challenge. Two of the sexiest figures in all of world theatre set off sparks in a clash of wills that is as bold as it is uproarious. Shakespeare’s masterful comedic take on the battle of the sexes turns everything we think about love, marriage, and gender on its head. Director Shana Cooper brings to the Globe her daring and contemporary staging, which The New York Times praised as “an exhilarating new way to look at the comedy through modern eyes,” and The Wall Street Journal’s theatre critic called “the best Shrew I’ve ever reviewed.” An earlier version of this production of The Taming of the Shrew premiered at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (Davis McCallum, Artistic Director; Kate Liberman, Managing Director) in June 2018. The Taming of the Shrew is supported by lead production sponsor Darlene Marcos Shiley, production sponors Diane Berol in memory of John Berol, Karen and Donald Cohn, Silvija and Brian Devine, The Conrad Prebys Foundation, Jean and Gary Shekhter, and the Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Fund, with additional artist sponsors The Lodge at Torrey Pines (for director Shana Cooper). This production is supported in part by the Jean and Gary Shekhter Fund for Classic Theatre.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare in the Vines)

SEEN: JUNE 11, 2022 Shakespeare in the Vines, Temecula, CA

Hadestown (San Diego Civic Theatre)

SEEN: JUNE 2, 2022

Mala (Old Globe)

SEEN: May 31, 2022 By Melinda Lopez Directed by David Dower