by lisa lipsey
theatre A-LISTS
Noël Coward’s
Private Lives
Considered one of the enduring
successes of modern comedic theatre, Noël Coward’s Private Lives introduces its audience to di- vorced couple Elyot and Amanda. The estranged couple has each moved on with their lives when a sudden, chance meeting changes everything. They run into each other during their honeymoons with their new spouses. Real- izing they are still in love with one another, they abandon their new spouses and run off together. But people don’t change all that much, do they? Elyot and Amanda quickly find themselves plagued with the same violent arguments that originally ended their first stormy marriage. As their new spouses join forces to track them down, Coward’s sharp wit, absurd irreverence and dark comedy play out in high style.
Private Lives runs now – July 3 at the Cygnet Theatre in Old Town. For tickets and more information call 619.337.1525.
Harvey
Before it became the classic movie starring Jimmy Stewart, Mary Chase’s hilarious
and endearing comedy Harvey was a Broadway hit, going on to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Elwood P. Dowd is the nicest guy in town. Can he help it if his best friend happens to be a six-foot-tall invisible white rabbit? His long-suffering sister and em- barrassed niece have had enough, and hilarity is about to ensue as they try to check Elwood into the local sanitarium. A brilliant send-up of conformity, psychoanalysis and the frantic pace of modern life, Harvey is a comedy that just might make you a believer!
Harvey runs June 4 – July 18 at Lamb’s Players Theatre. For more information call 619. 437.6050.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
From the Reduced Shakespeare Company, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) is a delightful, fast-paced romp through all 37 of Shakespeare’s comedies, histories and tragedies. This is the show that put RSC on the map! It played for 10 years at the Criterion Theatre and became London ’s longest-running comedy. It is British humor at its finest... a bit of slapstick, a bit of improv., a bit of song and dance parody and of course, a ton of wise cracks and witty word play. Shakespeare probably can’t decide between turning over in his grave or giving them a standing ovation.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) runs June 11 – 20 at the San Diego Repertory Theatre at The Lyceum. For tickets and more information call 619.544.1000.
Footloose
Based on the 1984 musical film
17th Annual Lipinsky Family Jewish Arts Festival: A Joyous Celebration of Art And Soul
Directed by San Diego Repertory Theatre’s Associate Artistic Director Todd Salovey, this
year’s festival celebrates the richness of Jewish culture through theatre, music, dance and visual arts. This year’s festival will feature four world-premieres including: The Show Across The Street as presented by the Jewish Mexican American Theatre troupe Teatro Punto Y Coma. This world-premiere comedy features original music, dance and video and serves as the hilarious, unofficial sequel to the classic musical Fiddler On The Roof. The festival will also include selections from a new dance/musical about the life and loves of Marc Chagall featuring a first-ever collaboration between Malashock Dance and Klezmer/World Music expert Yale Strom. Musical highlights of this festival include “Tango with a Jewish Flavor” and top Israeli band, Moshav.
The 17th Annual Lipinsky Family Jewish Arts Festival runs June 1 -15 at various theatres throughout San Diego County. For tickets and more information call the San Diego Repertory Theatre at 619.544.1000.
starring Kevin Bacon and John Lithgow, Footloose identifies the youth in all of us who just wants to “cut loose” and not be bound by the challenges and obstacles that life might present us. Filled with classic songs by Dean Pitchford, Tom Snow and Kenny Loggins, this musical jukebox brings out an energy and drive like no other musical. “Let’s Hear It For the Boy,” “Almost Paradise,” “Holding Out for a Hero” and the classic title song “Footloose” are just a few of the iconic songs brought to life in this dance-driven musical. Footloose first transferred to the Broadway stage in 1998 and was nominated for four Tony Awards including “Best Book of a Musical” and “Best Original Score.”
Footloose runs now – June 27 at the Lawrence Welk Resort Theatre. For tickets and more information call 1.888.802.7469.
JUNE 2010 | RAGE monthly 17
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