by joel martens
42ND STREET “Come and meet those dancing feet, on the avenue I’m takin’ you
to, Forty-Second Street.” Or in this case, we’re takin’ you to Strand Way and the Coronado Playhouse’s latest production, 42nd Street. Meet the lovely Peggy Sawyer, fresh off the bus from Allentown, PA as she arrives in New York City with stars in her eyes. Billy Lawlor is a bit player for 1933’s newest show, Pretty Lady and he uses Peggy’s desire to audition for the show, which she has already missed, as le- verage (telling her he can bypass the process) for a date, he of course can’t and she runs out heartbroken. The chorus girls take pity on her and through several fateful turns, a near exit back to Allentown and a lot of musical coaxing, “Come on along and listen to the lullaby of Broadway…” she stays. Eventually ending up with the lead in this classic behind-the-scenes fable of “going out there a youngster, but you’ve got to come back a star!” The show runs through Sunday, March 4, for tickets and more information call 619.435.4856 or go to
coronadoplayhouse.com.
IN THE WAKE Know-it-alls beware, this play is about blind spots—the ones that we
all have. Enter Ellen, a smart and savvy, politically-obsessed freelance writer, who is 100 percent sure of everything—her husband Danny, her lover Amy, her friends, her politics—all of it. That blind faith clouds her ability to see that the limitless promise of “more,” more freedom, love, self-fulfillment, more of everything good—may not prove true. The idea that life has limits is obvious to most people, unless you have blind spots, of which Ellen appears to have more than most. This is a study about the American character and the assumptions we all have about privilege and comfort. Runs Saturday, February 11 through Sunday, March 4 at the Lyceum Theatre, 79 Horton Plaza. For tickets and information call 619.544.1000 or go
tosdrep.org.
GUYS AND DOLLS In New York, the city that never sleeps, we find this classic cast of characters
from the show that has had more revivals, than theEmmy Awards has recipients (maybe I’m exaggerating just a bit). Truly, this is one of the most venerable musi- cals around, with songs like “If I Were a Bell,” “Luck Be a Lady,” “A Bushel and a Peck,” and “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat” and the Lamb’s Players are reviving their rendition at the Horton Grand Theatre through Sunday, March 18. Come hear Sky Masterson try to woo Sergeant Sarah Brown, of the Save a Soul Mission, as she tries in vain to save souls. See Adalaide, the showgirl, as she dreams of a life away from her seemingly glamorous career, with her fiancé of 14-years Nathan Detroit, who’s shady dealings continuously dash her dreams. The show does go on and for tickets and more information call 619.437.6000 or go to
lambsplayers.org.
A RAISIN IN THE SUN Chicago, it’s my kinda’ town… Enter
THE CAR PLAYS Want to be a backseat theatre-goer? Now is your chance, with The LaJolla
Playhouse’s new series by Moving Arts called The Car Plays: San Diego. You and a companion will take in a series of intimate ten-minute plays, each taking place in an actual car. You will be ushered into your seats, the doors will close and the show will begin. Ten minutes later the doors will open and you will be ushered to the next car for the next performance, be it comedy or drama. Then on to the next and so on. . . The Los Angeles Times raved, “The Car Plays combines the pleasures of site-specific theater and voyeurism—one of the better arguments for carpooling since the high- occupancy lane. (Critic’s Choice).” Don’t worry, the cars don’t actually move, but the shows can move you, because in every car, there’s a story. The Car Plays runs Thursday, February 23 through Sunday, March 4 at The La Jolla Playhouse, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive. For tickets and information call 858.550.1010 or go
tolajollaplayhouse.org .
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the Youngers, an African-American fam- ily living on the South Side in the 1950s. Their father has died and they are about to receive a life insurance settlement of $10,000. They all have different ideas of what should happen with the funds. The matriarch of the family, Mama wants to fulfill her and her deceased husband’s life-long dream of a house in a nice neighborhood. Walter Lee the son wants to use the money to invest in a li- quor store with his friends. Walter’s wife,
Ruth agrees with Mama, but also wants to ensure opportunity for their son Travis. Daughter Beneatha, wants to use the money for her medical school tuition and disagrees with the move to a mostly white neighborhood in which the house is located. The tug of war is between family members, but it is also a tale of clashing cultures and values, racial pride, sacrifice, trust and love. The play runs through Sunday, March 4 at the Moxie Theatre space, 6663 El Cajon Boulevard Suite North. For tickets and information call 858.598.7620 or go
tomoxietheater.com.
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