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PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Feel the need for a little more drama in your life?
HAIRSPRAY The ever- impetuous Tracy Turnblad is once again
hitting the streets of 1962 Baltimore in pursuit of her teenage dream to appear on the local dance TV phenom, the one-and-only,Corny Collins Show. She auditions, butshe is rejectedbecause of her, shall we say “Rubenesque” curves, along with Little Inez, who is black, by the notorious Velma Von Tussle…profiling anyone? Tracy’s disappointment is heightened, along with her colossal hair, which ends her up in detention for a “monumental hair-don’t.” Serendipity follows and there she meets Seaweed J. Stubbs, a dancer onCorny Collins Show’s “Negro Day” who teaches her some hopped-up dance moves, landing her a spot on the show. It’s a fun, humorous commentary on attractiveness, race relations, integration, power and privilege… topics surprisingly timely for the world we’re living in politically right now…sadly. Maybe Trump could premiere his drag persona as Velma Von Tussle? Lord knows, the attitude certainly would be right! At any rate, Hairspray is a blast and the San Diego Musical Theatre’s production is taking place from Friday, August 3 through Sunday, September 2 at downtown’s Horton Grand Theatre. Like they say, “You Can’t Stop The Beat!” For tickets and more information, call 858.560.5740 or go to
sdmt.org.
Well then, have we got the perfect palaver for you! Phantom of the Opera, based on Gaston Leroux’s 1910 book of the same name, is one of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s crowning musical achievements and is returning to the San Diego Civic Theatre Thursday, August 23 through Sunday, Septem- ber 2. One of Broadway’s longest-running shows, first staged in 1986, it became a juggernaut that broke records and continues to do so, having been seen by an estimated 140 million people worldwide. Cameron Macintosh’s current touring production features a cast and orchestra of 52, with brilliant new scenic design by Paul Brown, Tony Award-winning original costume design by Maria Björnson, lighting design by Tony Award winner Paule Constable, new choreography by Scott Ambler, and new staging by director Laurence Connor. The trappings may have changed on stage, but the rock-tinged music of Andrew Lloyd Webber has not with classic songs like, “Music of the Night,” “All I Ask Of You,” and “Masquerade.” For tickets and more information, call 619.564.3000 or go to
broadwaysd.com.
VOYEURS DE VENUS Sara is an African-American scholar of pop
culture who is trying to write a book about Saartjie Baartman, better known asThe Hottentot Venus, a 19th-century sideshow sensation. She was a South African woman, captured and displayed on the streets of 19th-century London and Paris because of her unique physical form. Sara faces a struggle as the two women’s worlds collide: Can she write a bestseller about this exploited woman and still reveal the truth? She does so while navigating a treacherous course involving her white husband and her black lover—who is also her publisher—forcing her to examine her own racial identity. Sexy, bold and dangerous,Voyeurs de Venus, directed by Delicia Turner Sonnenberg, plays fromSunday, August 12 through Sunday, September 9 and is sure to be one of the season’s most piercing dramas. For tickets and more information, call 858.598.7620 or go to
moxietheatre.com.
SEIZE THE KING LaJolla Playhouse is the place to find the
MIDNIGHT ALLEY:
A NOIR DANCE PRODUCTION Michael Mizerany has been wowing audiences with his exceptional choreography for years and his work at the Diversionary is no exception, with his showsHot Guys Dancing, Man Clan andInThe Va Va Voom Room garner- ing critical acclaim and thrilling San Diego audiences. The latest endeavor from Mizerany is his world premiere production ofMidnight Alley: A Noir Dance Production hitting the Diversionary stage fromThursday, August 9 through Sunday, August 12. Inspired by the film noir style, and set in a run-down traveling carnival,Midnight Alley is rife with femme fatales, con men, harlots, grifters and murder- ers.Midnight Alley features dancers Marty Dorado, Andrea Rehm, Stephanie Smith, Brittany Taylor and Travis T in a provocative and sensual dance, with unexpected plot twists, and an ending that will truly blow you away!
For tickets and more information, call 619.220.0097 or go to
diversionary.org.
unexpected…the organization offers the most incredible works aptly illustrated through their remarkable track record for sending productions to the Broadway stage. The Playhouse’s next fête is an exceptional production of Shakespeare’s famed, “Now is the winter of our discontent,” Richard III, featuring Will Power’s (The Seven) full- throttle reinterpretation of the timeless classic fromTuesday, August 21 through Sunday, September 16. Associate Artistic Director Jaime Castañeda (Tiger Style!) directs this five-person, time-blurring story of tyrannical power. “With England’s throne empty, Richard knocks down threats to his rule, fueling his insatiable ambition and paranoia. Even if he can be stopped—who can ensure it won’t happen again?”Seize The King is Power’s vision of the Machiavellian rise to power and short reign of Richard III and the machina- tions of his pernicious court. For tickets and more information, call 858.550.1010 or go to
lajollaplayhouse.org.
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