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continued from page 46 AGING MAGICIAN San Diego Opera’s season continues withAging Magician,a hybrid opera/
theatre piece that combines singing, choral work, puppetry and performance art to create an incredibly unique event for the West Coast premiere of this haunting and beautiful work. Produced by Beth Morrison Projects, one of the most influential and innovative taste makers on the forefront of the “indie opera” movement,Aging Magician showsFriday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14 at the Balboa
Theatre.Aging Magician tells the story of Harold, an eccentric and aging clockmaker who is nearing the end of his life. He has been working on a children’s book, called The Aging Magician, and is at a critical point in his story. Should Harold kill off the magician? Should he allow him to live? As Harold ponders these decisions, he finds himself transported to a magical place where fiction and reality collide.
sdopera.org or 619.533.7000
Comedy legends Rita Rudner and Paul Rodriguez star in
Neil Simon’s hilarious and heartfelt classic at Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road in Laguna Beach. Paul and Corie Bratter are newlyweds in every sense of the word. Fresh off a honeymoon at the Plaza Hotel, free-spirited Corie and her buttoned-down husband Paul find themselves struggling to adjust to married life in their too-expensive, run-down New York walk-up. Throw in a loopy meddling mother, an eccentric Bohemian upstairs neighbor, and a double date that goes disastrously wrong, and you’ve got the perfect recipe for laughter. “To have not one, but two comedy icons sharing our stage in the upcoming revival of Neil Simon’s classic comedy certainly makes this one of the theatrical events of the new year! Our subscribers and audiences are in for such a treat with this fresh look at the story of a free-spirited young woman and her much less spirited husband,” Artistic Director Ann E. Wareham
said.Barefoot in The Park runsSunday, March 1 through Sunday, March 22.
lagunaplayhouse.com or 949.497.2787
A BRONX TALE The North American tour ofA Bronx Tale, Broadway’s hit musical, comes to
Costa Mesa’s Segerstrom HallTuesday, March 10 through Sunday, March 22. Based on the one-man show that inspired the now classic film, this streetwise musical takes audiences to the stoops of the Bronx in the 1960s — where a young man is caught between the father he loves and the mob boss he’d love to be. Featuring an original doo-wop score, this is a tale about respect, loyalty, love and, above all else, family. Fun fact:A Bronx Tale opened on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre on
December1, 2016. The show ended its Broadway run on August 5, 2018, having played 700 performances and as the second-longest running show in the history of the
Longacre.scfta.org or 714.556.2787
Take a journey into the enchanted world of magic beans and moonlit nights, towering giants and handsome princes, and fates sealed (and unsealed). James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone’s favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, yet
relevant, piece... and a rare modern classic. The Tony Award-winning book and score are both captivating and touching. This new production of Into The Woods from OB Playhouse & Theatre Co will look at the show through a new perspective with performances running fromFriday, March 13 through Sunday, April 5at 4944 Newport Avenue, San Diego. The story follows a Baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King’s Festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk.
When the Baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a Witch’s curse, the two set off on a journey to break the curse. Everyone’s wish is granted, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later with disastrous results. Fun fact: Into The Woods initially premiered at San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre in 1986 and has since gone on to become one of most produced musicals all over the world including Singapore, Barcelona, Melbourne, Aukland and
Paris.obtheatrecompany.com or 619.795.9305
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