Oh, Mary! in San Diego: A Hilariously Unfiltered Night at the Theater

Oh, Mary! Broadway comedy production in San Diego

  “Oh, Mary! in San Diego: I Wasn’t Prepared for This Broadway Comedy TONY AWARD®-WINNING AND PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST PLAY MAKES ITS WEST COAST DEBUT IN SAN DIEGO FOR A STRICTLY LIMITED ENGAGEMENT I went into Oh, Mary! knowing very little about the play, and I’m so glad I did. I knew it was a […]

Phantom of the Opera San Diego 2026: Review, Cast & Tickets

Isaiah Bailey as the Phantom and Jordan Lee Gilbert as Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera 2026 North American Tour.

There are musicals you remember for their songs, others for their stories, and a rare few that become part of your own history. For me, The Phantom of the Opera is one of those. I first saw Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom in London in the late 1980s, while I was living in England. Nearly four […]

Water for Elephants Musical Review: The Circus Comes to San Diego

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS cast Photo by Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade

There’s an elephant onstage at the San Diego Civic Theatre—and from my fourth-row seat, I could actually see her blink. Of course, Rosie isn’t a real elephant. She is one of the extraordinary puppets that help bring Water for Elephants to life, but that distinction becomes surprisingly easy to forget. Based on Sara Gruen’s bestselling […]

Interview with Disney’s ‘Freaky Friday’ Musical Cast Member Jessie Hooker

Freaky Friday Musical

I’m excited to share with you an exclusive interview with actress Jessie Hooker. She plays the role of Savannah in Disney’s “Freaky Friday” musical now at the La Jolla Playhouse. I watched “Freaky Friday” on opening weekend and I was completely entertained from beginning to end. Most know the 2003 movie, “Freaky Friday,” starring Jamie Lee Curtis and […]

Rock of Ages Musical in San Diego!

ROCK OF AGES arrives in San Diego March 27th through April 1st! “Don’t miss the  five-time Tony Award® nominated smash-hit musical ROCK OF AGES.   In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small town  girl met a big city rocker and in LA’s most famous rock club, they fell in love  to the greatest songs of the […]