Jazz + Cajun Food = Yum

What goes better with hot Lousiana jazz than spicy Cajun cuisine? Our friends at Gulf Coast Grill are getting in the spirit of New Orleans by offering an exclusive dinner package for our concert featuring the Preservation Hall Jazz Band on Thursday March 4.

Gulf Coast Grill was born out of love for good times and good food. Their hot menu is inspired by the flavorful and diversified cuisines of the Gulf Coast, the home of New Orleans jazz. On the night of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band concert, Gulf Coast Grill offers two options:

 

DINNER A

- Glass of House Wine

- Soup or Salad

- Entrée Choices: Seafood Gumbo, Jambalaya OR Mississippi Catfish

- One Preservation Hall Jazz Band ticket (25% discount)

Dinner and Gold Circle ticket: $56 per person

Dinner and Reserved ticket: $49 per person

DINNER B

- Glass of House Wine

- Soup or Salad

- Choice of entrée from the menu

- One Preservation Hall Jazz Band ticket (25% discount)

Dinner and Gold Circle ticket: $62 per person

Dinner and Reserved ticket: $55 per person

(This ticket price is not valid for previously purchased tickets. If you’ve already purchased your concert ticket, Gulf Coast Grill will give you a 20% discount if you dine there on the event night - just show your ticket.)

You can buy these dinner and ticket packages directly from Gulf Coast Grill: 619-295-2244 or gulfcoastgrill@gmail.com.

Gulf Coast Grill is a short drive from the theatre, at 4130 Park Blvd. near the intersection of Park Blvd., El Cajon Blvd. and Normal St. in the North Park/Hillcrest area of San Diego. We'll see you there!

Announcing our 2010-11 Season!

Oh boy, are we going to have fun next season! Ready for a musical trip around the world?

It’ll be our 32nd season, if you can believe that. We find it a little hard to believe ourselves sometimes. But you can bet that after 32 years of doing this, we know what works, what’s great, what audiences will love, and what will give both our veteran artists and the new up-and-comers the best possible showcase for their talents on our stage.

(A reminder: all our productions feature our own live orchestra and talented singers, performed at our own Birch North Park Theatre. Why do we always mention that? Because there just simply aren’t all that many musical theatre companies that consistently offer that these days.)

We’re starting the season in Paris, with Lerner & Loewe’s Gigi, based on the classic film musical of the same name. The musical is by the same talented guys that gave us My Fair Lady. Gigi hasn’t been seen live in San Diego in more than 20 years. Our J. Sherwood Montgomery will take the Maurice Chevalier role, singing that famous ditty “Thank Heaven for Little Girls.”

“Figaro, Figaro!” Next it’s off to Seville, Spain, for one of the most popular comic operas of all time - The Barber of Seville. The lovely Emily Douglass, most recently seen here as our Daughter of the Regiment, will be back as Rosina.

Our Venice Beach staging of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers is a real crowd-pleaser, so we’re bringing it back with a fresh new cast. The show is full of tuneful melodies and snappy patter that keep the story moving between the imaginary kingdoms of Venice and Barataria, poking fun of nobility and royalty as only G&S can.

And finally, we wrap up with a trip back in time to Tsarist Russia as our own G.D. Leon Natker reprises one of his signature roles, Tevye in the record-breaking, award-winning Broadway smash Fiddler on the Roof. If you’ve never seen Leon perform this role – here’s your chance. He’ll be joined by Jimmy Ferraro (who was our Sancho in Man of La Mancha) for his first turn as Lazar Wolf. This will be a show not to be missed.

Here’s the bottom line: you can get all four shows for $108 to $188. That’s less than it costs to see just one show at some musical theatre or opera companies. Want to subscribe? www.lyricoperasandiego.org  or (619) 293-8836.

We blush at the praise in this review. But we agree! Thanks, Uptown News!

Raves for "A Little Night Music"

We're back! Opening weekend of "A Little Night Music" went off beautifully. We never get tired of this beautiful show and our cast is simply magnificent. Don't take just our word for it:


"Mr. Gregory made for a very likable Fredrik, and Mr. Ayers lived up to his advance billing as someone who is going places, both as a singer and as an actor. Ms. Chappell was both sly and regal as the worldly-wise countess. As Désirée, Ms. Huber was luminous and her take on "Send in the Clowns," probably the most popular song in the Sondheim canon, was entirely fresh." - Bill Eadie, sandiego.com 


"Among the principals, Andrea Huber’s Désirée Armfeldt is an unalloyed delight, by turns earthy and wise, glamorous and giddy."  "Raymond Ayers as Count Malcolm threatened to take over the show every time he was onstage, singing with a big, punchy baritone and acting with a sure sense of style."  "...a rewarding evening in the theater." - Marcus Overton, San Diego Union-Tribune


"A Little Night Music" has four performances left this week and weekend, so if you haven't bought your tickets yet... you know what to do.

"A Little Night Music" Photos

Last night's final dress rehearsal of "A Little Night Music" has us inordinately excited about opening night tomorrow. The show is beautiful to look at, beautifully staged, and the cast is one of the finest we have ever assembled. (Above: Scott Gregory as Frederik and Andrea Huber as Desiree.)


We've posted Ken Jacques' photos on our Facebook page, so you can see for yourself. (While you're there, become a Fan!)

Sondheim on "Send in the Clowns"

Speaking of "Send in the Clowns," here's an interesting video featuring composer Stephen Sondheim talking about how he wrote the song from "A Little Night Music" that became his biggest commercial hit.

Valentine's Day Dinner Package at West Coast Tavern

     LOSD fans, here's a great Valentine's Day special offer: How about a pair of tickets to "A Little Night AND dinner for two at West Coast Tavern for just $115!

     Come to the Valentine's Day matinee show at 2:30pm and then follow it up with a delicious prix-fixe dinner right across the lobby, at West Coast Tavern at 5pm. On the menu: choice of Dungeness crab cakes with spicy remoulade or steak tartare with traditional accompaniments; choice of pan-roasted pork tenderloin with molasses mustard glaze, smashed sweet potatoes and sauteed greens or lemon spice-crusted scallops with citrus beurre blanc, crispy potato cakes and grilled asparagus; and choice of panna cotta with strawberry balsamic reduction or chocolate flourless torte with raspberry coulis.

     Click on this link and scroll down for details and to purchase the package - NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR BOX OFFICE. Happy Valentine's Day!