From left: Joslynn Cortes (Tzipporah) and Diego Huerta-Guttierez (Moses) in DreamWorks "The Prince of Egypt: The Musical" at CASA 101 Theater (Photo by Steve Moyer) CASA 101 Theater’s production of DreamWorks’ “The Prince of Egypt: The Musical” excels especially in production design and choreography, delivering a fantastic experience of a biblical tale. The musical tells of Moses (Diego Huerta-Gutierrez), born to a Hebrew enslaved family in ancient Egypt who is sent away as a

Joanna "JoJo" Levesque (Tess) and ensemble cast in "Working Girl" at La Jolla Playhouse (Photo by Rich Soublet II) The 1980s seem to be having a moment today. High-waisted jeans, oversized blazers and “Stranger Things”’ quantum leap from Netflix to Broadway are just some of the ways the pre-internet decade is infiltrating our digitally saturated consciousness. Enter the exuberant “Working Girl” — La Jolla Playhouse’s world-premiere musical based on the 1988 film by Kevin Wade

From left: Philip McNiven, Rick Batalla, Matt Walker and Chelle Denton in the Troubadour Theater Company’s production of “Die Heart: The Director’s Cut” at The Colony Theatre (Photo by Ashley Erikson) Like the return of double-breasted suits with shoulder pads, Polaroid cameras and boom boxes, the 1980s are back on stage, too, as the Troubadour Theater Company (affectionally known as the Troubies) brings us the latest iteration of one of its famous mashups of well-known stori