on stage
by brad hart
HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL
THE RADY SHELL AT JACOBS PARK San Diego Symphony’s new outdoor summer home along San Diego Bay in the heart of the downtown is being hailed as an architectural wonder. The second season at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park will run June through the end of September. From classical concerts to Broadway, jazz, R&B, film and rock, the diverse programming will highlight the city’s worldclass orchestra, showcase some of the world’s top musical talents, and further establish the venue as a vital music destination for the region. “Opening our long-awaited venue last summer — The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park — was an indescribable moment, and it marked a new chapter for the San Diego Symphony, community and region,” said Martha Gilmer, San Diego Symphony CEO. “As we approach the 2022 Conrad Prebys Summer Season, we are ecstatic to be able to bring together Rafael Payare and the San Diego Symphony with magnificent guest artists across many musical genres, from Joyce Yang to Common, as well as Boyz II Men and Jennifer Hudson. The 2022 summer season will have more concerts than in any previous year. We can’t wait to welcome our public back to our amazing venue this June — a special place where there is truly
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something for everyone.” The outdoor season will kick off Friday, June 24 with Rafael Payare conducting the orchestra in a West Coast premiere piano concerto by VenezuelanAmerican composer Reinaldo Moya featuring Grammynominated pianist Joyce Yang as well as Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. The weekend will continue Saturday, June 25 with R&B icons Boyz II Men alongside the San Diego Symphony, conducted by Christopher Dragon. It will conclude on Sunday, June 26 with Straight, No Chaser: The Music of Thelonious Monk featuring Gilbert Castellanos. “Making music at our new, iconic outdoor home is profoundly joyous and powerful,” said Rafael Payare, the symphony’s music director. “This year marks the venue’s first full season of programming, and we have some incredible works in store — from longstanding traditions of the Tchaikovsky 1812 Spectacular and Beethoven by the Bay to performances with wonderful artists like Jennifer Hudson, as well as Flying Lotus and Hiatus Kaiyote. The momentum continues for our city and orchestra; the possibilities are endless!” theshell.org
Clearglass Productions will present a 2022 Hollywood Fringe Festival production of Cock by Mike Bartlett. Under the direction of Taubert Nadalini. There will only be eight performances at the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Davidson/ Valentini Theatre. First performed at the Royal Court Theatre in London in 2011, Cock is the tale of a gay man torn after meeting and falling in love with a woman. Visceral and funny, the play tackles thorny issues rarely seen onstage. Its honest and straightforward exploration of bisexuality suggests that gay or not, people fall in love with those who can give us happiness. Monday, June 6 through Saturday, June 26 hollywoodfringe.org/projects/7408
TO T, OR NOT TO T? A COMEDIC TRANS JOURNEY THROUGH (T)ESTOSTERONE AND MASCULINITY Written and performed by acclaimed queer/transgender Tamil-Sri Lankan American actor/writer/comedian Dolor, To T, or Not To T? is an unapologetically bold and hilarious personal autobiographical one-person play. Featuring direction and dramaturgy by Adelina Anthony, the show follows D’Lo’s transformational journey of taking “T” starting from his childhood in Lancaster, California, towards the embodiment of beautiful masculinity. Along the way, the show explores the ways his relationship with his immigrant father, his love for hip hop and feminism, and his chosen family shaped his decisions as both an artist and a human. Commissioned as a workshop production by Dixon Place in New York City in 2017, To T, or Not To T? was initially produced at the Los Angeles LGBT Center. Saturday, June 25 through Sunday, July 10 at Kirk Douglas Theatre centertheatregroup.org
