By Kristen Nevarez Schweizer December 17, 2025 Where Hamilton: An American Musical reframed the Founding Fathers around rap battles, SIX: The Musical recasts England’s most famous wives as pop icons. […]
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THE BUZZ: Mary Did It: A Beloved Christmas Classic Gets a Feminist Revival
By Kristen Nevarez Schweizer December 10, 2025 In my home, It’s a Wonderful Life is not a movie but a memory. I watch it religiously every Christmas season. And like […]
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THE BUZZ: Camarada’s Encounters on the Border: Where Music and Art Converge
by Rebecca Romani December 10, 2025 The San Diego Camarada may be one of the newer kids on the local musical block, but it has quickly become one of San […]
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THE BUZZ: 2025 TOP 10 EVENTS IMPACTING SAN DIEGO’S INDIE FILM COMMUNITY
By Michael Howard December 9, 2025 Year-end round-ups are a fun way to reflect on what’s been happening in our community, look ahead on for what’s to come, and get […]
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OPINION: AI May Help Companies Hire Creative People
by John M. Eger December 7, 2025 Creativity is easy to praise and hard to recognize, though chief executives say they want to hire creative people. Unfortunately, traditional recruiting filters […]
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OPINION: SAN DIEGO IS FAST BECOMING AN ARTS COMMUNITY
by John M. Eger December 7, 2025 Earlier this year, the City of San Diego adopted its first comprehensive cultural plan, Creative City, to guide investments in arts, culture, and creativity and […]
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THE BUZZ: The Spark Ignites: How One Studio Is Uniting San Diego’s Creative Film Community
By Michael Howard December 5, 2025 Spark Studio Soundstage, located in the heart of Kearny Mesa, is quickly becoming the focal point of San Diego’s expanding filmmaking efforts to attract […]
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OPINION: If Mayors Ruled the World, it Would be a Better Place for All of Us
by John M. Eger December 4, 2025 If mayors ruled the world today, cities could lead us toward tomorrow’s future — a future where governance is pragmatic, economies are creative […]
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THE BUZZ: Poetic Portraits: Allegory and Identity in 16th Century Europe
Timken Museum, Balboa Park, through March 29, 2026 by Cornelia Feye December 2, 2025 Portraits are ubiquitous. Our social media feed and photo files are flooded with portraits of our […]
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YOUR WEEK IN FILM: Review of Zodiac Killer Project
By Beth Accomando December 3, 2025 Zodiac Killer Project is an oddly interesting documentary that is not just about the infamous serial killer but also about a failed film project, […]
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THE BUZZ: Working Girl at La Jolla Playhouse Reinvents an ’80s Classic for a New Feminist Era
By Kristen Nevarez Schweizer December 3, 2025 La Jolla Playhouse has once again birthed a Broadway-ready musical into our backyard. Working Girl: The Musical uses its source material with confidence […]
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THE BUZZ: Shake the Holiday Blahs with these Six Off-the-Wall Offerings
by Mimi Sells November 21, 2025 ‘Tis the season. And, of course, you can always wallow in your PJs watching sappy Christmas movies from your comfy couch. But we, at […]
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