By Marc Emmelmann Time is of the essence, running January 7 -15 is the evocative play Spring Awakening, a modern adaptation with alternative rock and other symphonic and soothing musical sounds. Late 19th century Germany may be somewhat similar to modern times for young people figuring out their sexuality...

Ragnarok and The Great American Trailer Park Musical 
By: Marc Emmelmann Leigh Scarritt as Linoleum/”Lin” Melinda Gilb as Betty Kailey O’Donnell as Pickles (photo credit Daren Scott) With San Diego legend Leigh Scarritt as “Lin” in the mix, this trailer trash musical is busier...

By: Marc Emmelmann San Diego is undergoing a bit of drama in the performing arts world with the recent closure of SUSHI in the East Village, our ultimate advant garde performance art destination, and with the recent bankruptcy proceedings of the Starlight Theatre, the 4,000+ seat outdoor theatre in Balboa...

By: Marc Emmelmann Who is Jon Block? That question has a nice ring to it. No thanks to Ayn Rand’s famously mysterious fictional character, Jon Galt, in Atlas Shrugged. Although Block has never read the 1,000+ page novel, he’s fascinated by the concepts therein. “Who is Jon Galt?” was the hot...

By. Marc Emmelmann Natalia: “I’m sorry to bother you, but I couldn’t tell anyone else. I don’t know another woman who gives her body so frequently…Oh! I’m sorry, my English. Have I offended you?” Sally: “Oh, no, not at all.” - From Cabaret When I say “Cabaret,” what comes to...

March is already here and I feel like February was WAY too short! Even so, the NUG staff worked extremely hard on a tight deadline to bring you another issue packed with the type of editorial that has come to be expected of us. We want to thank all the readers for continuing to pick up a fresh NUG every...

Article By: Marc Emmelmann Photo By: Manuel Rotenberg Behind every wave of cultural renaissance, visionaries and trailblazers are directly responsible for most of the desired effects. In San Diego, our future is bright because of determined artists working tirelessly to collaborate, reach out, and build...

By: Marc Emmelmann October is a great month to get out and about, and sample many of the arts and entertainment flavors we have in San Diego.  Not only does Arts Tix have a slew of treats to choose from, but starting October 1st you can score two FREE tickets from our yearly massive ticket giveaway!...

By. Marc Emmelmann San Diego exudes a delicious buffet of performance art experiences to be had. I’m writing to shed some light on what I believe to be the choicest nugs of entertainment suitable for date nights, solo outings, co-worker excursions, and of course some emotive inspiration and multi-sensory...