By Lonnie Burstein Hewitt. Photo Credits: Matthew Murphy.
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The Circus Onstage |
Zachary Keller & Helen Krushinski |
Robert Tully as old Mr. Jankowski, with Zachary Keller as his younger self, Jacob, whose life changed when he hopped onto a small-time circus freight train and became their veterinarian. The two men are surrounded by the show’s animal puppets. |
Water for Elephants, based on a novel by Sara Gruen which also inspired a movie you can see on the Disney Channel or Apple TV is currently a major musical that originated on Broadway and is now on an extensive North American tour. It just spent a few days at downtown’s Civic Theatre from August 18-23.
The real star of the show was Rosie
the Elephant, a massive puppet created by Ray Wetmore & JR Goodman and
Camille LaBarre, who designed all the amazing animal puppets for the show. Local hotshot designer David Reynoso was
nominated for a Tony Award in 2024 for designing the costumes for the original
Broadway production and his designs were happily notable here.
San Diego Civic Theatre
On view only Aug 20-23, 2026
Lonnie Burstein Hewitt is an award-winning author/lyricist/playwright who has been writing about arts and lifestyles in San Diego County for over a dozen years. You can reach her at hew2@sbcglobal.net
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