Zoot Suit Tells the Story of the "Zoot Suit Riots" of 1940s L.A.
Lyceum Theatres, At the Horton Plaza (752 1st Ave. San Diego, CA 92101)
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- $38.00 - $53.00
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- $19.00 - $26.50*
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The last date listed for Zoot Suit was Sunday August 12, 2012 / 2:00pm.
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The 12th Annual Klezmer Summit joins the San Diego Jewish Arts Festival. Jazz in the 1940s had a special Jewish swing. It was Benny Goodman, after all, who first brought African American jazz musicians to Carnegie Hall. Yale Strom presents Jews in Jazz featuring renowned jazz cellist Fred Katz and Hot P'stromi. From wedding dances to folk songs to theater songs, the Old World blends seamlessly with the New World in Yale's virtuoso hands. Strom's all-star band includes guest trumpeter Gilbert Castellenos, Tripp Sprague, Lou Fanucchi, Jeff Pekarek, Duncan Moore, Fred Benedetti, and vocalist Elizabeth Schwartz. Oh, and if the great music gives you a case of Jewish munchies, feed your stomach with an included kosher knish! Learn More
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52 Goldstar Member Reviews
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Written on Aug 16 2012I really had no idea what the play was about, I just assumed it was during the gangster era. But I found out that it has a spanish under tone and experience. Some of the dialogue is in spanish, it was eye opening for me.
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Written on Aug 14 2012I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Written on Aug 14 2012Zoot Suit was excellent. I thoroughly enjoyed the music and especially the dancing. The acting was heartfelt and beautifully performed. Luis Valdez is extremely gifted. His interpretation of this actual event has been accurately recreated in this musical presentation. I highly recommend it to anyone next time around.
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Written on Aug 13 2012Wonderful production - fantastic cast. I was amazed to learn that many of the cast members were from San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts - they were incredible - you could not tell the difference between adults and high school performers. They are also incredible dancers. RAUL CARDONA was brilliant in the lead - in fact, everyone gave brilliant performances. The only criticism I had - sitting on the side - was that the sound was not great.
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Description
It’s Los Angeles, Calif., the years 1942 to 1943. The war in the Pacific is in full gear, American big band music has young people at home dancing up a storm and the Zoot Suit is the uniform of choice for Chicano gangs on the streets of Los Angeles. One August morning a young Chicano boy is found bloody and beaten by the side of a road near a county reservoir. His death leads to the indictment of a local Chicano gang and the infamous Sleepy Lagoon Murder Trial, a kangaroo court fanned by media hysteria. When the verdict is announced the Zoot Suit riots begin, and the mythical mystical figure of El Pachuco is born.
Please note: This play contains drug references, adult language and subject matter, fog, haze, strobe lights and cigarette smoking. It is recommended for ages 12 and older.
About the Ticket Supplier: San Diego Repertory Theatre
San Diego REP produces intimate, exotic, provocative theatre. We promote a more inclusive community through vivid works that nourish progressive political and social values and celebrate the multiple voices of our region.