Longtime San Diego resident David Humphrey has traveled North America to star in, and direct, the nostalgic Stuart Ross harmony revues
When San Diego Musical Theatre’s leaders chose “Plaid Tidings” for the company’s holiday show this year, they didn’t have to look far for the perfect stage director.
Stuart Ross’ “Forever Plaid” premiered off Broadway in 1998. It’s about the Forever Plaid, a nerdy, behind-the-times men’s harmony quartet made up of high school buddies Sparky, Jinx, Smudge and Frankie. On the eve of their debut concert in February 1964, the Plaids are killed in a collision with a school bus . But thanks to an astral alignment, the men are resurrected for one night to put on the show they never got to perform in life.
The cast of San Diego Musical Theatre’s “Plaid Tidings,” top to bottom, Xavier J. Bush, Drew Bradford, Matt Ignacio and Jonathan Sangster. Humphrey said the key to casting “Plaid” productions is getting the vocal sound right and making sure the actors performances are rooted in truth: “The show is not a joke. Things happen that are funny but it’s not meant to be funny. It’s not about making it up or making shticky comments.”
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