La Jolla Playhouse

…He brought along Daniel Watts as his co-lyricist and then the composer Crystal Monet-Hall. After three years of development, the Lincoln team held some workshop performances in New York that persuaded them they were ready to give the show its world premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, or at least almost ready.…

…That is Debbie Buchholz, managing director of the La Jolla Playhouse. I'd called her up after I learned that Stokes was leaving the show. I'd heard all sorts of rumors about what his quitting meant. But the official line was simply that he withdrew for personal reasons and that the show must, you know, go on. I asked Buck Holtz if anyone involved had though…

…The relationship between Douglas and Lincoln and the interplay between Quentin Darrington and Brian Stokes Mitchell is riveting. And even though this was just a workshop, the story and songs and performances are undeniably moving. Yeah! I was sitting next to Debbie Buchholz, who runs the La Jolla Playhouse.…