San Diego Union-Tribune (Sunday)

MUSIC

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Also on the subject of love: Valentine’s Day is long over, but romance never dates. That’s a good reason to catch the latest in Lamb’s Players Theatre’s virtual concert presentati­ons. This is one dubbed “A Celebratio­n of Love.”

As with prior Lamb’s streaming concerts, this one stars associate artists of the Coronado-based theater, most of whom should be familiar faces to anyone who’s frequented the Orange Avenue venue over the years. Unlike the recently streamed concerts, this one was not recorded inside the Lamb’s theater, but evidently in the various artists’ homes. (One exception: the 70-minute streaming includes some archival performanc­es from a Lamb’s Players concert held at the bygone Anthology supper club in Little Italy back in 2011.)

These home streamings are cozier, and with love you want to get cozy, right? Among the best of the nearly 20 offerings are Sandy Campbell’s gorgeous rendition of Cole Porter’s “So in Love,” with G. Scott Lacy on piano; Caitie Grady covering Joni Mitchell’s “A Case of You” — not an easy song to sing, by the way; Anise Ritchie doing “Unforgetta­ble”; and Rebecca Jade crooning one of her own compositio­ns, “My Reason.” There’s one break for humor: Grady and husband Charles Evans Jr. teaming up on “The Night I Laid You Down.” (Genesis fans especially will get a kick out of that one.)

There are moments that are a bit cloying, but with love some of that is certainly permitted. Tickets to stream this show are $20. lambsplaye­rs.org

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