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“RAIN” at The Old Globe

“RAIN” at The Old Globe

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 4/8/16 RUN DATES: 3/24/16 - 5/1/16 VENUE: The Old Globe In adapting a piece of literature, there’s an obligation to maintain the spirit of the original. W. Somerset Maugham’s riveting 1921 short story, “Rain” (originally titled “Miss Thompson”), has certainly provided fertile ground for adapters: three films, and an aborted musical, called “Sadie Thompson,” created in 1944 with Ethel Merman in mind. Now, along come composer/lyricist Michael John La Chiusa and librettist Sybille Pearson, with a Read More →

Theatre Review: “wintertime” At The La Jolla Playhouse

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Published in Gay and Lesbian Times September 5, 2002 In Charles Mee's boisterous, hilarious world premiere, "Wintertime," people slam doors, throw themselves against trees, break furniture, scream hateful obscenities -- all in the name of love. Excess is everything. Backed by heart-wrenching music (from Massenet to McCartney), the characters careen in and out of love. Amour has been on Mee's mind for some time. Read More →

Three Jews Walk Into A Room… And Create A Musical: The World Premiere Of “nobody Loves You” Opens At The Old Globe

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SAN DIEGO JEWISH JOURNAL MAY 2012 Okay, fess up. One of your guilty pleasures is Reality TV. Whether it’s food or fashion, catfights, celebs or survival, there’s something appealing and appalling that compels you to keep coming back to these proliferating programs. “I watch some ironically, and some non-ironically,” confesses funny, smart, sardonic playwright Itamar Moses, who’s written Read More →

Sdnn – San Diego News Network

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PAT LAUNER’S SPOTLIGHT ON THEATER Column #2 By Pat Launer Posting Date: 03/26/09 REVIEWS :   “Facing East,”   “The Platt Brothers,” “Continuous City” Quickie Reviews : “The Coffee Shop,” “Assassins,” “Miss Electricity,” Stephen Schwartz & Friends, Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre TEASE: Read More →

Read Reviews Of: “i’m Not Rappaport ” And “cats”

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Pat Launer on San Diego Theater By Pat Launer , SDNN Thursday, September 17, 2009 http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-09-16/things-to-do/pat-launer-on-san-diego-theater-rappaport Messing with Mortality THE SHOW: “I’m Not Rappaport ,” winner of the 1985 Tony Award for Best Play, presented by Scripps Ranch Theatre “Growing Read More →

Mothers And Invention

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Pat Launer on San Diego Theater By Pat Launer , SDNN April 29, 2010 http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2010-04-28/things-to-do/theater-things-to-do/caucasian-chalk-circle-miss-julie-plus-more-theater-reviews-news THE PLAY: “The Caucasian Chalk Circle” You might say the play has come full circle. Though initially intended for Broadway, the drama premiered in a student production at Carleton Read More →