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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 →

Title: San Diego Repertory Theatre: Todd Salovey Crafts A New Musical About Pete Seeger

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SAN DIEGO JEWISH JOURNAL DECEMBER 2011 Feature: “A Hammer, A Bell and a Song to Sing: The Music of Pete Seeger” – new work by Todd Salovey Suggested Title:   To Every Thing There is a Season: At the San Diego Repertory Theatre, Todd Salovey crafts a new musical about Pete Seeger Title: San Diego Repertory Read More →

Eight Great Theaters (plus One) In San Diego

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Did you know that San Diego is the Number One exporter of shows to Broadway? We’re the 5th largest theater market in the country… and we have LOTS of theaters, large and small, that cater to any taste and style. Here’s a sampling from theater critic Pat Launer. The Old Globe - the granddaddy of ' em all.... 72 years old and going Read More →

Read Reviews Of: “i Love You Because ” And “it’s The Housewives!”

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Pat Launer on San Diego Theater By Pat Launer , SDNN Thursday, September 10, 2009 Austen Power THE SHOW: “I Love You Because ,” the San Diego premiere of a 2006 musical, presented by North Coast Repertory Theatre The inspiration for this little gem of Read More →

Reviews Of “ghosts,” “a Weekend With Pablo Picasso,” “the Rivalry” … And Local Theater News

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Pat Launer on San Diego Theater By Pat Launer , SDNN April 16, 2010 http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2010-04-14/things-to-do/theater-things-to-do/ghosts-weekend-with-pablo-picasso-plus-theater-reviews-news Haunted THE SHOW: “Ghosts,” the 1882 Ibsen classic, at North Coast Repertory Theatre The word ‘syphilis’ is never mentioned. But it’s Read More →

Getting To Know The Real Anne Frank

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1/19/11 Patch.com   La Jolla A La Jolla playwright’s drama about the Holocaust diarist gets a local premiere at the JCC By Pat Launer She may be a legend, but she wasn’t an angel. Anne Frank, who wrote her timeless diary when she was in hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam, was really a typical teenager. Read More →