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“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 →

Moxie Theatre Whips Up “Orange Julius”

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RUN DATES: 9/30/15 - 10/18/15 VENUE: Moxie Theatre Orange Julius is a sweet, frothy drink. It’s also one particular Vietnam veteran, a victim of exposure to the toxic herbicide Agent Orange. And one more thing. “Orange Julius” is Basil Kreimendahl’s episodic memory play, which was developed at the O’Neill National Playwrights Conference in 2012, became part of the La Jolla Playhouse’s DNA New Works Series, and is now having its world premiere at Moxie Theatre. Nut is looking back on Read More →

Theatre Review: “closer” By Backyard Productions At 6th@ Penn Theatre

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Published in Gay and Lesbian Times November 21, 2002 Whoever said 'Love conquers all' and 'Honesty is the best policy?' Certainly not British playwright Patrick Marber, in his 1997 play, "Closer." One character actually says to another: "What's so great about the truth? The truth hurts people. Try lying for a change. It's the currency of the world." Ironically, "Closer" is really about people pushing Read More →

The Most Interesting Yiddish Story You’ve Never Heard: “the Twenty-seventh Man” At The Old Globe

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13150 Portofino Drive Del Mar CA 92014 FOR: THE SAN DIEGO JEWISH JOURNAL FEBRUARY 2015 He first heard the story when he was 19. It lodged in his head and heart, and wouldn’t let go. Acclaimed novelist/short story writer Nathan Englander couldn’t believe that no one had publicized this hair-raising tale. The event, sometimes referred Read More →

Teaser/excerpt: “the Little Dog Laughed” At Diversionary Theatre; “old Wicked Songs” At North Coast Repertory Theatre

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Pat Launer on San Diego Theater By Pat Launer , SDNN Thursday, May 14, 2009 READ REVIEWS OF: “The Little Dog Laughed,” “Old Wicked Songs” Mini Reviews of : “Tuna Does Vegas,” “Claire Voyant,” “Fireflies/Brundibar” Laugh Your Doggone Head Read More →

Pat Launer On San Diego Theater

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By Pat Launer , SDNN Thursday, November 26, 2009 http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-11-25/things-to-do/theater-things-to-do/bonnie-and-clyde-the-seafarer-the-foreigner-holiday-memories-theater-reviews-news READ REVIEWS OF: “Bonnie and Clyde,” “The Seafarer,” “The Foreigner,” “ Holiday Memories” MINI-REVIEWS OF: “Sexual Selection,” “The House of Bernarda Alba,” “Beatrice the Butterfly” Texas Twosome Read More →