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Theatre Review: “the Winslow Boy” At Lamb’s Players Theatre & “a Man Of No Importance” At Sdsu & “a Bright Room Called Day” At Diversionary Theatre

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KPBS AIRDATE: November 18, 2005 There’s a price to be paid for flouting authority or bucking the status quo. But the cost is even greater if you just go along, remain silent, or avoid being true to yourself. In these disquieting times of lemmings and firebrands, this theme is quite pertinently popping up on numerous San Diego stages. There’s the Read More →

“curtain Calls” Jersey Takes Over New York

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By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 11/11/05 A whirlwind trip to the Great White Way Where “Jersey Boys” really won the day, But “The Color Purple” left some “Doubt” About what a new musical is Read More →

Theatre Review: Broadway Roundup

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KPBS AIRDATE: November 11, 2005 Well, the “Jersey Boys” have successfully made the trip back East. The irresistible jukebox musical, about the rise and fall and rise of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, began as a huge hit at the La Jolla Playhouse last year, directed by Des McAnuff. The megawatt show just opened on Broadway – to a rousing reception from New Yorkers and Read More →

“curtain Calls” War Stories – November 4th

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By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 11/04/05 You may think Halloween is over and through But Beware! The Frankenstein monster’s at a theater near you! THE SHOW: ‘The Frankenstein Project v.2.0,’ adapted by Kirsten Brandt from Mary Shelley’s 1818 gothic novel. Read More →

Theatre Review: “the Frankenstein Project V. 2.0” At Sledgehammer Theatre & “a Piece Of My Heart” By Mo’olelo Theatre & “bad Dates” At San Diego Repertory Theatre

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KPBS AIRDATE: November 04, 2005 It’s a wild week for onstage women. They’re going to war, birthing monsters and having a heckuva time getting a decent date. There’s nothin’ like a dame – in “A Piece of My Heart,” “Bad Dates” and “The Frankenstein Project.” Halloween was the perfect night for Sledgehammer to launch “The Frankenstein Project v.2.0.” The original incarnation Read More →

La Jolla Stage Company, “amadeus”

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Published in KPBS On Air Magazine November 2005 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is about to celebrate his 250th birthday. [Actually, we’ll have to do the celebrating without him]. There will be many local events in 2006 to mark the arrival of one of the greatest musical geniuses of all time. First up is a production of Amadeus, the multiple award-winning 1979 drama by Peter Shaffer. The time Read More →