Put a Little Drama in your Life
THEATRE REVIEW: “ THE ROAD TO NIRVANA ” at the Fritz Theatre KPBS AIRDATE: November 12, 1997 In my opinion, playwright David Mamet often deserves a swift kick in the pants, and Arthur Kopit, himself a celebrated playwright, has moved his foot in that direction. Read More →
THEATRE REVIEW: “ THREE TALL WOMEN ” at the San Diego Repertory Theatre & “ FREEDOMLAND ” at the South Coast Repertory Theatre KPBS AIRDATE: November 5, 1997 Some plays deal with life and death matters: Coming to terms with your family, yourself Read More →
THEATRE REVIEW: “ SEVENTY SCENES OF HALLOWEEN ” by Alien Stage Project at Ensemble Arts Theatre & “ SEVEN AGAINST THEBES ” at SDSU KPBS AIRDATE: October 29, 1997 If you want to do something really spooky this weekend, go to the theater. Spend Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: October 22, 1997 MUSIC, up: “Harmony” First, there was harmony. That’s the whole premise and metaphor of the Barry Manilow-Bruce Sussman world premiere musical: People finding harmony in an era of unbearable discord. “Harmony” tells a terrific, touching, tragic-but-true story, about six guys in 1930’s Germany. Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: October 15, 1997 Thanks to the wonders of modern stage and screen adaptations, an author sometimes gets remembered for something he hardly intended. Take Henry James, for instance. “Washington Square” was far from his literary best, but, with a 1949 stage adaptation called “The Heiress,” that went right to the movies, and was recently revived to great Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: October 8, 1997 MUSIC, up and under: “Zoot Suit” Call it the “drapes” of wrath; “Zoot Suit” is back. The clothes were defiant style-setters; the dramatic musical was an audacious groundbreaker. The zoot suit, or “drape shape,” was popular in the early years of World War II, high-styled with its Read More →
“San Diego is a hotbed of theater. Every year, I see 200-250 productions. This is fertile ground for new work. In addition to the prodigious local talent, theatermakers from around the country come here to premiere their latest creations. San Diego sends more shows to Broadway than nearly any other city in the U.S.”
-Pat Launer