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Singin’ In The Rain At The Starlight Musical Theatre & You Can’t Take It With You At The Lamb’s Players Theatre & The Two-character Play By Blue Trunk Theatre In Conjunction With Black Ensemble Theatre At Ensemble Arts

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KPBS AIRDATE: August 27, 1997 It’s one of those theater-times when too much is happening and it’s hard to keep up. And it’s even harder to link together shows that have no thematic or stylistic commonalities. So forgive me if I throw a lot at you, but a lot is going on, and it’s a great sampling of what Read More →

Family Values At The North Coast Repertory Theatre & Iago Black Ensemble Theatre At Ensemble Arts

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KPBS AIRDATE: August 13, 1997 Theatre is a collaborative process. The creative talent must be in synch, all aiming toward a particular vision, all focused on serving the text. When the director is at odds with the design team, or when the play is at odds with itself, the results can be schizophrenic, if not disastrous. In Read More →

The Model Apartment At The La Jolla Playhouse & The Legacy At The Old Globe Theatre

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KPBS AIRDATE: August 6, 1997 With the cover of New York magazine lamenting the gradual disappearance of American Jews, what better time to explore Jewish heritage and the mark it has made on its modern-day offspring. Two plays on San Diego stages look at living with a history of decimation and Diaspora. “The Model Apartment” is at the La Read More →

The Comedy Of Errors At The Old Globe Theatre

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KPBS AIRDATE: July 30, 1997 “The Comedy of Errors” makes a pretty strong argument for not giving your identical twins identical names, not dressing them identically, and not hiring caretakers for them who are twins with the same name. The possibilities for confusion, needless to say, are endless. And, if all the twins were separated shortly after birth, and don’t even Read More →

Rent At The La Jolla Playhouse

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KPBS AIRDATE: July 23, 1997 MUSIC, up and under : “Seasons of Love” 525,600 minutes. “Rent” celebrates a year in the life of friends. And 500 performances on Broadway. And ten weeks in San Diego. The show arrived in a ‘blaze of glory’: from the Obie to Read More →

“barnum” At Moonlight Amphitheatre & ‘triple Espresso” At Lamb’s Players Theatre

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KPBS AIRDATE: JULY 16, 1997 MUSIC , up: “Join the Circus” It may not be ‘The Greatest Show on Earth,’ but “Barnum” kinda makes you feel like you’ve been to the circus. It’s bright and brash, and there are sometimes 20 things going on at once. It’s a concept Read More →