Reviews

“fat Men In Skirts” & “sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll” At The Fritz Theatre

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KPBS AIRDATE:   February 22, 1995 If your humor tends toward the bleak, bizarre or macabre, book yourself a front row seat at the Fritz Theatre. Better yet, get a season ticket. Up now is “Fat Men in Skirts,” which will either delight you or disgust you.   Or some of each.   But unavoidably, it Read More →

She Loves Me At The Lamb’s Players Theatre & Fiddler On The Roof At The Copley Symphony Hall & Hamlet At The An Diego Repertory Theatre

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KPBS AIRDATE: February 15, 1995 It’s been a Bock and Harnick week. What a treat! Two shows by the incredibly inventive duo: composer Jerry Bock and lyricist Sheldon Harnick. First a brief stop by Theodore Bikel, on the 30th anniversary tour of   “Fiddler on the Roof,” a masterwork that broke all accepted rules of commercial Read More →

“forbidden Hollywood” At The Theatre In Old Town

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KPBS AIRDATE:   February 8, 1995 (SONG CLIP: “Films are like a box of chocolate...” “Forbidden Hollywood” is like Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates:   some pieces have a kinda nutty flavor; some are just plain gooey; and some are only half-baked. Okay, maybe it isn’t fair to compare a newcomer with a veteran. Read More →

Shadowlands At The North Coast Repertory Theatre & Marvin’s Room At The Gaslamp Quarter Theatre Company

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THEATRE REVIEW: “ SHADOWLANDS ” at the North Coast Repertory Theatre & “ MARVIN’S ROOM ” at the Gaslamp Quarter Theatre Company KPBS AIRDATE: February 1, 1995 To care for someone who’s sick and dying, to watch them slowly wither away, is to get a lesson Read More →

“much Ado About Nothing” At The Old Globe Theatre & “x” By Slackfest Productions

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KPBS AIRDATE:   January 25, 1995 Disappointment.   Failed relationships.   Fear of commitment.   Vicious rumors.   There may be 400 years between them in the writing, but the themes are not dissimilar. Shakespeare’s classic romantic comedy, “Much Ado About Nothing” and a brand-new, twenty-something antic apologia, “X,” which could be subtitled “Much Ado About Not Much.” Read More →

“orgasmo Adulto Escapes From The Zoo” At The Fritz Theatre

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KPBS AIRDATE:   January 18, 1995 In “Orgasmo Adulto Escapes from the Zoo,” K. Bartlit’s one-woman show at the Fritz Theatre written by Italian satirist Dario Fo and his wife Franca Rame, the piece tells the stories of five women. You wouldn’t want to know any of them. They’re funhouse mirror distortions of everything unfortunate and ugly about marriage, motherhood, fantasizing, playing with Read More →