Put a Little Drama in your Life
KPBS AIRDATE: December 20, 2002 This year, there are a number of acidic alternatives to the treacly sweetness of the usual holiday fare. Returning to the Globe is "The SantaLand Diaries," the now-famous monologue that the cynically hilarious David Sedaris first aired on NPR. Arnie Burton isn't the whiny-voiced Sedaris, but he's darn funny as the deliciously nasty Macy's elf. Another Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: February 14, 2003 It's a big week for mammoth undertakings of political proportion. UCSD has tackled Tony Kushner's "Angels in America, Part I," still one of the most brilliant pieces of theater of the late 20th century. Under the direction of MFA student Meredith McDonough, they've infused it with a decidedly post-Enron esthetic; it still cuts chillingly to the bone. And choreographer Gina Angelique just Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: April 04, 2003 If I want watch a sitcom, I turn on the TV. Even during wartime, I want more than mindless psychobabble at the theater. As a friend put it after the nearly 3-hour marathon of the Globe's new "Loves and Hours," "The show is light on the Loves, heavy on the Hours." This world premiere smacks of masturbatory mid-life Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: June 13, 2003 It's a banner time for local theater. Of course, we're all still cheering Jack O'Brien's spectacular win of the Tony Award for Best Director of a Musical, the delectable, irresistible "Hairspray," which will be coming to San Diego on tour next summer. And the La Jolla Playhouse, in the same week it opened its new season, broke ground on a Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: August 22, 2003 Facing down your demons and confronting your past. Two amusing and intelligent dramas examine the paths not taken and the selves left behind. On the small scale, there's Joe Pintauro's "Beside Herself" at 6th@Penn Theatre, and on a much larger canvas, North Coast Repertory Theatre presents Donald Margulies' thought-provoking "Sight Unseen." This is the third time Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: October 17, 2003 Meet 'The Boys Next Door.' Barry thinks he's a golf pro. Norman works at a donut shop and eats most of the product. Arnold is sure he can escape all his worries if he moves to Communist Russia. And Lucien is convinced that by carrying big old books, he'll learn to sing the alphabet song. These 'Boys' are really grown Read More →
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-Pat Launer