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“BULL IN A CHINA SHOP” at Diversionary Theatre

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 10/6/18 RUN DATES: 9/13/18 - 10/14/18 VENUE: Diversionary Theatre The play begins in 1899, but it feels as fresh as this morning. It’s a story about women fighting for something more basic than equality – their personhood. Amazing that, 70 years later, we’re still engaged in the same battle. Of course, this is not accident or coincidence. “Bull in a China Shop” was written by Bryna Turner at the beginning of 2016 (and things have gotten Read More →

“2017 THEATER YEAR IN REVIEW

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 1/5/18 2017 will be one for the books. The unpredictable and unimaginable occurred regularly. Stress and distress gripped much of the nation. Onstage, shows gained heightened relevance in view of the news. A line, a topic or a character could be topically reinterpreted. Some theaters chose to underscore the parallels.. One of the ubiquitous red baseball caps showed up in ion theatre’s excellent, decadent production of “Cabaret.” An over-long red necktie featured prominently in the opera-for-one, Read More →

“THE FATHER” at North Coast Repertory Theatre

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 6/5/18 RUN DATES: 5/30/18 - 6/24/18 VENUE: North Coast Repertory Theatre You get a growing sense of disorientation as you watch “The Father,” the award-winning drama at North Coast Repertory Theatre. There’s a fraught father-daughter relationship, and there are a couple of men and women who cycle in and out of their sphere. But initially, it’s hard to determine who’s who, or what the timeframe is relative to the first scene. Are we in André’s flat in Read More →

“THE LUCKIEST” at the La Jolla Playhouse

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 7/19/19 RUN DATES: 60/30/19 - 7/28/19 VENUE: La Jolla Playhouse You walk away from ”The Luckiest” thinking deep thoughts – like, how you want to live and how you want to die. The world premiere drama by Melissa Ross may sound dark, but it’s often very funny. The action begins nearly at the end, and leapfrogs back in time, as it reveals the evolution of a deep friendship and the devolution of a young woman’s health. Straight, Read More →

2018 BEST OF THE YEAR IN SAN DIEGO THEATER

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 12/26/18 Hot-button topics took center stage in 2018. From campus rape to the plight of immigrants, from racism, sexism and homophobia to the subjugation -- and self-assertion -- of women, this year has been a dramatic doozy. And, whether directly or indirectly, by name or by inference, Trump was a palpable presence, as was the collective anxiety of most of the country in the fraught year we all just survived. My Top 10 plus Read More →

“VICTOR VICTORIA”at Moonlight Stage Productions

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 9/15/19 RUN DATES: 9/11/19 - 9/28/19 VENUE: Moonlight Stage Productions All the ingredients are there: strong actor/singers, excellent dancers, gorgeous costumes, a 21-piece orchestra, timely issues of gender and sexual identity, and a Paris setting. But alas, the soufflé falls flat. “Victor/Victoria” has a long history: it began as a 1933 German film, “Viktor und Viktoria,” and was made into a British-American musical movie in 1982, written and directed by Blake Edwards and featuring his wife, Read More →