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Theatre Review: “a New Brain” At The San Diego State University & “songs For A New World” At Actor’s Asylum

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KPBS AIRDATE: November 01, 2002 One new brain plus one new world = two new musicals. The San Diego premieres of two small, off-beat musical diversions are featured in surprising venues: Jason Robert Brown's "Songs for a New World" is at Actor's Asylum, and William Finn's "A New Brain" at SDSU. Both are intimate, personal pieces about critical moments in life. They're quirky, challenging, complex and Read More →

“MR. AND MRS. FITCH” at Backyard Renaissance

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 4/7/19 RUN DATES: 3/28/19 - 4/14/19 VENUE: Backyard Renaissance Theatre Co. There’s a long history of oh so witty, aren’t-we-clever literary couples. A few standouts spring to mind: Beatrice and Benedick (“Much Ado About Nothing,” Shakespeare, 1612); Elyot and Amanda (“Private Lives,” Noël Coward, 1930); Nick and Nora (“The Thin Man,” Dashiell Hammett, 1934); George and Martha (“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,” Edward Albee, 1962). In 2010, playwright Douglas Carter Beane though he’d try to join Read More →

Coronado Playhouse Presents The Wacky Comedy, “leading Ladies” Feb 2011

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2/1/11 PAT LAUNER May the Farce be with you Patch.com Coronado Cross-dressing. Mistaken identity. Mayhem, mixups and machinations. And a few slamming doors. There must be a farce in town. Playwright Ken Ludwig knows his way around wacky comedies (“Lend Me a Tenor,” “Moon Over Buffalo”), and maybe “Leading Ladies” isn’t his best. But Read More →

Arachnomania: The “she-rantulas” Are Back!

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PAT LAUNER TIMES OF SAN DIEGO 10/21/14 October is prime time for a wacky homegrown scare-fest, where “The Bad Seed” meets cheesy ‘50s B-horror flicks. Oh, and don’t forget the drag. If this sounds like your cup of theatrical insanity, head over to Diversionary Theatre for its leaner, meaner reprise of “She- Rantulas from Outer Space – in Read More →