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“33 1_3 HOUSE OF DREAMS” at the San Diego Repertory Theatre

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 8/9/19 RUN DATES: 8/1/19 - 9/1/19 VENUE: San Diego Repertory Theatre Ever heard of the Wall of Sound? How about “Da Doo Ron Ron”? Do you know what a 33 1/3 rpm vinyl record is? Well, whether you do or don’t, you’re gonna love the ebullient world premiere musical at the San Diego Repertory Theatre. You’ll not only love it, you’ll learn something – about the early days of pop/rock, and the small, wildly successful independent Read More →

“A BRIGHT NEW BOISE” at OnStage Playhouse

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 8/11/19 RUN DATES: 8/2/19 - 9/1/19 VENUE: OnStage Playhouse The employees at the Hobby Lobby in Boise are a damaged lot, each seeking something just out of reach. The foul-mouthed manager Pauline (terrific, tough-as-nails Holly Stephenson) is trying to create order from chaos, maintaining social/business rituals and a stringent work hierarchy in a minimum wage, ultra-controlling corporate environment. Leroy (excellent, knife-edge Markuz Rodriguez) is a frustrated, angry, aggressive guy trying to shock people out of complacency Read More →

“ROCK OF AGES” at Cygnet Theatre

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 7/26/19 RUN DATES: 7/2/19 - 8/25/19 VENUE: Cygnet Theatre This may not be the Summer of Love, but it certainly is the Summer of Rock ‘n’ Roll in San Diego. No fewer than five musicals focus on songs of the ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s or ‘80s. Two shows are exclusively 1980s – the reprise of Lamb’s Players Theatre’s musical revue, “Mixtape,” and the jukebox musical, “Rock of Ages,” at Cygnet Theatre. There’s a little overlap in Read More →

“DOGFIGHT” at Coronado Playhouse

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 8/3/19 RUN DATES: 7/26/19 - 8/25/19 VENUE: Coronado Playhouse The malice of the premise is offset by the sweetness of the romance. As laid out in the 1991 movie that inspired the 2012 musical, “Dogfight” is a nasty, misogynistic prank played by Marines for generations. The guys chip in money to rent a club or bar for a party. The remaining cash goes to the winner: whoever brings the ugliest date. (“The game ain’t over Read More →

“AN EXPERIMENT WITH AN AIRPUMP” at Backyard Renaissance Theatre

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 8/23/19 RUN DATES: 8/8/19 - 8/25/19 VENUE: Backyard Renaissance Theatre Dualities and dichotomies. Homage to a painting and to a prior play. “An Experiment with an Air Pump” by English playwright Shelagh Stephenson, was inspired by a provocative 18th century work of nearly the same name by British painter Joseph Wright, as well as by the celebrated century-spanning Tom Stoppard drama, “Arcadia.” The piece toggles between 1799 and 1999, each at the dawn of a new Read More →

SUMMER THEATER PREVIEW 2019

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 5/31/19 VENUE: Theaters around San Diego County What’s new in San Diego theater this summer? Nearly everything. There are world premieres everywhere: two at The Old Globe, three at the La Jolla Playhouse, one at the San Diego Rep and one at North Coast Rep. Plus, lots of San Diego premieres. The Globe just opened “Ken Ludwig’s The Gods of Comedy,” in which modern-day classics professors and college coeds are confronted by screwball Greek deities Read More →