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“AS YOU LIKE IT” at The Old Globe

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[caption id="attachment_12295" align="alignnone" width="120"] Meredith Garretson as Ganymede, Nikki Massoud as Celia, and Jon Orsini as Orlando in As You Like It, by William Shakespeare, directed by Jessica Stone, running June 16 – July 21, 2019 at The Old Globe. Photo by Jim Cox.[/caption] Aired on KSDS-FM on 7/5/19 RUN DATES: 6/16/19 - 7/21/19 VENUE: The Old Globe The giant, gilt-edged Fragonard painting sets the stage. But the colossal trees tell the story of “As You Like It” at Read More →

“PUFFS” from The Eastern

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 7/12/19 RUN DATES: 6/14/19 - 7/21/19 VENUE: The Eastern at PowPAC You’d have to be living under a very large rock, or in a very dark cave, not to know anything about the Boy Wizard who was The Chosen One at a certain school of witchcraft and wizardry. Now, along comes “Puffs: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic,” that is to say, Male Magic and Female Magic, which is Read More →

“A WALK IN THE WOODS” at North Coast Repertory Theatre

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 6/7/19 RUN DATES: 5/29/19 - 6/30/19 VENUE: North Coast Repertory Theatre The only path to a serious discussion is frivolity. So says Andrey Botvinnik, the fictional Russian arms negotiator in Lee Blessing’s drama, “A Walk in the Woods.” His American counterpart, John Honeyman, totally disagrees. These men may have the fate of the world in their hands, but Andrey forces John to talk about Mickey Mouse and Babe Ruth. He wants to be friends, not enemies Read More →

“WHAT YOU ARE” at The Old Globe

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 6/14/19 RUN DATES: 5/3019 - 6/30/19 VENUE: The Old Globe The ground beneath our feet is shifting. Things are changing at an alarming rate. Instability leads to uncertainty, and poses a threat to identity, dignity and self-worth. Behold the white working-class American male. Everything he believed was right, was his due, is slipping away. His long-term employment loyalty counts for little. Technology is making his job obsolete. Fear, frustration and anger are roiling just beneath Read More →

“PUT YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER” at La Jolla Playhouse

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 6/21/19 RUN DATES: 6/2/19 - 6/30/19 VENUE: La Jolla Playhouse Chicago-based playwright Ike Holter is playing with genre. His latest creation, “Put Your House in Order,” combines apocalyptic thriller with romantic comedy and horror tropes. While each form has its imaginative moments, the whole doesn’t really hang together, though the characters are intriguing. The piece starts with a rapturous rap – a monologue that’s so rhythmic and musical, it should be backed by beatboxing. Later, there’s Read More →

“MEL BROOKS’ THE PRODUCERS” at Moonlight Stage Productions

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 6/17/19 RUN DATES: 6/12/19 - 6/29/19 VENUE: Moonlight Stage Productions You want a big, brash Broadway musical? Boy, can Moonlight Stage Productions deliver. The company opens its 39th season with a boffo, brassy, bawdy hit: “Mel Brooks’ The Producers.” Using the outrageous, ab-fab Broadway sets and costumes, and re-creating the original direction and choreography (both Tony award-winners for Susan Stroman), the production values simply can’t be beat. Larry Raben, who directs and stars, played Leo Bloom Read More →