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“MOVE OVER MRS. MARKHAM” at Scripps Ranch Theatre

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 6/24/19 RUN DATES: 5/31/19 - 6/30/19 VENUE: Scripps Ranch Theatre Not everyone loves farce. It can be silly and goofy and, as required, filled with slamming doors. But when it’s done right, as at Scripps Ranch Theatre, under the crackerjack direction of Francis Gercke, it’s downright uproarious. The wild 1969 comedy, written by English actor/writers Ray Cooney and John Chapman, is set in the top-floor London flat of Mr. and Mrs. Markham. What starts out as Read More →

“SIGNIFICANT OTHER” at Diversionary Theatre

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 6/10/19 RUN DATES: 5/23/19 - 6/23/19 VENUE: Diversionary Theatre To paraphrase an old Neil Sedaka classic, “Growing up is hard to do.” That’s especially true for the current cohort of twentysomethings. Many of them still live with their parents, some well into their 30s. They expect everything – interests, friends, activities – to remain the same. Not everyone is ready to move into adulthood at the same rate and time. Jordan Berman is 27 when we Read More →

“THAT 24-HOUR THING” at the 2019 San Diego International Fringe Festival

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 6/9/19 RUN DATE: 6/16/19 VENUE: San Diego Central Public Library Art takes time, we’re told. But if you had only one day to create a piece of theater art, could you do it? That’s the challenge of “That 24-Hour Thing,” the closing event of the 7th annual San Diego International Fringe Festival. The experience is stressful, nerve-racking, energizing and enervating for the participants, and pretty thrilling for the audience. It all started about a decade ago, when Read More →

“MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL” at the Welk Resort Theatre

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 5/24/19 RUN DATES: 3/15/19 - 6/9/19 VENUE: Welk Resort Theatre Sometimes, a good play gets a lousy production. Sometimes, the music overpowers the singers or the set overwhelms the action. And sometimes, the performances outshine everything else. Such is the case with “Menopause the Musical” at the Welk Resort Theatre. Twelve years ago, when I first saw the show, I thought the jokes and lyrics were lame, though they riffed on some great songs from Read More →

“CHAPS” at Lamb’s Players Theatre

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 3/29/19 RUN DATES: 3/1/19 - 5/26/19 VENUE: Lamb's Players Theatre “Chaps” is full of corn and beans. The corniness involves groaner puns, and the beans give us that old male-comedy staple, fart humor. Which makes the entire cheesy endeavor more Mel Brooks than Monty Python, an advertising come-on used in Lamb’s Players Theatre’s promotional material. The only link to that wacky British group is, well, Brits. And the BBC, the setting for this hokey musical revue, Read More →

“THEY PROMISED HER THE MOON” at The Old Globe

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 5/3/19 RUN DATES: 4/6/19 - 5/12/19 VENUE: The Old Globe There seems to be a never-ending list of women whose significant contributions were ignored, demeaned, usurped, hidden or overridden by men. Some of these trailblazers and heroines of history, who should be household names, are finally being brought out of the shadows. The latest revelations come in a provocative, informative and incisive play having its West coast premiere at The Old Globe. “They Promised Her the Moon” Read More →