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“ON YOUR FEET” at Broadway San Diego

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 8/3/18 RUN DATES: 7/31/18 - 8/5/18 VENUE: Broadway San Diego at the Civic Theatre Jukebox musicals have gotten a pretty bad reputation (deservedly so). Trying to wrap a group or singer’s catalog around some artificial, cockamamie plotline almost never works. Those that succeed do so on the strength of the songs, not the contrived narrative. When a jukebox musical succeeds as a bona fide show, it has complex and compelling characters who take a believable Read More →

“DISNEY’S NEWSIES” at Moonlight Stage Productions

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 7/22/18 RUN DATES: 7/18/18 - 8/4/18 VENUE: Moonlight Stage Productions A David/Goliath story is always inspiring. But in these times of appalling income inequality, it’s especially gratifying to revisit a real historical event where the impoverished underdog triumphs over the affluent industrialist. As an added bonus, the story extols the virtues of two beleaguered American mainstays: journalism and unions. All this, plus singing, tap, romance, camaraderie and high-flying leaps – what’s not to love? “Disney’s Newsies,” the Read More →

“QUEENS” at the La Jolla Playhouse

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 7/13/18 RUN DATES: 7/3/18 - 7/29/18 VENUE: La Jolla Playhouse One brutal line – among many – stands out in Martyna Majok’s “Queens”: “You’re either the boot or the back.” In the intense drama about immigrant women, a high price is paid by everyone who leaves or is left behind. When you’re in survival mode, choices must be made, whether to be pushed to the bottom rung, or step on others to advance. Skipping back in Read More →

“NATIVE GARDENS” at The Old Globe

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 6/15/18 RUN DATES: 6/1/18 - 7/1/18 VENUE: The Old Globe “Native Gardens” touches on a ton of hot-button topics: racism, classism, sexism, ageism, colonialism, entitlement, land ownership, territoriality, stereotyping, and the risks and benefits of fences or border walls. And yet, the play manages to make a molehill out of this mountain of issues. The setup is potentially intriguing: a young couple and an older couple, with adjacent yards, and a dispute about the property line Read More →

“THE TEMPEST” at The Old Globe

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 7/6/18 RUN DATES: 6/17/18 - 7/22/18 VENUE: The Old Globe Many scholars believe that “The Tempest” was Shakespeare’s swan song—his poetic farewell to the stage, relinquishing the power of his pen just as his “Tempest” stand-in, Prospero, abandons his magic and returns to his former life. Some have interpreted the play through the lens of colonialism, with the exiled Prospero as imperialist and the island residents, Ariel and Caliban, as his minions. Seizing power 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 →