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“SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE” at South Coast Repertory

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 2/2/18 Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 1/23/18 RUN DATES: 1/13/18 - 2/10/18 VENUE: South Coast Repertory There’s nothing like feeling that you have the inside track on something. The fictional 2014 play, “Shakespeare in Love,” takes us behind the scenes to watch the creation and evolution of “Romeo and Juliet.” The film version, co-written by the brilliant playwright Tom Stoppard, and screenwriter Marc Norman, won the Best Picture Oscar in 1999. It had tons of inside jokes. The more Read More →

“HAMILTON” at the Civic Theatre

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 1/12/18 RUN DATES: 1/3/18 - 1/28/18 VENUE: Broadway San Diego at the Civic Theatre There are few things on earth that live up to their hype. “Hamilton,” the groundbreaking, blockbuster musical, actually exceeds expectations. I was familiar with the fast-paced, word-drunk music and lyrics of the genius Lin-Manuel Miranda. But the production blew me away. It’s every bit as brilliant as the score. The costumes, stylized moves, choreography and lighting create an unforgettable experience – stunning to Read More →

“THE COLOR OF LIGHT” at Vantage Theatre and Talent to aMuse

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 1/19/18 RUN DATES: 1/11/18 - 2/3/18 VENUE: Vantage Theatre at the Tenth Avenue Arts Center Matisse was an atheist. His muse was a nun. At age 72, the artist hired a 21 year-old student nurse to care for him post-operatively. He was furious when he found out she was a novitiate. But still, she enchanted him, became his spiritual love, and brought a dying man back to life. And more important, back to art. In 1947, the nun Read More →

“AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS” at North Coast Repertory Theatre

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 1/26/18 RUN DATES: 1/10/18 - 2/4/18 VENUE: North Coast Repertory Theatre These days, it’s possible to circle the planet in 67 hours. So going “Around the World in 80 Days,” as Jules Verne imagined in his 1872 novel, seems a bit quaint. The book was a sly but affectionate satire of British manners, captured in the 1956 movie and various stage versions. Though slapstick comedy never seems to go out of style, ethnic humor and racial or cultural Read More →

“BUILDING THE WALL” at Point Loma Playhouse

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 1/22/18 RUN DATES: 1/19/18 - 2/4/18 VENUE: Point Loma Playhouse Theater doesn’t typically lend offer an immediate response to political events. But Robert Schenkkan, Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright/screenwriter (“The Kentucky Cycle,” “All the Way,” as well as the film “Hacksaw Ridge”), was so agitated by the 2016 election that he wrote a play in what he called a “week-long white-hot fury.” And impressively, a tiny local theater, Point Loma Playhouse, is the first Read More →

“SMOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN” at Lamb’s Players Theatre

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 11/10/18 RUN DATES: 10/12/17 - 11/19/17 and 1/5/18 - 1/28/18 VENUE: Lamb's Players Theatre If you like bluegrass, or gospel, or impressive musicianship, you’ll love “Smoke on the Mountain,” at Lamb’s Players Theatre. This impassioned play is a Lambs’ perennial, stretching back decades. It’s a spirited, spiritual visit with the fervent, singing Sanders family, making a comeback appearance, after a 5-year hiatus, at the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in North Carolina. Fresh-faced preacher Mervin Oglethorpe is happy Read More →