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“Eternally Bad”

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PAT LAUNER TIMES OF SAN DIEGO 7/14/15 Wonder Women: Goddesses take center stage in “Eternally Bad” Some mythical goddesses have done some very ungodly things… like castrating men, or cutting their heads off, or eating them alive. This, among other juicy-but-nasty tidbits, is what we learn in “Eternally Bad,” the world premiere lecture cum song cycle written and directed by Javier Velasco, based on the 2001 book by feminist comics artist and writer Trina Robbins (who was in town for Read More →

“FULL GALLOP” at The Old Globe

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 10/7/15 RUN DATES: 10/1/15 - 11/1/15 VENUE: The Old Globe Some people go through life at a trot or a canter. Others forge ahead at “Full Gallop.” Diana Vreeland may have considered herself, “born lazy,” but she was an indefatigable devotee of beauty, class and style – who changed American taste in clothing, art and life. “The Empress of Fashion” served for 26 years as the fashion editor of Harper’s Bazaar, and then, starting in 1963, Read More →

“MARJORIE PRIME” at North Coast Repertory Theatre

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 1/27/17 RUN DATES: 1/11/17 - 2/5/17 VENUE: North Coast Repertory Theatre The older you are, and the older your parents -- if they’re still alive – the more disturbing and discomfiting you’re likely to find “Marjorie Prime,” the 2015 Pulitzer Prize finalist currently having its local premiere at North Coast Repertory Theatre. Artificial Intelligence has made considerable progress. The likelihood of a lifelike, interactive robot seems assured in the not-too-distant future. In Jordan Harrison’s short, intermissionless play, Read More →

“STUPID F**KING BIRD” at Cygnet Theatre

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 6/3/16 RUN DATES: 5/19/16 - 6/19/16 VENUE: Cygnet Theatre If you can say the title, you should certainly see the show. And even if you can’t, you should. Yes, it’s got language. Plenty of it. Coarse and clever, exciting and insightful. It’s even got a little nudity. It’s smart, sassy, sexy – and deep, especially on the subjects of theater and love. “Stupid Fucking Bird” captures all the angst of everyday existence, and in a brilliant way, Read More →

“THE DOYLE AND DEBBIE SHOW” at Broadway Vista Theatre

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 4/12/16 RUN DATES: 4/1/16 - 5/1/16 VENUE: Broadway Vista Theatre Doyle Mayfield has had a rough ride. He’s already been through two Debbies (two of his four wives) and now his third Debbie, the one he thought would catapult him back on top of the country western charts, is gettin’ ready to skedaddle. But they’ll do one last “Doyle and Debbie Show” for our delectation (‘we’ being a Nashville audience). It just seemed right to Read More →

“Sylvia” – New Village Arts

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Pat Launer, Center Stage on KSDS JAZZ88 Originally aired June 12, 2015 Re-posted for repeat production: 1/7/16 - 1/24/16 It was love at first sight. Once Greg met Sylvia at the park, his life changed completely. He was a middle-aged man with grown children, married for 22 years. But this was The Real Thing: the adoring, unconditional devotion he’d been looking for. Someone who really listened to and understood him. Call it midlife crisis, if you will. Read More →