Posts tagged "2004"

Theatre Preview: La Pastorela

Theatre Preview: La Pastorela

Published in KPBS On Air Magazine December 2004 Hark! The herald angels sing… in two languages! La Pastorela is back. The pastorela is a folk-art form that was brought to the New World by Franciscan missionaries in the early 1500s. The tradition flourished, but remains especially strong in Mexico, where more than 2500 unique versions of the rhyming Christmas story are produced annually. Almost every Read More →

Preview: Des McAnuff and “Jersey Boys”

Preview:  Des McAnuff and “Jersey Boys”

Published in KPBS On Air Magazine November 2004 Maybe you thought it was bubble-gum music. It was sweet, generally upbeat and often extremely high-pitched: The unique sound of the Four Seasons and their falsetto-voiced lead singer, Franki Valli. The Hall of Famers sold 150 million records, including “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like A Man,” "Dawn," “Rag Doll” and “Let’s Hang On.” But music is just part of the story of The Four Seasons, now being dramatized Read More →

Theatre Preview: Mrs. Farnsworth

Theatre Preview: Mrs. Farnsworth

Published in KPBS On Air Magazine October 2004 There was this young man from Yale, son of a wealthy political family. He was a goof-off, really, a party-hardy frat boy. He later moved to Texas and ultimately landed a high-profile job.   But long ago, on an Ivy League ski weekend, a social/sexual hookup went awry, with sinister consequences. This is the Read More →

Theatre Preview: The Chosen

Theatre Preview: The  Chosen

Published in KPBS On Air Magazine September 2004 Two fathers, two sons, two worlds. "The Chosen," the 1967 debut novel of Chaim Potok, is about the nature of choice; what's chosen in terms of a path, a faith, a friendship. The best-seller was the first book from a major publisher to portray Orthodox Judaism in the United States . It was Read More →

Theatre Preview: Las Meninas

Theatre Preview: Las Meninas

Published in KPBS On Air Magazine August 2004 Once upon a time, there was an unhappy Queen. She was born a Spanish princess, but was married off to the King of France. Lonely and despondent, she receives a cheer-up gift from her uncle -- a Fool, a kidnapped African dwarf named Nabo. The unlikely companions soon learn that they have a lot in common: both are displaced Read More →

Theatre Preview: Hairspray

Theatre Preview: Hairspray

Published in KPBS On Air Magazine July 2004 Bruce Vilanch hasn't been without a beard for 32 years. The acclaimed comic writer, a 4-year regular on the "New Hollywood Squares," was forced to forego his signature grizzly face-fuzz to take on the role of Edna Turnblad in the national tour of Hairspray. He was, however, able to keep his wild-and-wooly hair, since he wears a variety of outrageous wigs Read More →