Reviews

“free Will And Wanton Lust” At Sledgehammer Theatre

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KPBS AIRDATE:   DECEMBER 4, 1996 If family functions this holiday season fill you with dread or drag you down, spend an evening with Nicky Silver’s family, and you’ll feel a whole lot better. No dramatist, except for maybe August Strindberg or Eugene O’Neill, succeeds so completely in making ‘family’ feel like a four-letter word. All three mix a Read More →

Forever Plaid At The Theatre In Old Town

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KPBS AIRDATE: November 27, 1996 MUSIC, under: “Three Coins in the Fountain” For some strange reason, plaid never seems to go out of style.    I guess it’s warm and familiar and comfortable.   Same goes for “Forever Plaid.”   Audiences, especially in San Diego, never seem to tire of it, and they’re fighting their way in Read More →

“laughter On The 23rd Floor” At The North Coast Repertory Theatre

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KPBS AIRDATE:   November 20, 1996 It really was the show of shows, a comic jewel set in the golden age of television.   Sid Caesar’s comedy hour, called “Your Show of Shows,” was smart, witty, silly, irreverent, iconoclastic and at times even controversial. But above all, it was funny.   And why not?   The writers of that program Read More →

Changing Rainbows At The Ensemble Arts Theatre / Sight Unseen At The Fritz Theatre

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KPBS AIRDATE: November 13, 1996 We’ve always been fascinated by the private lives of artists -- both factual and fictional. How their inner torment is reflected on their canvases. How frequently they abuse themselves and their loved ones.   How they crave fame and are tortured by it. Buyers pay top dollar for their work, but they pay Read More →

Radio Mambo By Culture Clash At The San Diego Rep / The Last Angry Brown Hat By The Latino Ensemble De San Diego At Centro Cultural / The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit At The Vantage Theatre

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KPBS AIRDATE: November 6, 1996 We may have just passed the Day of the Dead, but Latino theater is alive and well in San Diego. There were four dramatic events co-occurring in one week. Our first local Latino theater company, Máscara Mágica, held a Día de Los Muertos fiesta and fund-raiser... and our newest addition, Latino Ensemble de San Diego, Read More →

“sing A Song Of Hollywood- Harry Warren: America’s Greatest Unknown Songwriter” At Sdsu

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KPBS AIRDATE:   October 30, 1996 MUSIC, up and under:   “Serenade in Blue” Poor Salvatore Guaragna. He changed his name to Harry Warren. He wrote more than 350 songs. From the 1920s to the 1950s, he had 42 Hit Parade Top Ten tunes, scored 70 movies, and garnered 11 Academy Award nominations for Best Song.   Read More →