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• Pacifica Performance Showcase/Arts in Review, Friday, July 24, 2-3:00 pm, with guests actress Bruna Fachetti ("The Hour of the Star") and Filmmaker David Alvarado ("American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez")

  Hosts Donna Walker and Julio Martinez kick off the KPFK summer fund drive with guests Bruna Fachetti, starring in "The Hour of The Star," (adapted from Clarice Lispector's novel) running at the Broadwater Black Box Theatre for five performances and Filmmaker David Alvarado, writer and director of "American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez," part of the American Masters series, about the legendary playwright and filmmaker who changed the landscape of Chicano theatre with Teatro Campesino and "Zoot Suit," a pioneer who also wrote and directed what remains the most successful film Chicano film ever made, "La Bamba" the story of Ritchie Valens.

  Posted by Donna Walker at Wednesday, July 22, 2026

• LA Theatre Works, Sunday, July 26 at 10:00 pm, "Halcyon Days" Starring Ed Begley, Jr. and Anne Archer

  In Steven Dietz’s play, Senator Eddie Bowman can’t see the point of invading a minuscule Caribbean island to rescue a bunch of overly-tanned medical students. But as the 1983 invasion of Grenada gets underway, the Senator finds himself at odds with a mysterious foreign-policy specialist who cultivates roses, the President’s sexy new speechwriter, and his own son.

  Posted by Donna Walker at Wednesday, July 22, 2026

• Pacifica Performance Showcase, Friday, July 17 at 2:30 pm with guests Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson, starring in "Mexodus" at Pasadena Playhouse

  Host Donna Walker welcomes the stars and creators of a powerful, moving, dynamic musical "Mexodus" now running at Pasadena Playhouse through August 2. The live-looping hip-hop musical has won acclaim, winning Lucille Lortel Awards, along with Drama Desk and Drama League Awards, telling the story of the Underground Railroad that went South to Mexico. Between 4,000 and 10,000 enslaved people sought freedom in Mexico when unusual alliances were formed and bonds that transcended borders. A NY Times Critics' pick, it is an "electrifying theatrical experience" and a dazzling showcase for two remarkable talents.

  Posted by Donna Walker at Tuesday, July 14, 2026

• Phil and Ted's Sexy Boomer Show, Tuesday, July 14 at 2:00 pm, Orson Osman's "Treasure Island: A Telling for the New World (Part 3)"

  The tale continues with Part 3 of "Treasure Island: A Telling for the New World." Phil and Ted present the Los Angeles premiere of an eight-part dramatization of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic "Treasure Island" liberally adapted by writer/director Orson Ossman. "Treasure Island: A Telling for the New World," includes an all-star cast including Keith David, John Goodman, and Glynn Turman, it also features Firesign's Phil Proctor, with an original score by music legend Taj Mahal. "Treasure Island: A Telling for the New World" will air every Tuesday throughout the summer.

  Posted by Donna Walker at Tuesday, July 14, 2026

• Pacifica Performance Showcase, Friday, July 10 at 2:30 pm, with very special guest actor John Kani ("Master Harold and the Boys" "Sizwe Bonsi Is Dead")

  Host Donna Walker welcomes acclaimed actor John Kani, longtime collaborator of Athol Fugard, to talk about his career and art, his activism and recent star turn in "Master Harold and the Boys" at the Geffen Playhouse. Originally, starring in the film/TV adaptation in the role of the younger Willy, he now returns to this landmark play as the older, wiser Sam, in Athol Fugard's masterpiece. We discuss his career in the Marvel Universe, The Lion King, and life as an artist under apartheid.

  Posted by Donna Walker at Thursday, July 9, 2026

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