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“RAIN” at The Old Globe

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 4/8/16 RUN DATES: 3/24/16 - 5/1/16 VENUE: The Old Globe In adapting a piece of literature, there’s an obligation to maintain the spirit of the original. W. Somerset Maugham’s riveting 1921 short story, “Rain” (originally titled “Miss Thompson”), has certainly provided fertile ground for adapters: three films, and an aborted musical, called “Sadie Thompson,” created in 1944 with Ethel Merman in mind. Now, along come composer/lyricist Michael John La Chiusa and librettist Sybille Pearson, with a Read More →

“curtain Calls” Green Fur And Ham

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By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 12/09/05 It’s two weeks before Christmas And on every stage, There are crèches, And carols from every age. Read More →

“curtain Calls” Witchy Women

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By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 08/04/06 The Actors Al liance has duly impressed With their Wicked best in last week’s Fest And When Pigs Fly for social climbing The skill and finesse is Al l in the Timing. Read More →

“curtain Calls” #188

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By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 04/13/07 The Oresteia’s Treatment is conflated, While a Sailor’s Song is celebrated. Each Hold, Please gal becomes an arch-rival But Renny and Backbone are tales of survival. Read More →

“curtain Calls” #221

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By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 12/07/07 It’s the wackiest week you’ve ever seen: From Scrooge in Harlem to a Math Team Queen, The Grinch and a family put to the test As ‘Cyrano’ hits the Asian Wild West. Read More →

“MY MANANA COMES” – San Diego Repertory Theatre

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PAT LAUNER, CENTER STAGE ON KSDS-FM RUN DATES: 10/1-15 - 10/25/15 VENUE: San Diego Repertory Theatre Did you ever think about what happens after your busboy disappears behind that swinging door? “My Mañana Comes” by Elizabeth Irwin, shows you the ‘back of house’ of a posh New York restaurant, where there’s the usual conflict and somewhat controlled chaos, not to mention the hopes and aspirations of the minimum wage employees, several of them illegal immigrants. There’s Peter, the African Read More →