Put a Little Drama in your Life
PAT LAUNER TIMES OF SAN DIEGO 2/16/15 Spend an evening with Stephen Sondheim. The brilliant composer/lyricist will show you around his place. He’ll point out the Baldwin piano he got “at cost,” that once belonged to Leonard Bernstein. He’ll play for you. He’ll even sing for you (though honestly, maybe that’s not the best idea). And he’ll tell you about Read More →
13150 Portofino Drive Del Mar CA 92014 FOR: THE SAN DIEGO JEWISH JOURNAL FEBRUARY 2015 He first heard the story when he was 19. It lodged in his head and heart, and wouldn’t let go. Acclaimed novelist/short story writer Nathan Englander couldn’t believe that no one had publicized this hair-raising tale. The event, sometimes referred Read More →
PAT LAUNER TIMES OF SAN DIEGO 1/19/15 A Jew and an Arab walk into a theater. Nope, it’s not a joke – though it’s teeming with them. “One Arab. One Jew. One Stage: Laugh in Peace” features two standup comedians who’ve appeared together around the world, hosted by Jews, Muslims and interested, open-minded others. Now, they’re coming to San Diego for one night only (two shows), Tuesday, January 27, courtesy of the San Diego Center for Jewish Read More →
PAT LAUNER TIMES OF SAN DIEGO 1/19/15 “We’re jungle creatures,” the Queen says to the King. But, as portrayed in William Goldman’s magnificent 1966 comic drama, Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II are far worse than that. The 12th century English monarchs are carnivorous beasts, who eat their young. Those offspring, one might say, deserve being eaten – and worse. They’d as soon see Read More →
PAT LAUNER TIMES OF SAN DIEGO 1/12/15 He was a brilliant British hyphenate: novelist, poet, academic, medievalist , literary critic, essayist, lay theologian and Christian apologist . Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was famously known as C.S. Lewis, though his friends called him Read More →
PAT LAUNER TIMES OF SAN DIEGO 1/10/15 Yes, Siam. The beloved 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical classic, “The King and I,” was adapted from the 1944 novel, “ Anna and the King of Siam ,” by Margaret Landon , which was inspired by the memoirs Read More →
“San Diego is a hotbed of theater. Every year, I see 200-250 productions. This is fertile ground for new work. In addition to the prodigious local talent, theatermakers from around the country come here to premiere their latest creations. San Diego sends more shows to Broadway than nearly any other city in the U.S.”
-Pat Launer