Put a Little Drama in your Life
Patch.com Coronado and La Mesa 4/24/12 By Pat Launer Leigh Scarritt, along with two performers from recent Lamb’s Players productions, stars in “Respect: A Musical Journey of Women,” in downtown San Diego La Mesa Patch: Helix Grad Kelsey Venter Stars in Lyceum Theatre Production of 'Respect' Venter shares the Read More →
Patch.com La Jolla 4/18/12 PAT LAUNER The La Jolla Playhouse presents the world premiere musical “Hands on a Hardbody ” From the title, you might imagine one very sexy piece of theater. But the ‘ hardbody ’ in question is actually a truck. And the hands all over it belong to contestants in Read More →
Patch.com Encinitas PREVIEW - 1/30/12 By Pat Launer Posted on 1/31/12 http://encinitas.patch.com/articles/new-theater-new-homebase-new-view-of-the-price-of-honesty/media_attachments/edit Dek : Intrepid Shakespeare Company launches its third season with “An Enemy of the People,” in the state-of-the-art Performing Arts Center at San Dieguito Academy The Bible says ‘The Truth will set you free.’ But not always. Read More →
PAT LAUNER SAN DIEGO JEWISH JOURNAL DECEMBER 2011 Feature: Broadway Pops Suggested Title: The Virtues of a Virtuoso: The San Diego Symphony brings back violin luminary Itzhak Perlman http://sdjewishjournal.com/site/3120/raise-the-curtain/ At age 3, he taught himself to play on a toy fiddle. He had perfect pitch, precocious Read More →
SAN DIEGO JEWISH JOURNAL DECEMBER 2011 Feature: “A Hammer, A Bell and a Song to Sing: The Music of Pete Seeger” – new work by Todd Salovey Suggested Title: To Every Thing There is a Season: At the San Diego Repertory Theatre, Todd Salovey crafts a new musical about Pete Seeger Title: San Diego Repertory Read More →
SAN DIEGO JEWISH JOURNAL DECEMBER 2011 Title: The San Diego Opera co-produces a major new work, “Moby-Dick” Suggested Title: An Opera of Biblical Proportion: The San Diego Opera co-produces a major new work, “Moby-Dick” http://sdjewishjournal.com/site/3120/raise-the-curtain/ It’s a leviathan. To some, “Our American Bible.” 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