Put a Little Drama in your Life
KPBS AIRDATE: November 11, 1992 The society is filled with civilized shallowness. The wealthy are consumed with appearance, obsessive about their expensive diversions. They have a superficial grasp of love; only the trivialities are serious to them. They celebrate a war, and make light of the casualties. One might call them “morally moronic.” Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: March 17, 1993 "Faust" is a legend. “Faustorama” is a mishmash. This brand new, New Age rock musical seems to be none of the above. It was eight years in the making, but this is one time when eight is not enough. The world premiere, presented by the Gaslamp Quarter Theatre Company and produced by Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 07/07/06 Moral questions in Collected Stories; and someone always takes the Fall While Seussical reminds us “A person’s a person no matter how small.” THE SHOW: COLLECTED STORIES, Donald Margulies’ fact-based Read More →
Aired on KSDS-FM on 8/11/17 RUN DATES: 7/22/17 - 9/10/17 VENUE: The Old Globe We could really use a Robin Hood right now. A charismatic leader dedicated to feeding the hungry, aiding the poor, and undermining the avarice of the wealthy. Even if he lived in a forest, I’d follow him. That thought likely informed the award-winning playwright, for his world premiere comedy, commissioned by The Old Globe: “Ken Ludwig’s Robin Hood.” In the style of his wildly popular Sherlock Read More →
PAT LAUNER TIMES OF SAN DIEGO 6/10/15 Did you know that a coastal cactus wren can’t fly? Me neither. That’s one of many factoids we learn about local flora, fauna and endangered species in “Wrenegades: An Ecological Adventure,” the latest premiere creation of Circle Circle dot dot, penned by Katherine Harroff and Michael Nieto. C2d2, as it’s familiarly known, Read More →
Pat Launer, Center Stage on KSDS JAZZ88 July 24, 2015 They say every picture tells a story. But not every song. Unless it’s written by Stephen Sondheim, musical theater’s most revered living composer/lyricist. With his dazzling wordplay, he conveys a character, an emotion, and a very particular moment in time. Sondheim has actually said that, without those pieces of information, he can’t even begin to write a song. Many evenings of theater have focused on his funniest 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