Put a Little Drama in your Life
KPBS AIRDATE: September 29, 2006 When you were in school, did they teach you about the Harlem Renaissance? Did you learn about novelists like Zora Neale Hurston and Richard Wright? What about the ‘poet laureate of Harlem ,” Langston Hughes? Surprisingly, in a recent Q&A with audiences both black and white, few had learned about or read Hughes or the other Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 09/22/06 Gershwin has rhythm, and talent to spare Dreamgirls have music – and all that hair! Hasta luego to this year’s Blitz; Welcome Gaytino and Ms. Ella Fitz. Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: September 22, 2006 Biopics on the large and small screen often sentimentalize their subjects like after-school specials. In the theater, bio-shows smack of cost-cutting and crowd-pleasing. That’s not entirely a bad thing, but most often, the solo performance makes you want to run home and listen to recordings of the original. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing either, when the originals are George Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 09/15/06 Consider the Fritz Blitz Week #3 And Urinetown, where you pay to pee. Leading Ladies have actors’ neurosis Poor Sarah had 4.48 Psychosis. Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: September 15, 2006 Comedy comes in many colors, from the bright, treacly hues of “Leading Ladies” to the dark, snarky tones of “Urinetown.” Yes, it’s potty humor, with a capital Pee. The Tony Award-winning “Urinetown” is outlandish, outrageous and hilarious. And buried in the latrine of its satirical mind is a message about corporate greed, popular revolt Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: September 08, 2006 There’s a dramatic fall harvest you might not know about in San Diego – fresh, new theater groups are springing up, and new plays are being cultivated. 6th @ Penn Theatre and downtown’s newest venue, New World Stage, have a busy schedule hosting fledgling companies and premiering new works. Reconnoiter Theater just made an impressive debut at 6th @ Penn, with 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