“curtain Calls” Rogues With Brogues
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By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 03/17/06 Tab was a gay-boy Synge did The Playboy Lotsa hanky-panky ‘ tween Read More →
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“curtain Calls” Home
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By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 03/10/06 Comedy rules. Viva inanity! What the Butler Saw is sheer insanity. In Room Service, the deals are shady And there’s laughter and music in Read More →
“my Fair Lady” At Cygnet Theatre / “dr. Dolittle” At The Civic Theatre
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KPBS AIRDATE: March 10, 2006 There are two Dolittles in town: Dr. D and Alfred P. One talks to animals, and the other is a drunken sot whose daughter rises from flower seller to near-princess. “My Fair Lady” is in and the Doctor is out. The national tour of “Dr. Dolittle” did little for me. The production was closed down several months ago, the Read More →
“curtain Calls” Singin’ The Down-home Murder Blues
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By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 03/03/06 Accused murderers get the call In The People vs. Mona and Brothers All. And that murderous family is at it once more: The Read More →
“the People Vs. Mona” At San Diego State University / “bombay Dreams” At Orange County Performing Arts Centre
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KPBS AIRDATE: March 03, 2006 So, how do you like your musicals? Oversized or manageable? Forced or funny? The Big One requires a ride up to Orange County. The snugly-entertaining one is right here at home. “The People vs. Mona” is the latest work by Jim Wann, co-creator of “Pump Boys and Dinettes,” most recently reprised at Lamb’s Players Theatre. This local Read More →
“curtain Calls” Remember Me?
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By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 02/24/06 A happy ending for Cinderella But Lucia loses her mind and her fella . Molière ’s a victim of nefarious schemes And Bollywood has Bombay Dreams. 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