Put a Little Drama in your Life
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 01/06/06 2005 was a watershed; Time to look backward -- and ahead As the song goes, ‘It was a very good year.’ There were many terrific productions, superb ensembles, excellent new plays and more readings (staged and otherwise) than Read More →
LOOKING BACK AND FORWARD KPBS AIRDATE: January 06, 2006 Ring out the old, ring in the new. It’s a good time to look at what heated up the last year, and what’s hot on the horizon. The final numbers aren’t in for 2005, but there are a few startling statistics you ought to know. In 2004, more than 2 million theater tickets were Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: December 23, 2005 Before the snarky sarcasm of musical mates Sonny and Cher or The Captain and Tenille, there was the snappy, mid-song dialogue, full of quips, jibes and banter, coupled with the rangy voices of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme. Now, the torch -- and torch song -- are being passed to Pete ‘n’ Keely. Of course, they’re a fictional couple – but Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: December 16, 2005 If you love to see the magic of wildly imaginative theater unfold before your eyes – have I got two ingenious and eye-popping productions for you – to give yourself or your loved ones, as an unparalleled holiday present. One takes off from a seasonal perennial and the other from a Disney cartoon – but both are made new and frankly Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 12/16/05 Local theater’s a constant source of surprise: From Disney to Dickens to Cecilia’s demise. THE SHOW: Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: December 09, 2005 How do you like your holiday music? Jazzy, gospel or kid-friendly? There’s a melody waiting in a perennial at a theater near you. For the eighth year, ‘The Grinch’ is at the Globe -- and he’s got a new face. Don’t worry; it’s still green, but the mug behind the fur belongs to Broadway veteran Leo Daignault, who appeared in “Avenue 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