Put a Little Drama in your Life
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 11/18/05 ‘ Marat and de Sade ’ have plenty to say, And so does Kushner in “ A bright Room Called Day.’ While “A Man of No Importance’ is strutting and fretting Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: November 11, 2005 Well, the “Jersey Boys” have successfully made the trip back East. The irresistible jukebox musical, about the rise and fall and rise of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, began as a huge hit at the La Jolla Playhouse last year, directed by Des McAnuff. The megawatt show just opened on Broadway – to a rousing reception from New Yorkers and Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 11/11/05 A whirlwind trip to the Great White Way Where “Jersey Boys” really won the day, But “The Color Purple” left some “Doubt” About what a new musical is Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: November 04, 2005 It’s a wild week for onstage women. They’re going to war, birthing monsters and having a heckuva time getting a decent date. There’s nothin’ like a dame – in “A Piece of My Heart,” “Bad Dates” and “The Frankenstein Project.” Halloween was the perfect night for Sledgehammer to launch “The Frankenstein Project v.2.0.” The original incarnation Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 11/04/05 You may think Halloween is over and through But Beware! The Frankenstein monster’s at a theater near you! THE SHOW: ‘The Frankenstein Project v.2.0,’ adapted by Kirsten Brandt from Mary Shelley’s 1818 gothic novel. Read More →
Published in KPBS On Air Magazine November 2005 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is about to celebrate his 250th birthday. [Actually, we’ll have to do the celebrating without him]. There will be many local events in 2006 to mark the arrival of one of the greatest musical geniuses of all time. First up is a production of Amadeus, the multiple award-winning 1979 drama by Peter Shaffer. The time 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