Put a Little Drama in your Life
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 10/07/05 ‘The Prince of L.A.’ is thoroughly rhymed And SDSU’s been ‘Nickel and Dimed ,’ Suspense is what ‘Dancing with Demons’ has, While ‘Dear Ella’ teems with all that jazz. Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: September 30, 2005 Two Tony Award-winning theaters, two world premieres and a long list of prestigious pedigrees. At the Old Globe, you can catch a living legend, Chita Rivera, in a new dance/musical/narrative about her life. Then there’s “The Scottish Play,” the latest creation by Lee Blessing, the La Jolla Playhouse’s most-performed living playwright. One piece is on very sure footing; the other is Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 09/30/05 Theater variety’s far from sparse: Music, dance, drama, farce. “Too Old for the Chorus” pays tribute to Boomers “The Scottish Play’s” fraught with malevolent humors. Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: September 23, 2005 Every woman knows that ‘Bad Hair Day’ is more than just an expression. The affliction affects how you look, feel, dress and act. That’s why a hair salon can be such a satisfying center of commiseration. Growing up in her aunt’s Toronto hair place, writer/comedian trey anthony knew just how healing that kind of spot could be. So, honoring her Jamaican Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 09/23/05 That rascal, ‘Scapino,’ is back with his tricks While “Da Kink” features feisty Caribbean chicks. THE SHOW: ‘Da Kink in My Hair” by trey anthony (no caps, please!), a play with music (composed, Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: September 16, 2005 What happens when fantasies go awry? The answers lie in a musical tragedy and a madcap comedy. Though tremendously different in form and content, “Miss Saigon” and “Valhalla” deal with moments of history – and finding, even if only for an instant, love and beauty amid the squalor of everyday life. In his latest campy creation, playwright 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