Put a Little Drama in your Life
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 07/15/05 Quite a varied theatrical feast: Two Shakespeares , a satire, a Beauty and a Beast. And if you’re not turned on to these escapades, Go see ‘Evita’ or ‘The Maids.’ Something Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: July 08, 2005 It used to be thought of as a pipe-dream, just a theatrical fantasy: the lead actress gets sick or injured and the chorus girl goes on and becomes an overnight star. That’s the premise of the 1933 movie musical and 1980 stage show, “42nd Street.” But the fact is, the fairy tale came true right here in San Diego Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 07/08/05 We just got back from Ireland Begorrah and Erin-go- bragh ! With its hills, vales, glens and greenness It’s truly a Shangri-La. We drove about 1500 miles Greeted with Guinness and Jameson’s Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: July 01, 2005 Summer has always been a time for frothy theatrical fare. And light I like well enough. But mindless, or silly, or supremely over-the-top I have a problem with. And that’s pretty much what’s going on in the Lamb’s Players production of “Cold Comfort Farm.” Cold comfort, indeed. The premise is fine; Paul Doust Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: June 24, 2005 Your weekend entertainment options are numerous. If you’re torn between the appeal of a movie and the attraction of live theater, now you can have both at the same time. Well, sort of. “Palm Beach, the Screwball Musical,” is a modern sendup of all those screwball comedies of the ‘30s and ‘40s that were made to help people forget about the Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 06/23/05 A tap-dance musical and an English drama sendup; The girl gets the guy – that’s how they both end up. Comedy depends not on laughter non-stop But on not being too too far over-the-top. On ‘ 42nd 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