Put a Little Drama in your Life
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 04/14/05 ‘Vincent’s in Brixton,’ opening new portals; ‘Metamorphoses’ spotlights gods and mortals. While Rossetti , in his Circle, artistic flag unfurled, Spies a ‘Woman from the Other Side of the World.’ Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: April 08, 2005 Consider this ‘the day of the Diva.’ Six galvanic singers in one cabaret revue, and a powerhouse performance at the Opera. One way or another, they were all singin’ the blues. In “Simon Boccanegra,” the long-lost daughter of the title character (the 14th century Doge of Genoa), finds and loses love. The story of Verdi’s opera is complex and Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 04/07/05 When you make your theater choices, Think about these women’s voices: The icons of jazz in ‘Raisin’ the Rent’ And ‘Boccanegra’s’ soprano mellifluent. Take a seat at a small, candlelit table, order a drink, have a little dinner. Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: April 01, 2005 There’s a certain danger in certainty. With intractable, authoritative assurance, a quartet of provocative stage characters risk love, life, family and faith. In “King Lear,” two obstinate fathers are dazzled by fawning falsehoods and blind to the simple honesty of a faithful child. Only despair brings vision and clarity. In the San Diego Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 03/31/05 Certainty and ‘Doubt’ appear In ‘The Waverly Gallery’ and ‘King Lear’ But love’s unswerving, sure and Begorra , In the musical tale of ‘Himself and Nora.’ Somewhere on Waverly Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: March 25, 2005 It’s a classic story; older man, younger woman. He falls hard and makes a fool of himself. But in this version, the stakes are inordinately high. It’s not just about pleasure vs. duty, vice or virtue, passion or reason. It’s about world dominance and political supremacy. The Roman Empire vs. the kingdom of Egypt. When Marcus Antonius chose lust over 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