Put a Little Drama in your Life
KPBS AIRDATE: January 09, 2004 Eighteen months ago, Gina Angelique had a baby. The wildly imaginative choreographer and founder of Eveoke Dance Theatre thought a lot about motherhood and its particular joys and obligations.. So last year, when 65% of the population said they were in favor of sending their daughters and sons off to war, she just couldn't understand it. And that got her Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 01/07/04 Whoever said that a show reprise Can’t make you gasp and drop to your knees? Two knockout musicals made it a cinch: "Chicago" and the perennial "Grinch." "A Stocking Full of Broadway" brought musical epiphany As Leigh Scarritt performed with daughter Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: December 26, 2003 Nothing to do on New Year's Eve? Maybe you could spend it seeing a play about someone who has nothing to do on New Year's Eve…. Well, actually, he has a party to go to, but he's in no mood for socializing. And then, rap-tap-tapping at his door comes a young, spry salesperson, hawking full-spectrum lightbulbs to counteract Seasonal Affective Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: December 19, 2003 Holiday traditions come in all shapes and sizes. But if you like yours with harmonious singing and an uplifting message, I've got some sugar-coated theatrical Christmas confections with your name on 'em. Both have been around for more than two decades, in various incarnations, and this year's productions are especially tasty. The San Diego Repertory Theatre Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 12/16/03 It was a week replete with holiday fare: "Carol," the "Angels" and "St. Nicholas" were there And oh yes, the Lambs were totally "Live" And GrooveLily 'struck 12' with rhythm and jive. The only dark note that one could see Was Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: December 12, 2003 Adaptations from one medium to another are not always successful. From book to stage, play to film, from cartoon to live action to stage and back again -- it doesn't always work. But two current productions succeed magnificently. One brings a book gloriously to life and appeals to the child in all of us. The other puts on the small screen 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