Put a Little Drama in your Life
By Pat Launer 7/29/03 Love, we know, is full of surprises, It comes in multiple shapes and sizes, It makes you cold, it makes you schvitz It strikes at the Globe as well as the Fritz: It thwarts the very best-laid plans Of straight men and gay men and Mae West Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: July 25, 2003 Sometimes you just have to step out of the box. See something you wouldn't normally try. Take the Fritz Blitz. The 10th annual event features new work by California playwrights. This year's fest is the best in recent memory, and this is the last weekend to catch it… with a full evening's R-rated parody called "Porn Yesterday," by Patricia Milton Read More →
By Pat Launer 7/22/03 Last week I ran around willy-nilly, Blitzed by Aida, Hercules and Billie. Five nights of theater left me a wreck (Nearly tossed myself off The Burning Deck). This was the big surprise of the week. I thought I'd take a chance on a new company -- The Ira Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: July 18, 2003 There are classic musicals and there are music classics. No one would consider "Smokey Joe's Café" a classic musical, but this revue, now playing up in Vista at Moonlight Stage Productions, features a dance-happy nostalgia-trip of early rock 'n' roll songs. There's no story, just an impressive playlist of nearly 40 tunes penned by the prolific, groundbreaking, Grammy-winning duo of Jerry Read More →
By Pat Launer 7/15/03 This week had plenty of theater to choose: From Moonlight and Starlight, the Blitz and the Muse. From yarmulkes to blue suede shoes, Rock 'n' rollers to wandering Jews. And a lot about love, sprinkled with laughter In two at the Fritz and "Before/After." Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: July 11, 2003 Hail, Caesar! The ancient Roman Consul is making a comeback -- onscreen and onstage. First, there was the TNT special, and now Shakespeare's tragic history is back at the Globe. The made-for-TV movie was set in ancient times, but with its smirky, bellicose Caesar, attacking countries unprovoked, it was exceedingly relevant to present leaders, current times. At the Globe, acclaimed guest 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