Put a Little Drama in your Life
KPBS AIRDATE: AUGUST 25, 1999 Once upon a time, there was a king who had three daughters. The youngest was so beautiful that she was like a goddess. Her name was Psyche. The fame of her magnificence spread over the earth, and men journeyed from far and near, to gaze upon her with wonder, to pay homage as if she were Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: AUGUST 18, 1999 MUSIC: “Opening” Ahh, the moors… those lonely, dark, desolate places, rife with windswept imaginings and ripe for ill-fated romance. The perfect setting for the kind of Gothic melodrama favored by the Brontë sisters, Emily and Charlotte. Heathcliffe and Catherine of Wuthering Heights. Jane and Edward of Thornfield Hall. Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: AUGUST 11, 1999 “Shall We Dance?” Why not? If you missed the recent touring production of “The King and I,” now’s your chance for “Getting to Know” it. Just “Whistle a Happy Tune” and head up to Escondido. This is a debut production for the Welk Resort Theatre (although the Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: AUGUST 4, 1999 MUSIC: “TIME WARP” All right, are you ready? Let’s do the Time Warp…. It’s just a step to the left…. sure, it’s a time-warp. The crazy, cult movie came out in 1975, but “Rocky Horror” lives on…. Now, in honor of the 25th anniversary of Gay Pride Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: JULY 28, 1999 Well, what goes around comes around. Norma was too big for the pictures, and her show was too big to tour. By Norma, I’m referring, of course, to Norma Desmond, that washed-up silent-era, fictional film star who’s the deathless centerpiece of the classic 1950 movie, “Sunset Boulevard.” The one who insisted, narcissistically, “I AM big. Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: JULY 21, 1999 So you’re standing out there in Balboa Park, and the thunder starts to roll. SOUND: Thunder Even though you know you’re about to go into the theater, you still shudder and look for rain. “Thunder is Knocking on the Door,” 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