Reviews

“the Diviners” At Lamb’s Players Theatre

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KPBS Airdate:   October 28, 1998 When first we behold poor, brain-damaged Buddy Layman, his eyes are rolled back in his head, and he’s stumbling around the stage with a forked stick, divining water. He has a mysterious connection to water and yet he’s terrified of it. Water runs all through “The Diviners,” sometimes still, sometimes a trickle, and sometimes a torrent.   Read More →

New York Roundup

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KPBS AIRDATE:   June 25, 1999 It was an incredible season on Broadway. Not that there were any musicals to write home about, but this was a banner year for straight plays. In my recent trip back to my hometown, I had one heckuva time trying to choose what to see. First, there were all the men to contend with: Read More →

Coming Of Age In Alabama: The Timeless   American Classic, “to Kill A Mockingbird” At New Village Arts In Carlsbad

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PAT LAUNER TIMES OF SAN DIEGO 4/15/14 He’s a bona fide American hero: wise, compassionate father; upright, ethical attorney; staunch defender of the weak and oppressed.   So what if he’s a fictional character? Atticus Finch is a paragon of parenthood and moral integrity. It’s hard not to love him as much as Scout does. Atticus Read More →

Shakespearean Rumble: Jets Meet Sharks In “west Side Story”

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PAT LAUNER TIMES OF SAN DIEGO 2/18/15   There was a time when Broadway musicals provided the pop hits of the day. “West Side Story” was certainly one of those shows. It was a groundbreaker, with its brilliant score by Leonard Bernstein, book by Arthur Laurents and lyrics by a twentysomething Stephen Sondheim, spawning songs like “Tonight,” Read More →

“curtain Calls” All In The Family

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By Pat Launer 8/05/03 The weather was gorgeous; who could complain? It didn't stop us from "Singin' in the Rain." Another evening was also top-shelf: 6th@ Penn's "Beside Herself." I kinda wonder if they danced over to the dinner table, tapped their way through tooth-brushing. The Wards are the singingest, dancingest family Read More →

“curtain Calls” Miller Lite??

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By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 03/31/04 It was a week of spiritual connection: From a crucifixion to a 'Resurrection,' With Hell and Heaven charting their course In C.S. Lewis' 'Great Divorce' And 'Frankie and Johnny' were overheard Saying, L'amour? Bien sur -- C'est Read More →