“HOLD THESE TRUTHS” at the San Diego Repertory Theatre
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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 11/22/19 RUN DATES: 11/14/19 - 12/8/19 VENUE: San Diego Repertory Theatre A true American hero Read the full review here. Read More →
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Pat Launer
Put a Little Drama in your Life
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“CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND” at La Jolla Playhouse
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Aired on KSDS-FM on 11/22/19 RUN DATES: 11/12 - 12/15/19 VENUE: La Jolla Playhouse History, family and killer music Read the full review here.http://www.jazz88.org/CenterStage/ Read More →
“THE ADDAMS FAMILY” at the Welk Resort Theatre
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Aired on KSDS-FM on 10/18/19 RUN DATES: 9/6/19 - 10/11/19 VENUE: Welk Resort Theatre A marriage hinges on determining whose relatives are crazier. Oh, the would-be bride shooting an apple, blindfolded, off her beloved’s head — with a crossbow. Welcome to “The Addams Family” musical. You won’t leave the Welk Resort Theatre thinking deep thoughts. But you will have a helluva time. The very funny production, inventively directed by Larry Raben and choreographed by Karl Warden, is a sheer delight. The cast Read More →
“CARRIE THE MUSICAL” at OnStage Playhouse
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Aired on KSDS-FM on 10/11/19 RUN DATES: 9/27/19 - 11/3/19 VENUE: OnStage Playhouse Everyone knows about the horrors of high school. Stephen King famously turned high school into a horror story. Then, in 1988, “Carrie” was made into a musical. It was a notorious flop on Broadway, costing more than $7 million and closing after only five performances. But it has gained cult status, especially among young performers. So it’s appropriate that several cast members at OnStage Playhouse come from Read More →
“AND NEITHER HAVE I WINGS TO FLY” at Scripps Ranch Theatre
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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 11/11/19 RUN DATES: 11/8/19 - 12/8/19 VENUE: Scripps Ranch Theatre The monster of all mothers Read the full review here. Read More →
“FOXFIRE” at Scripps Ranch Theatre and Oceanside Theatre Company
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Aired on KSDS-FM on 104/19 RUN DATES: 9/6/19-10/6/19 at Scripps Ranch Theatre 10/11/19 - 10/27/19 at Oceanside Theatre Company Foxfire. It’s a 50 year-old magazine, an influential book series, an experiential education program, and a play with songs. All pay nostalgic homage to the simpler life of the Appalachians of Georgia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Foxfire is actually a bioluminescent fungus that clings to rotten wood. In the 1982 dramedy by theater legend Hume Cronyn and Susan Cooper, “Foxfire” is 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