Put a Little Drama in your Life
KPBS AIRDATE: APRIL 21, 1999 Okay, so did the butler do it? You’ll have to figure it out for yourself. See if you can beat Lord Peter Wimsey to the chase. My husband did. Which just goes to show that, either my husband is a super-sleuth (which is true), or “Busman’s Honeymoon” is a tired old whodunit that Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: NOVEMBER 19, 1999 As a constant reminder, I have a magnet on my refrigerator that says: "90 percent of all families are dysfunctional; the other 10 percent are in denial." It must've been written by someone from the Fritz Theater. That organization has featured more dysfunctional families than the House of Atreus, AKA the Oedipus connection. Read More →
PAT LAUNER TIMES OF SAN DIEGO 10/8/14 Want to hear the funniest joke in the world? Too bad it’s in Portuguese. Portuguese features prominently in the quirky romantic dramedy, “The Clean House,” where Matilde , the primary speaker of said romance language, has been hired as a live-in housekeeper. But she hates to clean. What she really wants Read More →
Published in Theatremania October 2000 Monty, Millie and the Mummy. What's going and coming on San Diego stages this fall? A stripper, a flapper and a deer. Fresh from its knockout, sellout world premiere at the Old Globe, the musical version of "The Full Monty" bares all on Broadway in October. Meanwhile, the next local Broadway-bound project is a new musical Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 01/21/04 New plays and old; a week for the gals: Rivals or sisters; officers, pals. "The Rainmaker" thinks he's all the rage But it's Lizzie who takes center stage. "The Women" and "Sky Girls" each feature a bimbo; But Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 09/15/04 The Remains of the week Were generally bleak: From the man-eating meanie (that Todd-man, Sweeney) To the Midwest sliver Of injustice, Thief River. But the visions weren't all dark and shady I saw Maternal 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