Put a Little Drama in your Life
RUN DATES: 8/21/15 - 8/29/15 VENUE: Moonlight Amphitheatre We all know it’s not easy being green. Just ask Kermit – or Elphaba. But it’s even harder if you happen to be a scary ogre with a soft heart. Poor Shrek has had a rough life. Now, all he wants is solitude, and a nice piece of swamp to call his own. But he’s invaded by a horde of Fairy Tale characters, led by a belligerent Pinocchio and a feisty Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: June 24, 2005 Your weekend entertainment options are numerous. If you’re torn between the appeal of a movie and the attraction of live theater, now you can have both at the same time. Well, sort of. “Palm Beach, the Screwball Musical,” is a modern sendup of all those screwball comedies of the ‘30s and ‘40s that were made to help people forget about the Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: August 15, 2003 Short run. Good fun. If you like your musical or comic theater on the light side, "Mamma Mia! You don't have to Nickel and Dime it -- this is the week for you. The international megahit, "Mamma Mia!" just discoed its way into the Civic Theatre and, whether you like the songs of ABBA or not, the Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 10/26/07 Though this week has left us bereft and agape, Some theater may help you to find some escape. Consider this: The Boys are back And so’s that un-dead sucker, Drac . Caliban is acting tribal… Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: December 16, 2005 If you love to see the magic of wildly imaginative theater unfold before your eyes – have I got two ingenious and eye-popping productions for you – to give yourself or your loved ones, as an unparalleled holiday present. One takes off from a seasonal perennial and the other from a Disney cartoon – but both are made new and frankly Read More →
Pat Launer on San Diego Theater TEASER: Reviews of “Whisper House,” “Hip Hop Kim Bop,” “My Year of Living Anxiously,” Jean Isaacs Cabaret Dances PLUS lots of local theater news By Pat Launer , SDNN January 21, 2010 http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2010-01-27/things-to-do/theater-things-to-do/whisper-house-plus-more-theater-reviews-news A Haunting THE SHOW: 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