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“THE WHO’S TOMMY” at the OB Theatre

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 4/19/17 RUN DATES: 3/31/17 - 5/7/17 VENUE: The OB Theatre The Pinball Wizard is a musical theater wiz as well. At the OB Playhouse, a musically outstanding rendition of “The Who’s Tommy” stars a wonderfully charismatic Jon White. But you’d better catch him fast; he’s off to Seattle come fall – to pursue a Master’s degree in Public Policy at U. Wash. Our loss. He’s outstanding in the role – a strong-voiced, natural rocker. All the Read More →

“HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH” at Diversionary Theatre

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 4/12/19 RUN DATES: 3/21/19 - 5/5/19 VENUE: Diversionary Theatre Poor Hedwig. Born Hansel in East Berlin, a city, like himself, split in two, he was abandoned by his American G.I. father and neglected by his Hitler-loving Teutonic mother. An American soldier promised him a new life – if he’d put on a wig and become a wife. So, he left something of himself behind, and the botched surgery also left a little something -– the Read More →

“curtain Calls” Chicago, Chicago, A Helluva Town (for Scrooge)

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By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 12/16/05 Local theater’s a constant source of surprise: From Disney to Dickens to Cecilia’s demise. THE SHOW: Read More →

“tommy” At The La Jolla Playhouse

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KPBS AIRDATE: July 22, 1992 <MUSIC UP..."Amazing Journey"> "Tommy" sure has been on an "Amazing Journey." From the concert halls of London to the mainstage of the La Jolla Playhouse. And it only took twenty-three years! But composer Pete Townshend of The Who thought it was time. And artistic Read More →

“curtain Calls” #193

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By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 05/18/07 Talking With BODIES, while cleverly rhyming, Why, Beckett, you know, it’s Al l in the Timing. LINGUISTIC ACROBATICS THE SHOW: Al l in the Timing, Read More →

“curtain Calls” #202

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By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 07/20/07 A SAD DAY, A GREAT LOSS TO THE COMMUNITY On Thursday, July 19, the local theater community lost a treasure. Dr. Floyd Gaffney, Professor Emeritus at UCSD, was always a fighter, and he fought indomitably after his recent diagnosis of stomach cancer. A lion in the world Read More →