Put a Little Drama in your Life
Pat Launer on San Diego Theater By Pat Launer , SDNN Thursday, August 27, 2009 READ MINI-REVIEW of “Julius Caesar” Road Show THE SHOW: “Leaving Iowa ,” a 2004 nostalgic comedy, at Lamb’s Players Theatre Raise hands if you’ve never sat in Read More →
SDNN: Feature “A Weekend with Pablo Picasso” Pat Launer SDNN.com 3/16/10 http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2010-03-16/things-to-do/weekend-with-pablo-picasso-premieres-at-san-diego-rep “Weekend with Pablo Picasso” premieres at San Diego Rep: One-man show stars Culture Clash’s Herbert Siguenza He was 7 years old when he was given a life-changing book, an intimate photographic essay entitled Read More →
December 2010 Dear, Dear Sandy , I want you to know that I’m not wearing black –I think you’d like that. But I AM wearing black lace underwear; I think you’d REALLY like that. I need to grab whatever amusement I can get right now… It’s been such a hard week for all of us. And like everyone else, I’ve been flooded Read More →
Patch.com Coronado 8/8/11 By Pat Launer Review: ACT San Diego youth theater brings local prem iere of the Tony Award-winning musical to the Coronado School of the Arts. http://coronado.patch.com/articles/spring-awakening-puts-teen-angst-center-stage Who can ever get inside the head of an anguished teenager? “Spring Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: MAY 12, 2000 Everybody loves a little company…but too much company can wear you down. And so it is with the Stephen Sondheim musical. The groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning "Company" was one of the first concept musicals, a show that revolves around a theme, not a plot, and in this case, one that it circles back on itself innumerable times. If you like happy endings, Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: DECEMBER 1, 2000 It was one of those remarkable moments that only happens in live theater. On opening night of "The Scarlet Pimpernel," 20 minutes into the show, the stage was suddenly bare and the suspension of disbelief was shattered by a voice-of-God booming over the Civic Theatre P.A. system. There would be a delay, we were told, because of "a little accident backstage." The houselights 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