Put a Little Drama in your Life
Pat Launer on San Diego Theater By Pat Launer , SDNN Thursday, October 22, 2009 http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-10-21/things-to-do/pat-launer-on-san-diego-theater-lion-king-joyful-folly The Lion Leaps Tonight THE SHOW: “The Lion King,” the multi-award-winning mega-musical (adapted from the 1994 Disney film), at the Civic Theatre The King of Beasts is back. After Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 09/29/04 It was a week of dramatic hopes and fears And three -- just count 'em! -- world premieres! Scoundrels and Brooklyn Boys satisfy. Theater can surely feel Cool as We Fly! Give them what they want. That's the opening number Read More →
Aired on KSDS-FM on 10/21/16 RUN DATES: 10/2/16 - 10/23/16 VENUE: South Coast Repertory It’s always been a ‘problem play,’ even though Shakespeare’s First Folio lists it as a comedy. But Aaron Posner, lifelong adapter and provocateur, isn’t intimidated by “The Merchant of Venice.” In his version, “District Merchants,” the Jews aren’t the only battered, beleaguered minority. Posner sets his drama in post-Civil War Washington, D.C. during Reconstruction. This merchant, Antoine, is a prosperous, free-born black man. His friend, Read More →
Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 4/12/16 RUN DATES: 4/1/16 - 5/1/16 VENUE: Broadway Vista Theatre Doyle Mayfield has had a rough ride. He’s already been through two Debbies (two of his four wives) and now his third Debbie, the one he thought would catapult him back on top of the country western charts, is gettin’ ready to skedaddle. But they’ll do one last “Doyle and Debbie Show” for our delectation (‘we’ being a Nashville audience). It just seemed right to Read More →
2/9/11 PAT LAUNER Patch.com Encinitas and Carlsbad Two local performers relish their roles in a Southern California premiere A dissolute hippie goes head-to-head with an ambitious immigrant. Nope, it’s not the daily news. It’s “Superior Donuts,” the latest play by Chicago-based, Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning playwright Tracy Letts, having its Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 06/09/05 Love in many guises – grief, and loss, too: From “A Midsummer’s Night” to “Amy’s View,” Stark reality to ‘Once Upons ,’ From Rapunzel’s story to the premiere, ‘Bronze.’ So what, you may ask, is “Amy’s View?” Well, it was once a young girl’s newsletter. But now it’s a philosophy of life – that love conquers all, that love expended will be requited. That love is all you need. Nice thought. But it didn’t work 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