Put a Little Drama in your Life
By Pat Launer 7/15/03 This week had plenty of theater to choose: From Moonlight and Starlight, the Blitz and the Muse. From yarmulkes to blue suede shoes, Rock 'n' rollers to wandering Jews. And a lot about love, sprinkled with laughter In two at the Fritz and "Before/After." Read More →
Pat Launer on San Diego Theater By Pat Launer , SDNN Thursday, November 19, 2009 http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-11-18/things-to-do/theater-things-to-do/picasso-into-the-woods-two-gentlemen-theater-reviews-and-news MINI-REVIEW OF: “Topdog/Underdog” Pulling a Nimble Rabbit out of a Hat THE SHOW: “Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” a 1993 comedy by Steve Martin, at New Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 08/03/07 A battle of the sexes, Lesbians and their exes, An idea these plays uniquely spawn: Survive the trauma and move on. [Reviews of after the quake, The Breakup Notebook: The Lesbian Read More →
PAT LAUNER TIMES OF SAN DIEGO 7/21/15 The art of the con and the power of love: “The Music Man” at Moonlight “You gotta know the territory.” It’s a through-line in the beloved Americana musical, “The Music Man.” And it certainly applies to its magnificent creator/composer/lyricist, Meredith Willson, who was born in the state where he set his show – small-town Iowa (his native Mason City became the fictional River City). He was also a flutist and piccolo player in Read More →
Aired on KSDS-FM on 5/27/16 RUN DATES: 5/13/16 - 6/12/16 VENUE: The Old Globe It’s a remarkable coincidence: two new plays at our two Tony Award-winning theaters, both based in fascinating historical fact. One is all surface, no substance. The other is almost all substance, maybe too much, with occasional comic relief. One has no three-dimensional characters; the other is all about character. And ironically, the drama about politicians making policy is more suspenseful than the so-called noir thriller. The Read More →
Pat Launer : Spotlight on Theater By Pat Launer , SDNN Thursday, April 30, 2009 READ REVIEWS OF: “Bed and Sofa,” “The Sounds of Desire” Mini Reviews of : “Woyzeck,” “ANON(ymous),” “The Wizard of Oz” Black and White and Bittersweet 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