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Review: CLUE at SF Playhouse
by Steve Murray - March 17, 2023

What did our critic think of CLUE at SF Playhouse?...

Review: THE COLORS OF DANCE at San Francisco Ballet Is Truly a Thing of Beauty
by Jim Munson - March 16, 2023

What did our critic think of THE COLORS OF DANCE at San Francisco Ballet? BroadwayWorld reviews SFB's 'The Colors of Dance,' a gorgeous new program of 3 contemporary ballets running through March 19th at the War Memorial Opera House....

Review: GISELLE at San Francisco Ballet Casts an Otherworldly Spell
by Jim Munson - February 28, 2023

What did our critic think of GISELLE at San Francisco Ballet? BroadwayWorld reviews SFB's stunning production of 'Giselle,' a classic ballet that still has the power to startle and move us, running through March 5th at the War Memorial Opera House....

Review: SIX at Orpheum Theatre
by Steve Murray - February 23, 2023

What did our critic think of SIX at Orpheum Theatre? Six wives, six women, six individual stories all bonded by marriage to Henry VIII. Playwrights Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss explore each woman from their perspectives through a boisterous musical score mirroring easily recognizable contemporary pop a...

Review: THE HEADLANDS at A.C.T. Tells a True Crime Tale That Hits Close to Home
by Jim Munson - February 17, 2023

What did our critic think of THE HEADLANDS at A.C.T.? BroadwayWorld Christopher Chen's beguiling true crime tale that also serves as a love letter to San Francisco, running now through March 5th....

Review: THE HEADLANDS at American Conservatory Theatre
by Steve Murray - February 16, 2023

What did our critic think of THE HEADLANDS at American Conservatory Theatre?...

Review: MEAN GIRLS at BroadwaySF
by Steve Murray - February 07, 2023

What did our critic think of MEAN GIRLS at Golden Gate Theatre? When her mother gets a new job in Chicago, Cady must leave the wilds of Kenya for High School in yet another type of jungle, where the power cliques prey on the weaker links. Its Social Darwinism dished out by a group called 'The Plasti...

Review: CASHED OUT at SF Playhouse
by Steve Murray - February 02, 2023

What did our critic think of CASHED OUT at SF Playhouse? Cashed Out, an SF Playhouse commission two and a half years in the making, delivers on its portrayal of the bleak realities of reservation life including domestic violence, alcoholism, drug addiction, loss of culture and the casino culture and...

Review: GETTING THERE at New Conservatory Theatre Center
by Steve Murray - January 31, 2023

What did our critic think of GETTING THERE at New Conservatory Theatre Center?...

Review: Sam Gravitte Stars In SONGS THAT RAISED ME at Orinda Theatre
by Steve Murray - January 30, 2023

What did our critic think of SONGS THAT RAISED ME at Orinda Theatre?...

Review: CLYDE'S at Berkeley Rep
by Steve Murray - January 28, 2023

What did our critic think of CLYDE'S at Berkeley Rep?...

Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Orpheum Theatre
by Steve Murray - January 28, 2023

What did our critic think of DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Orpheum Theatre?...

Review: NEXT@90 FESTIVAL - BLANC / SCHREIER / POSSOKHOV PREMIERES at San Francisco Ballet Presents a Trio of Striking Dances Set to Glorious Music
by Jim Munson - January 27, 2023

What did our critic think of NEXT@90 FESTIVAL - BLANC / SCHREIER / POSSOKHOV PREMIERES at San Francisco Ballet? BroadwayWorld reviews the 3rd program of San Francisco Ballet's 'next@ 90 festival' of world premieres, running through February 7th. It's a consistently transporting evening of dance....

Review: NEXT@90 GARLAND / ROBERTS / ROWE PREMIERES at San Francisco Ballet Offers a Trio of World Premieres
by Jim Munson - January 23, 2023

What did our critic think of NEXT@90 GARLAND / ROBERTS / ROWE PREMIERES at San Francisco Ballet? BroadwayWorld reviews the first program of San Francisco Ballet's 'next@90' festival featuring an eclectic lineup of world premieres by choreographers Robert Garland, Jamar Roberts & Danielle....

Review: IN EVERY GENERATION at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
by Steve Murray - January 23, 2023

What did our critic think of IN EVERY GENERATION at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley? The traditions of the Passover seder are the jumping off point for the West Coast premiere of Ali Viterbi's thoughtful time-hopping reflection on the Jewish experience. Examining what is passed down from generation to g...

Review: AS YOU LIKE IT at San Francisco Playhouse Offers a Vision of a Truly Inclusive Community
by Jim Munson - December 20, 2022

What did our critic think of AS YOU LIKE IT at San Francisco Playhouse? BroadwayWorld reviews Shaina Taub & Laurie Woolery's fanciful musical adaptation of Shakespeare's 'As You Like It' running through January 14 at San Francisco Playhouse....

Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Takes a New Look at the Campy Cautionary Musical Tale
by Jim Munson - December 14, 2022

What did our critic think of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley? BroadwayWorld reviews TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's new production of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken's 'Little Shop of Horrors' reset in San Francisco's Chinatown....

Review: NUTCRACKER at San Francisco Ballet Delivers a Flurry of Holiday Cheer
by Jim Munson - December 12, 2022

What did our critic think of NUTCRACKER at San Francisco Ballet? BroadwayWorld reviews San Francisco Ballet's wondrous production of the classic Tchaikovsky holiday balletr....

Review: PHILHARMONIA FANTASTIQUE
by Erica Miner - December 06, 2022

What did our critic think of PHILHARMONIA FANTASTIQUE at Chicago Orchestra Hall? An amazing feat...

Review: DISNEY'S FROZEN at Orpheum
by Linda Hodges - November 23, 2022

What did our critic think of DISNEY'S FROZEN at Orpheum?...

Review: WUTHERING HEIGHTS at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
by Steve Murray - November 23, 2022

What did our critic think of WUTHERING HEIGHTS at Berkeley Repertory Theatre?...

Review: FROZEN at Orpheum Theatre
by Steve Murray - November 21, 2022

What did our critic think of FROZEN at Orpheum Theatre? Disney Theatrical Productions (also known as Disney On Broadway or Disney Theatrical Group) owns the market on transforming hit animated films into mega successes. The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Alladin and The Little Mermaid have grossed...

Review: NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 at Shotgun Players
by Steve Murray - November 20, 2022

What did our critic think of NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 at Shotgun Players?...

Review: AIN'T TOO PROUD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS at Golden Gate Theater, San Francisco
by Linda Hodges - November 13, 2022

What did our critic think of AIN’T TOO PROUD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS at Golden Gate Theater, SF?...

Review: The Stage Adaptation of the Classic Game CLUE Takes the Stage at Center Rep
by Steve Murray - November 02, 2022

What did our critic think of CLUE at Center Rep? With lightning flashes and an ominous score, a mysterious dinner party at Boddy Manor begins with the arrival of an assortment of guests very familiar to anyone who ever played the Parker Brothers board game Clue. Based on the popular game and the 198...