Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Altarena Playhouse
KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Altarena Playhouse is a show with depth and humor and heart.
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Review: MJ THE MUSICAL at Orpheum Theatre
Fifteen years after MJ’s sudden death and his legacy continues strong with MJ The Musical, winner of four Tony’s.
Review: CULT OF LOVE at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
A Christmas eve family get together turns into a didactic skirmish on many fronts; religious, familial guilts, gay equality, sibling rivalries and moral choices.
Review: MERE MORTALS at San Francisco Ballet
What did our critic think of MERE MORTALS at San Francisco Ballet? BroadwayWorld reviews the world premiere of 'Mere Mortals' at San Francisco Ballet, a wildly ambitious collaboration between much in-demand choreographer Aszure Barton and composer Sam Shepherd.
Review: San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Presents DRAG ME TO THE MOVIES! at Davies Symphony Hall
The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, the world’s premier queer chorus, heads to Hollywood and the silver screen with DRAG ME TO THE MOVIES!, a cinematic extravaganza that’s more dazzling than any Tinsel Town premiere.
Review: HOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
TheatreWorks opens 2024 with a super trifecta winner with August Wilson’s deeply personal and revelatory How I Learned What I Learned: a brilliant, bravura performance by Bay Area legend Steven Anthony Jones, excellent direction by Wilson interpreter Tim Bond, and of course, the profoundly poetic
Review: EVERY BRILLIANT THING at Center Repertory Company
What did our critic think of EVERY BRILLIANT THING at Center Repertory Company? Individual thoughts, moments and actions help define the lead characters evolving and ever-growing list in this poignant and uplifting one man performance piece starring William Thomas Hodgson with direction by award-w
Review: POTTED POTTER: THE UNAUTHORIZED HARRY EXPERIENCE -- A PARODY BY DAN AND JEFF at The Palace Of Fine Arts
What did our critic think of POTTED POTTER: THE UNAUTHORIZED HARRY EXPERIENCE -- A PARODY BY DAN AND JEFF at The Palace Of Fine Arts?
Review: NUTCRACKER at San Francisco Ballet Casts an Enchanting Spell for the Holidays
What did our critic think of NUTCRACKER at San Francisco Ballet? BroadwayWorld reviews San Francisco Ballet's magical production of the Tchaikovsky perennial running through December 30th at the War Memorial Opera House
Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Golden Gate Theatre
What did our critic think of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Golden Gate Theatre? That Harper Lee’s 1960 novel of racial prejudice and social justice is just as prescient today is a sad indictment of American culture.
Review: MAMMA MIA! at Broadway San Jose
What did our critic think of MAMMA MIA! at Broadway San Jose? Mamma Mia! is back in the bay area at Broadway San Jose now thru December 17th in all its high energy 1970s, spandex-clad exuberance and mamma mia, you don’t want to miss it! The story centers on three men and a lady whose heyday was in
Review: RUTHLESS at New Conservatory Theatre Center
What did our critic think of RUTHLESS at New Conservatory Theatre Center?
Review: GUYS AND DOLLS - A MUSICAL FABLE OF BROADWAY at SF Playhouse
What did our critic think of GUYS AND DOLLS - A MUSICAL FABLE OF BROADWAY at SF Playhouse?
Review: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Is a Real Winner
What did our critic think of THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley? BroadwayWorld reviews TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's winning new production of William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin's funny and touching musical running through December 24th in Palo Alto.
Review: DRAGON LADY at Marin Theatre Company
What did our critic think of DRAGON LADY at Marin Theatre Company?
Review: HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS at Broadway San Jose
What did our critic think of HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS at Broadway San Jose?
Review: HARRY CLARKE at Berkeley Rep
What did our critic think of HARRY CLARKE at Berkeley Rep? Would that we could all disassociate from our childhood traumas and morph into bold, confident self-creations.
Review: THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE at Center Repertory Company Dishes Up Some Serious Drag
What did our critic think of THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE at Center Repertory Company? BroadwayWorld reviews Center Repertory Company's 'The Legend of Georgia McBride,' Matthew López' delightful and heartwarming romp playing at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek through November 26th.
Review: BULRUSHER at Berkeley Rep Is a Lyrical Coming-of-Age Tale in a Small Northern California Town
What did our critic think of BULRUSHER at Berkeley Rep? BroadwayWorld reviews the captivating production of Eisa Davis' 'Bulrusher.
Review: AIN'T TOO PROUD - THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS at Broadway San Jose
What did our critic think of AIN'T TOO PROUD - THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS at Broadway San Jose?
Review: JOSHUA HENRY - AN EVENING OF BROADWAY AND SOUL at Venetian Room
What did our critic think of JOSHUA HENRY - AN EVENING OF BROADWAY AND SOUL at Venetian Room? Bay Area Cabaret opened its 2023/24 season with Tony-nominated (Carousel, The Scottsboro Boys, Violet) and Grammy Award-winning artist Joshua Henry who presented his take on retro-soul and R&B to an enthusi
Review: WE ARE CONTINUOUS at New Conservatory Theatre Center
What did our critic think of WE ARE CONTINUOUS at New Conservatory Theatre Center?
Review: ROSSUM'S UNIVERSAL ROBOTS at Cutting Ball Theater
What did our critic think of ROSSUM'S UNIVERSAL ROBOTS at Cutting Ball Theater?
Review: MRS. CHRISTIE at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
What did our critic think of MRS.
Review: NOLLYWOOD DREAMS at SF Playhouse
Little actual work is being done at the family travel agency being run by sisters Ayamma and Dede.
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West Side Story—Film with Live Orchestra Davies Symphony Hall (7/09-7/10) |
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The Still Point: An Immersive Experience SOMArts Cultural Center (7/16-7/25) |
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark SPARC (7/03-7/26) |
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Dear San Francisco Club Fugazi (9/16-9/30) |
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Arsenic and Old Lace City Lights Theater Company (3/11-4/11) |
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Broadway Under the Stars - Mamma Mia! Transcendence Theatre Company (8/13-8/30) |
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Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room Fri July 31 7:30pm Elbo Room Jack London (7/31-7/31) |
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The Sound of Music San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (7/21-7/26) |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour with Barry Bostwick Curran Theatre (10/11-10/11) |
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The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown Santa Cruz Shakespeare (9/11-10/03) |