Review: MEAN GIRLS Comes to Broadway San Jose
Tina Fey’s 2004 cult teen classic film MEAN GIRLS, made its way to Broadway in 2018 and has been playing to sold-out houses ever since.
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Broadway Bares San Francisco To Return To 1015 Folsom
Broadway Bares SF is coming back to the city with the highly anticipated return to stage on Sunday, June 16, 2024, at 1015 Folsom.
Review: THE 39 STEPS at SF Playhouse
What did our critic think of THE 39 STEPS at SF Playhouse? Director Susi Damilano and a superb cast spin comic gold out of Patrick Barlow’s parody of Hitchcock’s spy caper filled with chase scenes, female bombshells, and Nazi villains
Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at San Francisco Ballet
What did our critic think of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at San Francisco Ballet? BroadwayWorld reviews the delightful production running through March 23rd at the War Memorial Opera House.
Review: THE FAR COUNTRY at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
What did our critic think of THE FAR COUNTRY at Berkeley Repertory Theatre? The Far Country is a beautiful tale that resonates with history – one that is largely unknown to most of us.
Review: COST OF LIVING at Oakland Theater Project
The Bar Area premier of Martyna Majok’s COST OF LIVING has landed at Oakland Theater Project.
Review: QUEEN at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
What did our critic think of QUEEN at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley?
Review: SWAN LAKE at San Francisco Ballet
What did our critic think of SWAN LAKE at San Francisco Ballet? BroadwayWorld reviews the smashing production of the all-time classic running through March 3rd at San Francisco's War Memorial Opera House.
Review: BEES & HONEY at Marin Theatre Company
For two Dominican millennials in Washington Heights, the love of their cultural Bachata music draws them together and into a whirlwind romance and marriage.
Review: BIG DATA at American Conservatory Theatre
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is THE hot topic of the day, touted as the panacea for societies’ ills and capable of providing more leisure time and making life easier.
Review: MYSTIC PIZZA at Lesher Center For The Arts
What did our critic think of MYSTIC PIZZA at Lesher Center For The Arts?
Review: MANAHATTA at Aurora Theatre Company
MANAHATTA is like a storm that washes away all pretense and excuses leaving only the truth.
Review: BRITISH ICONS at San Francisco Ballet
What did our critic think of BRITISH ICONS at San Francisco Ballet? BroadwayWorld reviews San Francisco Ballet's 'British Icons,' an immensely rewarding program running through February 15th
Review: ADVENTURE SERIAL at Synergy Theater
ADVENTURE SERIAL combines elements of adventure stories with audience suggestions to create a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience.
Review: MAX VON ESSEN: CALL ME OLD FASHIONED: THE BROADWAY STANDARDS at Venetian Room
Almost four years after his COVID delayed Bay Area Cabaret appearance, Broadway star Max von Essen made it to the historic Venetian Room with selections from his 2019 CD of Broadway interpretations on which he was joined by Grammy winning composer and famed musical director, Billy Stritch who backs
Review: MY HOME ON THE MOON at SF Playhouse
The World Premiere of Mina Lee’s At Home on the Moon is much more than a touching perspective on the love of one’s ethnic food which is handled lovingly.
Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Altarena Playhouse
KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Altarena Playhouse is a show with depth and humor and heart.
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
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The Madness of Lady Bright Venue: iMPACt Center for Art & Dance (10/16-10/25) |
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Gutenberg! The Musical! Hillbarn Theatre (10/08-11/01) |
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Disney's Frozen Berkeley Playhouse (11/13-12/23) |
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“E4TT Call For Scores: Solo Piano, Vol. 3” Berkeley Piano Club (10/25-10/25) |
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Bay Area Musical Improv Festival - Saturday 6:30PM Show All Out Comedy (10/24-10/24) |
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Rebecca Kaplan: How to Act Normal Mr Bing's (10/16-10/16) |
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Hadestown Teen Edition Berkeley Playhouse (7/10-7/18) |
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Bay Area Musical Improv Festival - Friday 6:30PM Show All Out Comedy (10/23-10/23) |
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Eureka Day City Lights Theater Company (9/24-10/18) |
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Live At the Orinda - Bryan Eng Orinda Theatre (12/06-12/06) |
