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Review: PRETTY WOMAN - THE MUSICAL at Orpheum Theatre
What did our critic think of PRETTY WOMAN - THE MUSICAL at Orpheum Theatre?...
Review: PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL at Orpheum Theatre
What did our critic think of PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL at Orpheum Theatre?...
Review: ROMEO & JULIET at San Francisco Ballet Concludes the Season on a Gloriously Romantic High Note
What did our critic think of ROMEO & JULIET at San Francisco Ballet? BroadwayWorld reviews San Francisco Ballet's gloriously romantic 'Romeo & Juliet' running through April 30th....
Review: LOCUSTS HAVE NO KING at New Conservatory Theatre Center
What did our critic think of LOCUSTS HAVE NO KING at New Conservatory Theatre Center?...
Review: POOR YELLA REDNECKS, VIETGONE 2 at A.C.T. Strand
What did our critic think of POOR YELLA REDNECKS, VIETGONE 2 at A.C.T. Strand? Oh boy! The second installment of Qui Nguyen's autobiographical Vietgone trilogy is just as exciting, creative, and rewarding as the original produced by A.C.T five years ago. Returning director Jaime Castañeda and compo...
Review: COME FROM AWAY at Golden Gate Theatre
What did our critic think of COME FROM AWAY at Golden Gate Theatre?...
Review: A DISTINCT SOCIETY at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
What did our critic think of A DISTINCT SOCIETY at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley?...
Review: SWEAT at Center Rep
What did our critic think of SWEAT at Center Rep? In 2008, two recent parolees dread meeting each other on the outside. Jason is white Aryan tattooed and full of shame, Chris, repentant and newly religious. They share a crime that will slowly be revealed through flashbacks of their friendship as co-...
Review: ENGLISH at Berkeley Rep Shows How Language Runs Deeper Than Just Words
What did our critic think of ENGLISH at Berkeley Rep? BroadwayWorld reviews Sanaz Toossi's beguilingly serious comedy running through May 7th....
Review: ENGLISH at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
What did our critic think of ENGLISH at Berkeley Repertory Theatre?...
Review: TRIUMPH OF LOVE at Shotgun Players
What did our critic think of TRIUMPH OF LOVE at Shotgun Players? Founding Artistic Director Patrick Dooley has a huge hit on his hands with a superb production of Pierre De Marivaux's 18th century three-act romantic comedy. A flop in 1732 due to the inappropriateness of the gender-bending love trian...
Review: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at 42nd Street Moon
What did our critic think of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at 42nd Street Moon? Kudos to 42nd Street Moon for tackling Sondheim's challenging Merrily We Roll Along, a flop when introduced in 1981 but consistently reworked through the years to its present popularity (a Broadway run and film in the works)....
Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Golden Gate Theatre
What did our critic think of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Golden Gate Theatre? By the time this review posts, this phenomenal touring production of ten-time Tony award winning Fiddler on the Roof will have packed up the shtetl and hit the road after a too brief 8-show run. Unfortunate for those who could ...
Review: A MUSICAL CONVERSATION ABOUT STEPHEN SONDHEIM Sheds New Light on the Composer's Genius
What did our critic think of A MUSICAL CONVERSATION ABOUT STEPHEN SONDHEIM at Hershey Felder Presents? BroadwayWorld reviews pianist-actor Hershey Felder's fascinating and entertaining new film exploring the composer's genius....
Review: FANNIE - THE MUSIC AND LIFE OF FANNIE LOU HAMER at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
What did our critic think of FANNIE - THE MUSIC AND LIFE OF FANNIE LOU HAMER at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley?...
Review: CLUE at SF Playhouse
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
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: JUSTICE: A NEW MUSICAL at Marin Theatre Company
What did our critic think of JUSTICE: A NEW MUSICAL at Marin Theatre Company?...
Review: GISELLE at San Francisco Ballet Casts an Otherworldly Spell
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
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
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
What did our critic think of THE HEADLANDS at American Conservatory Theatre?...
Review: MEAN GIRLS at BroadwaySF
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: MEAN GIRLS at Golden Gate Theatre
What did our critic think of MEAN GIRLS at Golden Gate Theatre?...
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Anastasia the Musical Douglas Morrisson Theatre (5/22-5/31) |
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Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room Fri June 26 7:30pm Elbo Room Jack London (6/26-6/26) |
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3Girls Theatre Presents: The Hortense Mancini Project by Kristy Lin Billuni iMPACt Center for Art & Dance (6/14-6/14) |
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A.R. Rahman & San Francisco Symphony Davies Symphony Hall (7/02-7/02) |
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An Evening with a Mentalist: Jay Alexander's Mind Tricks Live San Francisco Magic Theater at the Marrakech (7/03-7/05) |
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Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse Fri June 19 8:30pm Quinn's Lighthouse (6/19-6/19) |
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New Canon Theatre Co. Anniversary Celebration & Fundraiser Stanton Center (6/17-6/17) |
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Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room Thu June 25 8pm Elbo Room Jack London (6/25-6/25) |
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Hamilton (Angelica Company) San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (7/07-7/18) |
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Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse Fri June 26 8:30pm Quinn's Lighthouse (6/26-6/26) |
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