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Review: GISELLE at San Francisco Ballet Casts an Otherworldly Spell

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

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.

Review: MEAN GIRLS at BroadwaySF

Review: MEAN GIRLS at BroadwaySF

by Steve Murray — February 7, 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.

Review: CASHED OUT at SF Playhouse

Review: CASHED OUT at SF Playhouse

by Steve Murray — February 2, 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: IN EVERY GENERATION at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley

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.

Review: ANNIE at Broadway San Jose

Review: ANNIE at Broadway San Jose

by Linda Hodges — January 13, 2023

What did our critic Linda Hodgesthink of ANNIE at Broadway San Jose? It's a hard knock life for sure, but Broadway San Jose's ANNIE infuses even today's troubled times with unrestrained optimism.

Review: BEETLEJUICE at Golden Gate Theatre

Review: BEETLEJUICE at Golden Gate Theatre

by Linda Hodges — December 19, 2022

What did our critic think of BEETLEJUICE at Golden Gate Theatre? Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, beat a path to San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre for a night of frighteningly funny laughs about death.

Review: PHILHARMONIA FANTASTIQUE

Review: PHILHARMONIA FANTASTIQUE

by Erica Miner — December 6, 2022

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

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