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Kate Hamill’s cheeky feminist reimagination of Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a lot to chew tacking issues of toxic masculinity, female empowerment, and even a political message on unchecked power and megalomaniacal dangers.
This production is a touch bittersweet – it’s NCTC Founder Ed Decker’s last programed show after passing the baton to new Artistic Director Ben Villegas Randle.
What did our critic think of PICTURES FROM HOME at Marin Theatre?
What did our critic think of DAVID MARINO LIVE AT THE ORINDA at Orinda Theatre?
What did our critic think of THE WIZARD AND I: LIZ CALLAWAY SINGS STEPHEN SCHWARTZ at Feinstein's At The Nikko?
Hell’s Kitchen recently closed on Broadway where it was a critical and commercial success garnering 13 Tony nomination and winning two.
Maggie O’Farrell’s fictionalized account of Agnes Hathaway was a solid hit when released in 2020, winning literary awards for its unique perspective on the little-known woman maligned by scholars.
Composer, lyricist, and pianist extraordinaire Stephen Schwartz presented an evening of conversation and song- a celebration of his continuing support and collaboration with the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus.
Energetic dances, soaring songs, and clever comedy make a winning combination in ANYTHING GOES at Altarena Playhouse.
Center Rep presents Neil Simon’s classic tale of family and obligations, LOST IN YONKERS.
Berkely Rep’s co-production with La Jolla Playhouse of Ngozi Anywanu’s The Monsters is a joyous, heartwarming story of the bond between sister and brother that will want to make you hug your sibling.
For Starra Jones, a baller from rural Plainnole, Arkansas, fulfilling her mother’s dream of basketball glory is her prime motivation.
It's easy to see why Beetlejuice, the screen-to-stage adaptation of Tim Burton's beloved 1998 cult-classic film, earned eight 2019 Tony Award nominations including Best Musical.
There are many types of great theatre- light, cheerful, romantic, uplifting, silly, classic.
I admit I’ve never seen Stephen Sondhiem’s Assassins, nor ever heard the score or read the synopsis.
The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, the world's first openly gay chorus, continues it’s forty-eighth season with a concert both cheerful and deeply emotional celebrating the music and events of the 1980’s.
What did our critic think of DON QUIXOTE at San Francisco Ballet?
What did our critic think of AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH LUCIE ARNAZ at Feinstein's At The Nikko?
There is plenty of interesting ideas in Eisa Davis’ into the lives of four women, students in a summer music program.
What did our critic think of GODS & MONSTERS at New Conservatory Theatre Center?
What did our critic think of SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD at Hillbarn Theatre?
TheatreWorks and director Jeffrey Lo must have been licking their chops with the chance to produce the regional premiere of Eboni Booth’s Pulitzer Prize winning Primary Trust.
For every lover of Ibsen, Arthur Miller and Stephen Sondheim, there’s a lover of The Three Stooges, Abbott & Costello and of course, Monty Python.
There’s a giant dynamo inside the petite frame of Marilyn Maye that propels her constantly forward, now approaching her 98th birthday, and eighth decade of performances.
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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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Live At the Orinda - 2026/2027 Concert Season Orinda Theatre (9/22-5/23) |
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School of Rock Hillbarn Theatre (11/19-12/20) |
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Shrek the Musical Berkeley Playhouse (5/21-6/20) |
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“Hollywood Exiles & Modern Noir” Piedmont Piano Company (1/24-1/24) |
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WHAT MAKES A GOOD PLAY: WRITE PLAYS THAT GET PRODUCED Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop (10/11-12/13) |
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Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches Theatre Rhinoceros (11/05-11/29) |
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Eureka Day City Lights Theater Company (9/24-10/18) |
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The Fall Show Shotgun Players Ashby Stage (9/26-10/25) |
