BWW Reviews: Puppet, Music and Dance Combine in Aurora Theatre's Innovative Take on THE SOLDIER'S TALE
The puppet and its master are one.
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BWW Reviews: FELA! Will Occupy Your Heart - Playing now thru Dec. 11th at SF's Curran Theatre
In the 70's, Nigeria rose up and struck a new chord for justice with Afrobeat founder and political activist, Fela, as their controversial leader.
BWW Reviews: SF Opera Delivers Traditional Production of Bizet's Carmen
Unless you've never seen 'Carmen,' one of the most legendary operas ever written, San Francisco Opera's production of 'Carmen' will come across as old news.
BWW Reviews: SHOOT O'MALLEY TWICE Intrigues Now Thru Nov 26
Shoot O'Malley Twice, which opened last Friday at StageWerx 446 in San Francisco, confounds the conventional and delivers a bizarre and comedic play of innocence lost and parallel universes found that is thoroughly intriguing and delightful.
BWW Reviews: Stunning Cast and Intriguing Production Make San Francisco Opera's XERXES Deliciously Fulfilling
Baroque opera productions can go wrong in so many ways.
BWW Reviews: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL TOTEM Creates a Magical, Cultural Experience Now Through Dec 18
Like its namesake, Cirque du Soleil's 'Totem' celebrates the past, history and future of the earth's residents.
BWW Reviews: WORKING FOR THE MOUSE Creates a New Happiest Place on Earth Now Through Dec 17
Why is a raven like a writing desk? Trevor Allen could tell you.
BWW Reviews: OH, KAY! is OK with Audiences Now Through Nov 20
Many things in 42nd Street Moon's production of George and Ira Gershwin's 'Oh, Kay!' are OK.
BWW Reviews: PELLEAS AND MELISANDE Delivers a Modern and Artistic Masterpiece Now Through Nov 27
An artistic masterpiece in every way, Cutting Ball Theatre's modern interpretation of the classic, yet rarely staged, Pelleas and Melisande, conquers a small theater with feats of innovative staging and energetic acting.
Summer of Love Lives on in HAIR thru Nov. 20th
Though HAIR deals with issues of war and the draft its buoyant music and script ultimately capture the free-spirited dawning of the hippie movement when everything still seemed possible.
BWW Reviews: RACE Challenges Audiences Now Through Nov 13
In every case there are two fictions, two sides, each trying to tell the better story, each trying to triumph.
BWW Reviews: MASTER CLASS Has Presence Now Through Nov 6
'Master Class' is all about presence, and Hillbarn Theatre definitely has presence.
BWW Reviews: HOW TO WRITE A NEW BOOK FOR THE BIBLE is Superb! Now through Nov. 20th
Sublimely articulated, crafted with infinite honesty, love and humor, "How to Write a New Book for the Bible" lifts up this ordinary family and makes sacred the story of their lives.
BWW Reviews: Kevin Spacey's RICHARD III a Gripping Tour-de-Force Now Through Oct. 29th
In this latest revival of "Richard," now playing at San Francisco's Curran Theater, director Sam Mendes and Kevin Spacey do everything in their power to make sure that we do see.
BWW Reviews: Clementine in the Lower 9 Sings a Blues Riff on Katrina Now Thru Oct. 30th
A bucket of New Orleans Mardi Gras beads, now a mocking memory of happier times, sit in front of what remains of a house - and one family - in the lower Ninth Ward after the storm of the century: Hurricane Katrina.
BWW Reviews: Stage Company's CABARET is Spectacularly Entertaining Now Thru Oct. 23rd
The San Jose Stage Company opened its season with the provocative and still darkly daring, Tony-winning Cabaret.
BWW Reviews: Altarena Playhouse Rocks the House with THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Now Thru Oct. 30th
The small and intimate Altarena Playhouse has got something big and outrageous to sing about and it's proving that little can sometimes be better if it's done right.
BWW Reviews: SHREK Soars at Broadway San Jose Now Thru September 25th
The national tour of "Shrek the Musical," in all its gassy green glory, opened Broadway San Jose's new season and captivated the audience from start to finish.
RITA MORENO: LIFE WITHOUT MAKEUP Dazzles Now Thru Oct. 30th
At age 79 the svelte Puerto Rican triple threat from Hollywood's bygone golden age continues to bring the house down.
BWW Reviews: Stage and Screen Legend Rita Moreno Talks 'Divorced,' New Show & More
Rita Moreno: Life Without Makeup will make its world premiere at the Berkeley Repertory Theater on September 7th, marking a return to the stage for the legendary actress.
Stuffed and Unstrung Entertains at the Curran Now thru August 27th
Stuffed and Unstrung combines the magic of muppetry with the instant insanity of improv, all to great, R-rated effect.
BWW Reviews: BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL Delights in San Francisco
The winner of the 2009 Tony Award for Best Musical (plus nine other Tonys) Billy Elliot the Musical will have you reaching for the ballet barre - or at least reaching out for your own dreams again if you've happened to set them aside.
BWW Reviews: World Premiere of FLY BY NIGHT is a Smash!
Original and inventive, Fly by Night is a fantastical and lyrically rich play that bears clear signs of genius as it asks us to ponder the paths we take - both unplanned and chosen.
BWW Reviews: BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL Delights in San Francisco
The winner of the 2009 Tony Award for Best Musical (plus nine other Tonys) Billy Elliot the Musical will have you reaching for the ballet barre - or at least reaching out for your own dreams again if you've happened to set them aside.
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ELTON DOM: The Young Elton Experience Great Star Theater (9/10-9/13) |
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Julius Caesar Marin Shakespeare Company (8/14-9/13) |
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Pickleball Hillbarn Theatre (8/20-9/13) |
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The Fantasticks San Anselmo Playhouse (9/04-9/07) |
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Dream Hou$e City Lights Theater Company (5/13-6/06) |
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“E4TT Call For Scores: Solo Piano, Vol. 3” Berkeley Piano Club (10/25-10/25) |
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The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown Santa Cruz Shakespeare (9/11-10/03) |
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The Legend of Robin Hood Hillbarn Theatre (1/21-2/14) |
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The Glass Menagerie The Douglas Morrisson Theatre (9/18-9/20) |
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Macbeth Santa Cruz Shakespeare (7/12-8/30) |