Review: LEFT FIELD at Theatre Rhinoceros
The late AIDS activist Larry Kramer meets Pete Buttigieg in John Fisher’s wild political fantasia Left Field, now occupying the full stage at Theatre Rhino.
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Review: ALL MY SONS at Berkeley Repertory
Arthur Miller needed after his disastrous Broadway debut with the four-performance The Man Who Had All the Luck, and an article in an Ohio newspaper would provide the basis for All My Sons which would on to win two Tony awards for Best Author and Direction of a Play.
Review: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY at American Conservatory Theatre
The Paranormal Activity franchise (seven films from 2007 -21), while critically panned, proved people love to be scared, then laugh at their foolishness.
Review: THE NOTEBOOK at Orpheum Theatre
What did our critic think of THE NOTEBOOK at Orpheum Theatre?
Review: M. BUTTERFLY at SF Playhouse
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Review: IMPROBABLE FICTION at Masquers Playhouse
IMPROBABLE FICTION at Masquers Playhouse is a tale of two parts.
Review: THE CHERRY ORCHARD at Marin Theatre
Change is hard, we all know that.
Review: WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME at Hillbarn Theatre
Heidi Schreck’s award-winning 2019 homage to the US Constitution couldn’t be timelier than at this moment of political crisis in America.
Review: THE WIZ Lights Up Broadway San Jose
Opening Night of The Wiz at Broadway San Jose was dazzling, the kind of evening that reminds you why musical theater, at its best, feels communal, electric, and alive.
Review: EUGENE ONEGIN at San Francisco Ballet
San Francisco Ballet is kicking off its 2026 repertory season with the massively ambitious world premiere of Yuri Possokhov’s Eugene Onegin.
Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON at Orpheum Theatre
Trey Parker and Matt Stone are on a high recently, with their long- running animated series South Park skewering the present administration in their inimitable profane and darkly surreal style.
Review: DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL at The Henry J. Kaiser Center For The Arts
Dog Man: The Musical fetches laughs, heart, and legit Broadway-level craft in a show that never talks down to its audience.
Review: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL A BEAUTIFUL NOISE at Broadway San Jose
What did our critic think of THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL A BEAUTIFUL NOISE at Broadway San Jose?
Review: MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at Orpheum Theatre
What did our critic think of MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at Orpheum Theatre? The appeal, based on the audience, is the acknowledgment of the song snippets – an “I know that song” reward.
Review: RUTHLESS! at New Conservatory Theatre Center
Mix one part All About Eve, one part Gypsy, and a healthy shot of The Bad Seed in a blender and you’ve got the recipe for Ruthless!, a delightfully dark comedy alternative to the typical holiday fare.
Review: CINDERELLA at Hillbarn Theatre
What did our critic think of CINDERELLA at Hillbarn Theatre?
Review: GEORGIANA AND KITTY: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
Over two hundred and fifty years after fighting the British for independence, we’re absolutely gaga over Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon’s delightful Christmas at Pemberley series and its spot on depictions of Regency England.
Review: SPENCER DAY: SONGS FOR A WINTER'S NIGHT at Feinstein's At The Nikko
What did our critic think of SPENCER DAY: SONMGS FOR A WINTER'S NIGHT at Feinstein's At The Nikko?
Review: KINKY BOOTS at Broadway San Jose
What did our critic think of KINKY BOOTS at Broadway San Jose?
Review: CABARET at Oakland Theater Project
CABARET at Oakland Theater Project is not just a show that sticks with you, it haunts you.
Review: INTO THE WOODS at SF Playhouse
Sondheim fans rejoice! We have not one, but two sensational productions to satisfy that itch for smart lyrics and equally solid books.
Review: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at Shotgun Players
The fictionalized account of pointillist painter George Seurat’s creation of his masterpiece A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte and his great-grandson (also named George), also a troubled artist.
Review: MOTHER OF EXILES at Berkeley Repertory
Jessica Huang’s Mother of Exiles, a world premiere at Berkeley Rep, suffers under the weight of its solemn intentions, perhaps attempting too many themes that left this viewer unsatisfied in each.
Review: CHOR KI DADHI MEIN TINKA at Cubberley Theatre
Russian writer Nikolai Gogol’s play The Government Inspector caused quite the stir in the 1840’s with its biting satire on political corruption in a small rural town.
Review: THE WOMAN IN BLACK at Center Rep
The British sure love their suspense stories.
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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) |
