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Jez Butterworth’s acclaimed West End and Broadway drama opens with a tried-and-true trope of a family reunion over a deathbed scenario or funeral, here, four sisters congregate as their domineering, show biz lies dying of cancer.
Back in 2017, Marin Theatre Company staged Thomas Bradshaw’s historical fiction Thomas and Sally to a firestorm of criticism, with critics damning the production for its hypersexualized view of Sally Hemings and downplaying her position as Thomas Jefferson’s slave.
What did our critic think of A DRIVING BEAT at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley?
I had the pleasure of seeing the original Broadway production of Stereophonic that ruled the 2023 awards season becoming most Tony Award-nominated play of all time, winner of five.
THE WISDOM OF EVE blends the magic of the stage with the shadows behind to expose the full world of theater.
Eight-year-old Marga Gomez should’ve paid more attention when her Latino parents tried to teach her how to cook.
The national touring company of Tony winner for Best Book and Best Score Suffs rolls into San Francisco with a production that is just as powerful and relevant as its 2022 Broadway debut.
San Jose is turning up the heat with SOME LIKE IT HOT! It bursts onto the stage in a blaze of jazz, joy and unapologetic flair.
Three tender stories of human relationships, presented through the lens of Appalachian culture, are beautifully captured in Ron Rash’s Hard Times now at Z Below.
What did our critic think of MURDER FOR TWO at Hillbarn Theatre?
What did our critic think of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at SF Oasis? D’Arcy Drollinger, artistic director and owner of SF Oasis, plays her swan song appropriately as Frank-N-Furter, the mad transvestite scientist in the cult classic The Rocky Horror Show.
Billy Stricht made his Feinstein’s at the Nikko solo debut an auspicious evening, stepping into center stage, commanding the Yamaha keys, and mesmerizing his fans with a nearly two-hour set of two dozen musical gems.
What did our critic think of & JULIET AT BROADWAY SAN JOSE NOW THRU OCTOBER 12 at Broadway San Jose? Playing now through October 12 at Broadway San Jose, & Juliet is a much-needed confection of mayhem, laughter and empowerment all delivered by one of the most professional casts and creative teams I'
What did our critic think of NOISES OFF at SF Playhouse?
It was family night at the intimate Feinstein’s as Broadway stage star Norm Lewis asked us to think of his show as a cozy living room affair with friends.
Theatreworks Silicon Valley opens its 55th season in spectacular fashion with some familiarity and something quite new and extraordinary.
What did our critic think of LES MISÉRABLES at Orpheum Theatre?
What did our critic think of KIM'S CONVENIENCE at American Conservatory Theatre? A.
Imagine the opposite of Dorothy's dull house landing in the tehnicolor world of Oz, and you'll have an idea of what Vau de Vire Presents The Soiled Dove is like!
SHUCKED opened last night at BroadwaySF’s Curran Theatre and let me just say—the show popped! The story begins in the idyllic and insulated, corn-reliant town of Cob County, where a wedding is about to take place—until the corn suddenly begins to wither, threatening the town’s very existence
Travel back in time to the days of Georgian England with the Orinda Starlight Village Players’ production of Jane Eyre.
Emma, the well-intentioned matchmaker from Jane Austen’s first published novel is brought to life on the stage as the closing show for the 2025 Summer Repertory Sanborn Park Series.
GOOD PEOPLE is a good story with good acting.
It’s no coincidence that Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite opens Hillbarn’s historic 85th season, for it was 85 years ago that the comedy opened on Broadway.
What did our critic think of CHAIN OF LOVE (A BROADWAY ALBUM) ALBUM RELEASE PARTY AND CONCERT WITH CARLY OZARD AND FR at GRNHS Gallery + Studio?
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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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Once Upon A Mattress Saratoga Civic Theater (9/26-10/17) |
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Come From Away Berkeley Playhouse (2/19-3/21) |
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Based on a Totally True Story City Lights Theater Company (1/21-2/14) |
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Hadestown Orpheum Theatre San Francisco (1/07-1/10) |
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The 1940s Radio Hour City Lights Theater Company (11/19-12/20) |
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Bay Area Musical Improv Festival - Friday 8:30PM Show All Out Comedy (10/23-10/23) |
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Eureka Day City Lights Theater Company (9/24-10/18) |
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Dear San Francisco Club Fugazi (9/16-4/30) |
