by Steve Murray - March 02, 2026
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. She’s a national treasure and receives adulation befitting her status wherever she performs....
by Steve Murray - March 02, 2026
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. Written and directed by Fisher, Left Field follows an angry radical f****t who rises from mayor to supervisor, to VP candidate, to potential ...
by Steve Murray - February 26, 2026
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....
by Steve Murray - February 25, 2026
The Paranormal Activity franchise (seven films from 2007 -21), while critically panned, proved people love to be scared, then laugh at their foolishness. Now a theatre piece, the crowd anticipated the expected thrills of supernatural goings on in a live experience....
by Steve Murray - February 14, 2026
What did our critic think of THE NOTEBOOK at Orpheum Theatre?...
by Steve Murray - February 12, 2026
What did our critic think of M. BUTTERFLY at SF Playhouse?...
by Kelly Rogers Flynt - February 11, 2026
IMPROBABLE FICTION at Masquers Playhouse is a tale of two parts. Don’t let the easy-going first half lull you into complacency. When the action hits, it comes in quick succession with quippy lines, funny costumes, over the top dramatics, and plenty of belly laughs....
by Steve Murray - February 04, 2026
Change is hard, we all know that. We get stuck in patterns and the comfortable, even if that inertia is destructive. Watching Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard, brilliantly directed by American Conservatory Theatre Artistic Director emerita Carey Perloff and starring an all-star cast of local legends, will...
by Steve Murray - February 02, 2026
Heidi Schreck’s award-winning 2019 homage to the US Constitution couldn’t be timelier than at this moment of political crisis in America. Written as a remembrance of her 15-year-old self as a debater in love with the constitution, the present-day Heidi narrates the play which links her family’...
by Linda Hodges - January 28, 2026
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. From the moment the curtain rose, the production burst onto the stage with color, rhythm, and unmistakable joy, offering a vibrant a...
Past Shows
In a summer cottage on Chesapeake Bay, Gunner has hatched an unorthodox plan to secure his family’s future but meets with resistance from his wife...
Based on the Comic Strip PEANUTS from Charles M. Schulz. Charlie Brown and the entire Peanuts gang explore life's great questions as they play baseball, struggle with...
“Battle of the Detectives: Poirot vs Holmes” a radio play showdown between two of the world’s most renowned detectives! Join us for an evening of...
Stuck in a Florida swamp near Disney World, the Nettles sisters sit eating sandwiches. They are determined to escape spinsterhood by hopping the next spaceship...
Misery follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive...
A night of Stand-up comedy with the one and only funny women Gina Stahl-Haven. Gina is one of the most dynamic comics in the San Francisco...
The Cruz family is volatile even in the best of times. On this particular day, Nelson, the youngest son, enters the house in a panic...
Join us for our first ever live One Act Festival! We will be sharing selected one acts from local playwrights and performed by your local...
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