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Review: BECOMING A MAN at Z Space


by Steve Murray - June 07, 2026

What did our critic think of BECOMING A MAN at Z Space?...

Review: BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL at Broadway San Jose


by Linda Hodges - June 03, 2026

Broadway San Jose launched its run of Back to the Future: The Musical before an enthusiastic Opening Night audience, and judging by the gasps, applause, laughter and the standing ovation, Hill Valley has nost none of its power to delight. While many audience members undoubtedly arrived carrying fond...

Review: THE LUNCHBOX at Berkeley Rep


by Steve Murray - May 28, 2026

What did our critic think of THE LUNCHBOX at Berkeley Rep?...

Review: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Theatre Rhinoceros


by Steve Murray - May 22, 2026

What did our critic think of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Theatre Rhinoceros?...

Review: DRACULA: A FEMINIST REVENGE FANTASY, REALLY at SF Playhouse


by Steve Murray - May 21, 2026

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. It’s a times bold, moody, haunting, well-acted and unusually comic....

Review: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at New Conservatory Theatre Center


by Steve Murray - May 18, 2026

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. His choice to present Hedwig is extremely prescient in a time where sexual identity is being both vilified and explored....

Review: PICTURES FROM HOME at Marin Theatre


by Steve Murray - May 13, 2026

What did our critic think of PICTURES FROM HOME at Marin Theatre?...

Review: DAVID MARINO LIVE AT THE ORINDA at Orinda Theatre


by Steve Murray - May 11, 2026

What did our critic think of DAVID MARINO LIVE AT THE ORINDA at Orinda Theatre?...

Review: THE WIZARD AND I: LIZ CALLAWAY SINGS STEPHEN SCHWARTZ at Feinstein's At The Nikko


by Steve Murray - May 10, 2026

What did our critic think of THE WIZARD AND I: LIZ CALLAWAY SINGS STEPHEN SCHWARTZ at Feinstein's At The Nikko?...

Review: HELL'S KITCHEN at Orpheum Theatre


by Steve Murray - May 08, 2026

Hell’s Kitchen recently closed on Broadway where it was a critical and commercial success garnering 13 Tony nomination and winning two. This touring production allows the rest of the country to experience a brief taste of New York City’s pulsing rhythms set to the music and reflections of Alicia...

Past Shows

FESTIVAL STAGED READINGS - Good Romans Baylee Shlichtman
FESTIVAL STAGED READINGS - Good Romans Baylee Shlichtman
May 17

 Good Romans by Baylee ShlichtmanIt's 44 BCE, and Julius Caesar has been assassinated. Now, two siblings find themselves at the center of a deadly power struggle....

The iPhone Arias
The iPhone Arias
Jan 23 – Jan 25, 2026

The solo operatic comedy will be making its Bay Area premiere as a part of the Playground Solo Festival.

A VERY HITCHC*CK CHRISTMAS!
A VERY HITCHC*CK CHRISTMAS!
Dec 6 – Dec 7, 2025

PlayGround presents its fourth annual "twisted" holiday show:A VERY HITCHCOCK CHRISTMAS,BACK FOR THE FOURTH TWISTED YEAR!Featuring five cinnamon-spiced, deliciously dark short plays inspired byPsycho, Dial...

Videos


RENT in San Francisco / Bay Area RENT
One Stage Theatre (6/12-6/14)
Friends Of The Sound in San Francisco / Bay Area Friends Of The Sound
Red Heron Studios (6/12-6/12)
Jagged Little Pill in San Francisco / Bay Area Jagged Little Pill
Paper Wing Theatre (7/17-8/09)
The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown in San Francisco / Bay Area The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown
Santa Cruz Shakespeare (9/11-10/03)
Macbeth in San Francisco / Bay Area Macbeth
Santa Cruz Shakespeare (7/12-8/30)
Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room Thu June 25 8pm in San Francisco / Bay Area Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room Thu June 25 8pm
Elbo Room Jack London (6/25-6/25)
Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse Sat June 13 8pm in San Francisco / Bay Area Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse Sat June 13 8pm
Quinn's Lighthouse (6/13-6/13)
Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room Fri June 19 7:30pm in San Francisco / Bay Area Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room Fri June 19 7:30pm
Elbo Room Jack London (6/19-6/19)
An Evening with a Mentalist: Jay Alexander's Mind Tricks Live in San Francisco / Bay Area An Evening with a Mentalist: Jay Alexander's Mind Tricks Live
San Francisco Magic Theater (w/Jay Alexander) at the Marrakech (6/19-6/21)
Dracula in San Francisco / Bay Area Dracula
Orpheum Theatre-San Francisco (7/03-7/12)