Stories of romantic love are delivered by a variety of interdisciplinary artists in the second Bay Area incarnation of Crushing, and it’s a winner for the art of spoken word. The featured writers span genders, ages and viewpoints and you never know what’s coming next.…
A love of food sustains houseworker Gladys over a forty-year arc that coincides with the social, economic and political changes wrought by the Cuban revolution of 1959 in Eduardo Machado’s The Cook, opening Berkeley Rep’s 59th season. In Tanya Orellana’s superbly appointed and functional kit…
Review of Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Broadway San Jose, where dazzling stagecraft, spectacular choreography and standout performances make the new touring production a theatrical feast.…
VANYA and SONIA and MASHA and SPIKE is a delightful romp with equal measures of nostalgia and hope for the future. With rapid-fire dialogue and pitch-perfect timing, the cast bring the script by Christopher Durang to life. …
Marin Theatre opens its 60th season with a bang – a sobering dark comedy from director, writer and former California Shakespeare Theatre Associate Artistic Director Sean Daniels. Chronicling the dark ride of self-delusion into alcoholism, Daniels’ semiautobiographical story is beautifully exec…
Marin Theatre opens its 60th season with a bang – a sobering dark comedy from director, writer and former California Shakespeare Theatre Associate Artistic Director Sean Daniels. Chronicling the dark ride of self-delusion into alcoholism, Daniels’ semiautobiographical story is beautifully execut…
RUMORS at Woodminster Summer Musicals is full of laughs and gaffs, and is a jolly good time. Set in a posh New York townhouse, RUMORS is Neil Simon’s only full length farce. From half truths to utter nonsense and mistaken identities to outright charades, this production will ensnare you in a strea…
Pickleball at Hillbarn Theatre, written by Jeff Daniels, takes one of the country’s fastest-growing sports and serves it up as an unabashedly silly comedy filled with eccentric players, romantic entanglements, and plenty of physical humor. …
Altarena Playhouse brings Noël Coward’s FALLEN ANGELS to life with wit and charm. When the sardonic writing of a genius playwright meets the witty interpretation of a theater, it produces a night full of laughs and insights. …
The Little Shop of Horrors 40th Anniversary Tour with Ellen Greene at San Francisco’s Curran Theatre answered that question with an evening overflowing with nostalgia, laughter, and plenty of love for one of musical theatre’s most enduringly strange creations.…
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San Francisco Playhouse continues its 20th Anniversary season with the imaginative and exhilarating hit musical adaptation of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It , helmed by San Francisco Playhouse’s Artistic Director Bill English with music direction by Dave Dobrusky and...
FOLLIESBook by James GoldmanMusic and Lyrics by Stephen SondheimDirected by Bill EnglishMusic Direction by Dave DobruskyChoreography by Nicole HelferPLAY DETAILSIts 1971, and theatrical impresario Dimitri Weissmann is hosting a reunion of ex-Follies performers in his crumbling...
THE PAPER DREAMS OF HARRY CHINBy Jessica HuangDirected by Jeffrey LoPLAY DETAILSDuring the Chinese Exclusion Act, Harry Chin, a Chinese national, entered the U.S. by buying forged documentation. Like other Paper Sons, Harry lived the rest of his life keeping secrets even from...
WATER BY THE SPOONFULBy Quiara Alegra HudesDirected by Denise BlasorPLAY DETAILSSomewhere in Philadelphia, Elliot has returned from Iraq and is working at Subway while trying to jump-start his acting career. Scattered throughout the world in chat rooms, recovering addicts keep...
HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNINGBy Will ArberyDirected by Bill EnglishPLAY DETAILSSeven years ago, Teresa, Kevin, Justin, and Emily graduated from a Catholic college in Wyoming. Now, theyre back for a backyard reunion to toast their mentor, Gina. As the four friends catch up, their...
TWELFTH NIGHTConceived by Kwame Kwei-Armah and Shaina TaubMusic and lyrics by Shaina TaubA musical adaptation of William Shakespeares Twelfth NightDirected by Susi DamilanoMusic Direction by Dave DobruskyChoreography by Nicole HelferPLAY DETAILSNamed one of the best theatrical...
THE GREAT KHANBy Michael Gene SullivanDirected by Darryl V. JonesCo-produced with the San Francisco Mime TroupePLAY DETAILSJayden, an African American teenager, just wants to be his game-playing, nerdy self. But after he saves a girl, Ant, from a sexual assault, he and his...
STARTING HERE, STARTING NOWMusic by David ShireLyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr.Directed by Susi Damilano and Nicole HelferMusic Direction by Dave DobruskyChoreography by Nicole HelferPLAY DETAILSStarting Here, Starting Now is a thrilling and touching musical using the songs of...
THE SONG OF SUMMERBy Lauren YeeDirected by Bill EnglishPLAY DETAILSEach summer, theres a song on every playlist, radio station, and wedding dance floor; that inescapable earworm that everyone hums on the way to workthe Song of Summer. This year, that song belongs to Robbie, but...
HOLD THESE TRUTHSBy Jeanne SakataDirected by Jeffrey LoStarring Jomar TagatacA GRIPPING STORY ABOUT A SHAMEFUL CHAPTER OF OUR HISTORY. THE NEW YORK TIMESCHILLINGLY RELEVANT SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLEPLAY DETAILS'Hold These Truths' is based on the incredible true story of one of...
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Bye Bye Birdie Warren Theater (9/18-10/04) |
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ELTON DOM: The Young Elton Experience Great Star Theater (9/10-9/13) |
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Gutenberg! The Musical! Hillbarn Theatre (10/08-11/01) |
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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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Good Night, Oscar Hillbarn Theatre (3/04-3/28) |
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Hamilton (Angelica Company) San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (7/07-7/18) |
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Mamma Mia! San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (6/08-6/13) |
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Disney''s Beauty and the Beast San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (9/08-9/13) |
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Company City Lights Theater Company (7/15-8/22) |
