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Review: GODS & MONSTERS at New Conservatory Theatre Center


by Steve Murray - March 15, 2026

What did our critic think of GODS & MONSTERS at New Conservatory Theatre Center?...

Review: SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD at Hillbarn Theatre


by Steve Murray - March 14, 2026

What did our critic think of SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD at Hillbarn Theatre?...

Review: PRIMARY TRUST at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley


by Steve Murray - March 09, 2026

TheatreWorks and director Jeffrey Lo must have been licking their chops with the chance to produce the regional premiere of Eboni Booth’s Pulitzer Prize winning Primary Trust. In Lo’s skillful hands, and with a seasoned powerful cast, Primary Trust is a winner – both deeply emotional and full ...

Review: SPAMALOT at Golden Gate


by Steve Murray - March 06, 2026

For every lover of Ibsen, Arthur Miller and Stephen Sondheim, there’s a lover of The Three Stooges, Abbott & Costello and of course, Monty Python. Back in the 1970’s Monty Python’s Flying circus was a sensation with their irreverent and risqué observational comedy. If you couldn’t recite th...

Review: MARILYN MAYE IN CONCERT at Feinstein's At The Nikko


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....

Review: LEFT FIELD at Theatre Rhinoceros


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 ...

Review: ALL MY SONS at Berkeley Repertory


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....

Review: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY at American Conservatory Theatre


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....

Review: THE NOTEBOOK at Orpheum Theatre


by Steve Murray - February 14, 2026

What did our critic think of THE NOTEBOOK at Orpheum Theatre?...

Review: M. BUTTERFLY at SF Playhouse


by Steve Murray - February 12, 2026

What did our critic think of M. BUTTERFLY at SF Playhouse?...

Past Shows

All Things Equal: The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
All Things Equal: The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Mar 5 – Feb 5, 2026

Written by Tony Award Winning playwright RUPERT HOLMESStarring Michelle Azar as Ruth Bader GinsburgDirected by Laley LippardSupreme Court Justice “RBG” welcomes a friend of the...

Smuin Ballet presents “Dance Series 2”
Smuin Ballet presents “Dance Series 2”
May 30 – May 31, 2024

Smuin’s season finale will be headlined by the World Premiere of Tupelo Tornado from international superstar Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. This extraordinary new ballet inspired by the life and...

The Christmas Ballet
The Christmas Ballet
Dec 9 – Dec 10, 2022

Smuin’s joyful holiday tradition returns to spread yuletide cheer at theatres around the Bay with its signature showcase of classical and contemporary dances set to...

Dance Series 2: P.S. Forever Smuin
Dance Series 2: P.S. Forever Smuin
May 27 – May 28, 2022

Smuin Contemporary Ballet wraps up its 28th season with the vibrant program, "Dance Series 2: P.S. Forever Smuin", featuring four diverse ballets from established dancemakers...

Smuin Contemporary Ballet presents “Dance Series 2”
Smuin Contemporary Ballet presents “Dance Series 2”
Jun 5 – Jun 6, 2020

Smuin Contemporary Ballets groundbreaking spring program will introduce the Bay Area to internationally renowned Cuban choreographer Osnel Delgado, with a thrilling World Premiere that combines...

Smuin Presents Dance Series 02
Smuin Presents "Dance Series 02"
May 31 – Jun 1, 2019

Smuin concludes its quarter-century celebration with a smashing world premiere by master dancemaker Amy Seiwert, set to the empowering a cappella soundtrack of Oaklands very...

Smuin Presents
Smuin Presents
Feb 1 – Feb 2, 2019

Smuin continues its 25th anniversary season with the return of "Dance Series 01," a dazzling program that pushes the boundaries of contemporary ballet. Acclaimed dancemaker...

SMUIN Presents The Christmas Ballet
SMUIN Presents "The Christmas Ballet"
Dec 1 – Dec 2, 2017

Smuin makes the holidays sizzle with its annual yuletide celebration of dance, "The Christmas Ballet." With a stunning and original array of ballet, tap, and...

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