Review: KING LEAR at Z Space
What did our critic think of KING LEAR at Z Space?…
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Review: LEGALLY BLONDE at Berkeley Playhouse
LEGALLY BLONDE explodes onto the stage at Berkeley Playhouse with a joie de vivre that lights up the house. The high energy dancing, powerful vocals and the never ending onslaught of jokes keep the audience smiling. …
Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at New Conservatory Theatre Center
What did our critic think of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at New Conservatory Theatre Center? Little Shop of Horrors, whose star is a bloodthirsty flora, plants its roots at the New Conservatory for the opening of its 26-27 season and it’s an energetic, darkly comic, gender bending allegory for all that…
Review: NORTH BY NORTHWEST at American Conservatory Theatre
From across the pond, acclaimed director Emma Rice’s latest adaptation North by Northwest makes its West Coast debut, turning Alfred Hitchcock’s 1959 suspense film on its ear with her whimsical, comic stylings.…
Review: THE GLASS MENAGERIE at Center Rep
What did our critic think of THE GLASS MENAGERIE at Center Rep?…
Review: AFRICAN STEW at Lorraine Hansberry Theatre
What did our critic think of AFRICAN STEW at Lorraine Hansberry Theatre?…
Review: CRUSHING at A.C.T. Strand
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.…
Review: THE COOK at Berkeley Rep
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…
Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Gets a Spectacular New Life at Broadway San Jose
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.…
Review: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE at Masquers Playhouse
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. …
Past Shows
26 total · showing 11–20
Ragtime
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will celebrate its 50th birthday in April 2020 with the return of the timeless hit musical "Ragtime." Featuring the Tony Award-winning book by Pulitzer Prize finalist Terrence McNally ("Master Class," "Kiss of the Spider Woman," "The Rink") and the...
They Promised Her The Moon
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents the Northern California Premiere of Laurel Ollsteins They Promised Her The Moon. This riveting play shares the incredible, true story of Jerrie Cobb, a world record-holding female aviator who dreamt of flying among the stars. At the height of...
The 39 Steps
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley continues its 50th Anniversary Season with the return of the Olivier Award-winning comedy "The 39 Steps." This hilarious, high-speed spoof of Alfred Hitchcocks silver-screen classic hurtles a notorious fugitive and breathtaking blonde from a London...
"Father/Daughter" in New Works Festival
In this funny, warm-hearted, and wonderfully human play about lovers, fathers, daughters, and the fragile bonds between them, two actors play very different generations in the same family. They chart the ups and downs of relationships found, lost, and everlasting. 8/16 @ 8pm...
"Iron john" in New Works Festival
Small town America, 1915an Irish housemaid falls for an African-American blacksmith. A century later a rebellious white debutante befriends a mixed-race neighbor. Will the outcome be the same? Weaving past and present, this poignant new musical explores a haunting legacy of...
"Revival" in New Works Festival
The authors of Broadways "Tuck Everlasting" spin a romantic musical drama across the vast prairies of 19th century Nebraska. This sweet, longing tale of a New England socialite drawn to a rough-hewn Norwegian fiddler is told with wry humor, and sung to an engaging...
"The Imperialists" in New Works Festival
A British teashop in Brooklyn? Where better to brew this broad, madcap farce about a daughter desperate to rescue her addled Dad from his colonial memories. With a Noises Off flair, this door-slamming romp sets old-school against new-wave in a hilarious quest for royalty and...
Nan, and the Lower Body
In the mid-60s, Dr. George Papanicolaou invented the Pap smear, saving many lives but creating moral dilemmas in the process. In this frank and feminist play, good-humored Dr. Pap has great mysteries to unravel and a bright assistant with dark secrets to hide."Nan, and The Lower...
The Language Archive
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley announces a stellar cast of acclaimed Broadway and TV stars for The Language Archive, launching the Tony Award-winning theatre companys celebratory 50th Anniversary season. Written by Julia Cho, whose Aubergine captured rapturous praise and multiple...
Wild With Happy
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts: - Colman Domingo.
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Bye Bye Birdie Warren Theater (9/18-10/04) |
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Gutenberg! The Musical! Hillbarn Theatre (10/08-11/01) |
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Rock of Ages Woodland Opera House (10/02-10/24) |
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Hello, Dolly! Hillbarn Theatre (4/15-5/09) |
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Arsenic and Old Lace City Lights Theater Company (3/11-4/11) |
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William Shakespeare's Antony+Cleopatra Red Morton Park (8/15-8/31) |
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Mamma Mia! San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (6/08-6/13) |
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Based on a Totally True Story City Lights Theater Company (1/21-2/14) |
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PlayGround Twisted Holiday Festival Potrero Stage (12/04-12/11) |
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The 1940s Radio Hour City Lights Theater Company (11/19-12/20) |
