You can live in color at ‘Maple and Vine’ in San Francisco
One neat trick about this new work is the decision to treat the audience as recent inductees into the SDO (or is that a cult?).…
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Good Morning Baltimore! ‘Hairspray’ opens at Broadway by the Bay (review)
No two-dimensional cutout, Grissom’s Edna, a one-man Greek chorus in drag, is the heart of the show.
Buffalo’ed – A well-intentioned misfire
Any emotional resonance is attributable to the truly remarkable ensemble, with strong, polished performances, plus superb dancing by Alexandria Diaz de Fato.
Bay Area Stage: Red, Maple and Vine, Of Mice and Men, Hairspray, Buffalo’ed
Stark Insider Weekend Stage with show openings at A.C.T., TheatreWorks, San Jose Stage, and Broadway by the Bay.
Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ coming to San Jose
Direct from Broadway, the smash-hit musical 'American Idiot' tells the story of three lifelong friends, forced to choose between their dreams and the safety of…
Berkeley seeing ‘Red’ for two more weeks
The production is directed by Obie Award-winner Les Waters brings and stars two renowned actors in David Chandler and John Brummer.
SF Bay Area theaters see 12.5% monthly increase in Twitter followers
Theaters with the largest growth in followers include SF Playhouse (23%) and Marin Theatre Company (53%).
San Francisco: Ute Lemper – in a class all her own
With the outstanding support of the Vogler Quartet and virtuoso musician and arranger Stefan Malzew, this is a must-see show. Bravo!
‘The Caretaker’ with Jonathan Pryce an iconic show
Hassell’s physical movements take on the patterns of speech, as the articulated rhythms of his monologues become poetry.
Review: ‘God of Carnage’ a wickedly savage comedy
One scene, that I won't give away here, involves the destruction of some rare art history books on a coffee table. It's one of the…