‘Triads’ a memorable, out-of-the-box experience

Saturday night’s performance at the Herbst Theatre did not disappoint the enthusiastic crowd

Review: ‘Red’ All about Mark Rothko

If the photos of Rothko that litter the web are any indication, King completely nails Rothko’s physical persona. His intense performance is so unrelenting that one wonders what it does to one’s spirit to be Mark Rothko, night after night.

And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little

If you enjoy theatre that is ripe with female energy, “Miss Reardon” is right up your alley, with at least five different types of female crazy.

Theater Review: ‘Bauer’ and the art of not painting

When we hear of "tortured souls" surely artist Rudolph Bauer would rise to the top of the list. Guggenheim called him "the greatest living painter." So why did Bauer stop painting?

‘Wicked’ defies gravity in San Jose (Review)

'Wicked' leaves you leaving the theater with a spring in your step and a slightly bigger heart, which is a taller order than all the green “ozmopolitans” offered at the bar during intermission

Antigone at the Cutting Ball (Review)

Loper is the sort of actor who’s totally in the moment, absorbing what other cast members put out there and responding to it.
Magic Theatre - San Francisco

San Francisco Theater: ‘Fred’s Diner’ to kick off Magic’s 2015-16 season

A "fierce global journey." That's how Magic Theatre describes its upcoming season. Featuring plays by Barfield, Hagedorn, Skinner, and Udofia, the 2015-16 season opens this September with the American premiere of Fred's Diner, a black comedy about the reaches of class and sovereignty. Tanya Barfield's love-story, Bright Half Life, is next up. That's followed...
Stage Kiss - San Francisco Playhouse Review

Stage Kiss at SF Playhouse: When the ghost light goes out (Review)

You don’t have to be familiar with yelling, “Where’s the duck tape? Where’s the Stage Manager?” or even have pondered how good actors can have sex with bad actors to delight in this well-paced wonder.

‘The Lion’, a roaringly good new musical

“What makes a lion a lion?” Alone onstage with seven guitars, Benjamin Scheuer sings, “My father has an old guitar, and he plays me folk songs.” That’s the start of Benjamin’s passion for music, but it’s also a cause for his troubled relationship with his father. Depressed and quick to...
A Thousand Splendid Suns - Review at A.C.T. San Francisco

‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ breaks hearts in spite of its flaws

Khaled Hosseini’s novel A Thousand Splendid Suns tells the story of two Afghani women, Laila and Mariam. Both end up married to the abusive Rasheed during the oppressive reign of the Taliban, but their friendship flourishes in these harsh conditions. Ursula Rani Sarma’s theatrical adaptation, currently receiving its world...