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Theater and Stage
Reviews and coverage of theater and performing arts in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Berkeley, and beyond. Written by ATCA critic Clinton Stark.
Broadway Backstage: ‘Matilda the Musical’ at SHN Orpheum (Video)
“It is a full, physical workout, this show.” It takes actor Bryce Ryness only about 15 minutes to transform — warts and all — into…
A Funny Thing Happened… at Foothill’s Smithwick
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum teaches all the elements that make for a great student farce: split second timing, physicality…
‘RFK’ to kick-off 33rd season at San Jose Stage
Jack Holmes’ RFK will kick-off the 33rd season at San Jose Stage Company this September. Next up The 39 Steps, a stage adaptation based on Alfred…
Policy pivots along ‘School-to-Prison-Pipeline’ with Anna Deavere Smith (Review)
She’s so powerful that she can use words like “impactful,” and you want to believe them.
‘Matilda’ musical dazzles at the Orpheum (Review)
Outstanding performances, vocals, and choreography. 'Matilda' is a fine example of intelligent story-telling and the inspiration that live theater can deliver.
Living Up to its Reputation: ‘Company’ at San Francisco Playhouse
Company remains so vital you have to pay attention to this microscope on everyone’s marriage, complete with ironies, compromises, and connections for which we all…
Staying in the Dream: ‘Triangle’ at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley (Review)
'Triangle', which just opened at the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto, embraces our distant and immediate past, creating glimmers of a future, and doing…
Celebrating Ethel Merman in San Francisco
No microphones. It's all about the Bel Canto in Voice Australia's 'Call Me Miss Birds Eye'.
Academy Award-winner Frances McDormand to perform at Berkeley Rep
Frances McDormand, Kathleen Chalfant, and Steven Epp scheduled to star next season at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre.