Anna Karenina - Opera San Jose

Premiere: A lavish ‘Anna Karenina’ at Opera San Jose

The opening stage set is stunning, writhe with foreboding dramatic lines, brooding lighting and rich textures.
A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts Program student Richard Prioleau as Marcus. Photo by Kevin Berne.

Theater Review: ‘Marcus’ caps remarkable trilogy

Once again, A.C.T. gives the production an Architectural Digest aesthetic.
Private Eyes

Theater Review: ‘Private Eyes’

When nothing is what it seems and everything is subject to question.
Broadway West Theatre - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

Cuckoo’s Nest at Broadway West: Timeless story about the indomitability of the human spirit

The creative design elements of the shocking opening scene augur well for what is yet to come.
Tongue of a Bird - Dragon Productions Theatre, Palo Alto

Review: ‘Tongue of a Bird’ opens at the Dragon

Kobara’s ability to look stunning even as makeup runs down her face is a swift trick that I’d love to pull off.
Tenaya Hurst is Weedee in TOKE, a comedy of manners, morals, and marijuana, at Ashby Stage in Berkeley, Aug. 18-Sept. 11.

Review: ‘Toke’ lights up Berkeley

It's an ambitious undertaking, with the two-act play even taking us to the Garden of Eden -- a place that, on this evening, felt quite Barbarella.
Carey Perloff

San Francisco: Carey Perloff’s ‘Higher” receives prestigious award

Next February’s world premiere production wins the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation Theatre Visions Fund Award.
Palo Alto

An American Terrorist: ‘Cat’s-Paw’ features intense, unpredictable finale

Perhaps leaders of small radical organizations have the same issues as men of short stature, masking insecurity with bluster.

Review: ‘Chinglish’ say “Yes, you don’t!”

In Chinglish, which opened last night at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, sex, corruption, and even Enron conspire to potentially send Ohio Signage Company into the ground.

G is for Glamor

'Pageant - The Musical!' provides a whole new take on girl power.