Review: ‘War Horse’ at the SHN Curran commands breathless attention
While the show is smart enough to throw in bits of comedy, be it an insouciant toss of a tail, or fat, self-important geese waddling…
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.
Return to Middle Earth with Charles Ross
On stages like this, the actor’s craft is laid bare. This performance had nary a stick of scenery or stitch of costume, and only the…
‘Triads’ a memorable, out-of-the-box experience
Saturday night’s performance at the Herbst Theatre did not disappoint the enthusiastic crowd
Fame, fortune and felony ‘Chicago’-style
Chicago continues to resonate with an audiences even more than it did when it was introduced on Broadway in the 70s. This original City Lights…
A Dream of Freedom: ‘Cavalia’ review, plus rare video interview with founder Normand Latourelle
The thundering of the horse hooves, the mysteries of the video and even the cool air that hits the audience in the face when it…
Review: They Did It! ‘My Fair Lady’ at SF Playhouse
SF Playhouse's 'My Fair Lady' is such a purified extract of the Lerner and Lowe original that you'll be clapping along with the audience, and…
Theater Review: ‘Upright Grand’ overflows with musical vitality (but far from schmaltzy!)
Schellhardt's words are achingly genuine and never trite; especially those of Kiddo who I suspect bears more than a passing resemblance to herself, having grown…
San Francisco Theater: ‘Sweeney Todd’ and the Eureka’s demon acoustics
During intermission, the audience fell into two camps – those who insisted that the sound issues were due to the musicians playing too loudly, and…
Review: ‘Les Misérables’ opens at the Orpheum (plus photos!)
Almost everyone I know, regardless of age, places themselves behind the barricades with the students. However, something more obvious is happening...
Custom-made Shakespeare: ‘Merchant of Venice’
While strutting their cells phones, investments and irony, the cast seemed so at home in this language that they brought the text to a whole…