Review: Heartbreak of ‘The Scottsboro Boys’ paves way for celebration
This may very well be the most talented cast recently assembled at A.C.T. Each actor is a triple threat, bringing deft skill in song, dance,…
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.
The bloody life and times of a Rock ‘n Roll President
Following in the footsteps of American Idiot and, before that, Rock of Ages and Spring Awakening, here the rock musical meets History Channel.
A New Kind of Tension: ‘American Idiot’ at the Orpheum
American Idiot is by far the most compelling performance I’ve ever seen at the Orpheum here in San Francisco.
Getting off the road at TheatreWorks with GrooveLily
Putting your life to music doesn’t necessarily make your life art, especially when it turns on the clichéd ticking of a biological clock.
‘The Full Monty’ – An exposé of male folly
But, as the story progresses, the male ability to adapt and overcome adversity through bonding and team effort is given the recognition it’s due –…
Review: ‘Black n Blue Boys/Broken Men’ at Berkeley Rep
Milling around the lobby of the Thrust theater after opening night, I overheard a "looking into the abyss" reference more than once.
Mary Poppins, the Guatemalan nanny, and me
Why do we feel the need to project such goodness upon some externalized other who brings order to our households and happiness to our children…
‘In the Next Room (or the vibrator play)’ – More than one climax to this story
The playwright’s awkward tone is deliberate and may at times shock you, but this production manages to infuse it all with a rare energy and…
San Jose Rep’s ‘The Understudy’ a light comedy with charm
As he did when he played Destry in Wirehead, Marin creates a character that’s a bit of a nebbish, the perennial loser whose efforts are…
Revisiting the Tenderloin
“It’s so real.” she kept repeating, an echo taken up by others, as if being real made the violence preferable to other alternatives.