San Francisco Theater and Stage news, reviews

Ray of Light Theatre - Assassins opens this weekend in San Francisco.

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Bay Area Stage this Weekend: Blithe Spirit (Palo Alto), Assassins (San Francisco)

BY MONICA TURNER — 06.10.2011

You name it, and chances are you'll find here in the San Francisco Bay Area, the third (possibly second if you consider LORT count) largest…

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Review: ‘Mamma Mia!’ opens in San Jose

BY CY ASHLEY WEBB — 06.09.2011

Categorizing this show as predictable and banal would be like criticizing Twinkies for being high-fat chemi-concoctions.

Jeff (Ian Leonard) envisions his masterpiece on a Blank Page (Jamison Stern) in the regional premiere of [title of show] at TheatreWorks.

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Review: [title of show] opens at TheatreWorks

BY CY ASHLEY WEBB — 06.07.2011

These people do more with four random chairs than most of us could do with an entire household of furniture.

Halsey Varady as Kate Monster and Monique Hafen and Robert Brewer as Trekkie Monster in Avenue Q at San Jose Stage Company.

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Review: San Jose Stage’s ‘Avenue Q’ a fun, sweet production

BY STARK INSIDER — 06.06.2011

In spite of Avenue Q’s teaser reputation as a Muppet satire packed with vulgarity, profanity and full puppet nudity, the dialogue and situations are quite…

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Symphony Silicon Valley wraps season with global flare

BY STARK INSIDER — 06.06.2011

One of the highlights of the piece was a duet with Asarnow and Concertmaster Robin Mayforth on the violin that was both tranquil and moving.

Connie Bradshaw (Julie Reiber, center, purple dress) gives newcomer Mary Ann Singleton (Betsy Wolfe, center, blue shirt) a taste of the big city in a disco. Photo by Kevin Berne.

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Theater Review: ‘Tales of the City’ – It was worth the wait

BY STARK INSIDER — 06.05.2011

This is a wonderfully edgy, quintessential San Francisco experience, embracing its eccentricity with a singular charm and an irrepressible, incandescent spirit.