Ruth (René Augesen) can't believe how clueless Tom (Dan Hiatt) is. Photo by Kevin Berne.

Theater Review: ‘Round and Round the Garden’ over-intellectualizes bawdy

Norman the librarian is one heck of a swinger, baby. The three woman in his life are disgusted by his philandering ways, at least most of the time. But for some mysterious, bullocks-to-the-wind reason find themselves drawn to his sexual, animal instinct and swagger. It could be his fur hat....
Alondra de la Parra

Balloons drop on SF Symphony’s Season Finale

Being reasonably disconnected, I was unaware that Chris Noth was Mr. Big until he walked on stage - so his very presence would have been treat enough.
Rabbit Hole - Coastal Rep Theatre

Theater Review: Half Moon Bay goes down the ‘Rabbit Hole’

If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, here's the perfect chance see what all the fuss is about before the film is released by Lionsgate.
(l to r) Amalia Mesa-Gustin, Kim Fischer, Spencer Fortin and Hallie Sekoff perform in Lauren Yee’s script, Joey Buttafuoco Eats a Pastrami Sandwich, one of two winners in the annual Teen One-Acts Festival. Photographer: Kevin Berne

Berkeley Rep invites teens to take over the theatre at One-Acts Festival

The Teen One-Acts Festival encourages young writers to develop ideas about issues that inspire them.

Review: ‘Compleat Female Stage Beauty’ at City Lights Theater

"Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie, Which we ascribe to Heaven."
NCCO - Melody Moore

New Century’s back in town

Being largely unfamiliar with these lieder, I appreciated Moore’s performance of two different settings for the same poem (An den Mond) because it pointed the way to how Schubert’s handling of the material matured over time.

Symphony Silicon Valley wraps season with global flare

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.
Spring Awakening

Bay Area Stage: Spring Awakening, Rita Moreno, Why We Have a Body

Fall theater season kicks off. Early themes appear to be: (1) strong, independent women; (2) powerful music; and (3) intelligent comedy.
TheatreWorks - A Secret Garden

Not always perfect: ‘The Secret Garden’ at TheatreWorks

The strength of the production came from Rachel Sue, who played Mary Lennox. Angry, rude and obstinate, she embodies both the Victorian idea of a child outside of normal conventions – as well one capable of creating herself, free from social expectations.
SHN San Francisco

‘The Caretaker’ with Jonathan Pryce an iconic show

Hassell’s physical movements take on the patterns of speech, as the articulated rhythms of his monologues become poetry.