Theater review: ‘The Bald Soprano’ an acid trip in the Tenderloin, how curious!
It was just another absurdist, edgy, Devo-like evening for us last night at the opening of The Bald Soprano at The Cutting Ball Theater in…
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Reviews and coverage of theater and performing arts in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Berkeley, and beyond. Written by ATCA critic Clinton Stark.
Theater review: ‘Spring Awakening’ delivers Broadway hit to San Jose in style
The new, provocative, and highly successful (8 Tony Awards) Broadway hit, Spring Awakening, opened last night downtown San Jose and proved why it has garnered so much…
‘Steel Magnolias’ celebrates the trust and friendship of women and the importance of great hair
Truvy’s Beauty Parlor provides the perfect sanctuary for six women who share and support each other in the joys, tragedies and curve balls that life…
Theater review: ‘The Creature’ an unbelievably good story
“I am satisfied!” says The Creature as his journey nears an end in Trevor Allen’s adaptation of the famous Mary Shelley novel, Frankenstein. And so…
Theater review: ‘Tiny Kushner’ a cerebral five course meal served by a master chef
Tony Kushner’s mantel is a crowded place—a Pulitzer Prize, two Tony Awards, three Obies, a Golden Globe, an Emmy and the LAMBDA Literary Award for…
Opening this week: Tiny Kushner at Berkeley Rep and November at ACT in San Francisco
(CORRECTION: I apologize for the error, November actually opens next Wed, 28th. We mixed preview dates with opening night. No worries, though, it won’t happen…
Theater review: ‘Groundswell’ a frothing thriller set to full boil
We all have dreams. But at what cost to score a “jackpot”? The bell tolls—forewarning atonement, compensation for past injustices, intentional or otherwise. And, after…
Theater review: ‘Goldfish’ West Coast premiere at Magic Theatre
The Bay Area Premiere of “Goldfish” is a gritty and heart wrenching study by playwright John Kolvenbach into the bonds that unite us as fathers,…
Theater review: ‘The Chosen’ an ideological evening
With ‘The Chosen,’ TheatreWorks’ latest production tackles large issues, including the Holocaust, faith, and Zionism. Not bad for a Saturday night. As stage entertainment, however,…
Theater review: ‘The Glass Menagerie’ at Coastal Repertory Theatre
How would you remember your past? In ‘The Glass Menagerie’, Tennessee Williams’ first successful play as a playwright, we are drawn into the very personal…