Review: Berkeley Playhouse’s ‘In the Heights’ strives to make it to the top...
Usnavi (Carlos Diego Mendoza) engages his affection for Vanessa (Melissa Rivera) in the Berkeley Playhouse production of “In the Heights” at the Julia Morgan Theater, running through Oct. 16. (Ben...
View ArticleReview: Bilingual adaptation of ‘Romeo y Juliet’ at Cal Shakes is stellar
There is an ever-present sense of danger lurking beneath the envious moon in “Romeo and Juliet,” William Shakespeare’s tale of star-crossed lovers, each title character representing one house that...
View ArticleReview: Despite flaws, ‘Hadestown’ at Broadway SF shimmers
Orpheus (Nicholas Barasch) falls in love immediately with Eurydice (Morgan Siobhan Green) in “Hadestown,” running through July 3 in San Francisco. (T. Charles Erickson photos) One of the many...
View ArticleReview: Berkeley Rep’s stunning ‘Dana H.’ may never leave you
Dana Higginbotham (Jordan Baker) tells the story of her five-month captivity in the engrossing and captivating production of “Dana H” at Berkeley Repertory Theatre through July 10. (Calvin Ngu photos)...
View ArticleReview: Berkeley Rep’s stirring ‘Sanctuary City’ buckles its characters under...
“B” (Hernán Angulo) and “G” (María Victoria Martínez) are bonded by love and circumstance in Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s stunning production of “Sanctuary City” by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright...
View ArticleReview: Uneven ‘Violet’ flashes its charm at Foothill
Violet (Kaylee Miltersen) awaits a life-changing bus ride to rid her face of a scar at the hands of a televangelist. (Cover photo) (L to R) Flick (Thomas Times), Violet and Monty (Brad Satterwhite)...
View ArticleReview: ‘Follies’ at SF Playhouse a treat built from nostalgia, history
Sally (Natascia Diaz) and Buddy (Anthony Rollins-Mullens) face marital challenges in “Follies,” running through Sept. 10 at San Francisco Playhouse. (Cover photo) A group of showgirls gather for a...
View ArticleBlanco hopes to bring Spanish speakers to the theatre through ‘La Lengua’
Fueled by a desire to provide access to Spanish speakers to theatre, Virginia Blanco started a bilingual theatre company in 2019. Their first in-person production, entitled “Las Azurduy,” is running...
View ArticleBlanco espera acercar a los hispanohablantes el teatro a través de ‘La Lengua’
Impulsada por el deseo de brindar acceso al teatro a los hispanohablantes, Virginia Blanco comenzó una compañía de teatro bilingüe en 2019. Su primera producción en persona, titulada “Las Azurduy”, se...
View ArticleThe magic of love finds a winning ‘Formula’ at Santa Cruz Shakespeare
Kathryn Chetkovich’s new play “The Formula,” is getting one heck of a run in repertory at Santa Cruz Shakespeare. The show, which runs through Sunday, Aug. 28, spins firmly off William Shakespeare’s...
View ArticleReview: Berkeley Playhouse’s ‘In the Heights’ strives to make it to the top...
Usnavi (Carlos Diego Mendoza) engages his affection for Vanessa (Melissa Rivera) in the Berkeley Playhouse production of “In the Heights” at the Julia Morgan Theater, running through Oct. 16. (Ben...
View ArticleGluckstern’s ‘Forever Wave’ aims to make a radio splash
San Francisco artist Nicole Gluckstern readies for her radio world premiere “Forever Wave,” running through March 28 on multiple radio stations. (John Rock photo) There are those for which the term...
View ArticleReview: Despite flaws, ‘Hadestown’ at Broadway SF shimmers
Orpheus (Nicholas Barasch) falls in love immediately with Eurydice (Morgan Siobhan Green) in “Hadestown,” running through July 3 in San Francisco. (T. Charles Erickson photos) One of the many...
View ArticleReview: Berkeley Rep’s stunning ‘Dana H.’ may never leave you
Dana Higginbotham (Jordan Baker) tells the story of her five-month captivity in the engrossing and captivating production of “Dana H” at Berkeley Repertory Theatre through July 10. (Calvin Ngu photos)...
View ArticleReview: Berkeley Rep’s stirring ‘Sanctuary City’ buckles its characters under...
“B” (Hernán Angulo) and “G” (María Victoria Martínez) are bonded by love and circumstance in Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s stunning production of “Sanctuary City” by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright...
View ArticleReview: Uneven ‘Violet’ flashes its charm at Foothill
Violet (Kaylee Miltersen) awaits a life-changing bus ride to rid her face of a scar at the hands of a televangelist. (Cover photo) (L to R) Flick (Thomas Times), Violet and Monty (Brad Satterwhite)...
View ArticleReview: ‘Follies’ at SF Playhouse a treat built from nostalgia, history
Sally (Natascia Diaz) and Buddy (Anthony Rollins-Mullens) face marital challenges in “Follies,” running through Sept. 10 at San Francisco Playhouse. (Cover photo) A group of showgirls gather for a...
View ArticleBlanco hopes to bring Spanish speakers to the theatre through ‘La Lengua’
Fueled by a desire to provide access to Spanish speakers to theatre, Virginia Blanco started a bilingual theatre company in 2019. Their first in-person production, entitled “Las Azurduy,” is running...
View ArticleBlanco espera acercar a los hispanohablantes el teatro a través de ‘La Lengua’
Impulsada por el deseo de brindar acceso al teatro a los hispanohablantes, Virginia Blanco comenzó una compañía de teatro bilingüe en 2019. Su primera producción en persona, titulada “Las Azurduy”, se...
View ArticleThe magic of love finds a winning ‘Formula’ at Santa Cruz Shakespeare
Kathryn Chetkovich’s new play “The Formula,” is getting one heck of a run in repertory at Santa Cruz Shakespeare. The show, which runs through Sunday, Aug. 28, spins firmly off William Shakespeare’s...
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