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Review: Solid debut for Bay Area Musicals’‘How to Succeed…’
(L to R) – Kirk Johnson, Kyle Stoner and Brendon North are featured in Bay Area Musicals inaugural production of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” through Dec. 19th at the Marines...
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‘Forever Tango’ ready to dance again with San Francisco
Dmitry Chaplin and Anna Trebunskaya end 2015 and start 2016 in San Francisco in Luis Bravo’s “Forever Tango.” (forevertango.org photo) Watching a beautifully orchestrated tango in motion is to capture...
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The 12 Plays of Christmas, 2015
“Beach Blanket Babylon” is on their 41st year and counting, skewering politics and pop culture nightly at San Francisco’s Club Fugazi. (Beach Blanket Babylon photo) So in my attempt to showcase my...
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DeJesus searches for truth as Frankie Valli in SHN’s ‘Jersey Boys’
(L to R) Drew Seeley, Matthew Dailey, Aaron De Jesus and Keith Hines portray the iconic quartet Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons in “Jersey Boys,” playing through Feb. 14th in San Francisco (Photo by...
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Review: Pear Avenue’s ‘Mountaintop’ is stunning, exquisite
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Michael Wayne Rice) and hotel maid Camae (Nathalie Autumn Bennett) find friendship in Katori Hall’s “The Mountaintop,” playing at the Pear Avenue Theatre through Jan. 31st....
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Laughs of substance aplenty in City Lights’‘Tigers Be Still’
Sherry (Melissa Weinstein, left) tries to convince her sister Grace (Akemi Okamura) to give back her ex-fiancé’s possessions in the City Lights production of “Tigers Be Still.” (Photo by Susan Mah) It...
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Review: ‘Jersey Boys’ are still the big men in town
(L to R) Keith Hines, Aaron De Jesus, Drew Seeley and Matthew Dailey are The Four Seasons in the return engagement of “Jersey Boys,” playing through Feb. 14th at San Francisco’s Orpheum Theatre....
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Review: Nothing is what it seems in SHN’s ‘The Illusionists’
“The Illusionists” spend a week of magic in San Francisco. (Photo by The Illusionists) Wait, how did they do that? You know, that is pretty much the question that everyone asks while watching something...
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Review: ‘Valley of the Heart’ a sweeping epic at San Jose Stage
Lakin Valdez (Benjamin Montaño), Christina Chu (Hana Yamaguchi), Melanie Arii Mah (Thelma “Teruko” Yamaguchi), Rafael Toribio (Kurogo), Anthony Chan (Calvin Sakamoto), and Ryan Takemiya (Joe “Yoshi”...
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Review: SHN’s ‘Dirty Dancing’ is harmless, campy fun
Christopher Tierney (Johnny), Rachel Boone (Baby) and Jenny Winton (Penny) are featured in the North American tour of “Dirty Dancing.” (Photo by Matthew Murphy) So I just gotta say, when it comes to...
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Anthony Wayne’s ‘Mighty Real’ a showcase of the fabulous ‘Sylvester’
(L to R) – Anastacia McCleskey, Anthony Wayne and Jacqueline B. Arnold bring the house down nightly in “Mighty Real: A Fabulous Sylvester Musical” at the Brava Theater Center. (Photo by Nathan Johnson)...
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The right time is now for Lo and the Pear Theatre’s ‘Uncle Vanya’
(L to R) – Jeffrey Bracco, Monique Hafen and Stephen Muterspaugh are featured in The Pear Theatre’s production of the Anton Chekhov classic “Uncle Vanya” through March 13th. (Photo by Mayra Mejia)...
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Review: Berkeley Rep’s ‘Aubergine’ is nourishing, delicious
The father (Sab Shimono) is nourished by his son Ray (Tim Kang) in Berkeley Rep’s production of “Aubergine.” (Photo by kevinberne.com) Not long after my paternal grandfather passed away in 1986, my...
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Review: Berkeley Rep’s ‘Macbeth’ fuses ancient and modern
Macbeth (Conleth Hill) goes down the path of reckless ambition in William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. (Photo by kevinberne.com) When it comes time for the banal, yet sanguine...
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Crowded Fire’s ‘I Call My Brothers’ spends 24 hours inside the mind of a man
(L to R) – Olivia Rosalda, Mohammad Shehata, Shoresh Alaudini and Denmo Ibrahim are featured in Crowded Fire Theater’s production of “I Call My Brothers.” (Photo by Pak Han) Evren Odcikin has worked...
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Review: City Lights’‘Elephant Man’ is effective, insightful
John Merrick (George Psarras) goes on a path of self discovery in “The Elephant Man,” through April 17th at City Lights Theater Company. (Photo by Susan Mah) John Merrick stands firmly at attention, a...
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Strahl shares her love of singing in Opera San Jose’s ‘Streetcar’
Opera San Jose brings the story of Stella, Stanley and Blanche to the California Theatre in “A Streetcar Named Desire,” through May 1st. (Photo by Eric Wolfinger) Ariana Strahl gets plenty of double...
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Review: San Jose Stage’s ‘Boeing Boeing’ is slick and quick
Bernard (Joshua Hollister) works to tame the fiery stewardess Gabriella (Halsey Varady), with the assistance of old buddy Robert (Michael Barrett Austin). (Photo by Dave Lepori) If I were a betting...
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Review: ‘Rent’ at Sunnyvale Community Players is faithful, effective
The Bohemians from the East Village of New York City go through love, loss and disease in Jonathan Larson’s “Rent,” through May 1st at Sunnyvale Community Players. (Photo by Chris Berger) There are few...
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Pride fuels Torres-Falcón in SHN’s ‘Kinky Boots’
The Angels make their way into the shoe making factory in “Kinky Boots,” running through May 22nd in San Francisco. (Photo by Matthew Murphy) There was a time in his life where Juan Torres-Falcón...
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