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Thursday, March 2, 2023

Nightmare or revelation? It’s Cambodian Rock Band, and it rocks by Chad Jones

ABOVE: The cast of Lauren Yee’s Cambodian Rock Band at Berkeley Repertory Theatre includes (from left) Joseph Ngo, Abraham Kim, Geena Quintos and Moses Villarama. BELOW: Ngo and Francis Ju…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 03:37PM
Saturday, February 25, 2023

Dear San Francisco still charms, dazzles by Chad Jones

The human-scale circus acts in Dear San Francisco are as captivating as ever as the show continues to evolve in its second year at Club Fugazi. Photos courtesy of Dear San Francisco and Club…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 03:21PM
Thursday, February 23, 2023

SIX sicks sexy exxies on Henry for histo-remix by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Olivia Donalson (center) as Anna of Cleves in the North American tour of SIX, part of the BroadwaySF season at the Orpheum Theatre. BELOW: The cast revives the six wives of King Henry…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 03:10PM
Wednesday, February 22, 2023

At Marin Theatre Company, these Supremes sing of Justice by Chad Jones

ABOVE: The cast of Justice: A New Musical at Marin Theatre Company includes (from left) Karen Murphy as Sandra Day O’Connor, Stephanie Prentice as Sonia Sotomayor and Lynda DiVito as Ruth …

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 01:29PM
Thursday, February 16, 2023

Murder, family meld in Chen’s Headlands at ACT by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Johnny M. Wu as George (left), Phil Wong as Henry (center) and Erin Mei-Ling Stuart as Leena in the West Coast premiere of Christopher Chen’s The Headlands, running at ACT’s Toni …

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 02:03PM
Thursday, February 2, 2023

On Wednesdays we wear pink and kvetch about Mean Girls by Chad Jones

ABOVE: The cast of the Mean Girls national tour includes (from left) English Bernhardt as Cady Heron, Jasmine Rogers as Gretchen Wieners, Nadina Hassan as Regina George and Morgan Ashley Bry…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 02:52PM
Friday, January 27, 2023

Stage, not screen, is the place for Evan Hansen by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Anthony Norman (left) is Evan Hansen in the 2022-23 North American tour of Dear Evan Hansen. Also in the cast are (from left) John Hemphill as Larry Murphy, Lili Thomas as Cynthia Mur…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 05:32PM
Thursday, January 26, 2023

Pain and strife sandwiched by laughs in Berkeley Rep’s Clyde’s by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Cyndii Johnson is Letitia and Wesley Guimarães is Rafael in Lynn Nottage’s Tony Award-nominated play Clyde’s, at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. BELOW: (from left) Louis Reyes McWill…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 02:24PM
Monday, December 26, 2022

A Beauty awakes, Panto style, at the Presidio by Chad Jones

ABOVE: The cast of Sleeping Beauty, the second annual holiday Panto at the Presidio Theatre. BELOW: Cast members include (from left), Phoebe Angeni as Major Major, Scott Reardon as Embarkade…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 03:42PM
Friday, December 16, 2022

Giving up the musical ghost in ghastly Beetlejuice by Chad Jones

ABOVE: The cast of the Beetlejuice national tour includes (from left) Britney Coleman as Barbara, Will Burton as Adam, Isabella Esler as Lydia and Justin Collette as Beetlejuice. BELOW: (fro…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 05:24PM
Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Chilling winds blow through thrilling Wuthering Heights by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Leah Brotherhead is Catherine and Liam Tamne is Heathcliff in the West Coast premiere of Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. BELOW: (from left) Brotherh…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 03:13PM
Tuesday, November 22, 2022

On thin ice with Disney’s stage Frozen by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Caroline Bowman (left) is Elsa and Lauren Nicole Chapman is Anna with the company of the North American tour of Disney’s Frozen at the Orpheum Theatre as part of the BroadwaySF seas…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 02:03PM
Friday, November 11, 2022

Irresistible Temptations abound in Ain’t Too Proud by Chad Jones

ABOVE: The cast of the National Touring Company of Ain’t Too Proud includes (from left) Harrell Holmes Jr., Elijah Ahmad Lewis, Jalen Harris, Marcus Paul James and James T. Lane BELOW: Ain…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 03:58PM
Thursday, October 20, 2022

Bill Irwin clowns around with Beckett by Chad Jones

Bill Irwin dives into the work of a favorite writer in On Beckett, part of the American Conservatory Theater at the Toni Rembe Theater. Photo by Craig Schwartz About five years ago, the grea…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 04:59PM
Friday, October 14, 2022

Alanis and her Jagged Little musical by Chad Jones

Above: Lauren Chanel (center) and the company of the North American Tour of Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill, part of the BroadwaySF season at the Golden Gate Theatre. BELOW: Heidi B…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 03:15PM
Monday, October 10, 2022

Brian Copeland zeroes in on single parenting in Grandma & Me by Chad Jones

ABOVE: The Marsh presents Brian Copeland’s Grandma & Me: An Ode to Single Parents, the new solo show by the award-winning playwright and performer. Photo by Marcus L. Jackson Photograp…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 02:30PM
Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Climb aboard ACT’s dazzling Passengers by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Andrew Sumner and Beto Freitas in Passengers , from The 7 Fingers, at American Conservatory Theater’s newly christened Toni Rembe Theater, through Oct. 9. BELOW: Santiago Rivera (ce…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 01:20PM
Friday, September 16, 2022

Mockingbird can still soar in stage revision by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Richard Thomas (left) is Atticus Finch and Yaegel T. Welch is Tom Robinson in Aaron Sorkin’s stage adaptation of the Harper Lee novel To Kill a Mockingbird at the Golden Gate Theatr…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 05:22PM
Thursday, September 15, 2022

ripple makes waves at Berkeley Rep by Chad Jones

ABOVE: The cast of Berkeley Rep’s world-premiere play the ripple, the wave that carried me home includes (left to right) Christiana Clark as Janice, Brianna Buckley as Gayle, Ronald L. Con…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 02:08PM
Saturday, September 10, 2022

Yes it can-can can! Moulin Rouge! The Musical spins into SF by Chad Jones

ABOVE: The cast of the North American Tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, now at the Orpheum Theatre as part of the BroadwaySF season. BELOW: Courtney Reed as Satine and Conor Ryan as Christi…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 09:25PM
Thursday, August 25, 2022

A gorgeous Goddess descends at Berkeley Rep by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Amber Iman (front) is Nadira in the world-premiere musical Goddess directed by Saheem Ali, book by Jocelyn Bioh, music and lyrics by Michael Thurber at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Als…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 03:30PM
Thursday, August 18, 2022

The great Oklahoma! bloodbath by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Christopher Bannow (center left) is Jud Fry, Sean Grandillo (center) is Curly and Sasha Hutchings (right) is Laurey in the national tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! BELOW…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 03:53PM
Sunday, July 24, 2022

Is that a blaster in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? by Chad Jones

A scene from the burlesque parody The Empire Strips Back at the Great Star Theatre in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Below: A Stormtrooper with a different plan of attack. Photos by Kevin Bern…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 09:54PM
Thursday, June 23, 2022

Bright, shiny Prom arrives in time for Pride by Chad Jones

Above: The national touring company of The Prom, a lively musical about a lesbian teen in Indiana, is at the Golden Gate Theatre as part of the BroadwaySF season. Below: Kaden Kearney (left)…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 03:15PM
Wednesday, June 15, 2022

In the uneasy room with Dana H. by Chad Jones

Jordan Baker is Dana H. in Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s West Coast premiere of Lucas Hnath’s Dana H., directed by Les Waters. Photos by Calvin Nguy/Berkeley Rep The premise of Lucas Hnat…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 01:58PM
Tuesday, June 7, 2022

To hell and back, with beautiful music by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Kimberly Marable is Persephone in the North American Tour of the Tony Award-winning musical Hadestown. BELOW: Levi Kreis (center) is Hermes on stage at the Orpheum Theatre through Jul…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 04:51PM
Thursday, April 28, 2022

Octet at Berkeley Rep is a revelation by Chad Jones

In Berkeley Rep’s production of Octet, Alex Gibson (center) is Henry, surrounded by (from left) Adam Bashian as Ed, Margo Seibert as Jessica, J.D. Mollison as Marvin, Kuhoo Verma as Velma,…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 06:22PM
Thursday, April 7, 2022

ACT immerses audience into captivating Fefu by Chad Jones

The cast of American Conservatory Theater’s Fefu and Her Friends by María Irene Fornés includes (from left) Lisa Anne Porter as Julia, Sarita Ocón as Christina, Jennifer Ikeda as Cindy,…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 04:15PM
Friday, February 25, 2022

Theatrical magic is the blessing in shorter Cursed by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Harry Potter (John Skelley,left), Hermione Granger (Lily Mojekwu, center), and Ron Weasley (Steve O’Connell) are up to some new tricks in the San Francisco production of Harry Potte…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 04:56PM
Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Pass Over captivates at Marin Theatre Co. by Chad Jones

Eddie Ewell (left) is Moses, LeRoy S. Graham III (center) is Kitch, and Adam Roy is Mister in Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu’s Pass Over at Marin Theatre Company. BELOW: Ewell’s Moses transc…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 01:39PM
Friday, January 28, 2022

Great music can’t save sinking Swept Away by Chad Jones

John Gallagher, Jr., (front, center) is Mate in Berkeley Rep’s world-premiere musical, Swept Away. The cast also includes (from left, second row) Cameron Johnson, Taurean Everett, Jacob Ke…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 03:09PM

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