Monday, February 5, 2007
The stage isn't the only place for theater these days. And as a wise man named Peter Allen once said, "Everything old is new again." It seems radio has been reborn in the form of podcasts, a…
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 01:47PM[SHARE]Friday, February 2, 2007
(opened Feb. 1, 2007) Actors sizzle, plot fizzles in Aurora's `Birthday Party' two and 1/2 stars A well-made muddle There's an old saw about a tree falling in the woods, and if there's no on…
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 01:48PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Here's some interesting local theater news " some high-powered casting, a Skywalker-y night out and, be still my heart, the return of Kiki & Herb: Carl Lumbly, last seen on TV's "Alias,"…
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 05:21PM[SHARE]Saturday, January 27, 2007
American Conservatory Theater's first-ever cast album _ for last year's superb Happy End by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill _ is released Tuesday (Jan.30) on the Ghostlight Records label. The …
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 12:05PM[SHARE]Friday, January 26, 2007
Julia Mitchell (left) is Mona, Eleanor Mason Reinholdt (center) is Sissy and Candice M. Milan is the mysterious Joanne in California Conservatory Theatre's production of Come Back to the 5 &…
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 06:41PM[SHARE]Laura Bell Bundy (in pink, naturally) as law student Elle Woods faces off with a law professor (Michael Rupert), much to the delight of fellow student played by Kate Shindle (left) in Legall…
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 04:19PM[SHARE]Thursday, January 25, 2007
We have confirmation that John Doyle's revival of Sweeney Todd, the one in which the 10 actors also play all the instruments, will indeed open the American Conservatory Theater season on Aug…
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 04:41PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 24, 2007
In this week's Jones for Theater column, I talked with Michael Lerner, (left, with fellow film director Ludi Boeken) son of famed lyricist and librettist Alan Jay Lerner (My Fair Lady, Briga…
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 12:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 23, 2007
"Grease: You're the One That I Want" is the worst kind of "reality" TV tripe. So why am I watching it and sort of looking forward to Sunday's TWO-HOUR voting show? From the outset, I wasn't …
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 02:44PM[SHARE]Monday, January 22, 2007
In his most recent e-mail newsletter, Mike Daisey, who was recently profiled in the New York Times, dropped a little nugget of information: Writes Daisey: "If you're reading this in the Bay …
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 01:32PM[SHARE]Saturday, January 20, 2007
Caught up late with Rough and Tumble's production of 43 Plays for 43 Presidents at La Val's Subterranean Theatre in Berkeley this week. It runs through Jan. 27 and is mostly sold out. Congra…
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 01:05PM[SHARE]Friday, January 19, 2007
Can it be true? John Doyle's acclaimed production of Sweeney Todd " you know, the one where the actors also play all the instruments " is going on tour and SAN FRANCISCO is the first stop? Y…
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 02:37AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 18, 2007
The Belle of the Disney ball is making a graceful exit. This week, Disney announced that the Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast would close after nearly 6,000 performance (it is the…
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 05:56PM[SHARE](opened Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007) Stories spin, blood drips in Berkeley Rep's creepy `Pillowman' (Three stars Shockingly good) Macabre, perverse and compelling, Berkeley Repertory Theatre's …
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 01:54PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Exciting new work is on tap for American Conservatory Theater's First Look New Plays festival, which opened this week and continues through the end of the month at the Zeum Theater, Fourth a…
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 03:16PM[SHARE]Monday, January 15, 2007
(opened Jan. 13, 2007) three [1/2] stars Slam dunk You don't automatically assume a play about Hodgkin's disease and basketball will be a spiritual experience. But Deb Margolin's Three Secon…
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 06:58PM[SHARE]If you're going to be in New York March 7 through 10, you might want to dop by the New York Philharmonic's semi-staged concert version of My Fair Lady. Kelsey Grammer (TV's Dr. Frasier Crane…
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 06:47PM[SHARE]Sunday, January 14, 2007
(opened Jan. 12, 2007) three stars More Moore For 13 years now, Word for Word has offered a different sort of book club. The members " let's call them "the audience" " all read the same work…
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 02:22PM[SHARE]Friday, January 12, 2007
While California Shakespeare Theater artistic director Jonathan Moscone has been at San Jose Repertory Theatre, he's been discussing more than directing Long Day's Journey Into Night. Moscon…
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 11:52AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 11, 2007
(opened Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007) 3 1/2 stars Ripping romance The Circle is rather a silly title for a fairly wonderful play. Surely author W. Somerset Maugham meant to indicate the circular…
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 03:04AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Our fantastic TV writer, Ms. Susan Young, is currently embedded in Pasadena at the Winter Television Critics Association conference, which means she's up to her eyeballs in celebrities, netw…
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 03:47PM[SHARE]With the merging of ANG Newspapers, the Contra Costa Times and the San Jose Mercury News, I've taken on a position as interim assistant features editor. This means I'll be reviewing fewer sh…
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 03:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 9, 2007
A spy in New York went to the final run-through of Legally Blonde, The Musical in New York and says the show is in "good shape" and "hits all the right buttons." Of course it does. We're pos…
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 05:23PM[SHARE]Friday, January 5, 2007
With the national tour of Jersey Boys settling in for what appears to be a nice, long run at San Francisco's Curran Theatre, I was curious about how such a seemingly simple premise " tell th…
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 01:26PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 3, 2007
If you were thinking about taking a month off from the theater scene because nothing exciting ever happens in January, you might want to think again. There are at least five shows of medium …
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 06:50PM[SHARE]Monday, January 1, 2007
All of us here at Theatre Dogs thank you, dear readers, for another terrific year of all things theatrical. May this shiny new year be filled with shows, each more spectacular and meaningful…
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 06:38PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Went home to Reno to visit the family homestead and ended up getting stranded by high winds and a big storm that canceled all flights in and out of the Reno/Tahoe airport. Couldn't get a fli…
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 02:19PM[SHARE]Saturday, December 23, 2006
Happy holidays, Theater Dogs! Thanks for reading the blog in 2006. I'll try to make it bigger, better, funnier and fresher in 2007. Below you'll find my Top 10 list of favorite theater exper…
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 12:53PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 20, 2006
This was the year that Elton John and Anne Rice's musical Lestat bit the big one and High Fidelity was a sound no one wanted to hear. Those of us who saw Lestat in its pre-Brodway run at San…
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 05:14PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Many of us here in the Bay Area consider the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in lovely little Ashland, Ore. to be a theatrical home away from home. A great number of local theater lovers make an…
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 06:51PM[SHARE]Monday, December 18, 2006
No question Jersey Boys is one of the most exciting Bay Area theatrical events of 2006. Let's hear from a couple readers who have their own thoughts on Jersey Boys. Jan Brown of Livermore ca…
SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 01:45PM[SHARE] 
