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Thursday, July 11, 2024

Theater Review: EVITA (San Francisco Playhouse) by Christopher Beale

MEHVITA Eva Perón is back on stage downtown as San Francisco Playhouse stages the classic Broadway musical Evita. Inspired by a radio documentary about Perón, the first lady of Argentina, …

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 08:26PM
Friday, July 5, 2024

Theater Review: MRS. DOUBTFIRE THE MUSICAL (National Tour at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco) by Christopher Beale

MRS. DOUBTFIRE IN GOOD HANDS WITH ROB McCLURE In Mrs. Doubtfire The Musical, a familiar San Francisco-based plot meets with the Tony-nominated actor Rob McClure, who makes Robin Williams’ …

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 02:59AM
Sunday, June 9, 2024

Theater Review: EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE (Ray of Light Theatre in San Francisco) by Christopher Beale

EVERYBODY WILL BE TALKING ABOUT RAY OF LIGHT’S EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE Now, it’s a legend. First there was the 2011 British television documentary Jamie: Drag Queen at 16, whi…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 03:29AM
Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Theater Review: DEAR SAN FRANCISCO: A HIGH-FLYING LOVE STORY (The 7 Fingers at Club Fugazi) by Christopher Beale

CIRQUE AND THE CITY During Dear San Francisco at Club Fugazi in North Beach, one could be forgiven for feeling like you’d jumped into a Cirque Du Soleil production, and that’s fine as th…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 08:58PM
Saturday, June 1, 2024

Theater Review: TICK, TICK … BOOM! (New Conservatory Theatre Center in San Francisco) by Christopher Beale

A MUSICAL THEATRE EXPLOSION San Francisco’s New Conservatory Theatre Center is presenting a musical by the late Broadway composer, lyricist and playwright Jonathan Larson. If you have hear…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 02:57AM
Monday, May 13, 2024

Theater Review: THE GLASS MENAGERIE (San Francisco Playhouse) by Christopher Beale

FRAGILE GIRL, KOOKY MOM, POSSIBLY QUEER SON, HANDSOME CALLER, STURDY PRODUCTION The Glass Menagerie is likely the reason you’ve heard the name Tennessee Williams. The Glass Menagerie put T…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 02:59AM
Sunday, May 12, 2024

Theater Review: EXTREME ACTS (The Marsh San Francisco) by Christopher Beale

EXTREME ACTS IS EXTREMELY GOOD A performance artist recounts the greatest moments of her career, from work that got her started, to the performance that almost killed her in the exciting and…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 06:34PM
Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Film / Concert Review: STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK–FILM WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA (SF Symphony) by Christopher Beale

SF SYMPHONY STRIKES BACK When you watch a film in theaters or play a video game at home you simply cannot recreate the power, emotion and feel of a live orchestra. As a result most music get…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 06:09PM
Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Theater Review: BITCH SLAP! (San Francisco’s Oasis) by Christopher Beale

BITCH, YOU AGING GOOD In the tradition ’80s sitcoms but with elements of telenovela melodrama, Bitch Slap! is a hilarious, over-the-top spoof comedy written and directed by San Francisco�…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 10:08PM
Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Theater Review: A STRANGE LOOP (American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco) by Christopher Beale

YOU’LL WANT TO GET CAUGHT IN THIS LOOP A Strange Loop, a Pulitzer Prize winning, loosely autobiographical, one-act musical drama by Michael R. Jackson explores a myriad of themes related t…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 11:00PM
Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Theater Review: FOREVER PLAID (42nd Street Moon) by Christopher Beale

GLAD PLAID Forever Plaid, an Off-Broadway musical revue written in the late eighties by Stuart Ross, takes place in the in-between, or whatever exists between this life and the next. The Pla…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 02:25AM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime