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Saturday, June 14, 2014

"Bonnie & Clyde" Sexy Shoot-em-up with Superb Cast by Jeanie K. Smith

It's an entertaining evening with outstanding performances and a captivating story, even if you don't agree with the glamorization of criminals. That's nothing new in the world of musical th…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 02:55PM
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

"The Big Meal" Bay Area Premiere by Jeanie K. Smith

Eventually we sense the pull of decades, and witness the chain of life as both a melancholy and miraculous occurrence that we are fortunate to experience.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 04:05PM
Monday, April 14, 2014

"Smash" Is a Smash! by Jeanie K. Smith

Jeffrey Hatcher's theatrical adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's novel "An Unsocial Socialist" has all the earmarks of Shaw's better-known plays: witty, erudite dialogue; arch and sarcastic …

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 02:01PM
Sunday, April 6, 2014

"Game On" Baseball, Business, and Bugs�oh my! by Jeanie K. Smith

San Jose Repertory Theatre has mounted a stylish and entertaining world premiere of Dan Hoyle and Tony Taccone's new play about Silicon Valley wheeling and dealing ...

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 01:12PM
Sunday, February 9, 2014

San Jose "R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universe" by Jeanie K. Smith

The inspiring one-man play by D. W. Jacobs currently playing San Jose Repertory Theatre manages to deliver the significant precepts of Fuller's life's work as well as capture the glorious ec…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 11:24AM
Sunday, January 26, 2014

"The Heiress" Visually Stunning, Less Than Epic Melodrama by Jeanie K. Smith

Palo Alto Players has mounted a timely and richly appointed production in the Lucie Stern theatre; unfortunately, the acting fails to mine the complexity of the text, giving us sturm und dra…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 01:31PM

"The Smell of the Kill" Wickedly Wonderful Comedy by Jeanie K. Smith

Delicious, devilish, and downright nasty at times, Michele Lowe's 2002 play The Smell of the Kill currently playing City Lights Theater is the kind of show that will have you still chuckling…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 01:31PM
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Very Adult Holiday Comedy for Our Time by Jeanie K. Smith

David Mamet, best known for his edgy, gritty dramas such as Glengarry Glen Ross and American Buffalo, also wrote a clever, sharp-witted satire in 2008, sending up American politics and the s…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:36AM
Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Donald Margulies' "Coney Island Christmas" by Jeanie K. Smith

It's wholly original, a memory play that manages to take us back in time and forward in sentiment, to simultaneously celebrate diversity and universality.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 01:30PM
Thursday, October 31, 2013

"Next Fall" Thoughtful, Evocative and Heartfelt Comedy by Jeanie K. Smith

San Jose Repertory Theatre delivers a smart, chic production for this Bay Area premiere, with superb acting and striking design.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:18AM
Thursday, October 24, 2013

The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity Wonderful Wrestling Fiction by Jeanie K. Smith

San Jose Stage has a well-earned reputation for taking on cutting-edge work, and their season opener further cements that honor with The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, a new play by Krist…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:50PM
Monday, October 14, 2013

Bay Area "Rich and Famous" by Jeanie K. Smith

This wild and wacky comedy has many of the earmarks of Guare's other work, including fantastical elements and social satire, but suffers from thematic zeal.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 01:34PM
Wednesday, October 9, 2013

South Bay Musical Theatre "Les Mis�rables" by Jeanie K. Smith

The cast in SBMT's Les Mis is uniformly excellent, from the leads to the ensemble; there's a superb depth of talent on stage.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 02:48PM
Tuesday, October 1, 2013

"Animals Out of Paper" Fascinating Folding by Jeanie K. Smith

The device that drives the play is the world of origami�apparently much more of an art form than most of us realize, and steeped in philosophy and technique enough to generate scholarship, d…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 12:05PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards