Tchaikovsky’s Gorgeous Score Revels in Romance, Repression by Jennifer Ann Charron Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” shines as the perfect follow up to SF Opera’s Centennial extravagan…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:07AMJohn Adams Delivers Jam-Packed Journey into Empire by Jennifer Ann Charron Commissioned for San Francisco Opera’s Centennial Season, John Adams goes above and beyond with “Antony and Cle…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 01:59AMPaul Dukas’ Opera, Directed by Alison Pogorelc, Asserts Women’s Wisdom by Jennifer Ann Charron Beginning with Paul Dukas’ lush opera, director Alison Pogorelc delivers a gorgeous and d…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 10:01PMBright Sheng—A Brilliant, Innovative Composer for Our Time by Jennifer Ann Charron Bright Sheng’s score of Dream of the Red Chamber is one of the most dynamic, yet sumptuous pieces of mu…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:27PMMichael Cavanagh’s Reimagined Version Entertains & Bewilders by Jennifer Ann Charron Mozart’s Don Giovanni is nonpareil—a masterpiece with an amazing score, jam packed with beautif…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 12:21PMDon Reed’s Wit & Brilliance Charm Hometown Crowd by Jennifer Ann Charron Don Reed truly does it all. Star of TV and film, he writes, acts, produces, directs, and does standup comedy—…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 10:40AMCleavon Smith Debates the Ways and Means of Racial Progress by Jennifer Ann Charron Students rally frequently at UC Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza. During protests, University Police are often ca…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:20AMMichael Socrates Moran Grapples with Ruthless Autocrat by Jennifer Ann Charron I’m always drawn to Oakland Theater Project productions. The entire team typically overflows with talent and …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:46AMMichael Cavanagh Delivers the Miraculous Essence of Mozart by Jennifer Ann Charron San FRancisco Opera’s production of Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” (All Women Do It, or The School for …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 11:36AMKait Kerrigan Unravels Intimacy in Its Many Forms by Jennifer Ann Charron “Father/Daughter” drills down into the ways that intimate relationships form and change over time. Playwright Ka…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:28AMMatthew Ozawa Modernizes Beethoven’s Ode to Justice by Jennifer Ann Charron Beethoven, with help from friends like Matthew Ozawa and the cast, orchestra, and crew of SF Opera gave me…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:40AMJanáček & Khuner Deliver Lush Emotional Score by Jennifer Ann Charron West Edge Opera’s new production of Leoš Janáček’s “Katya Kabanova” premiered July 24, in the Bruns…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 02:16AMHeather Christian’s Mother Teresa Delivers the Self-Examination 2020+ Demands by Jennifer Ann Charron I have been riveted by Joshua William Gelb’s brilliance and adaptability since Theat…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 12:21AMJorge Luis Borges Meets the Moment in New York Closet by Jennifer Ann Charron Not a lot of good has come out of 2020. Even the most privileged, most content, most well-adjusted of us seem t…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 11:33PMHolland Taylor Resurrects Ann Richards, A Political Giant by Jennifer Ann Charron The weirder the 21st Century gets, the more the late 20th Century seems a million miles away. I find this tr…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:50AMSimon Stephens Invokes Delicacy in Harsh Times by Jennifer Ann Charron It’s hard these days not to view everything through the lens of 2020—global warming, worldwide pandemic, systemic r…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:15PMEric Ting, Philippa Kelly & Friends Deliver Laugh Riot by Jennifer Ann Charron Lots of things pass for entertainment these days. I have dipped low during this COVID era, but I’ve been …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:36AMKaren Zacarías Plants Race & Class in Privileged Garden by Jennifer Ann Charron Arguments between next door neighbors spiral wildly. In “Native Gardens,” Karen Zacarías gives us a …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 08:47PMShakespeare & Maog Deliver a Brutal Visual Feast by Jennifer Ann Charron Director Victor Malana Maog creates a unique visual experience as we watch Macbeth sacrifice his honor and scrupl…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:34AMAnnie Baker Delivers Atypical Family Healing by Jennifer Ann Charron Psychological insecurity is the heart of Annie Baker’s “Body Awareness.” Despite being billed as a comedy, Director…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:33AMMischief Theatre Captures Us with British Slapstick by Jennifer Ann Charron With the daily headlines hitting “11” on the unbelievably ridiculous meter these days, “The Play That Goes W…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:53AMMolly Smith Metzler Demystifies Motherhood’s Demands by Jennifer Ann Charron Molly Smith Metzler dishes up a plate of delicious social class issues, and director Molly Aaronson-Gelb, deliv…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:52AMRosa del Duca Discovers the True Meaning of Duty by Jennifer Ann Charron …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:56PMBecca Wolff Turns Kilbanes’ Music into Amazing Theater by Jennifer Ann Charron …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:23PMLisa Ramirez Returns Humanity to the Dehumanized by Jennifer Ann Charron …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:18PMLucy Thurber Exposes Elite College’s Idea of “Inclusion” by Jennifer Ann Charron …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:51PMPatrick Marber Exposes Tyranny of the One Percent by Jennifer Ann Charron “After Miss Julie” explores the clash of class and sex in a bedlam of emotions in 90 swift minutes. Patrick Marb…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 06:55AMWorld Class Musical Shows Black & Irish Lives Matter by Jennifer Ann Charron It’s rare to witness a momentous new musical. My shoulders clench and my jaw drops, like a dumb-struck ch…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 06:23PMGale Childs Daly Delivers Hope of Resurrection from Chaos by Jennifer Ann Charron Most of us are familiar with Great Expectations─Charles Dickens’ Victorian novel about a boy who sells h…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 10:18PMWendy MacLeod’s Black Comedy Stacks the Deck by Jennifer Ann Charron It’s Thanksgiving, a day for holding our tongues and biting our lips. But in Wendy MacLeod’s “The House of Yes,�…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 06:36AMJaclyn Backhaus Spins Men, Gender, & Western Lore by Jennifer Ann Charron and Barry David Horwitz In “Men on Boats,” Jaclyn Backhaus transforms the deadpan journals of a 19th century…
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