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Saturday, December 21, 2019

Review: ‘Becky Nurse of Salem’ debuts in Berkeley casting too many spells by Karen D'souza

Sarah Ruhl's 'Becky Nurse of Salem' gets its world premiere at Berkeley Rep, stirring an overstuffed kettle of history, feminism and misogyny.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 03:46PM

Monday, December 9, 2019

Review: ‘Donna Summer Musical’ isn’t exactly hot stuff by Karen D'souza

"Summer: The Donna Summer Musical" celebrates the iconic Disco Queen's songs to great effect, but the story line doesn't do her justice.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 11:00AM

Monday, December 2, 2019

Review: Spellbinding ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ soars into SF by Karen D'souza

J.K. Rowling's universe returns in "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," an often-thrilling but over-stuffed stage show now playing in S.F.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 02:20PM

Monday, November 11, 2019

Cricket, colonialism clash in uneven ‘Testmatch’ at SF’s Strand Theater by Karen D'souza

An all-female cast takes on politics, racism, colonialism and cricket in Kate Atwell's world premiere of "Testmatch" at American Conservatory Theater in S.F.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 11:15AM

Saturday, October 5, 2019

Review: ‘White Noise’ can’t deliver the jolt it wants to at Berkeley Rep by Karen D'souza

Suzan-Lori Parks' slavery-themed "White Noise" should unsettle its audience, but Berkeley Rep's new production doesn't deliver.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 05:07PM

Saturday, September 21, 2019

Review: ‘The Great Wave’ barely makes a ripple at Berkeley Rep by Karen D'souza

Hoping to make a splash, Berkeley Repertory Theatre launched its first season under new artistic director Johanna Pfaelzer with “The Great Wave,” a political nail-biter about Japanese an…

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 04:14PM

Thursday, September 5, 2019

Susie Medak spills the beans on running the show at Berkeley Rep by Karen D'souza

Susie Medak made her stage debut in “The Three Little Pigs” in kindergarten. She’s had a life in the theater ever since. The 65-year-old has been leading Berkeley Repertory Theatre as …

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 06:00AM

Monday, August 19, 2019

Review: Swashbuckling world premiere ‘House of Joy’ hits and misses at Cal Shakes by Karen D'souza

Cal Shakes presents the world premiere of Madhuri Shekar's 'House of Joy,' a lively but even mix of history, myth and contemporary politics.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 11:00AM

Monday, July 15, 2019

Robert Kelley taking final bows after 50 years at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley by Karen D'souza

Robert Kelley founded TheatreWorks shortly after graduating from Stanford in 1970, now he's entering the final year of a Tony-winning career.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 11:00AM

Monday, July 8, 2019

Review: Brecht debuts at Cal Shakes with rollicking ‘Good Person of Szechwan’ by Karen D'souza

Cal Shakes in Orinda presents its first Bertolt Brecht play with Eric Ting's imaginative, if bracing, 'The Good Person of Szechwan.'

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 11:00AM

Saturday, June 8, 2019

Review: Outrageous ‘Kiss My Aztec!’ premieres at Berkeley Rep by Karen D'souza

John Leguizamo and Tony Taccone have teamed on the hilarious and un-PC 'Kiss My Aztec!' premiering at Berkeley Rep.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 05:25PM

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Review: Take a wild, hilarious ride with ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at Cal Shakes by Karen D'souza

Cal Shakes' "Midsummer Night's Dream" is full of infectious, high-energy humor and pop culture references, while losing none of the play's magic.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 11:00AM

Monday, May 6, 2019

Review: Beautiful rock opera ‘Weightless’ wafts back into SF by Karen D'souza

"Weightless," a rock music adapted from Ovid's "Metamorphoses" by the Bay Area band Kilbanes, plays at The Strand in SF through May 12.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 01:53PM

Saturday, April 20, 2019

‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ musical is a candy-coated dud by Karen D'souza

'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," the touring musical based on Roald Dahl's beloved book, is a let-down on several levels.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 06:35PM

Saturday, April 6, 2019

Take a once-in-a-lifetime journey into ‘The Jungle’ at Curran in SF by Karen D'souza

'The Jungle' at S.F.'s The Curran uses a unique sense of immediacy and immersion to bring theatregoers inside an infamous French refugee camp.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 04:39PM

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All stories by Karen D&#039;souza on BroadwayStars

Review: ‘Becky Nurse of Salem’ debuts in Berkeley casting too many spells by Karen D'souza

Review: ‘Donna Summer Musical’ isn’t exactly hot stuff by Karen D'souza

Review: Spellbinding ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ soars into SF by Karen D'souza

Cricket, colonialism clash in uneven ‘Testmatch’ at SF’s Strand Theater by Karen D'souza

Review: ‘White Noise’ can’t deliver the jolt it wants to at Berkeley Rep by Karen D'souza

Review: ‘The Great Wave’ barely makes a ripple at Berkeley Rep by Karen D'souza

Susie Medak spills the beans on running the show at Berkeley Rep by Karen D'souza

Review: Swashbuckling world premiere ‘House of Joy’ hits and misses at Cal Shakes by Karen D'souza

Robert Kelley taking final bows after 50 years at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley by Karen D'souza

Review: Brecht debuts at Cal Shakes with rollicking ‘Good Person of Szechwan’ by Karen D'souza

Review: Outrageous ‘Kiss My Aztec!’ premieres at Berkeley Rep by Karen D'souza

Review: Take a wild, hilarious ride with ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at Cal Shakes by Karen D'souza

Review: Beautiful rock opera ‘Weightless’ wafts back into SF by Karen D'souza

‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ musical is a candy-coated dud by Karen D'souza

Take a once-in-a-lifetime journey into ‘The Jungle’ at Curran in SF by Karen D'souza

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