The breakup play “The Last of the Love Letters” by Ngozi Anyanwu is indulgent, repetitive and trite.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:21PMThe show reimagining Henry VIII’s six wives makes clear that the boundary between pop concert and musical theater is increasingly blurring, to salutary effect.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 12:28PMMagic Theatre’s world premiere about birdwatching and a disease carrier is gentle to the point of nonevent.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:00PMThe comedian, actor and trans activist’s approach to Shakespeare’s tragedy is that of a speeding steamroller.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 03:34PMStephen Sondheim and David Henry Hwang mark two highlights in San Francisco Playhouse’s 23rd lineup.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 12:00PMIn Yasmina Reza’s 1994 play, an exorbitant purchase of an all-white painting turns men into beasts.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:34PMThe boardroom drama seizes an opportunity many established local theaters have been slow to act on: the chance to delve into the current events dividing the tech world in its own backyard.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:27PMIn American Conservatory Theater’s “Nobody Loves You,” a skepticism about the show’s own mechanisms lends it an agreeable edge.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 03:04PMIf TheatreWorks and Center Rep’s world premiere more galumphs than fizzes, failing to root for it anyway would be like cheering against true love.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:47PMThe Berkeley City Club is always an up-close-and-personal venue, but it’s a special thrill when actors’ necks are bulging and steaming to lift giant weights.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:41PMAmerican Conservatory Theater’s musical, written by Berkeley natives Itamar Moses and Gaby Alter, explores whether authentic, old-fashioned love is possible in the age of “The Bachelor�…
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AM“Cuckoo Edible Magic,” inspired by gaming and anime, suffers from typical early-career shortcomings, but playwright Reed Flores proves himself a rising star.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 03:06PMCenter Repertory Company’s world premiere is a one-of-a-kind construction, complete with GoPros and foley sound effects.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:41PMThe remake at BroadwaySF’s Orpheum Theatre recalls a theme park in both joyous and infelicitous ways.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 03:09PMReed Flores’ world premiere seeks to represent CHamorro cuisine, language and culture onstage as part of a tapestry of AAPI identities.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AM“An Enemy of the People” has rarely felt as true-to-life as it does in San Jose Stage Company’s trenchant production.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 03:22PMSan Francisco Playhouse’s production is “inject this into my veins” funny but shambolic, as if a ouija board is in charge.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 03:39PMIn Geoff Sobelle’s “Food,” in a four-day Stanford Live run, our appetites write history itself.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:40PMCenter Repertory Company’s world premiere of “Froggy” is a departure on multiple fronts.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AMBerkeley Repertory Theatre’s “Uncle Vanya” marks its first play from the theatrical canon since Johanna Pfaelzer became artistic director in 2019.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AMCirque du Soleil returns to Oracle Park with “Echo,” featuring a unique cube set and running Nov. 20 to Dec. 21.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 12:00PM‘Exotic Deadly’ at San Francisco Playhouse was inspired partly by playwright Keiko Green’s experience as the granddaughter of a MSG food scientist.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AMYou start to wish Daphne’s story could take life as its own new musical instead of being shoehorned into preexisting intellectual property.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:25PMShotgun Players, SFBATCO, Berkeley Rep and others offer shows to organize your calendar around.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AMDespite its indulgences, Marcus Gardley’s world premiere stands as an example of how Oakland Theater Project is the most ambitious little theater company in the region.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 03:21PMOakland Theater Project, Theatre Lunatico and American Conservatory Theater made Bay Area theater sparkle this year.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 09:50AMDirector Pam MacKinnon and playwright Craig Lucas don’t establish enough ground rules for their story to cohere into something more than a string of random events.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:56PM‘Peter Pan’ aspires to, and often achieves, smooth-mind, sparkly escape from worldly cares.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 04:00PMTheatreWorks’ production of Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon’s “Pride and Prejudice” sequel combines holiday confection, spicy debate and sumptuous visuals.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 01:58PMFor all of Susi Damilano’s compassionate, imaginative direction, this production of Jessie Nelson and Sara Bareilles’ 2015 musical suffers from a near-fatal flaw.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:01PMLeah Nanako Winkler’s world premiere, inspired by a New York Times article, capitalizes on how theater is, at its core, bodies in the same space as you.
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