Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Julie Saltzman Kellner on the theater industry: ‘Family is second. Any other aspirations are second. Being sick is second.’
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AMThursday, November 4, 2021
San Francisco director Bartlett Sher's marvelous production makes a fresh case for Eliza and Higgins as consummate equals.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 01:23PMWednesday, October 27, 2021
Revisiting the playwright’s words, The Chronicle’s theater critic wondered what the poet laureate of one epidemic would have to say about our latest one.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AMTuesday, October 26, 2021
The Chronicle's critic was excited to review Netflix's film before the Broadway show had previews. But as other reviews rolled in, she started feeling queasy.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AMThursday, October 21, 2021
San Francisco Playhouse and San Francisco Mime Troupe's coproduction builds whole kingdoms out of its characters' imaginations.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:11PMWith the Living Document, would theater finally evolve to live up to the progressive ideals so many of its leaders preach?
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AMSunday, October 17, 2021
It's as if you're the one sweating your way through an interview, unable to understand why you simply can't be heard.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:06PMWednesday, October 13, 2021
“Every single word of every single song I’ve ever written is right in my mind,” said Betty Reid Soskin, 100.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 09:18PMWhen performers land, with a boom or a plop, the reverberation sometimes ripples all the way to your seat.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 01:38PMTuesday, October 12, 2021
Some whistle-blowers have only seen their opportunities grow, suggesting that the industry’s power balance is shifting.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AMSunday, October 10, 2021
Aren't we all just hoping to bungle our way from awkward dating app convos to true love amid a looming apocalypse?
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:16PMWednesday, October 6, 2021
Already Sean San José's generosity as the the ultimate host is reshaping the legendary San Francisco theater company.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 10:30PMFriday, October 1, 2021
Lucky audiences can see the musical juggernaut for just $10 — the bill denomination honoring the show's subject.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:31PMThe pre-Broadway Netflix release marks an exciting model for those of us who don’t regularly make it to New York to theater.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 03:01AMWednesday, September 29, 2021
"I don’t need to be told I’m a white supremacist," an outgoing moderator said.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AMAn all-white cast might have been less of an issue in a show with fewer roles. Or one that's not about fairy tale characters.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AMWednesday, September 22, 2021
Industry changes create an opportunity for the smaller circus companies in the Bay Area to redefine the art form.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AMSaturday, September 18, 2021
Isaac Gomez's horror revenge comedy complicates stereotyped images of gentrification and privilege.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:38PMFriday, September 17, 2021
Co-Artistic Director JoAnne Winter plans to continue at the organization's helm.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:43PMTuesday, September 14, 2021
Thursday, September 9, 2021
Eric Ting's production leans into Shakespeare's weirdness with uncommon commitment and imagination.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 03:43PMWednesday, September 8, 2021
To see this season's shows, you can explore in the woods, return to a beloved playhouse or stream from home.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AMTuesday, September 7, 2021
To see "Come From Away" onscreen now is to see a path to mercy and compassion off in the distance.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 03:22PMTuesday, August 31, 2021
Open Access came after a year of what many describe as the union's slow or insufficient adaptation to the pandemic.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AMThursday, August 26, 2021
The Dream Keeper Initiative models a potentially radical way to support arts companies such as SFBATCO.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AMFriday, August 20, 2021
The Old Mint has been a frequent home to immersive theater, but 13th Floor makes the site seem custom-built.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 06:46PMTuesday, August 17, 2021
Berber, a North African restaurant in Russian Hill, hosts a weekend circus dinner show. Two Chronicle critics wrote a play about it.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AMWednesday, August 11, 2021
Many patrons told The Chronicle they felt safe attending the Orpheum's "Hamilton" show on Tuesday, Aug. 10, marking the San Francisco theater's reopening.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 04:13PMThe news pushes the theater's reopening until November, with "Wintertime" by Charles L. Mee.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:41PM"I wondered if I needed to drop the show because it would put my public health career in jeopardy," Boothman said.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AMTuesday, August 10, 2021
Community theaters are a vital part of the art form. But they may not be equipped to deal with a crisis as complex and ever-evolving as the COVID pandemic.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 03:00PM 
