From Jane Austen to panto, this winter season sparkles with world-premiere adaptations and other new works.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AM[SHARE]Julie Saltzman Kellner on the theater industry: 'Family is second. Any other aspirations are second. Being sick is second.'
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AM[SHARE]San Francisco director Bartlett Sher's marvelous production makes a fresh case for Eliza and Higgins as consummate equals.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 01:23PM[SHARE]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 07:00AM[SHARE]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 07:00AM[SHARE]San Francisco Playhouse and San Francisco Mime Troupe's coproduction builds whole kingdoms out of its characters' imaginations.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:11PM[SHARE]With 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 07:00AM[SHARE]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 02:06PM[SHARE]"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 09:18PM[SHARE]When performers land, with a boom or a plop, the reverberation sometimes ripples all the way to your seat.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 01:38PM[SHARE]Some whistle-blowers have only seen their opportunities grow, suggesting that the industry's power balance is shifting.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AM[SHARE]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 02:16PM[SHARE]Already Sean San José's generosity as the the ultimate host is reshaping the legendary San Francisco theater company.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 10:30PM[SHARE]Lucky audiences can see the musical juggernaut for just $10 " the bill denomination honoring the show's subject.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:31PM[SHARE]The 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 03:01AM[SHARE]"I don't need to be told I'm a white supremacist," an outgoing moderator said.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AM[SHARE]An 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 07:00AM[SHARE]Industry changes create an opportunity for the smaller circus companies in the Bay Area to redefine the art form.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AM[SHARE]Isaac Gomez's horror revenge comedy complicates stereotyped images of gentrification and privilege.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:38PM[SHARE]Co-Artistic Director JoAnne Winter plans to continue at the organization's helm.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:43PM[SHARE]Michelle Carter's 'How to Pray' rejects abortion storytelling cliches.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AM[SHARE]Eric Ting's production leans into Shakespeare's weirdness with uncommon commitment and imagination.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 03:43PM[SHARE]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 07:00AM[SHARE]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 03:22PM[SHARE]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 07:00AM[SHARE]The Dream Keeper Initiative models a potentially radical way to support arts companies such as SFBATCO.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AM[SHARE]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 06:46PM[SHARE]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 07:00AM[SHARE]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 04:13PM[SHARE]The news pushes the theater's reopening until November, with "Wintertime" by Charles L. Mee.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:41PM[SHARE]"I wondered if I needed to drop the show because it would put my public health career in jeopardy," Boothman said.
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