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Monday, May 15, 2017

“The Events”: Shock and Terror at Shotgun Players, Berkeley by Robert M. Gardner

David Grieg Exposes Our Innermost Fears by Robert M. Gardner Caleb Cabrera (The Boy) is a wild force of nature. A lithe, seething, multi-faceted actor, Cabrera moves as easily across the sta…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:44PM

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

“End of the Rainbow”: Judy Dazzles Again, at Lesher Center, W.C. by Robert M. Gardner

Janelle Lutz Sings the Highs, Lows of Judy Garland’s Life by Robert M. Gardner It is 1968 in a hotel room in London at the Ritz where Judy Garland (the spectacular Janelle Lutz) arrives wi…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:35AM

Thursday, April 6, 2017

“To The Bone” Hits Home at Ubuntu Theater, Oakland by Robert M. Gardner

Lisa Ramirez Traps Latina Torment in a Cage by Robert M. Gardner Ubuntu Theater Project’s “To The Bone” by Lisa Ramirez shocks us with its immediacy. Writer and lead actor, Lisa Rami…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:15AM

Sunday, March 12, 2017

“Smokey Joe’s Café” Sizzles, at Town Hall Theatre, Lafayette by Robert M. Gardner

Lieber and Stoller’s Whirlwind Trip Down Memory Lane by Robert M. Gardner Imagine my surprise and delight when I discovered that two Jewish boys from New York wrote the musical timeline of…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 06:34PM

Thursday, March 9, 2017

“Don Quichotte,” A Romance in Two Ages, at Island City Opera, Alameda by Robert M. Gardner

Massenet Twists the Tale of our Favorite Knight by Robert M. Gardner “Don Quichotte,” the second show of Island Opera’s 2017 season, capitvates us with its comedy and romance. The inti…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:07AM

Sunday, January 22, 2017

“Don Pasquale” Delights at Island City Opera, Alameda by Robert M. Gardner

Talented Singers Update Donizetti’s Comic Opera by Robert M. Gardner What makes a complete life? This age old dilemma is the central question of this little gem of a production of Donize…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 11:18PM

Monday, January 9, 2017

“Tenderly, Rosemary Clooney Musical” Steals Hearts at Altarena Playhouse, Alameda by Robert M. Gardner

Reliving Juke Box Memories with “America’s Sweetheart” by Robert M. Gardner Rosemary Clooney charted four Number One hits in the 50s, including “Come On-A My House, “If I Knew You …

SOURCE: Theatrius at 06:03PM

Sunday, January 1, 2017

“Darwin in Malibu” Surfs Big Ideas, at Indra’s Net Theater, Berkeley by Robert M. Gardner

A New Look at Evolution vs. Faith in the 21st Century by Robert M. Gardner Be prepared for a wild ride of imagination in Indra’s Net Theater’s “Darwin in Malibu” at the historic and …

SOURCE: Theatrius at 11:14PM

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Robert M. Gardner by Robert M. Gardner

Robert M. Gardner, a native of North Dakota, is trained as an archaeologist, with a life-long love of the arts. He taught for many years at at Saint Mary’s College of California, teaching …

SOURCE: Theatrius at 08:08AM

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