Monday, June 5, 2023
Millennial Notes Lin-Manuel Miranda Celebrates Slice of U.S. Immigrant Life by Rosa Leither Calling Center REP's production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit musical "In the Heights" merely "pheno…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:12AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 23, 2023
Millennial Notes Gloria Bond Clunie's Lyrics Encourage Kids to Dance by Rosa Leither Giraffes Can't Dance, a picture book by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees, has been a family favorite sin…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 11:04PM[SHARE]Monday, February 13, 2023
Millennial Notes Woodson, Reagon, Davis Offer Musical Gift to Parents, Kids by Rosa del Duca "The Day You Begin!" is the day you start to tell your special stories, unique to you. That is th…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:50PM[SHARE]Friday, December 2, 2022
Millennial Notes Dave Malloy Links Romantic Fantasy to Invasion of Russia by Rosa Del Duca You are encouraged to order a decadent cocktail before finding your seat at "Natasha, Pierre & …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 11:18PM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Millennial Notes Kevin Landesman's Inventive Set Steals the Show by Rosa del Duca There is magic in Bay Area Children's Theatre's "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe." When intrepid Lu…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:10PM[SHARE]Friday, November 15, 2019
Millennial Notes Willie Reale Takes a Big Leap for Kids by Rosa del Duca We arrive at Frog and Toad's front doors in the Spring. Three birds dressed like French airline stewardesses spill th…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 01:13PM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Nina Meehan Creates Baby Bus Driver School by Rosa del Duca From the start, it's clear parents and toddlers are in for an interactive experience at Bay Area Children's Theatre's latest produ…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 02:16AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Austin Zumbro Creates Layers of Fun by Rosa del Duca As a parent, I'm constantly thinking about how my toddler is interpreting her experiences. Â Often, she comes up with drastically diffe…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:38PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 4, 2019
Millennial Notes Quick & Meehan Turn Toddler Book into Wacky World by Rosa del Duca If you're familiar with Hervé Tullet's award-winning picture book Press Here, you can understand my s…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:29AM[SHARE]Saturday, February 23, 2019
Millennial Notes Jerry Zaks & Betty Buckley Make a Perfect Match by Rosa del Duca "It's going to be so colorful," a woman gushed before the curtain rose on "Hello, Dolly!" starring Broad…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:43PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Millennial Notes Hannah Dworkin Channels Lewis Carroll, Enchantingly by Rosa del Duca "Wonderland: Alice's Rock & Roll Adventure" opens with a grand gesture"the entire cast sings a high-…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 11:48PM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Millennial Notes Peggy Rathmann's Book Makes Rare Play for Babies, Toddlers by Rosa del Duca Having both a baby and a toddler is a daily reminder of how much babies miss out on: Itasca: "Can…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 11:12PM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Millennial Notes Karina Gutierrez Mixes Magic & Mayhem, Perfectly by Rosa del Duca The first page of Dr. Suess's "Cat in the Hat" springs  to life in  the opening scene of Bay Area…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:53PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Zachary Hasbany Brings Favorite Cat to Life by Rosa del Duca In the throes of an epic rock guitar solo, Pete the Cat (dynamic, compelling Zachary Hasbany) does not see the cat catcher until …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 06:22AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Jonathan Larson's Renters Remain Compelling & Moving by Rosa del Duca "RENT" is one of those Broadway shows that has a life far beyond the stage. Ask anyone on the street, and they can p…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:06PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Millennial Notes Mo Willems, Hannah Dworkin Craft Wonderful Ode to Friendship by Rosa del Duca Gerald the Elephant and Piggie are best friends. I mean best, best friends, so devoted that the…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 10:20AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 16, 2017
Millennial Notes Nina Meehan, Simon Trumble Entice Toddlers' Imaginations by Rosa del Duca It's Duck's birthday and he couldn't be more excited"until he learns that several good friends cann…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:12PM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Michael Mohammed Blends Old & New in Chocolate Factory by Rosa del Duca Willy Wonka is getting old and she needs an heir. That's right. She. "Willy" (intense and mysterious Mary Gibboney…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:14PM[SHARE]Thursday, October 26, 2017
Bay Area Children's Theatre Opens Unique Toddler "Class" by Rosa del Duca I walked into a Bay Area Children's Theatre session with my daughter Itasca on my hip this past Tuesday and breathed…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:49PM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Millennial Notes Shakespeare's Spotlight Shines on Washington by Rosa del Duca and Nicholas Leither At the heart of Shakespeare's dark comedy "Measure for Measure" lies the abuse of power an…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:12PM[SHARE]Monday, September 11, 2017
Escott & Mutrux Construct Riveting Musical Time Machine by Rosa del Duca The lights come up inside Sun Records, which used to be an auto body shop. The black and white checkered floor is…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 02:03AM[SHARE]Sunday, August 27, 2017
Doyle Ott Takes Toddlers to the Moon and Back by Rosa del Duca "Teddy Bears' Picnic" starts before you even reach the "theater," as you follow a friendly bear strumming a ukulele through Oak…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 11:16PM[SHARE]Monday, July 17, 2017
Parker, Lopez, Stone Deliver Missionary Musical Masterpiece by Rosa del Duca "The Book of Mormon" opens with the hit song "Hello," in which one young man rings a doorbell, enthusiastically i…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 01:18AM[SHARE]Saturday, July 15, 2017
Tennessee Williams in Moving, Fragile Moments by Lisa Portes by Rosa del Duca "The Glass Menagerie" opens with Tom Wingfield's short, poetic monologue, explaining that he is both the narrato…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:30AM[SHARE]Monday, July 3, 2017
Austin Zumbro Hooks Kids with Singing Fish at Fairyland by Rosa del Duca Rainbow Fish has an ego problem. He cannot imagine anyone more special than him. He snubs ordinary fish who try to ge…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:20AM[SHARE]Saturday, June 17, 2017
Kacee Clanton Channels Folk Rock Icon with Conviction and Command                    by Rosa del Duca "A Night …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 06:53PM[SHARE]Monday, June 12, 2017
Austin Zumbro's Wacky Musical Activates Imaginations by Rosa del Duca My 18-month-old daughter is obsessed with trucks, especially garbage trucks. She hears them from blocks away, runs to th…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:05PM[SHARE]Friday, June 2, 2017
God Demands a Boy Band, Hilarity Ensues by Rosa del Duca Let me give you the backstory of the 2004 award-winning musical "Altar Boyz": a Christian boy band is performing its last concert on …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:27PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 27, 2017
Deborah Cox Steals the Show as Rachel Marron by Rosa del Duca "The Bodyguard" begins with a literal bang that will send your heart straight into your mouth. And then, as your heart settles b…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:36PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Cynthia Wands Reaches for Wit and Whimsy by Rosa del Duca At the center of "The Lost Years" are secrets. The first is that teacher and poet Humphrey Bludgepot (a peppy Ben Knoll) is not exac…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 08:57AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Not Your Typical Pet, Not Your Typical Musical by Rosa del Duca Buzz (Benjamin Nguyen) really wants a pet, but instead of going to the animal shelter, he packs some gadgets into his little r…
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