1,373 stories by "Chad Jones"
As ever, so many interesting things going on in Bay Area theater: " The Oakland East Bay Symphony is gearing up for a glittery concert production of Follies, May 16 and 18 at the Paramount T…
I'm not going anywhere at the moment (except Las Vegas for the opening of Jersey Boys later this week " hope to be blogging live if technology cooperates, but if not, check in on Sunday afte…
One of my favorite people in the world, Carol Burnett, turns 73 today. I think one of the reasons I love theater so much was that growing up, my favorite show was "The Carol Burnett Show." F…
Looking for quality entertainment this weekend? Never a difficult task in the Bay Area. In fact, there's often too much from which to choose. Here are some tips: " American Conservatory Thea…
The force is most certainly with her. Carrie Fisher, fresh from her hit Berkeley Repertory Theatre show Wishful Drinking, a one-woman autobiographical play, is taking the show on the road. A…
Berkeley's Shotgun Players have received a challenge grant opportunity from the East Bay Community Foundation's Fund for Artists to keep their tradition of free in-the-park summer theater. I…
According to "American Idol," Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber is responsible for some of the most "important" musicals of all time. Wow. That's pretty big. Step aside, Rodgers and Hammerstein. Back …
Casts and creative teams for the first two Cal Shakes shows have been announced, and it looks like it's shaping up to be another hot summer in the chilly environs of the Bruns Amphitheater i…
Bay Area audiences were the first to see the most recent revival of A Chorus Line before it headed to New York (where it's still running at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre). Now, as the Broadw…
Paul Gordon's musical version of Emma, which Bay Area audiences turned into TheatreWorks' highest-grossing production in its 38-year history, continues its merry matchmaking. Cincinnati Play…
I knew there'd be a theater connection eventually so I could write about it here. A point of pride for me the last seven years or so was that I had never so much as seen an episode of "Ameri…
Even 3,000 miles away, San Francisco helps define New York. This according to New York magazine, whose 40th anniversary issue pays homage to the so-called 196 (why 196? why not 212 or a more…
We here at Theater Dogs love the idea of blogs, obviously. We used to love newspapers, but now, not so much. They're so…what's the word?…pagebound. Sure there are good writers at newspap…
A quick note to alert Bay Area folks about an interesting opportunity coming right up. On Friday, April 18 and Saturday April 19, Campo Santo is opening up its rehearsal process to give audi…
Arielle Jacobs is Gabriella Montez and John Jeffrey Martin is Troy Bolton in the touring production of Disney's High School Musical coming to San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre. Photo Credit: J…
Now here's something that might actually get my lazy butt to finally trek to Martinez and check out the Willows Theatre's fancy new cabaret theater (the home of every Nunsense show known to …
Opened April 10, 2008 at the Aurora Theatre, Berkeley Carla Spindt (left) is Hecuba, queen of fallen Troy, and Sepideh Makabi is a member of the Greek Chorus in the Aurora Theatre's producti…
C. Kelly Wright is Caroline Thibodeaux in TheatreWorks' Caroline, or Change (Anise Ritchie in the rear is The Moon). Photos by David Allen TheatreWorks tackles challenging `Caroline' with so…
Our world is turning green and pink again. Those wildly wonderful and wicked women are coming back. SHN/Best of Broadway has announced that the mega-hit musical Wicked is returning to San Fr…
You can't argue with the price, and the event promises to be pretty interesting. Recognized for his unique interpretation of Shakespeare's King Lear, in which he plays all ten roles himself,…
Above: Alissa Mortenson in Nebunele Theatre Company's Medea Knows Best, part of this year's DIVAfest at the EXIT Theatre in San Francisco. Photo by Rob Gruhl Celebrating the work of establis…
News came down from on high today that Tracy Letts' August: Osage County, currently on Broadway, won the Pulitzer Prize for drama. The Chicago playwright and actor is the author of Man from …
Dan Hoyle knows how to liven up a party. On Sunday afternoon, Theatre Bay Area hosted the Glickman New Play Award reception at the home of Nancy Quinn (a TBA board member) and Tom Driscoll (…
Chazz Palminteri, one of the reasons I love Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway so much, is bringing his one-man show A Bronx Tale to San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre Sept. 23 through Oct…
OK, so that spunky little can-do musical [title of show] won't be trying out in San Francisco before heading to Broadway. Our loss. But the show is actually heading to Broadway. Tickets go o…
