1,373 stories by "Chad Jones"
In honor of St. Patrick's Day today, and to celebrate the work of my favorite singer-songwriter, I'm posting my review of Patty Griffin's concert Friday night at the Warfield in San Francisc…
Set those TiVo's (or VCRs if you're old school). The San Francisco cast of Jersey Boys " the whole cast, not just the boys " will be on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" this Monday (March 19…
The next Berkeley Repertory Theatre's Page to Stage event is with playwright Adele Edling Shank, who recently opened her adaptation of Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse. The onstage moderat…
Opened Wednesday, March 14, 2007, Orpheum Theatre Lightly satirical `Altar Boyz' keeps the comic faith Three stars In praise of peppy pop And God said, "Anoint thy hair with product.'' And s…
There's a whole realm of local show business we don't get to see unless our company throws a big shindig and hires an entertainment provider like Clark Sterling's Sterling Performances. For …
Opened March 10, 2007 at the Magic Theatre Magic's Hot House '07 ends in a robotic muddle 1 [1/2] stars Mechanical Well, one out of three's not too bad. Actually, it's not so good. The Magic…
Two more letters to the editor in the San Francisco Chronicle have brought to a close a nasty little chapter in the otherwise chipper history of the musical Jersey Boys. As you may recall (s…
I wasn't going to post this on my theater blog because it's a pop music review, but there's actually a fine line between a pop concert " especially one as lavish as this " and theater these …
So many interesting tidbits floating around the theater world this week. First off, they're actually going to make a movie of Mamma Mia!, which seems logical because the show has made a gazi…
opened March 3, 2007 at Intersection for the Arts Poetry, prison fuse as Campo Santo finds `A Place to Stand' three [1/2] stars Poetic, powerful Hers is a cry that rings in your ears long af…
As per last week, if you want to know what happened on TV's Broadwayest "reality" show, check in with our friend Seth Rudetsky at Playbill.com here. Mr. Rudetsky's blend of Broadway theater …
A Jersey Boys war of words erupted last week when Marshall Brickman (right, photo from BroadwayWorld.com), co-writer of the show's book, responded angrily to comments made by director Des Mc…
opened March 3, 2007 at SF Playhouse `Jesus Hopped the `A' Train' stays on track at SF Playhouse three [1/2] stars Crime, punishment and power There's an extraordinary insight into the fragi…
Opened Feb. 24, 2007, Magic Theatre Magic's Hot House '07 showing signs of `Rust' Two stars Scattershot When last we checked in with the Magic Theatre's Hot House '07 festival of new plays, …
Carl Lumbly didn't really go anywhere. He just hasn't been around much. The Berkeley-based actor is a busy, busy guy (you can read my interview with him in my Stage Scenes column here), what…
Opened Feb. 28, 2007, Berkeley Repertory Theatre Berkeley Rep's `Lighthouse' shines in vivid, captivating adaptation Three stars Bright, beautiful, severe Some novels are so inherently unthe…
opened Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007, Post Street Theatre For fans only: One-man `Star Wars' has major dork appeal three stars Geek mythology Charles Ross is saving the galaxy one geek at a time. I…
As if that terrible TV show "Grease: You're the One That I Want" wasn't enough to prove that the musical Grease has run out of gas, check out this story from Holland. During a production of …
Daly City native Evan Pappas, who directed Seven Brides for Seven Brothers last year for San Mateo's Broadway by the Bay, was seriously injured in a car accident Feb. 19 while in Phoenix, Az…
There will be no singing of "Memory" when these cats perform. Forgive those of us who aren't exactly cat people for not jumping up and down, but the Moscow Cats Theatre is heading for San Fr…
The Academy Awards came and went without making much impression. Ellen DeGeneres was fun, just as you'd expect. The nicest surprise to me was the best foreign film winner, The Lives of Other…
As the song says, "When you got it, flaunt it." But when you don't got it, close it. That's the advice the producers of Broadway's The Producers are following. After six years and 2,502 perf…
Here at Theater Dogs, we zip from one subject to the next " from the dark cynicism of American $uicide to the zip of a light saber with One-Man Star Wars Trilogy. Well, imagine how hard it m…
He doesn't live in a galaxy far, far away, but he does live on an island somewhat far away. Charles Ross, the man behind One-Man Star Wars Trilogy, lives in Victoria, British Columbia, a pic…
True to my word, I didn't watch the oily reality TV sludge known as "Grease: You're the One That I Want" on Sunday night, even though it's a long holiday weekend with nothing better to do. I…
