187 stories by "Karen D'Souza"
Swinging 1960s sex farce 'Boeing Boeing' hits the runway at San Jose Stage, where it plays through May 1.
TheatreWorks production of Michael Hollinger and Aaron Posner's unmannered twist on Edmond Rostand's 'Cyrano' has good performances and some inspired moments, but never fully hits on all cyl…
Sean Hayes, of 'Will & Grace' fame, brings a solid dose of holy camp to 'An Act of God,' the Broadway hit that plays in San Francisco through April 17.
Some are not happy that casting calls for Lin-Manuel Miranda's smash musical 'Hamilton' emphasize that all starring roles will go to nonwhite actors, but producers say that is what makes the…
'Will & Grace' star Sean Hayes plays the Almighty in 'An Act of God,' the Broadway that plays in San Francisco through April 17.
Sarah Treem, who has written for TV's 'The Affair,' 'In Treatment' and 'House of Cards,' creates an engrossing play of ideas in 'The How and the Why,' which gets its West Coast premiere thro…
The wildly popular hip-hop history musical Hamilton will open in March 2017 in SHN's new season, which also includes 'The King and I,' 'Into the Woods,' 'Finding Neverland,' a new adaptation…
American Conservatory Theater is presenting Will Eno's absurdist dark comedy 'The Realistic Joneses,' which inspires laughter, confusion and moments of real insight.
The iconic Curren Theater in San Francisco, closed for renovations, will open in January 2017 with a touring production of the hit Broadway family-dysfunction musical 'Fun Home.'
Joy Carlin, the Yale-trained actress and director, whose latest project is 'Talley's Folly' at Berkeley's Aurora Theatre, has been an institution on the Bay Area theater scene since the 1960…
Cinequest, San Jose's long-running independent film festival has always been about 'democratizing film and giving everyone a voice.'
The cash-strapped company fought for years to stay afloat, but 'donor fatigue' played a part in hardscrabble Silicon Valley arts scene..
'Saturday Night Live' icon Tina Fey gamely tries to keep the war comedy 'Whiskey Tango Foxtrot' on target, but the film can't stay focused and serves up too many cliches.
The stage musical 'Dirty Dancing' stomps all over memories of classic '80s movie
Berkeley Rep has announced 4 shows in its 2016-17 season, which includes 'Hand to God,' Lisa Loomer's 'Roe,' another appearance by Kneehigh Theatre and 'The Last Tiger in Haiti.'
Frances McDormand plays Lady Macbeth in the explosive but erratic Berkeley Repertory Theatre production of Shakespeare's bloody classic 'Macbeth.'
Students from Oakland School of the Arts will perform Andrew Lloyd Webber's Broadway musical 'School of Rock' in San Francisco, after the legendary Webber himself approved the rare permissio…
Luis Valdez's play recalls the horrors and bigotry of World War II Japanese internment camps in a drama that is rich and moving but historically dense at times.
Julia Cho's 'Aubergine' examines the process of dying and the ties between food, family and culture in its satisfying world premiere at Berkeley Rep, where it plays through March 20.
Mark Jackson's 'Little Erik,' adapted from a Henrik Ibsen play, packs plenty of suffering and eerie mystery into its 80 minutes; it plays at Berkeley's Aurora Theatre through Feb. 28
The cast of the Broadway blockbuster 'Hamilton,' including playwright and star Lin-Manuel Miranda, has been added to the list of performers at the Grammy Awards Feb. 15.
A new stage adaptation of the classic tale 'Wizard of Oz' has great special effects and new songs by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, but doesn't always measure up to the original.
Here's everything you need to know about Lin-Manuel Miranda, the hot-as-blazes star and creator of 'Hamilton.'
Currently, becoming a subscriber to SHN is the only surefire way to lands tickets to 'Hamilton,' the hottest show on Broadway.
'Hamilton,' the groundbreaking blockbuster musical, will come to the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco in March 2017.
