An Enchanted April in Pleasanton by Sam Hurwitt

A new musical version of Enchanted April premieres in Pleasanton.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 4:15pm on April 29, 2016☆⚑

The Queen Anne Bible by Sam Hurwitt

MTC's Anne Boleyn radically reenvisions "the harlot queen" as the mother of the Anglican Church.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 1:54pm on April 21, 2016☆⚑

King for One More Day by Sam Hurwitt

CCCT's The Mountaintop imagines Martin Luther King Jr.'s last night on earth.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 1:54pm on April 21, 2016☆⚑

Jerks of the Jazz Age by Sam Hurwitt

Role Players' Great Gatsby is a damning portrait of Roaring 20s excess.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 7:15am on April 19, 2016☆⚑

Sad Sad Funny Sad by Sam Hurwitt

Broken people are sadly hilarious in a Melissa James Gibson play.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 7:15am on April 19, 2016☆⚑

Let Them Entertain You by Sam Hurwitt

CCMT's Gypsy shows why it's a classic.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 12:29am on April 16, 2016☆⚑

Addams Family Friendy by Sam Hurwitt

Berkeley Playhouse does The Addams Family right, even if the musical itself doesn't.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 12:29am on April 16, 2016☆⚑

Dust Bowl in the Basement by Sam Hurwitt

Ubuntu brings The Grapes of Wrath to life in an Oakland church basement.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 12:29am on April 16, 2016☆⚑

It's Not About Art by Sam Hurwitt

Yasmina Reza's ever-popular Art is really about the nature of friendship.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 12:29am on April 16, 2016☆⚑

Costuming Shakespeare by Sam Hurwitt

Local designers open up about designing costumes for Shakespeare productions.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 12:29am on April 16, 2016☆⚑

Murder, Quoth He by Sam Hurwitt

Shakespeare and Raymond Chandler mix in San Leandro comedy.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 12:28am on April 16, 2016☆⚑

The Elephant Man in the Room by Sam Hurwitt

We are all the Elephant Man.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 9:51pm on April 9, 2016☆⚑

Dark Superman vs. Dark Batman, Darkly. In Darkness. by Sam Hurwitt

Get ready for two and a half hours of grunting action and macho posturing. Oh, and Wonder Woman too!

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 8:20am on March 26, 2016☆⚑

All in the Cards by Sam Hurwitt

The Gin Game is a nasty piece of business. 

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 6:11am on March 18, 2016☆⚑

That Spells Chaos by Sam Hurwitt

Life is pandemonium in Marin Onstage's Spelling Bee.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 6:11am on March 18, 2016☆⚑

Feeling Adrift by Sam Hurwitt

The office workers in MTC's Swimmers are drowning in their own lives.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 6:11am on March 18, 2016☆⚑

Review: 'Angels in America: Perestroika' gets powerful staging in Lafayette by Sam Hurwitt

Lafayette's Town Hall Theatre presents the second part of Tony Kushner's classic work on AIDS in America, 'Angels in America: Perestroika

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 6:39pm on March 13, 2016☆⚑

Willkommen to Berlin by Sam Hurwitt

Ubuntu Theater Project delivers an enthralling production of I Am My Own Wife.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 2:02pm on March 8, 2016☆⚑

A Few of My Favorite Things by Sam Hurwitt

What the hell are my Top Ten Favorite Albums Ever?

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 12:09am on March 2, 2016☆⚑

Angels in Lafayette by Sam Hurwitt

Town Hall takes on part two of Tony Kushner's epic.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 6:01am on March 1, 2016☆⚑

"in a word" in Her Own Words by Sam Hurwitt

Playwright Lauren Yee tells all about her Glickman Award-winning play.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 5:31pm on February 29, 2016☆⚑

Double Your Fun by Sam Hurwitt

Impact Theatre's Looney Tunes Comedy of Errors is a riot.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 5:31pm on February 29, 2016☆⚑

The Long, Long Wait for That First Kiss by Sam Hurwitt

TheatreFIRST's production stretches Stop Kiss out to the breaking point.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 6:43pm on February 22, 2016☆⚑

The State of Nannies by Sam Hurwitt

One-woman show delves deep into childcare culture.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 3:12pm on February 17, 2016☆⚑

Many Bridges to Cross by Sam Hurwitt

Berkeley Playhouse's new musical sets two civil rights struggles side by side.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 3:12pm on February 17, 2016☆⚑