Morisseau, Seymour, Brown Throw a Spectacular Dance Party! by Daniel Augustin Macri & Barry David Horwitz "Hippest Trip" is the ultimate Spectacle. This stunning party features vibrant l…
Brian Copeland Touches Our Hearts with Family Story  by Patricia L. Morin Brian Copeland greets us as though we were friends whom he invited into his living room to hear a personal st…
Lisa Peterson's Four Epic SuperWomen Reboot Homer by Barry David Horwitz Generations have pondered whether to admire or scorn Odysseus for his love affairs, lack of compassion, and clever di…
James Lapine Celebrates His Longtime Friend's Genius by Robert M. Gardner At Contra Costa Civic Theatre, "Sondheim on Sondheim" emerges as a testament to the genius of composer Stephen Sondh…
Marvin K. White's Haight Street Tour Evokes Summer of Love by Barry David Horwitz Walking up Haight Street again reminds me of that long ago Summer of Love in 1967. Even today, the street is…
Daniel Finzi Pasca Melds Italian Passion & Amazing Acrobats by Barry David Horwitz Montreal's Cirque du Soleil brings a new personal and affectionate circus style to San Francisco, after…
Geetha Reddy Joyfully Reclaims an Indian Masterpiece by K. Marguerite Caronna J Jha gives a stellar performance as the storyteller of MahÄbhÄrata, an Indian epic rendered in a mere two…
Star Finch's Bold Banquet Bursts a Family's Bubble by Barry David Horwitz Watching Margo Hall dictating Josephine's wishes and plans into a laptop throws open a window into a mother's soul. …
 Bridgette Loriaux Spotlights Woman Power & Identity by Patricia L. Morin Walking into the Forest Meadows Amphitheatre at Dominican University, I eyed rows upon rows of wooden seats s…
Katori Hall Hits High Notes of Tina's Titanic Tale by Barry David Horwitz You don't have to be a Tina Turner fan to enjoy "Tina"The Tina Turner Musical" at BroadwaySF. If you are breathing, …
Michael Bennett Exposes Broadway Dancers' Anguish & Joy by Patricia L. Morin "A Chorus Line" engulfs the audience in radiant Broadway colors, exquisite dance steps, and magnificent songs…
S.F. Mime Troupe's Triumphant Return: Song, Dance, Truth by K. Marguerite Caronna Sometimes it's not all just happening in your mind. Often, murky social policies lurk behind our deep dis…
S.F. Mime Troupe Spreads Joy & Jokes for Truth & Justice by Robert M. Gardner Despite the vaunted liberalism of San Francisco where we supposedly have policies to help the poor an…
Millennial Notes Sara Toby Moore Touches Our Hearts with Clowning by Kelly Mou At first, I didn't want to be there because I thought it was a simple and silly clown show. But the facade come…
Ari'el Stachel's Cultural Confusion Exposes Actor's Fears  by Patricia L. Morin In "Out of Character," Ari'el Stachel, 2018 Tony Award winner, pulls out all the stops. He unfolds his …
Madeleine George Modernizes Myth of Dionysius by Robert M. Gardner Hilarious Stacy Ross makes an earthy, sarcastic Dionysius whose methods make us question her ethics. Is she an evil temptre…
Lauren Smerkanich Exposes Manipulation of Emotions for Profit by Patricia L. Morin "The Dignity Circle" engages us from the first words spoken: "What would you do with 40,000 dollars?" Altho…
Robert Harling's Southern Women Bloom Boldly & Tenderly by Lynne Stevens Director Elizabeth Carter conveys the universality of hairstyling, focusing on six women at a cozy hair salon in …
Traci Tolmaire's Renowned Black Artists Confront 50s Racism by Patricia L. Morin "In the Evening by the Moonlight""by Traci Tolmaire with Margo Hall"honors Lorraine Hansberry, James Baldwin,…
Josh Kornbluth Combines Comedy, Genius, & Caring by Barry David Horwitz What a show! What a Genius! "Citizen Brain" is a one man show by the extraordinary Josh Kornbluth, who knows his w…
Shakespeare's Tantalizing Tragedy Gets Modern with Jon Tracy by K. Marguerite Caronna Director Jon Tracy manages to cue a lone vulture to circle overhead for Marin Shakes' "Hamlet" in the pa…
Don Reed Wins Our Hearts with Warmth & Wit"Oakland Style by Barry David Horwitz If you've never seen a Don Reed stand-up show, now is the time for a rare treat. Don Reed has come home fr…
Masteroff, Bock, Harnick's Perfumery Scents the Air with Love by Lynne Stevens In these gray San Francisco days, we need some sparkling singing and dancing to cheer us up. Brilliance and che…
Millennial Notes L. Frank Baum Flies Over the Rainbow in S.F. Masterpiece by Nicholas Leither As a child, I watched it on broadcast television every single year. As a teenager, I watched…
Lynn Nottage's 50s Memory Play Offers Inspiration in Hard Times by Philippa Kelly, Resident Dramaturg, California Shakespeare Theater In 1951, segregation was a social poison: What can two s…