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The move concludes a 15-year tenure with the Tony-winning theater, and it closely follows the departure of Robert Kelley.
At its best, the world premiere "Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley" is a field day for its nine-person cast.
It would be one thing if the "My Fair Lady" sound gaffe lasted only a moment instead of recurring throughout the show.
An uneven New Conservatory Theatre Center production is deeply interested in seminal memories of the body and desire.
Playwright Kait Kerrigan elongates what could have been a poetic, fragmentary play into a full-blown relationship postmortem.
In Charles L. Mee's play, with lift-off come immediate flights into the wondrous.
Playwright Lisa Ramirez makes forcefully clear that for Generation Z, too much all the time is a permanent condition.
The Chronicle's guide to notable arts and entertainment events includes Ruthe Stein at Smith Rafael Film Center, Foothill's 'The Book of Will' and more.
From Jane Austen to panto, this winter season sparkles with world-premiere adaptations and other new works.
Julie Saltzman Kellner on the theater industry: 'Family is second. Any other aspirations are second. Being sick is second.'
San Francisco director Bartlett Sher's marvelous production makes a fresh case for Eliza and Higgins as consummate equals.
Costume designer Catherine Zuber and scenic designer Michael Yeargan pay homage to Broadway classic's design while also subverting expectations.
Sher changed the ending of the musical to honor the intent of the "Pygmalion" source material, George Bernard Shaw's critique of class distinctions and society's limitations on women.
Revisiting the playwright's words, The Chronicle's theater critic wondered what the poet laureate of one epidemic would have to say about our latest one.
The Chronicle's critic was excited to review Netflix's film before the Broadway show had previews. But as other reviews rolled in, she started feeling queasy.
San Francisco Playhouse and San Francisco Mime Troupe's coproduction builds whole kingdoms out of its characters' imaginations.
With the Living Document, would theater finally evolve to live up to the progressive ideals so many of its leaders preach?
It's as if you're the one sweating your way through an interview, unable to understand why you simply can't be heard.
"Every single word of every single song I've ever written is right in my mind," said Betty Reid Soskin, 100.
When performers land, with a boom or a plop, the reverberation sometimes ripples all the way to your seat.
Some whistle-blowers have only seen their opportunities grow, suggesting that the industry's power balance is shifting.
Aren't we all just hoping to bungle our way from awkward dating app convos to true love amid a looming apocalypse?
Björk will bring her first theatrical production, "Cornucopia," to the Chase Center in San Francisco next year.
"History Matters in the Mission" pays homage to artists and activists who helped create the culture of San Francisco's modern-day Mission District.
Already Sean San José's generosity as the the ultimate host is reshaping the legendary San Francisco theater company.
