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THERE'S NO 'MAYBE' ABOUT IT HAPPINESS HAS LANDED AT THE BELASCO When Avenue Q ran against Wicked at the Tonys for Best Musical, it was often compared to the American folktale The Little Engi…
Club Oasis, San Francisco's premiere drag and cabaret theater showcases the best of Bay Area's queer community's talent, from fresh performers to campy remakes of pop culture and TV shows (t…
EVERYTHING ODD IS NEW AGAIN Before ABC-TV made 114 episodes of the 1970-1975 sit-com The Odd Couple starring Tony Randall and Jack Klugma), there was the movie starring Jack Lemmon and Walte…
In the arts and entertainment industry, moving is often a fact of life " whether it's for a new theater production, film shoot, or seasonal gig. For many creative professionals, the process …
INTO THE WOODS ACCOMPANIED BY TWO PIANOS? IN A STOREFRONT THEATRE? IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE Kokandy's production of Into the Woods directed by Derek Van Barham with music direction by Nick Sul…
EAST WEST PLAYERS PULLS OUT ALL THE SHOGUNS FOR A MUSICAL THAT CALLS FOR INTIMACY On Sunday, East West Players opened their new production of Pacific Overtures by Stephen Sondheim (music and…
ABNORMALLY REAL CV Rep opened it's 24/25 season this past week with a triumphant production of the rock musical Next to Normal, ably directed by CV Rep's Artistic Director Adam Karsten. …
Modern dance was born as a protest, a reaction to the rigid structure of classical ballet. It was evident when I've reviewed Extreme Taylor at the Joyce in June, and it was such a d…
BRAVO, AVI! As part of a SoCal tour, Israeli Mandolinist Avi Avital and San Francisco's Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra stopped at at Soka University Concert Hall on Sunday, Nove 10, 2024. Th…
JASON ALEXANDER ISN'T FIDDLING AROUND " HIS POIGNANT PERFORMANCE GROUNDS THIS REVIVAL In Lonny Price's revival of Fiddler on the Roof, Jason Alexander's performance as Tevye stands out as th…
HELLO, SATCHMO! THANK GOODNESS LOUIS IS BACK IN TOWN; WE NEED HIM MORE THAN EVER There's a new jukebox musical in town. But don't run in the other direction. A Wonderful World, which opened …
PRIVATE EYES IS SO PRIVATE THAT YOU'LL CROSS YOUR EYES TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT Perhaps Shakespeare was right to say "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players." At le…
Kenneth Lonergan's Hold on to Me Darling is playing through Dec. 22, starring Adam Driver, at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. Joining Driver as Strings McCrane are Heather Burns…
SOMETIMES YOU CAN GET WHAT YOU WANT I have been in a foul mood for the past several days, looking for ways to smash the patriarchy, cursing the unseasonably warm and dry November in my soul …
SURE, LET SILCON VALLEY DO ITS JOB WITH THE GOVERNMENT " WHAT COULD GO WRONG? Along with The Other Americans, Arena Stage is offering yet another world premiere. A highly relevant corporate …
SETTING THE STAGE FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY CYCLE OF SHOWS How appropriate! I thought, as I stood in the August Wilson Lobby of the Huntington Theatre last night. I was about to see Sojourners, t…
SEEN THROUGH A LATINO CONTEXT, THE OTHER AMERICANS IS A UNIVERSAL GLIMPSE INTO FAMLY TRAUMA The world premiere of John Leguizamo's newest endeavor, The Other Americans, directed by Ruben San…
MISSA BRAVOS The Limón Dance Company celebrates its 78th season at the Joyce Theater with an epic program that reflects José Limón's humanist aesthetic: Limón's The Traito…
GREAT F. SCOTT! Elevator Repair Service's justifiably heralded Gatz returns to The Public, opening tonight for a final New York City encore, and it's congenial, unforgettable theater. …
TIME I'LL NEVER GET BACK Any time I see a show that truly knocks it out of the park, it fills me with so much joy to be able to review it. Nothing quite compares to the transcendent experien…
DRAGON LADY ROARS AT CENTER REP Sara Porkalob's solo tribute to her grandmother is both an astounding theatrical event and a master class in storytelling. Part biography, part autobiograp…
This November 22 and 24 at the W. E. Scott Theatre in the Fort Worth Cultural District, Fort Worth Opera presents its season-opening production: Mark Adamo's operatic adaptation of beloved l…
ROYAL SHAKESPEARE'S RADIANT PERICLES All the indicators promised that it'd be special: after a 30-year lull, England's Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) e…
On Sunday, November 10, 2024, Boston Lyric Opera's one-performance-only of Giuseppe Verdi's triumphal masterpiece Aida precedes the return of its annual fundraiser that supports access throu…
MEMORIES OF CHERISHED TIMES As we age and our memories fade away, certain items from our lifetime can trigger both happy and unpleasant memories, making us feel in the moment without worryin…
