Suzanne Weiss
Suzanne Weiss has been writing about the arts for the past 35 years. Formerly Arts Editor for the papers of Pioneer Press in the northern Chicago suburban area, her work also has appeared in Stagebill and Crain’s Chicago Business, among other publications. Since moving to the Bay Area she has reviewed theater, opera, dance and the occasional film for the San Mateo Times, “J” and is a regular contributor to CultureVulture. She is the author of “Glencoe, Queen of Suburbs.”
Suzanne passed away in 2016.
Slavery, freedom, power, the position of women, racial inequality, degrees of color — so many serious subjects come up in…
The late Martha Graham was nothing less than an icon in the dance world, permanently revolutionizing the art form with…
In real life Mikhail Baryshnikov is definitely not a Chekhov character. Instead of settling into a boring, if comfortable, retirement,…
I’ll take mine mit schlag. The Bay Area’s venerable Lamplighters have departed from the usual Gilbert and Sullivan fare to…
Adapted and directed by Emma Rice Performed by the Kneehigh Theater of Cornwall Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Berkeley, Calif. Nov. 22, 2013 –…
Well honey, he can cut my hair anytime. Rossini’s Figaro, probably the most famous coiffeur in the world, is delightfully…
Just in time for Halloween comes a spooky ghost story from the legendary past. The best thing about this one…
Written by Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen Adapted and directed by Hershey Felder Performed by Mona Golabek Berkeley Repertory Theatre…
By Glen Berger Starring David Strathairn Directed by Carey Perloff American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.), San Francisco Oct. 23-Nov. 17, 2013…
From left, Tristan Cunningham, L. Peter Callender, Aldo Billingslea and Margo Hall in “A Winter’s Tale”Photo by Alessandra Mello …
In Christopher Durang’s Tony Award-winning “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” Anton Chekhov meets Absurdism and it’s love at…
Watching the new opera “Dolores Claiborne” is a little bit like going to a good movie. Like one of those…
