Spoiler alert: she gets the prince. But you probably know that already. Nevertheless, there is so much that you didn’t…
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.
‘Trouble in Tahiti’ Music and text by Leonard Bernstein ‘Hand of Bridge’ Music by Samuel Barber, text by Gian Carlo…
David Barlow and Annapurna Sriram in “Pericles, Prince of Tyre”Photo courtesy of mellopix.com ‘Pericles, Prince of Tyre’ By William ShakespeareConceived…
Julius Ahn (on platform) in “Stuck Elevator”Photo by Kevin Berne ‘Stuck Elevator’ Music by Byron Au YongLibretto by Aaron JafferisDirected…
Tim Kniffin (left) and Dan Hiatt in “The Arsonists”Photo by David Allen ‘The Arsonists’ By Max Frisch (translated by Alistair…
‘Onegin’ Ballet after Alexander Pushkin’s poemChoreography by John CrankoMusic by Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky, arranged by Kurt-Heinz StolzeDesigned by Santo LoquastoSan…
‘Fallaci’ By Lawrence WrightDirected by Oskar EustisBerkeley Repertory Theatre (world premiere)March 13-April 21, 2013 Fair disclosure: Rather like the young…
Everybody knows that you can’t take it with you. But, if you are the powerful Qin Sihuang, First Emperor of…
From left, Lisa Chavez, La Tania, and Marnie Breckenridge in ‘Ainadamar’Photo by Steve Di Bartolome ‘Ainadamar’ By Osvaldo GolijovLibretto by…
Reggie Gowland and Susan Blommaert in4000 Miles” at A.C.T.Photo by Kevin Berne ‘4000 Miles’ By Amy HerzogDirected by Mark RuckerAmerican…
‘Troublemaker, or the Freakin Kick-A Adventures of Bradley Boatwright’ Written by Dan LeFrancDirected by Lila NeugebauerBerkeley Repertory Theatre (world premiere)Jan….
San Francisco Ballet company members in Helgi Tomasson’s “Nutcracker”Photo © Erik Tomasson ‘Nutcracker’ Choreography by Helgi TomassonMusic by Peter Ilyich…
Amy Kim Washke (left) plays the title role in “The White Snake”Photo by Jenny Graham ‘The White Snake’ World premiere…
Melody Moore (above) stepped into the title role of San Francisco Opera’s “Tosca” on opening night when Angela Gheorghiu became…