Nancy S. BishopChicago,
"The Originalist" profiles one term in the career of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. The Court Theatre production, directed by Molly Smith, proves that although Scalia may have been a “monster,” as his opponents called him (to his ...
Josh BaxtSan Diego,
A Thousand Splendid Suns is a poignant tale about how women have suffered in Afghanistan under a patriarchal culture and a series of repressive regimes. It’s an important story, but in this case, it’s weighed down by the sheer ...
Emily S. MendelBerkeley,
Heidi Schreck, talented award-winning playwright (“Grand Concourse”) TV writer (“Billions”), and Obie award-winning actress (“Drum Of The Waves Of Horikawa”) returns to Berkeley with an appealing extemporization that wafts between a recitation of her scholarship-winning high school speech about the ...
A new musical by David Henry Hwang
Music by: Jeanine Tesori
Karen WeinsteinLos Angeles,
I must admit to having looked forward to seeing a new work by David Henry Hwang -- “M. Butterfly” and “Yellow Face” stand out in my mind – I have loved every one I have seen. But I also must ...
David E. MorenoBerkeley,
“One donut short of a dozen.”
Robert Lepage enters the stage with the houselights up and casually begins talking to the audience as if to remind us where the exits are. But instead starts dispassionately talking about ...
Emily S. MendelBerkeley,
It’s difficult to see Berkeley Rep’s impressive and astute new production of Tony Kushner’s Pulitzer Prize-winning two-part epic, “Angels in America: a Gay Fantasia on National Themes,” without revisiting the early days of AIDS in the San Francisco Area, ...
An Indiegogo campaign to produce this backstage drama/comedy
Andrew OsborneLos Angeles,
"This is funny as f*ck."
That was the reaction of Lance Guest (star of 1984's "The Last Starfighter") to a recent workshop reading of "Special", an original comedy scheduled for production this coming December at Theatre ...
Emily S. MendelBerkeley,
Talented playwright Jonathan Spector has achieved the almost impossible. He’s created an exceptional play that is laugh-out-loud funny, yet with an intelligent and introspective perspective. On an external level, “Eureka Day” is a hilarious send-up ...
Emily S. MendelSan Francisco,
In San Francisco for only a few weeks before it premieres on Broadway this summer, “Head Over Heels” is an infectiously funny, lively and smart upbeat musical with lots of glitz and pizzazz.
Originally conceived by Tony winner ...
Nancy S. BishopChicago,
Paul (Joel Reitsma) is a rock star, with rock star habits and ego. He’s now in Moscow, nearing the end of a long tour and faced with going home to London. He and Johnny, his bandmate, (played by Dushane Casteallo) ...
