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The Sorcerer
With only three chances to be entertained musically and comically, I encourage both fans and novices of Gilbert and Sullivan to grab a quick ticket and head to the Presidio Theatre this weekend (May 16-18) for a musically rich sojourn of sorcery and silliness as Lamplighters Musical Theatre presents “The Sorcerer.”
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Simple Mexican Pleasures
Eric Reyes Loo’s “Simple Mexican Pleasures” at NCTC is a fun and flamboyant way for theatre-goers to show Trump that a compelling queer story of an American with Mexican and Chinese immigrant roots is just the kind of red, white, blue and rainbow story that must be told.
Crumbs from the Table of Joy
In the intimate setting of Aurora Theatre, the sometimes hilarious, often gripping, and always heart-warming “Crumbs from the Table of Joy” by Lynn Nottage is graced by a spot-on cast whose excellence is inspired by both a poetically rich script and the ingenuous creativity and emotional depth of Elizabeth Carter’s direction.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
With a touch that has proven time and again in past productions to be as golden as Midas’, Susi Damilano has reached yet another peak in her career directing an electrically charged, beautifully conceived, and thoroughly heartwarming “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.”
Read the review The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
the aves
I always applaud any risk taken to bring a new work to the stage, but I think further development is needed for Jihae Park’s “the aves” to merit more productions beyond this initial outing at Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
Joan Crawford Superstar
With the feel of a live documentary, Intentional Theatrics’ “Joan Crawford Superstar” intriguingly provides two viewpoints of the woman who starred in eighty films spanning six decades: That of Young Joan as she starts her career in the mid-1920s as a flapper girl in silent films and of Mature Joan as she is on her death bed in 1977.
