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Annunciation
To miss any Word for Word production is a great shame; to miss Lauren Groff’s “Annunciation” would be a near sin.
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Looking for a show to see soon? Here are Eddie’s recommendations for current must-see shows.
Other recent reviews
Come Back to the 5 and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean: A New Musical
TheatreWork’s 54th season-ending “Come Back to the 5 and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean: A New Musical” is a summertime must-see and deservedly to be sold-out-hit for Bay Area audiences.
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Sweat
Palo Alto Players opens a raw, gritty, honest-to-the-core production of Lynn Nottage’s “Sweat” with a cast’s performances that grab you with a firm grip, shake you to the core, and leave you a different person than when you entered Lucie Stern Theatre.
Co-Founders
“Co-founders” is a new, hip-hop musical that is a great gift by American Conservatory Theatre to the Bay Area and one where we all leave with a challenge for our own lives that “You gotta believe you can code in a new way.”
Sweet Charity
Sometimes there are so many aspects of a spectacular production that it is almost impossible to know where to begin. That is especially true for San Jose Stage Company’s current summer hit-in-the-making, “Sweet Charity.”
Next to Normal
Ray of Light stages a “Next to Normal” that boldly and unabashedly presents some of life’s darkest moments in a musical guaranteed to leave its audiences leaving with a sense of renewal and a smile amid their tears.
