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Yellow Face
How lucky is the Bay Area for Shotgun Players to open a locally produced, most excellent production of David Henry Hwang’s compelling “Yellow Face” just as the play’s 2024 revival on Broadway has also garnered multiple Tony nominations to be awarded during Shotgun’s already-extended run.
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To My Girls
What better way to get ready the Gay Pride month of June than to enjoy a quick trip to Palm Springs for New Conservatory Theatre Center’s “To My Girls” by JC Lee.
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.”
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.”
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