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Madame Butterfly

Pocket Opera’s ‘Madame Butterfly” sheds new, much-needed re-interpretation that vividly allows this story of love, misunderstanding, loss, and tragedy to be told in a manner more authentic and truthful of both cultures.

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The Lehman Trilogy

San Jose Stage Company’s “The Lehman Trilogy” is immediately captivating, incredibly fascinating, and emotionally a roller-coaster as the successful pursuit of the American Dream by three immigrant brothers eventually becomes a frightening nightmare affecting the entire world.

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Salome

In West Bay Opera’s current production, Richard Strauss’ “Salome” is told with a score performed magnificently glorious and with demands more than met by the title lead in ways mind-boggling to behold and to hear.

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M. Butterfly

Based on the real-life, 1986 trial of Bernard Boursicot, David Henry Hwang’s 1988, multi-Tony-Award-winning” M. Butterfly” opens in a stunningly conceived, incredibly multi-layered, and breathtakingly acted production at San Francisco Playhouse.

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The Cherry Orchard

Whether one has seen a number of past productions on school or professional stages or if one is a Chekhov virgin, Marin Theatre’s current “The Cherry Orchard” is a century-plus classic given a wonderful dusting off that is a must-see to be savored from beginning to end.

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