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Dial M for Murder
City Lights Theatre Company kills it opening Jeffrey Hatcher’s adapted “Dial M for Murder” in a production boasting knock-’em-dead direction, casting, and creative elements resulting in a sure-fire winner.
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Other recent reviews
||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :||
In a co-production with Vineyard Theatre Company, American Conservatory Theater presents the world premiere of Eisa Davis’ “||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :||” in a production in which the exceptional musical talents of its cast of four shine forth even as their portrayed characters ride a roller coaster of teen-fueled emotions that sometimes connect them in chatter and comradery and sometimes result in eruptions and isolation.
Gods and Monsters
Three societal rejects of the late 1950’s facing much, daily prejudice who themselves share their own, deep-seeded prejudices of each other are the focus of New Conservatory Theatre Center’s West Coast premiere of Tom Mullen’s “Gods and Monsters.”
La Belle et la Bête (The Beauty and the Beast)
Fantastically blurring live stage performance with cinematic screening where reality and surrealism blend into an evening of spectacular entertainment, Opera Parallèle presents Philip Glass’ 1994 opera, “La Belle et la Bête” (“The Beauty and the Beast”) while also screening the 1946 film by Jean Cocteau of the same title.
Read the review La Belle et la Bête (The Beauty and the Beast)
Primary Trust
At the heart, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s immaculately directed, created, and performed “Primary Trust” reminds us of the critical nature of friendship and the empowering nature of mutual relationships.
Songs for a New World
Hillbarn Theatre & Conservatory strikes chords deep with its timely, touching, and thought-provoking “Songs for a New World” in a production well-worth a night at live theatre.
