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Archives for April 2018

“Tinderella: The Modern Musical”

April 30, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Tinderella: The Modern MusicalRose Oser (Book), Weston Scott (Lyrics) & Christian B. Schmidt (Music) CustomMade Theatre Company & Faultline TheaterThe Cast of TinderellaTwo years ago, I raved in a review about a world premiere musical that I described as “a modern fairy tale with no happy ending guaranteed but a lot of sex and excitement getting there.”  The tight, … [Read more...] about “Tinderella: The Modern Musical”

“Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes”

April 29, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National ThemesPart One: Millennium ApproachesPart Two: PerestroikaTony KushnerBerkeley Repertory TheatreFrancesca Faridany & Randy Harrison1985.  Gay men are dying by the thousands while a president refuses to acknowledge their plight.  Some hospitals turn them away untreated; the rubber glove and facial mask industry is … [Read more...] about “Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes”

“The People in the Picture”

April 28, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

The People in the PictureIris Rainer Dart (Book & Lyrics); Mike Stoller & Artie Butler (Music)3 Below Theaters & LoungeThe Cast of The People in the PictureThat there will be an eternity through our living in the memories of those we leave behind is the uplifting promise of the inspiring, engaging, and thoroughly entertaining musical, The People in the Picture, now … [Read more...] about “The People in the Picture”

“The Mystery of Love and Sex”

April 26, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

The Mystery of Love and SexBathsheba DoranNew Conservatory Theatre CenterKenny Scott & Linda Maria GirónCharlotte and Jonny, who have been pals since they were nine, now are dormie buddies in college and about to host her parents for a ‘heatless’ dinner (aka salad and French bread sans the butter they forgot to buy).  That she is white and Jewish and he is black and … [Read more...] about “The Mystery of Love and Sex”

“Eureka Day”

April 25, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Eureka DayJonathan SpectorAurora TheatreThe Cast of Eureka DayMaybe this is a typical, kindergarten classroom; but probably most of those in America do not have posters hanging on their pristine walls showing a raised fist for “Occupy Oakland,” a sad-faced elephant proclaiming “Global Warming Is a Giant Problem,” or the definition of “eracism” (erasing the belief one race is … [Read more...] about “Eureka Day”

“Head Over Heels”

April 20, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Head Over HeelsThe Go-Gos (Songs); Jeff Whitty (Book); James Magruder (Adapter of Book)Inspired by The Arcadia by Sir Philip SidneyCurran TheatreThe Cast of Head Over Heels"What happens when a Renaissance tale of royal romance written in iambic pentameter collides head-on with the jukebox music of the 1980s all-female group, the Go-Go’s?  And what if twists and turns of … [Read more...] about “Head Over Heels”

“The Gangster of Love”

April 19, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

The Gangster of LoveJessica HagedornMagic TheatreLance Gardner & Golda SargentoTwo pairs of eyes widen to reveal mammoth rings of white around dark, darting balls as a brother and sister sway with the ocean’s waves, looking for the first signs of the Golden Gate.  While the girl’s eyes sing with wonder and excitement, the boy’s silently scream of anxiety and maybe … [Read more...] about “The Gangster of Love”

“Disruption”

April 16, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Disruption AJ Baker3Girls Theatre Company, Z Below Nancy Madden, Sally Dana & Heather GordonEven though classical music floats serenely through the attractively attired, office setting, any sense of peace and well-being is about to shatter as two execs and a lawyer enter the room clearly irritated and looking ready to go to war.  In a scene oft-repeated in today’s … [Read more...] about “Disruption”

“A Fatal Step”

April 13, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

A Fatal StepJill ViceThe MarshJill ViceMaybe the archetype goes all the way back to Eve and the apple.  Ancient models can be traced to Jezebel, Delilah, and Salome in the biblical era or Aphrodite, Helen of Troy, or Medea from the Greek and Roman myths.  Jumping millennia ahead into the 1930s and ‘40s Hollywood, the great femme fatales – “fatal women,” sometimes … [Read more...] about “A Fatal Step”

“F*ck Tinder: a love story

April 12, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

F*ck Tinder: a love storyDavid RodwinPianoFightWhen a show begins with the invitation for the San Francisco, mostly thirty-something audience to yell “Fuck Tinder” so loud that they can be heard in Oakland -- and they do -- it is clear that we are in for a wild and wooly ride.  After all, the nearly fifty-year-old guy before us declares that following a sudden, surprise … [Read more...] about “F*ck Tinder: a love story

“The Bridges of Madison County”

April 10, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

The Bridges of Madison CountyMarsha Norman (Book); Jason Robert Brown (Music & Lyrics)Based on the Novel by Robert James WallerTheatreWorks Silicon Valley Rob Robertson & Joan HessAnyone coming to TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s The Bridges of Madison County fearing the evening could drip with sappiness certainly left thinking anything but.  … [Read more...] about “The Bridges of Madison County”

“Timon of Athens”

April 6, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Timon of AthensWilliam ShakespeareCutting Ball TheaterDavid Sinaiko & Cast Members of Timon of AthensIn the heart of the troubled Tenderloin with its camped-out homeless and strewn needles and not far from the world headquarters of Twitter with its techy, invading Millennials with pocketbooks often bulging, Cutting Ball Theater opens a tragic tale written over four hundred … [Read more...] about “Timon of Athens”

“Saturday Night”

April 6, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Saturday NightJulius J. Epstein (Book); Stephen Sondheim (Music & Lyrics)42nd Street MoonThe Cast of Saturday NightWhile it is not that unusual to hear about a first-born baby arriving late, forty-three years is probably some kind of a Guinness world record.  That is exactly how long it took Stephen Sondheim’s first musical, Saturday Night, to receive its first … [Read more...] about “Saturday Night”

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