Theatre Eddys Presents “The Eddys”Our San Francisco Bay Area Top Theatre Productions, 2016The Eddys: Ed Jones (Of Blessed Memory) & Eddie ReynoldsFor Theatre Eddys, 2016 was a record-breaking, heart-breaking year. Even as one half of the “Eddys” was on increasingly debilitating chemotherapy regimen before beginning ten weeks of hospice care, Eddie and Ed attended … [Read more...] about “The Eddys”: Theatre Eddys’ Top Theatrical Picks for 2016, San Francisco Bay Area
TheatreEddys on Pause Until January 2017 to Mourn Loss
Dear TheatreEddys Readers:Edwin Brent Jones, 1958-2016I will not be reviewing any more plays through the rest of 2016 in order to mourn the loss of my dear husband, Edwin (Ed) Brent Jones, who died Sunday, November 20, 2016, after a brave, hard-fought, seven-year battle with colorectal cancer. In Jewish tradition, I will take the next month to pause normal activity and to … [Read more...] about TheatreEddys on Pause Until January 2017 to Mourn Loss
“The King and I”
The King and IRichard Rodgers (Music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (Lyrics & Book)Based upon the novel Anna and the King by Margaret LandonSHNJose Llana & Laura Michelle KellyWhen a gloriously played overture pours forth hit after hit right out of the Great American Songbook, there is no doubt that the musical to follow is likely to be an evening to be savored. If the … [Read more...] about “The King and I”
“The Sound of Music”
The Sound of MusicRichard Rodgers (Music) & Oscar Hammerstein II (Lyrics)Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse (Book)Broadway San JoseKerstin Anderson as 'Maria Rainer' and the von Trapp Children: Iris Davies (Brigitta), Anika Lore Hatch (Gretl), Austin Levine (Kurt), Kyla Carter (Marta), Ashley Brooke (Louisa), Roy Gantz (Friedrich), Paige Silvester (Liesl)For many in … [Read more...] about “The Sound of Music”
“Baker Street”
Baker StreetJerome Coopersmith (Book) Marian Grudeff & Raymond Jessel (Music & Lyrics)Adapted from Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle42nd Street MoonMichael Monagle (as Sherlock Holmes) & Dan Seda (as Dr. Watson)San Francisco is so lucky to have a theatre company like 42ndStreet Moon whose key mission is to revive forgotten, rarely-if-ever-performed musicals – some … [Read more...] about “Baker Street”
“The Diary of Anne Frank”
The Diary of Anne FrankFrances Goodrich & Albert HackettNewly Adapted by Wendy Kesselman(Based upon Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl)Palo Alto Players Roneet Aliza Rahamim (Anne) and Cast of "The Diary of Anne Frank"For a while, we forget the family’s eventual demise as we settle down to watch The Diary of Anne Frank emerge from the pages on which the Anne in … [Read more...] about “The Diary of Anne Frank”
“The Lion King”
The Lion KingElton John & Tim Rice (Music & Lyrics)Roger Allers & Irene Mecchi (Book)Lebo M., Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor, Hans Zimmer (Additional Music & Lyrics)SHNBuyi Zamu as RafikiNineteen years and still running on both Broadway and in Tokyo. Eighteen years in the West End of London and sixteen years in Hamburg, Germany. Extended runs … [Read more...] about “The Lion King”
“Major Barbara”
Major BarbaraGeorge Bernard ShawPear Theatre Michael Saenz & Monica CappucciniFor those who have never seen Shaw’s Major Barbara, Pear Street’s current rendering is certainly going to remind them why the Nobel prize winner for literature is in fact one of the past century’s greatest and most loved playwrights as well as introduce them to one his most loved … [Read more...] about “Major Barbara”
“The Hard Problem”
The Hard ProblemTom StoppardAmerican Conservatory Theatre Dan Clegg as Spike & Brenda Meaney as HilaryWhen a baby is born, does the human come into the world ready to put the welfare of others ahead of self; or is the infant already geared up to look out for self above all else? Is the consciousness that the baby-turned-toddler-turned-child eventually acquires a … [Read more...] about “The Hard Problem”
“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Edward Albee Shotgun PlayersDavid Sinaiko, Josh Schell, Megan Trout & Beth WilmurtTruth or illusion? A marriage based on some sort of perverted but still very real love or one condemned to be a no-exit hell of gotcha games and daily battles? For over fifty years, audiences have returned time and again to see if the latest … [Read more...] about “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
“A Few Good Men”
A Few Good MenAaron SorkinHillbarn Theatre Brad Satterwhite & Thomas GorrebeeckMany audience members probably arrive at Hillbarn Theatre's A Few Good Men with Tom Cruise, Jack Nicolson, and Demi Moore in their mind’s eyes in the roles of Kaffee, Jessup, and Galloway. The wonderful aspect of live theatre and of a production so well cast, directed, and … [Read more...] about “A Few Good Men”
“Casa Valentina”
Casa ValentinaHarvey FiersteinNew Conservatory Theatre CenterThe Cast of "Ladies" of "Casa Valentina"The tall, curly-headed twenty-something with boyish face is greeted at the door of the bungalow inn by hostess Rita, “Grab a dish towel, and make your dreams come true.” Later her husband George adds, “Welcome to the best weekend of your life.” With tentative … [Read more...] about “Casa Valentina”
“Outside Mullingar”
Outside MullingarJohn Patrick ShanleyTheatreWorks Silicon ValleyJessica Wortham and Rod BroganLong-time paired relationships and one long time in the making are the heart and soul of John Patrick Shanley’s sweet, sentimental, and totally satisfying romantic comedy, Outside Mullingar. Nominated for 2014 Tony Award Best Play, Outside Mullingar now receives its regional … [Read more...] about “Outside Mullingar”
“Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
Hedwig and the Angry InchJohn Cameron Mitchell (Book); Stephen Trask (Music & Lyrics)SHN Darren Criss as HedwigAs one of the most recently anticipated arrivals of a major touring musical, Hedwig and the Angry Inch explodes in full fury on the SHN Golden Gate stage with two hometown stars reprising their celebrated roles from Broadway. Darren Criss and Lena Hall play … [Read more...] about “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
“It Can’t Happen Here”
It Can’t Happen HereAdapted by Tony Taccone & Bennett S. CohenFrom the Novel by Sinclair LewisBerkeley Repertory TheatreThe Cast of It Can't Happen HereOn an immense wooden floor surrounded by tall brick walls, a group of Ft. Beulah, Vermont townspeople of all shapes, colors, and sizes gathers to set the 1936 scene in the U.S: race riots in cities across the land, the … [Read more...] about “It Can’t Happen Here”
