Get Eddie’s recommendations for shows on stage now that you should be sure not to miss.
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. With a cast that is to a person incredibly talented and a creative team that soars with their ingenuous and skilled touches galore, San Francisco Playhouse once again has a hit on its hands that probably will see weeks of sold-out performances as word spreads from the run’s initial, standing ovation audiences.
Yellow Face
After Trump’s first term’s railing against the Chinese’s role in COVID, anti-Chinese, anti-Asian feelings have reemerged in 2025 with vengeance, led by second-term Trump as cheerleader. What better moment for Shotgun Players to open a fast-paced, visually fascinating, and totally engrossing production of David Henry Hwang’s Yellow Face in which the fear and distrust of anything Chinese bumps up against opposing views about theatrical casting based on race.
The Cake
There is nothing ‘off-the-shelf’ or ‘trial-and-error’ in the fresh, fervent, and fun ingredients Director Lisa Mallette stirs into her delicious production of City Lights’ The Cake with its Grade A cast and creative team. And the final product is definitely worth Bay Area audiences devouring to its fullest.
Brigadoon
South Bay Musical Theatre in their current production of Brigadoon seeks to raise our spirits and remind us that even amidst dark times, being open to something as simple as newfound love can prove miraculous.
Otello
In a staging brimming with theatrical excellence, musical sublimity, and production mastery, West Bay Opera opens for only two weekends Verdi’s Otello — a must-see mounting and perhaps one of the best offerings in the company’s long history of producing big-stage-worthy operas in the quite intimate Lucie Stern Center of Palo Alto.
