Get Eddie’s recommendations for shows on stage now that you should be sure not to miss.
The Lunchbox
Set in the bustling city of Mumbai, The Lunchbox overflows with the colors, the sounds, the mixture of cultures and customs, and especially the music of modern-day India. With a cast full of Broadway and national-touring veterans of Indian heritage under the direction of Tony Award winner Rachel Chavkin (Hadestown), Berkeley Rep’s The Lunchbox is a must-see of a new musical that already has the look, sound, and feel of a future Broadway hit.
Becoming a Man
Z Space’s Becoming a Man is a brutally honest portrayal of not just the many moments of euphoria that Carl experiences in finally being on the outside the person he always felt he was on the inside, the play also lays out in no-holes-barred terms the dark and dangerous parts of his journey of transitioning — especially in negotiating the reactions of the world around him who are not ready yet to transition to the new Carl.
Shakespeare Over My Shoulder
With a stellar cast that the Bard (or Bards) would die for and under the playwright’s own watchful and astute eye as director (as well as with his tongue-in-cheek impulses), Shakespeare Over My Shoulder is a play “such as dreams are made of.”
In the Heights
SBMT has gathered from all across the San Francisco Bay Area an exceptionally talented cast of thirty that is diverse in every imaginable dimension, resulting in a production of In the Heights that should be a must-see by everyone who loves and treasures the rich traditions, heritages, and contributions of our nation’s immigrant roots.
