Late CompanyJordan TannahillNew Conservatory Theatre CenterBaela Tinsley, Cheryl Smity, Desiree Tinsley, Lawrence Radecker & Kenneth Heaton The announced menu for the dinner party includes a main course of healing and reconciliation; but as the meal progresses, the dessert begins to look like a food fight full of accusations peppered by cradled secrets, unspoken … [Read more...] about “Late Company”
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“Seascape”
SeascapeEdward AlbeeAmerican Conservatory TheaterSean Gallagher, Ellen McLaughlin & James CarpenterEven before the grand, gold curtains of the Geary Theatre open, sounds of an ocean’s waves permeate around us, punctuated by the cries of sea gulls overhead. A beach and its sea grass spills into the laps of the first row of audience members – a beach that grows into … [Read more...] about “Seascape”
“Frost/Nixon”
Frost/NixonPeter MorganTheatreWorks Silicon Valley Jeremy Webb, Allen McCullough & CastA sweaty upper lip that many believe helped sink his first presidential bid. A resignation announced in his West Wing office in order to avoid sure impeachment. Raised, waving arms with fingers of both hands in a “V” – in the past given in both victory and … [Read more...] about “Frost/Nixon”
“Crazy for You”
Crazy for YouGeorge Gershwin (Music), Ira Gershwin (Lyrics); Ken Ludwig (Book)Bay Area MusicalsThe Cast of Crazy for YouChoreography that dares you not to tap your own toes. Comedy full of corn that is impossible not to laugh out loud – and I do mean loud. A love triangle where two of the three are the same person. And the Gershwin Brothers’ songs plucked from … [Read more...] about “Crazy for You”
“Girls Kill Nazis”
Girls Kill NazisJames KoppPear TheatreJennifer Sorkin-Kopp, Heather Mae Steffen, Diane Tasca, Stephanie Crowley, and Jim JohnsonThe Nancy Wake Book Club meets every Friday night in the oldest continually operating library in Arizona, the Copper Queen Library of Bisbee, Arizona. Named after a famous, French resistance fighter of World War II, the club has just two … [Read more...] about “Girls Kill Nazis”
“Men on Boats”
Men on BoatsJaclyn BackhausAmerican Conservatory TheatreThe Cast of Men on BoatsEvery day as we travel through our city streets, down our highways, and across our bridges, we encounter names that we mostly have no idea who the person being honored actually was. Most of the time, we do not even wonder. But behind many of those nomenclatures are forgotten stories of … [Read more...] about “Men on Boats”
“Cardboard Piano”
Cardboard PianoHansol JungNew Conservatory Theatre CenterGabriella Momah, Howard Johnson, Megan Timpane & Dane TroyFor anyone who grew up in a Southern Baptist church (and then left forever), the hymn “Just As I Am” will strike a deep and perhaps uneasy chord. The slow, soulful tune will surely bring back memories of the congregation singing the “invitational hymn” … [Read more...] about “Cardboard Piano”
“graveyard shift”
graveyard shiftKorde Arrington TuttleSan Francisco PlayhouseRondrell McCormick & Sam JacksonFrom the beginning, it is clear that the two, separate stories running in parallel -- seamlessly shifting from one to the other on the same stage without a pause – are at some point bound to collide. As we get to know an young, African American couple trying to sort out a … [Read more...] about “graveyard shift”
“The Mystery of Edwin Drood”
The Mystery of Edwin DroodRupert Holmes (Book, Music & Lyrics)Guggenheim Entertainment & 3 Below Theatres and Lounge The Cast of The Mystery of Edwin DroodGuggenheim Entertainment is now staging at its 3 Below Theatres and Lounge an rip-roaring, rambunctious, and riotous The Mystery of Edwin Drood -- Rupert Holmes’ 1985 musical that garnered five Tony Awards out of … [Read more...] about “The Mystery of Edwin Drood”
“The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas”
The Best Little Whorehouse in TexasLarry L. King & Peter Masterson (Book); Carol Hall (Music & Lyrics)Based on a Story by Larry L. King42nd Street MoonDyan McBride as Miss Mona with Her GirlsSometimes, real life can actually be more fantastical than fiction. Such is the case of the history of the Chicken Ranch in La Grange, Texas – a brothel that operated from … [Read more...] about “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas”
“Acid Test: The Many Reincarnations of Ram Dass”
Acid Test: The Many Reincarnations of Ram DassLynne KaufmanThe MarshWarren David KeithCarrying his upturned, paralyzed hand with both proud dignity and obvious discomfort, the old gentleman enters limping with a smile genuine and glowing while his words creep out slowly. “Thank you for being here ... now.” Explaining that “I was stroked,” he continues to describe … [Read more...] about “Acid Test: The Many Reincarnations of Ram Dass”
“Red Scare on Sunset”
Red Scare on SunsetCharles BuschNew Conservatory Theatre CenterJ. Conrad Frank & Nancy FrenchWith the red-headed, red-lipped looks and antics when she’s happy of Lucille Ball’s Lucy and the snarls and evil eyes of Bette Davis’s Sweet Charlotte when she’s not, Hollywood starlet of 1951 Mary Dale swishes about in petticoat-packed skirts that Donna Reed would have died to … [Read more...] about “Red Scare on Sunset”
“The Legend of Georgia McBride”
The Legend of Georgia McBrideMatthew LopezLos Altos Stage Company Michael Weiland, Jeffrey Scott Adair & Michael SaenzLos Altos Stage Company opens its season with Matthew Lopez’s 2015 rib-tickling, heart-warming comedy, The Legend of Georgia McBride -- a play brimming with multi-colored wigs, false eyelashes, and size 13 high heels. With the kind of frivolity and … [Read more...] about “The Legend of Georgia McBride”
“Tarzan’
TarzanPhil Collins (Music & Lyrics); David Henry Hwang (Book)Palo Alto PlayersJimmy Mason, Jessica LaFever & the Cast of TarzanEven before the first note of the Phil Collins (music and lyrics) and David Henry Hwang (book) musical Tarzan is sounded, Director Patrick Klein and his cast – one that includes a dozen or so gorillas of all sizes, shapes, and ages -- have … [Read more...] about “Tarzan’
“Kiss”
KissGuillermo CalderónShotgun PlayersRasha Mohamed, Roneet Aliza Rahamin, Elissa Beth Stebbins, Wiley Naman Strasser & Phil Wong How many of us gloss over the almost daily headlines that have been on the inner pages of our newspapers or deep in the online news feeds for the past five years about the civil war in Syria? How many of us hardly notice any more a … [Read more...] about “Kiss”
