The River Bride Marisela Treviño Orta City Lights Theater Company A fairy tale is supposed to have an air of magic, a sense of mystery, and a promise of “happily ever after.” Certainly Marisela Trevino Orta’s The River Bride, as directed by John R. Lewis and presented by City Lights Theater Company, meets these criteria and more. From the opening moments of this … [Read more...] about The Riverbride
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Cyrano
Cyrano Edmond Rostand, Adapted by Josh Costello Aurora Theatre Company From its premiere night in 1897 Paris when the audience was still applauding an hour after the final curtain fell, through multiple stagings on the Great White Way starring some of Broadway’s finest, and after hundreds of productions worldwide in multiple languages, Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de … [Read more...] about Cyrano
TheatreEddys Returns January 2023 … Stay Tuned for More Reviews
Dear Loyal Readers: My husband and I have been out of the country hiking, touring, and visiting friends for the past six weeks. We now are heading to our second home in Medellin, Colombia, returning in January 2023. At that time, I will once again return to my avid attendance at San Francisco Bay Area theaters and will be posting reviews galore. Thanks for your … [Read more...] about TheatreEddys Returns January 2023 … Stay Tuned for More Reviews
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder Robert L. Freedman (Book & Lyrics); Steven Lutvak (Music & Lyrics) Based on Roy Horniman’s 1907 Novel, Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal Lamplighters Music Theatre In full, formal black dress, six mourning Londoners in excellent but foreboding harmonies warn us upfront, “For those of you of weaker constitution … [Read more...] about A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Theatre Eddys Recalls Ten Bay Area Theatre Highlights, 2010-2019
Looking back over ten years of seeing nearly 1500 theatrical performances (plays, musicals, and solo shows) in the San Francisco Bay Area (and another near 500 globally), I am both pleased and surprised what productions/events are now remembered most vividly – ones that I find myself returning in order to relish the productions’ creative accomplishments. The following are what … [Read more...] about Theatre Eddys Recalls Ten Bay Area Theatre Highlights, 2010-2019
Theatre Eddys’ Top Bay Area Productions for 2019
This year, Theatre Eddys attended and reviewed 129 shows locally along with nine shows in Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and forty-two shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Of the 129 local productions that were plays, musicals, and solo performances, a top “5 E” rating was awarded to productions of 25 different companies. The most “5 E” ratings for … [Read more...] about Theatre Eddys’ Top Bay Area Productions for 2019
TheatreEddys Goes to the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival: Mini-Reviews of 42 Shows Seen
TheatreEddys Goes to the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival:Mini-Reviews of 42 Shows SeenThere is nothing in the world like the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, with the 39th edition having completed its twenty-four days of several thousand offerings each day at 554 venues (each with one to a dozen or more stages) where over 55,000 performers from all over the world performed stand-up … [Read more...] about TheatreEddys Goes to the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival: Mini-Reviews of 42 Shows Seen
“The Eddys”: Theatre Eddys’ Top Bay Area Play, Musicals & Solo Show of 2018″
Theatre Eddys Presents“The Eddys 2018”Theatre Eddys’ San Francisco Bay Area Top Theatre Productions, 2018This year, Theatre Eddys attended and reviewed 125 shows locally along with nine shows in Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Of the 125 local productions that were plays, musicals, and solo performances, a top “5 E” rating was awarded to … [Read more...] about “The Eddys”: Theatre Eddys’ Top Bay Area Play, Musicals & Solo Show of 2018″
“The Eddys: Theatre Eddys’ Top Bay Area Plays & Musicals of 2017”
Theatre Eddys Presents“The Eddys 2017”Our San Francisco Bay Area Top Theatre Productions, 2017This year, I attended with friends and family and reviewed 140 shows locally along with 11 shows in Ashland, Oregon (ten at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival) and 35 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, for a total of 189 plays and musicals seen in 2017.Of the 140 local productions that … [Read more...] about “The Eddys: Theatre Eddys’ Top Bay Area Plays & Musicals of 2017”
“Day 11, Shows 32-35: TheatreEddys Goes to the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival”
“Day 11, Shows 32-35: TheatreEddys Goes to the 2017 Fringe Festival”An Evening with an ImmigrantInua EllamsTraverse TheatrePoet, playwright, and performer Inua Ellams, wearing a t-shirt that boldly says “Never Forget to Say Thank You,” sits at the microphone before the Traverse Theatre audience to relate a story of the many years he and his family take to become legal … [Read more...] about “Day 11, Shows 32-35: TheatreEddys Goes to the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival”
“Day 10, Shows 26-31: TheatreEddys Goes to the 2017 Fringe Festival”
“Day 10, Shows 26-31: TheatreEddys Goes to the 2017 Fringe Festival”Hats Off to Laurel and HardyPhilip HutchinsonLucky Dog Theatre ProductionsSweet Grassmarket“Gee if I hadn’t seen you, I wouldn’t have recognized you.” For any fan of Laurel and Hardy, that is just one of many lines that can still bring a nostalgic laugh — funny now as always. Standing before us are … [Read more...] about “Day 10, Shows 26-31: TheatreEddys Goes to the 2017 Fringe Festival”
“Day 9, Shows 24 & 25: TheatreEddys Goes to the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival”
“Day 9, Shows 24 & 25: TheatreEddys Goes to the 2017 Fringe Festival”AdamFrancis PoetNational Theatre of ScotlandTraverse Theatre“Can the soul of a man be trapped in the body of a woman?” With that one-line question typed into the world of the Internet, a young person from Alexandria, Egypt born in the wrong body form and now seeking refuge in a non-welcoming England … [Read more...] about “Day 9, Shows 24 & 25: TheatreEddys Goes to the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival”
“Day 8, Shows 20-23: TheatreEddys Goes to the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival”
“Day 8, Shows 20-23: TheatreEddys Goes to the 2017 Fringe Festival”Gypsy QueenRob WardHope Theatre CompanyAssemblyInto an arena most known for its machoism, bravado, and physical feats of strength and fitness, Rob Ward places two boxers who develop a love between them that runs counter to the extreme homophobia so prevalent in that world. One is out already; one is not … [Read more...] about “Day 8, Shows 20-23: TheatreEddys Goes to the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival”
“Day 7, Shows 17-19: TheatreEddys Goes to the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival”
“Day 7, Shows 17-19: TheatreEddys Goes to the 2017 Fringe Festival”From Ibiza to the Norfolk BroadsAdrian BerryPleasanceA father he has not seen nor heard from since he was two and a famed, gender-fluid rock star he has never met nor seen in live performance have shaped who Martin is as he now turns eighteen. A loner who has a severe eating disorder and sometimes does not … [Read more...] about “Day 7, Shows 17-19: TheatreEddys Goes to the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival”
“Day 4, Shows 9-12: TheatreEddys Goes to 2017 Edinburgh Fringe”
“Day 4 Shows 9-12: TheatreEddys at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival”Black MountainBrad BirohA Paines Plough, Theatre Clwyd & Orange Tree Theatre ProductionSummerhallA retreat into a mountain cabin might be just the spot for any couple having a bump in their relationship to spend a couple days and work things out. The sound of birds in the surrounding woods; a hike … [Read more...] about “Day 4, Shows 9-12: TheatreEddys Goes to 2017 Edinburgh Fringe”
