AubergineJulia ChoBerkeley Repertory TheatreSab Shimono & Tim KangA small, homegrown carrot; specially bought bread fried in butter and topped with warmed pastrami; multi-colored eggplants the size of golf balls; a soup of turtle, cabbages, and scallions; even a bowl of cheap ramen or a plate of cold fried chicken: What is it about each that elicits sweet, even … [Read more...] about “Aubergine”
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The Hypocrites’ “Pirates of Penzance”
The Hypocrites’ Pirates of PenzanceW.S. Gilbert (Book); Arthur Sullivan (Music)Adapted by Sean Graney; co-adapted by Kevin O’DonnellBerkeley Repertory Theatre Matt Kahler as Major-General with Other Hypocrites CastDodging flying beach balls, stepping over ice chests and around kid’s swimming pools full of rubber duckies, and often stopping by the straw-roofed tiki-hut for … [Read more...] about The Hypocrites’ “Pirates of Penzance”
“Amélie: A New Musical”
Amélie: A New MusicalCraig Lucas (Book)Daniel Messé (Music)Nathan Tysen & Daniel Messé (Lyrics)Berkeley Repertory TheatreSamantha Barks as Amélie & CastIf evaluating on a series of 1-10 scales such as ‘quirky,’ ‘imaginative,’ and ‘eye-popping,’ anyone would be hard pressed not to rate Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s world premiere Amélie: A New Musical 10+ on each. … [Read more...] about “Amélie: A New Musical”
“One Man, Two Guvnors”
One Man, Two GuvnorsRichard Bean(Based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo GoldoniWith songs by Grant Olding)Berkeley Repertory Theatre Roda Theatre, BerkeleyEven from the lobby of Berkeley’s Roda Theatre, delightful, fun-sounding music from some unseen band fills the air as we enter to see Richard Bean’s One Man, Two Guvnors. Once inside the auditorium, we see … [Read more...] about “One Man, Two Guvnors”
“Colossal”
“Colossal”Andrew HinderakerDallas Theatre Center, Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre: Dallas, TXIt is 2 p.m., and the lobby-waiting audience finally begins its descent into the lower-floor theatre for the afternoon’s matinee. Reverberating ever more loudly are the beats and crashes of drums and cymbals. As we turn the corner at stair’s end, we make our way around the end … [Read more...] about “Colossal”
