Skeleton CrewDominique MorisseauMarin Theatre CompanyMargo Hall, Lance Gardner & Christian ThompsonFAYE: “You ‘fraid of ghosts?”DEZ: “Them assembly line ghosts? Hell yeah. ...Say them empty plants a breeding ground for ‘em.”The winter of 2008 was more than just cold and windy for Detroit. It was a time when the year-old Great Recession was blowing hard through … [Read more...] about “Skeleton Crew”
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“Our Great Tchaikovsky”
Our Great TchaikovskyHershey Felder (Book); Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Music)TheatreWorks Silicon ValleyHershey Felder The musical chameleon Hershey Felder, who has transformed himself at the keyboard body and soul from Bernstein to Beethoven to Berlin and has at least annually for the past several years taken the Bay Area by storm, returns to TheatreWorks Silicon Valley in … [Read more...] about “Our Great Tchaikovsky”
“The Santaland Diaries”
The Santaland DiariesDavid SedarisAdapted by Joe MantelloTheatreWorks Silicon ValleyMax Tachis Waking up one morning and realizing that he is thirty-three-years-old and without a job was bad enough for David Sedaris, but realizing that one actually needs a skill to gain employment was the real kick-in-the-butt for him. (“How come I’d never … [Read more...] about “The Santaland Diaries”
“Around the World in 80 Days”
Around the World in 80 DaysAdapted by Mark Brown from the Novel by Jules VerneTheatreWorks Silicon Valley The Full CastThere are times when going to the theatre should be just for the fun of it, with nothing to be learned and with no heavy messages. After the year that we in the audience have endured in 2017 with all the troubling turbulence in our political and … [Read more...] about “Around the World in 80 Days”
“The Prince of Egypt”
The Prince of EgyptStephen Schwartz (Music & Lyrics); Philip LaZebnik (Book)TheatreWorks Silicon Valley (in collaboration with Fredericia Teater, Denmark) Diluckshan Jeyaratnam & Jason Gotay Almost twenty years later, the creators of the 1998 animated film, The Prince of Egypt – Stephen Schwartz (music and lyrics) and Philip … [Read more...] about “The Prince of Egypt”
“Constellations”
ConstellationsNick PayneTheatreWorks Silicon Valley Carie Kawa & Robert Gilbert The multiple possibilities of the milestone interactions occurring over the lifetime of one couple’s relationship is the focus of Nick Payne’s Constellations, now in a regional premiere at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. There is not a minute of the … [Read more...] about “Constellations”
“The Four Immigrants: An American Musical Manga”
The Four Immigrants: An American Musical MangaMin Kahng (Book, Music & Lyrics)Based on Manga Yonin Shosei by Henry Yoshitaka KiyamaTheatreWorks Silicon Valley The Cast of The Four ImmigrantsThe story of immigrants arriving on the shores of the Golden State is told with songs that often sound as all-American as “Yankee Doodle” – songs with notes of jazz, … [Read more...] about “The Four Immigrants: An American Musical Manga”
“Hershey Felder, Beethoven”
Hershey Felder, BeethovenHershey Felder (Book); Ludwig van Beethoven (Music)TheatreWorks, Silicon ValleyHershey Felder Hershey Felder, Beethoven bursts onto the Mountain View Performing Arts Center as a full, classical concert, played magnificently by the sole performer as pianist and punctuated by a narrated story that is populated by both Beethoven and the major players of … [Read more...] about “Hershey Felder, Beethoven”
“Rags”
RagsJoseph Stein (Book); Charles Strouse (Music); Stephen Schwartz (Lyrics)TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Recent Refugees Arrive in "Rags"In 1989, a little company in Palo Alto called TheatreWorks staged a version of Rags -- a 1986, major Broadway failure -- that both helped establish the company’s national reputation as well as send the musical on a long journey of … [Read more...] about “Rags”
“Calligraphy”
CalligraphyVelina Hasu HoustonTheatreWorks Silicon Valley Emily Kuroda and Mia TaganoSo many conflicts and confrontations emerge – both those happening real time and those that happened decades – that at times Calligraphy becomes a cross between an over-dramatic soap opera and a TV sitcom. And yet, in the elegantly staged version by TheatreWorks Silicon … [Read more...] about “Calligraphy”
“Crimes of the Heart”
Crimes of the HeartBeth HenleyTheatreWorks Silicon Valley Therese Plaehn, Lizzie O'Hara & Sarah MoserThe sometimes sad, often wacky, and usually hilarious goings on in the Magrath household of 1974 Mississippi remind us that forgiveness of family foibles is the road to keeping solid the bonds that in the end, hold families together. TheatreWorks … [Read more...] about “Crimes of the Heart”
“Outside Mullingar”
Outside MullingarJohn Patrick ShanleyTheatreWorks Silicon ValleyJessica Wortham and Rod BroganLong-time paired relationships and one long time in the making are the heart and soul of John Patrick Shanley’s sweet, sentimental, and totally satisfying romantic comedy, Outside Mullingar. Nominated for 2014 Tony Award Best Play, Outside Mullingar now receives its regional … [Read more...] about “Outside Mullingar”
“Life of the Party”
Life of the PartyAndrew Lippa (Music & Lyrics)Conceived by Andrew Lippa & David BabaniTheatreWorks Silicon Valley Sally Ann Triplett, Teal Wicks, Damian Humbley & Andrew LippaTheatreWorks Silicon Valley welcomes home one whom Artistic Director Robert Kelley refers to as “family” as the company presents the U.S. premiere of Life of the … [Read more...] about “Life of the Party”
“Confederates”
ConfederatesSuzanne BradbeerTheatreWorks Silicon Valley Jessica Lynn Carroll as Maddie & Richard Prioleau as WillCould a compromising picture of a coed and a confederate flag really be just a naïve girl’s attempt to create an edgy art project, or is it just the quickly invented, convenient explanation for what was really a drunken prank, now deemed mistake? What … [Read more...] about “Confederates”
“The Velocity of Autumn”
The Velocity of AutumnEric CobleTheatreWorks Silicon ValleyMark Anderson Philips & Susan Greenhill TheatreWorks Silicon Valley is staging a truly uplifting and heart-warming production of Eric Coble’s The Velocity of Autumn that does not dwell on decline and death as much as on the freedom to act and to be as one feels compelled during whatever amount … [Read more...] about “The Velocity of Autumn”
