Nightmare or revelation? It's Cambodian Rock Band, and it rocks by Chad Jones

ABOVE: The cast of Lauren Yee's Cambodian Rock Band at Berkeley Repertory Theatre includes (from left) Joseph Ngo, Abraham Kim, Geena Quintos and Moses Villarama. BELOW: Ngo and Francis Jue.…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 3:37pm on March 2, 2023[SHARE]

Dear San Francisco still charms, dazzles by Chad Jones

The human-scale circus acts in Dear San Francisco are as captivating as ever as the show continues to evolve in its second year at Club Fugazi. Photos courtesy of Dear San Francisco and Club…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 3:21pm on February 25, 2023[SHARE]

SIX sicks sexy exxies on Henry for histo-remix by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Olivia Donalson (center) as Anna of Cleves in the North American tour of SIX, part of the BroadwaySF season at the Orpheum Theatre. BELOW: The cast revives the six wives of King Henry…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 3:10pm on February 23, 2023[SHARE]

At Marin Theatre Company, these Supremes sing of Justice by Chad Jones

ABOVE: The cast of Justice: A New Musical at Marin Theatre Company includes (from left) Karen Murphy as Sandra Day O'Connor, Stephanie Prentice as Sonia Sotomayor and Lynda DiVito as Ruth Ba…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 1:29pm on February 22, 2023[SHARE]

Murder, family meld in Chen's Headlands at ACT by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Johnny M. Wu as George (left), Phil Wong as Henry (center) and Erin Mei-Ling Stuart as Leena in the West Coast premiere of Christopher Chen's The Headlands, running at ACT's Toni Remb…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 2:03pm on February 16, 2023[SHARE]

On Wednesdays we wear pink and kvetch about Mean Girls by Chad Jones

ABOVE: The cast of the Mean Girls national tour includes (from left) English Bernhardt as Cady Heron, Jasmine Rogers as Gretchen Wieners, Nadina Hassan as Regina George and Morgan Ashley Bry…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 2:52pm on February 2, 2023[SHARE]

Stage, not screen, is the place for Evan Hansen by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Anthony Norman (left) is Evan Hansen in the 2022-23 North American tour of Dear Evan Hansen. Also in the cast are (from left) John Hemphill as Larry Murphy, Lili Thomas as Cynthia Mur…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 5:32pm on January 27, 2023[SHARE]

Pain and strife sandwiched by laughs in Berkeley Rep's Clyde's by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Cyndii Johnson is Letitia and Wesley Guimarães is Rafael in Lynn Nottage's Tony Award-nominated play Clyde's, at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. BELOW: (from left) Louis Reyes McWillia…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 2:24pm on January 26, 2023[SHARE]

A Beauty awakes, Panto style, at the Presidio by Chad Jones

ABOVE: The cast of Sleeping Beauty, the second annual holiday Panto at the Presidio Theatre. BELOW: Cast members include (from left), Phoebe Angeni as Major Major, Scott Reardon as Embarkade…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 3:42pm on December 26, 2022[SHARE]

Giving up the musical ghost in ghastly Beetlejuice by Chad Jones

ABOVE: The cast of the Beetlejuice national tour includes (from left) Britney Coleman as Barbara, Will Burton as Adam, Isabella Esler as Lydia and Justin Collette as Beetlejuice. BELOW: (fro…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 5:24pm on December 16, 2022[SHARE]

Chilling winds blow through thrilling Wuthering Heights by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Leah Brotherhead is Catherine and Liam Tamne is Heathcliff in the West Coast premiere of Wise Children's Wuthering Heights at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. BELOW: (from left) Brotherhea…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 3:13pm on November 23, 2022[SHARE]

On thin ice with Disney's stage Frozen by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Caroline Bowman (left) is Elsa and Lauren Nicole Chapman is Anna with the company of the North American tour of Disney's Frozen at the Orpheum Theatre as part of the BroadwaySF season…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 2:03pm on November 22, 2022[SHARE]

Irresistible Temptations abound in Ain't Too Proud by Chad Jones

ABOVE: The cast of the National Touring Company of Ain't Too Proud includes (from left) Harrell Holmes Jr., Elijah Ahmad Lewis, Jalen Harris, Marcus Paul James and James T. Lane BELOW: Ain't…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 3:58pm on November 11, 2022[SHARE]

Bill Irwin clowns around with Beckett by Chad Jones

Bill Irwin dives into the work of a favorite writer in On Beckett, part of the American Conservatory Theater at the Toni Rembe Theater. Photo by Craig Schwartz About five years ago, the grea…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 4:59pm on October 20, 2022[SHARE]

Alanis and her Jagged Little musical by Chad Jones

Above: Lauren Chanel (center) and the company of the North American Tour of Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill, part of the BroadwaySF season at the Golden Gate Theatre. BELOW: Heidi Bli…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 3:15pm on October 14, 2022[SHARE]

Brian Copeland zeroes in on single parenting in Grandma & Me by Chad Jones

ABOVE: The Marsh presents Brian Copeland's Grandma & Me: An Ode to Single Parents, the new solo show by the award-winning playwright and performer. Photo by Marcus L. Jackson Photography…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 2:30pm on October 10, 2022[SHARE]

Climb aboard ACT's dazzling Passengers by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Andrew Sumner and Beto Freitas in Passengers , from The 7 Fingers, at American Conservatory Theater's newly christened Toni Rembe Theater, through Oct. 9. BELOW: Santiago Rivera (cent…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 1:20pm on September 28, 2022[SHARE]

Mockingbird can still soar in stage revision by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Richard Thomas (left) is Atticus Finch and Yaegel T. Welch is Tom Robinson in Aaron Sorkin's stage adaptation of the Harper Lee novel To Kill a Mockingbird at the Golden Gate Theatre …

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 5:22pm on September 16, 2022[SHARE]

ripple makes waves at Berkeley Rep by Chad Jones

ABOVE: The cast of Berkeley Rep's world-premiere play the ripple, the wave that carried me home includes (left to right) Christiana Clark as Janice, Brianna Buckley as Gayle, Ronald L. Conne…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 2:08pm on September 15, 2022[SHARE]

Yes it can-can can! Moulin Rouge! The Musical spins into SF by Chad Jones

ABOVE: The cast of the North American Tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, now at the Orpheum Theatre as part of the BroadwaySF season. BELOW: Courtney Reed as Satine and Conor Ryan as Christi…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 9:25pm on September 10, 2022[SHARE]

A gorgeous Goddess descends at Berkeley Rep by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Amber Iman (front) is Nadira in the world-premiere musical Goddess directed by Saheem Ali, book by Jocelyn Bioh, music and lyrics by Michael Thurber at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Als…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 3:30pm on August 25, 2022[SHARE]

The great Oklahoma! bloodbath by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Christopher Bannow (center left) is Jud Fry, Sean Grandillo (center) is Curly and Sasha Hutchings (right) is Laurey in the national tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! BELOW: …

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 3:53pm on August 18, 2022[SHARE]

Is that a blaster in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? by Chad Jones

A scene from the burlesque parody The Empire Strips Back at the Great Star Theatre in San Francisco's Chinatown. Below: A Stormtrooper with a different plan of attack. Photos by Kevin Berne …

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 9:54pm on July 24, 2022[SHARE]

Bright, shiny Prom arrives in time for Pride by Chad Jones

Above: The national touring company of The Prom, a lively musical about a lesbian teen in Indiana, is at the Golden Gate Theatre as part of the BroadwaySF season. Below: Kaden Kearney (left)…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 3:15pm on June 23, 2022[SHARE]

In the uneasy room with Dana H. by Chad Jones

Jordan Baker is Dana H. in Berkeley Repertory Theatre's West Coast premiere of Lucas Hnath's Dana H., directed by Les Waters. Photos by Calvin Nguy/Berkeley Rep The premise of Lucas Hnath's …

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 1:58pm on June 15, 2022[SHARE]