130 stories by "Chuck Louden"
TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE…AND FUNNY Now playing at San Francisco Playhouse, Fat Ham is James Ijames' Pulitzer Prize-winning and Tony-nominated riff on Hamlet"but this is no brooding royal …
STITCHING TOGETHER BEAUTY AND HORROR: SF BALLET'S ELECTRIFYING FRANKENSTEIN San Francisco Ballet's Frankenstein, a co-production with The Royal Ballet of London, had its world premiere in Lo…
ASHES TO ASHES, PIXIE DUST TO PIXIE DUST Academy Award-nominated actor, playwright, and former Bay Area resident Colman Domingo's semi-autobiographical dramedy, Wild With Happy, is having it…
AUDACIOUS AND FUN MUSICAL TAKES ON REALITY TV Last Wednesday, A.C.T. opened an extremely likeable, engaging and entertaining musical telling one of the tried-and-true stories of the 21st cen…
CABS, COKE AND COMING OUT: PEARL ONG'S JOYRIDE THROUGH SF At The Marsh Theater, Pearl Ong"who describes herself as a "former Hong Kong Princess, pot-smoking and coke-snorting lesbian"is perf…
PUSH/PULL PACKS A PUNCH Berkeley's Central Works is known for offering local Bay Area writers workshops and the opportunity for new playwrights to debut their works on stage with an audience…
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR RISES AGAIN. ROCK ON. Rock operas don't come much more iconic than Jesus Christ Superstar, and Berkeley Playhouse's electric new production makes it feel as urgent and…
A SUSPENSEFUL ONE-MAN MURDER MYSTERY The Gay community in San Francisco was shocked and terrified by a series of murders between 1974-75 committed by a serial killer known as "The Doodler." …
Currently playing at The New Conservatory Theater, Francis Grey and the Case of His Dead Boyfriend is a whirlwind one-man mystery that fuses elements of classic whodunits, camp, film noir, a…
THE THING ABOUT GREAT THEATER Directed by Tyne Rafaeli, Berkeley Rep's world premiere production of The Thing About Jellyfish delivers an emotionally resonant adaptation of Ali Benjamin's be…
San Francisco Ballet opened its season last weekend with Manon"the first in its "British Icons" series"a sumptuous and heartbreaking ballet by Sir Kenneth MacMillan. Based on Abbé Prévost'…
A SPONTANEOUS MOCKERY OF JUSTICE, INDEED Now on for a short run through January 26 at Walnut Creek's Lesher Theater, Synergy Theater brings an improvised spoof of the iconic TV series Law &a…
THIS TRULY IS HOLIDAY JOY Now playing this holiday season through January 5, 2025, down by The Embarcadero: The circus is in town. But not just any circus. Circus Bella, in a colorful Big To…
HOLIDAY CHEESE The Transcendence Theatre Company is based out of Sonoma County and is known for putting on live theater productions usually in the summer, often in actual wineries. They have…
A.C.T. ASKS US TO PONDER "WHY NOT" " BUT AFTER THIS UPDATED CAROL YOU'LL BE SCREAMING "WHY?!" Last holiday season, American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) announced that, after over 40 years,…
WITH ROTIMI AGBABIAKA KILLING IT AS PIRATE CAPTAIN HOOK, IT'S NO WONDER WHY THIS PETER PAN IS SUCH A TREASURE This holiday season, The Presidio Theater presents the fourth incarnation of Pan…
A CABARET IN THE HEART OF THE CASTRO Cabaret is a masterpiece of American musical theater that has been presented in a vast variety of musical and physical shapes and sizes since its premier…
This perennial favorite is back for its 19th year. This "drag" version of classic holiday-themed Golden Girls episodes seems to grow in popularity every year. Since its inception in 2005 whe…
WEAVING TOGETHER THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE With our post election blues, and immigration becoming a hot button issue again, Jaja's African Hair Braiding sends a message of love, hope and fami…
"HOW LUCKY YOU ARE" TO SEE SEUSSICAL No one does youth and family theater better in the Bay Area than The Berkeley Playhouse. Everything they offer features classic and family friendly shows…
Club Oasis, San Francisco's premiere drag and cabaret theater showcases the best of Bay Area's queer community's talent, from fresh performers to campy remakes of pop culture and TV shows (t…
EXPLORING THE GULF IN A RELATIONSHIP New Conservatory Theater is premiering in it's West Coast debut, Audrey Cefaly's 2017 play The Gulf " An Elegy. This intense one-act two-hander traces th…
IT TAKES DAN HOYLE TO CREATE GREAT JOURNALISTIC THEATER San Franciscans pride themselves on their open mindedness towards all walks of life and outlooks. But do we really listen objectively …
THIS MUSICAL IS A GOLDRUSHER Post Pandemic, New Conservatory Theatre Center is continuing to branch out in its selection of theater offerings. Primarily known for stories about gay men, comi…
CHOIR BOYS TO MEN Shotgun Players in Berkeley is presenting the Bay Area premiere of the Tony-nominated play, Choir Boy. It's a fine fit. This one-year chronicle of a distinguished African-A…
