Millennial Notes Lin-Manuel Miranda Celebrates Slice of U.S. Immigrant Life by Rosa Leither Calling Center REP's production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit musical "In the Heights" merely "pheno…
Millennial Notes Gloria Bond Clunie's Lyrics Encourage Kids to Dance by Rosa Leither Giraffes Can't Dance, a picture book by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees, has been a family favorite sin…
Millennial Notes Woodson, Reagon, Davis Offer Musical Gift to Parents, Kids by Rosa del Duca "The Day You Begin!" is the day you start to tell your special stories, unique to you. That is th…
Millennial Notes Dave Malloy Links Romantic Fantasy to Invasion of Russia by Rosa Del Duca You are encouraged to order a decadent cocktail before finding your seat at "Natasha, Pierre & …
Millennial Notes Kevin Landesman's Inventive Set Steals the Show by Rosa del Duca There is magic in Bay Area Children's Theatre's "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe." When intrepid Lu…
Millennial Notes Willie Reale Takes a Big Leap for Kids by Rosa del Duca We arrive at Frog and Toad's front doors in the Spring. Three birds dressed like French airline stewardesses spill th…
Nina Meehan Creates Baby Bus Driver School by Rosa del Duca From the start, it's clear parents and toddlers are in for an interactive experience at Bay Area Children's Theatre's latest produ…
Austin Zumbro Creates Layers of Fun by Rosa del Duca As a parent, I'm constantly thinking about how my toddler is interpreting her experiences. Â Often, she comes up with drastically diffe…
Millennial Notes Quick & Meehan Turn Toddler Book into Wacky World by Rosa del Duca If you're familiar with Hervé Tullet's award-winning picture book Press Here, you can understand my s…
Millennial Notes Jerry Zaks & Betty Buckley Make a Perfect Match by Rosa del Duca "It's going to be so colorful," a woman gushed before the curtain rose on "Hello, Dolly!" starring Broad…
Millennial Notes Hannah Dworkin Channels Lewis Carroll, Enchantingly by Rosa del Duca "Wonderland: Alice's Rock & Roll Adventure" opens with a grand gesture"the entire cast sings a high-…
Millennial Notes Peggy Rathmann's Book Makes Rare Play for Babies, Toddlers by Rosa del Duca Having both a baby and a toddler is a daily reminder of how much babies miss out on: Itasca: "Can…
Millennial Notes Karina Gutierrez Mixes Magic & Mayhem, Perfectly by Rosa del Duca The first page of Dr. Suess's "Cat in the Hat" springs  to life in  the opening scene of Bay Area…
Zachary Hasbany Brings Favorite Cat to Life by Rosa del Duca In the throes of an epic rock guitar solo, Pete the Cat (dynamic, compelling Zachary Hasbany) does not see the cat catcher until …
Jonathan Larson's Renters Remain Compelling & Moving by Rosa del Duca "RENT" is one of those Broadway shows that has a life far beyond the stage. Ask anyone on the street, and they can p…
Millennial Notes Mo Willems, Hannah Dworkin Craft Wonderful Ode to Friendship by Rosa del Duca Gerald the Elephant and Piggie are best friends. I mean best, best friends, so devoted that the…
Millennial Notes Nina Meehan, Simon Trumble Entice Toddlers' Imaginations by Rosa del Duca It's Duck's birthday and he couldn't be more excited"until he learns that several good friends cann…
Michael Mohammed Blends Old & New in Chocolate Factory by Rosa del Duca Willy Wonka is getting old and she needs an heir. That's right. She. "Willy" (intense and mysterious Mary Gibboney…
Bay Area Children's Theatre Opens Unique Toddler "Class" by Rosa del Duca I walked into a Bay Area Children's Theatre session with my daughter Itasca on my hip this past Tuesday and breathed…
Millennial Notes Shakespeare's Spotlight Shines on Washington by Rosa del Duca and Nicholas Leither At the heart of Shakespeare's dark comedy "Measure for Measure" lies the abuse of power an…
Escott & Mutrux Construct Riveting Musical Time Machine by Rosa del Duca The lights come up inside Sun Records, which used to be an auto body shop. The black and white checkered floor is…
Doyle Ott Takes Toddlers to the Moon and Back by Rosa del Duca "Teddy Bears' Picnic" starts before you even reach the "theater," as you follow a friendly bear strumming a ukulele through Oak…
Parker, Lopez, Stone Deliver Missionary Musical Masterpiece by Rosa del Duca "The Book of Mormon" opens with the hit song "Hello," in which one young man rings a doorbell, enthusiastically i…
Tennessee Williams in Moving, Fragile Moments by Lisa Portes by Rosa del Duca "The Glass Menagerie" opens with Tom Wingfield's short, poetic monologue, explaining that he is both the narrato…
Austin Zumbro Hooks Kids with Singing Fish at Fairyland by Rosa del Duca Rainbow Fish has an ego problem. He cannot imagine anyone more special than him. He snubs ordinary fish who try to ge…