Lloyd Suh Explores Asian Women's Joys and Pains in U.S. by Emily S. Mendel I've been looking forward to seeing "The Heart Sellers." I loved playwright Lloyd Suh's "The Far Country," a fin…
Tai White Discovers Charm and Arrogance in Elusive Role by Barry David Horwitz Tai White had a genius drama teacher down at Pacific Collegiate School, near Santa Cruz, who opened a new world…
Tim Firth's British Women Strip to Express Love & Hope by Jennifer Charron "Calendar Girls" tells the hilarious true story of the deep friendship among a group of Yorkshire women who ban…
Millennial Notes Keiko Green Delivers Intoxicating Japanese-U.S. Delight by Hamilton Nguyen At SF Playhouse, Keiko Green's "Deadly Exotic: Or the MSG Play" blends 90s teenage spices into a h…
Bunin & Rafaeli Translate Tween Suffering to Spectacular Staging by Jennifer Charron Showcasing the complexities of adolescence is an impossible feat. Yet playwright Keith Bunin and dire…
Keith Bunin Adapts Ali Benjamin's Tantalizing Tale of Life & Jellyfish by Emily S. Mendel What do jellyfish possibly have to do with 12-year-old Suzy's sudden inability to speak? The …
Jackie Sibblies Drury Challenges Our Racial Stereotypes by Lynne Stevens In "Fairview," actors ask: "If you could choose your race, what would you be? No one gets to choose, but characters i…
Sean Devine Reveals the Genius Behind Attack Ads by Barry David Horwitz "Daisy" takes us back to the LBJ vs. Goldwater election in 1964"Johnson is running for his first term after Kennedy's …
Millennial Notes Robert Townsend Reveals Unique Hollywood Success by Jordan Freed "originally reviewed in Theatrius on November 21, 2019 Throughout his solo show "Living the Shuffle," Ro…
Valcq & Alley Shine Bright, Musical Light on Small Town USA by Mary Lou Herlihy Hope is the thing with feathers. "Emily Dickinson "The Spitfire Grill," set in the fictional town of Gilea…
Bess Wohl's Comedy Questions 50-Year Marriage by Zack Rogow From the opening lines of Altarena Playhouse's production of the Tony Award-nominated play "Grand Horizons," we know we're in for …
Hershey Felder Plays Melancholy Maestro, Passionate Piano by Barry David Horwitz After the Russian Revolution of 1917, Sergei Rachmaninoff fled Russia, abandoned his aristocratic life, and m…
Dan Hoyle Amazes, Embodying Citizens Across America by Corey Finnegan & Barry David Horwitz Well, it's time to enjoy a new gaggle of folks that Dan Hoyle has met, interviewed, and recrea…
Millennial Notes Robert Townsend Reveals Unique Hollywood Success by Jordan Freed " reviewed in 2019. Throughout his solo show "Living the Shuffle," Robert Townsend recounts a touching j…
S.F. Mime Troupe Puts Bob Cratchit & Songs Center Stage by Barry David Horwitz In "A Red Carol," the SF Mime Troupe has revealed the true focus of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." It's not …
Brian Copeland: A Genuine Christmas Gem, One Time Only by Barry David Horwitz Brian Copeland, famed for his "Not a Genuine Black Man" solo show, is our master story-teller. His gift to audie…
Marcus Gardley Celebrates Her-Story from Africa to Oakland  by Robert M. Gardner Marcus Gardley has written a great play celebrating Black community and sisterhood from Africa to Lou…
Gunderson & Melcon Craft Delightful Sequel to Jane Austen by Rachel Norby "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley," a clever comedy, exposes how social class limits women's rights. The chas…
Craig Lucas Deconstructs Dickens with Spectacle & Spirits  by Jenyth Jo & Barry David Horwitz We know the story: Dickens contrasts Scrooge, a miserly, old, rich man with Tiny Tim,…
Gunderson & Melcon Elevate Jane Austen's "Modern" Woman! by Lynne Stevens Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon have imagined the lives of Jane Austen's delightfully comic Bennet family vis…
Millennial Notes Sara Bareilles' Songs Capture Beauty in Life's Messiness by Isa S. Chu San Francisco Playhouse's "Waitress" is the perfect pie, with a buttery crust made of friendship and e…
Leah Nanako Winkler's Muse Speaks Out Frankly on Sex by Robert M. Gardner "Thirty-Six" recalls our own experiences with awkward first dates, right down to the moment a partner farts without …
John Fisher's Spectacular Staging Puts Fascism in Our Faces by Barry David Horwitz Dramatic genius John Fisher has assembled a heavenly cast to explore the Hell of 1930s Germany"to live out …
Noel Coward's Spirited British Comedy Conjures Wartime Specters by Lynne Stevens "Blithe Spirit" premiered in 1941, during the World War II Blitz, when the Nazis dropped bombs on London. Noe…
Millennial Notes Patrick Barlow Blends Hitchcock Thriller & Slapstick Comedy by Isa S. Chu "The 39 Steps," a madcap comedy with breakneck pacing, tells a story as wild as its characters.…