Looping the Loop: Thrills abound in ACT's Strange musical by Chad Jones

ABOVE: The cast of A Strange Loop includes (from left) J. Cameron Barnett, Jordan Barbour, Avionce Hoyles, Malachi McCaskill, Tarra Conner Jones, John-Andrew Morrison and Jamari Johnson Will…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 2:52pm on April 25, 2024[SHARE]

Kristina Wong sews up the pandemic for us in Sweatshop Overlord by Chad Jones

(Above and Below) Kristina Wong's award"winning solo show, Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord, at ACT's Strand Theater through May 5, tells the story of the pandemic through her experience of…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 2:39pm on April 6, 2024[SHARE]

Big, scary ideas amid laughs in ACT's Big Data by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Jomar Tagatac (left) is Max and BD Wong is M in the world premiere of Kate Attwell's Big Data, now at American Conservatory Theater's Toni Rembe Theater through March 10. BELOW: (from…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 12:37pm on February 24, 2024[SHARE]

Moonwalking over biography in MJ by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Roman Banks as 'MJ' and the cast of the MJ First National Tour, part of the BroadwaySF season at the Orpheum Theatre through Feb. 25. BELOW: Jaylen Lyndon Hunter (center left) is Litt…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 4:33pm on February 2, 2024[SHARE]

Cult of Love casts a spell at Berkeley Rep by Chad Jones

ABOVE: The cast of Leslye Headland's Cult of Love includes (from left) Lucas Near-Verbrugghe as Mark Dahl, Dan Hiatt as William "Bill" Dahl, Vero Maynez as Loren Montgomery, and Luisa Sermol…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 2:43pm on February 1, 2024[SHARE]

Still crazy for Cirque's Koozå by Chad Jones

ABOVE: The astonishing "Wheel of Death" act in Cirque du Soleil's KoozÃ¥ features Jimmy Ibarra Zapata and Angelo Lyezkysky Rodriguez. BELOW: Victor Levoshuk balances on a stack of chairs 2…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 1:29pm on January 25, 2024[SHARE]

Mamma Mia! returns: How can we resist you? by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Christine Sherrill (center, top) is Donna Sheridan with the company of Mamma Mia! 25th Anniversary Tour at the Golden Gate Theatre as part of the BroadwaySF season through Dec. 10. BE…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 2:51pm on December 6, 2023[SHARE]

Hot Coco spices up Golden Girls in 18th year by Chad Jones

ABOVE: The cast of The Golden Girls Live: The Christmas Episodes at the Victoria Theatre includes (from left) Coco Peru as Dorothy, Holotta Tymes as Sophia, D'Arcy Drollinger as Rose and Mat…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 2:14pm on December 1, 2023[SHARE]

Yes, Disney's Lion King is still roaring by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Gerald Ramsey is Mufasa in the North American touring company of The Lion King. Photo by Matthew Murphy ©Disney BELOW: The Lionesses dance. Photo by Deen van Mee ©Disney This ye…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 1:22pm on November 30, 2023[SHARE]

Captivating Crudup makes us wild about Harry by Chad Jones

ABOVE AND BELOW: Emmy and Tony Award-winner Billy Crudup stars in David Cale's dazzling Harry Clarke at Berkeley Repertory Theatre's Roda Theatre through Dec. 23 Photos by Kevin Berne There'…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 2:51pm on November 21, 2023[SHARE]

Of beauty, Bulrusher and Boontling by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Jordan Tyson is the title character in Eisa Davis' lyrical coming-of-age story, Bulrusher, at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. BELOW: Cyndii Johnson (left) is mysterious stranger Vera, Jeo…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 5:03pm on November 2, 2023[SHARE]

So a Jew walks into a room ful of neo-Nazis… by Chad Jones

Alex Edelman has crafted a stand-up comedy/one-man play hybrid in the hilarious Just for Us at San Francisco's Curran Theatre Oct. 26 and 28. Photos by Matthew Murphy Alex Edelman is hilario…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 3:38pm on October 27, 2023[SHARE]

Anthony Rapp mines grief and triumph in moving Without You by Chad Jones

Anthony Rapp explores his life and work, his triumphs and his tragedies, in the solo show Without You at San Francisco's Curran Theatre. Photos by Russ Rowland In the blockbuster musical Ren…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 4:36pm on October 20, 2023[SHARE]

Cult of terror ignites interactive horror show at SF Mint by Chad Jones

Audience members are recruited into a spiritual cult gone terribly wrong in The Initiation, a new interactive horror experience at the San Francisco Mint through Oct. 31. Photos by Jose A. G…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 6:48pm on September 30, 2023[SHARE]

Women in the White House make for a crude, funny POTUS at Berkeley Rep by Chad Jones

ABOVE: (from left) Stephanie Styles is Dusty, Deirdre Lovejoy is Harriet, Kim Blanck is Jean and Allison Guinn is Bernadette in Selina Fillinger's feminist satire POTUS: Or, Behind Every Gre…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 12:53pm on September 21, 2023[SHARE]

Way down (again) in Hadestown by Chad Jones

Hannah Whitley (front left) is Eurydice and J. Antonio Rodriguez is Orpheus (with members of the company) in the Hadestown North American Tour at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco before …

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 1:56pm on September 13, 2023[SHARE]

Love, peace, soul fill ACT's joyous Hippest Trip by Chad Jones

ABOVE: The cast of Hippest Trip " The Soul Train Musical dances up a storm on stage at American Conservatory Theater's Toni Rembe Theater through Oct. 8. Set design is by Jason Sherwood, pro…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 2:15pm on September 7, 2023[SHARE]

Tina: Do I love you? My, oh, my by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Zurin Villanueva is Tina Turner in the North American touring production of Tina " The Tina Turner Musical playing the Bay Area at San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre and San Jose's C…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 5:40pm on August 3, 2023[SHARE]

The never-ending misery of Les Misérables by Chad Jones

ABOVE: The ensemble performs "One Day More" from the touring production of Les Misérables running at San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre through July 23 as part of the BroadwaySF season. BELOW:…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 3:46pm on July 8, 2023[SHARE]

Ari'el Stachel floods the Berkeley Rep stage with Character by Chad Jones

Tony Award-winner Ari'el Stachel stars in the world premiere of his autobiographical solo show Out of Character at Berkeley Rep. Photo by Kevin Berne/Berkeley Rep As a performer, Ari'el Stac…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 3:57pm on June 29, 2023[SHARE]

A glorious journey Into the Woods by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Stephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus, a real-life married couple, are the Baker's Wife and the Baker in the national touring company of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into th…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 7:09pm on June 21, 2023[SHARE]

Grungy glamour fills ACT's new journey to Oz by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Katrina Lauren McGraw (center) is Glinda, Chanel Tilgham (left) is Dorothy and Travis Santell Rowland is part of the lively ensemble in the American Conservatory Theater production of…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 4:07pm on June 8, 2023[SHARE]

Blood, love, adolescence flow in Berkeley Rep's Right One by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Noah Lamanna is Eli in the West Coast premiere of the National Theatre of Scotland production of Let the Right One In. BELOW: Diego Lucano (left) as Oskar and Lamanna as Eli. Photos b…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 2:17pm on May 25, 2023[SHARE]

Poor Yella Rednecks: Second time is a little more charming by Chad Jones

ABOVE: Christine Jamlig and Will Dao in Qui Nguyen's Poor Yella Rednecks running through May 7 at ACT's Strand Theater. BELOW: Jenny Nguyen Nelson and Jamlig play daughter and mother in this…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 3:18pm on April 13, 2023[SHARE]

Speaking the language of life in Berkeley Rep's English by Chad Jones

ABOVE: The cast of Berkeley Repertory Theatre's English includes (from left) Sarah Nina Hayon as Roya, Christine Mirzayan as Goli and Mehry Eslaminia as Elham. BELOW: Sahar Bibiyan is Marjan…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 5:18pm on April 7, 2023[SHARE]