Dear Elizabeth
Crazy thought. What if... what if a pregnant playwright some day in the future read through all the correspondence between you and Robert, those occasionally booze-fueled postcards, those heartfelt letters, those beautifully introspective bits.
Janelle Monáe shines again
That I had goose bumps yet again after a Janelle Monáe performance probably tells me everything I need to know.
Break out the good champagne for ‘A Little Night Music’
This injection of contradictory elements is unmistakably Sondheim; it leaves the audience feeling that they're watching something particularly smart.
Dreaming in a ‘Stuck Elevator’
On a mild spring evening yesterday, with tourists overflowing Union Square, I took in a performance at the Geary Theater. What I discovered was an inventive, humorous, and heartfelt production.
21st Century Complicity: ‘The Arsonists’ at Aurora
We’re confronted by the guardians, firemen who are “well disposed to the well disposed.” They act as a comically resolute Greek chorus in turnout gear, intoning “Woe is us. Woe is us.”
Totally Mod: ‘Being Earnest’ at TheatreWorks
Think Twiggy, Yves St. Laurent’s Mondrian collection, Mary Quant, and Marianne Faithful in a fur rug, and you’ll be on the set of 'Being Earnest'.
Blue Man Group Revisited
You're sure to have a great time with rock concert moves #1 - #5, and even more with "Shake that Thang." However, if you’ve caught their act once, you may want to think twice above a repeat visit.
Stark Theater Pick: ‘Persuasion’ at San Jose Stage
Persuasion was Jane Austen’s last finished novel, of only six total, and she is considered the greatest of English women novelists. There are numerous contemporary movies based upon her novels, and she has become a book club staple.
Cultural Layering in Call Center Hell: ‘Disconnect’ at the San Jose Rep
"American Idiot" takes on a whole new meaning through call center lens.