Grim Folk Tales

18 September, 2015 Theater No comments
Grim Folk Tales

Those Women remix legends, fables and folk tales with a sinister twist.

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The Original Romcom

17 September, 2015 Theater No comments
The Original Romcom

TheatreFIRST tries its hand at free Shakespeare in the park with Much Ado.

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Putting Labor Back into Labor Day

10 September, 2015 Theater No comments
Putting Labor Back into Labor Day

Ubuntu Theater Project’s Waiting for Lefty is a powerful reminder of what Labor Day is all about.

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C’mon-a Rosemary’s Life

9 September, 2015 Theater No comments
C’mon-a Rosemary’s Life

Was there more to Rosemary Clooney than ethnic novelty songs in an egregious Italian accent?

Read my review of Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical in the Contra Costa Times to find out! Read more

Adultery for Everybody

4 September, 2015 Theater No comments
Adultery for Everybody

Everybody’s screwing around in Stoppard’s unromantic love story.

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Whale Songs

Whale Songs

Central Works remakes Moby-Dick as a musical about radical conservationists in the 1970s.

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A Jolly Holiday in the Park

A Jolly Holiday in the Park

Mary Poppins descends upon Oakland’s Joaquin Miller Park.

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Not at All Austen-tatious

Not at All Austen-tatious

Livermore Shakes production of Sense and Sensibility captures Jane Austen’s wry humor.  

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The Kids Are All Doomed

The Kids Are All Doomed

SF Shakes takes Romeo and Juliet out for a walk in the park.

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Falstaffs, Falstaffs Everywhere

Falstaffs, Falstaffs Everywhere

Actors Ensemble of Berkeley reshuffles the Henry IV plays with six female Falstaffs.

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