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Review: ‘Dear San Francisco’ is a thrill ride — and a lot more
Once you get used to the eye-popping circus stunts and acrobatics, you'll notice that 7 Fingers circus troupe are telling an engaging tale.
Review: ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ musical can’t match the original — but it comes close enough
Rob McClure sparkles in Robin Williams role, and the show keeps the laughs coming.
Review: A near-great, Steinbeck-inspired ‘Mother Road’ takes off at Berkeley Rep
New production at Berkeley Rep finds Octavio Solis revisiting the 'Grapes of Wrath' story -- and it's a wild ride.
Review: Revised ‘Company’ in SF is definitely different … but better?
A revival of Sondheim's musical "Company" swaps the protagonist's gender, but it's the original score that is the main reason to see the show.
Review: Gripping ‘Lehman Trilogy’ exposes merciless world of Wall Street
Drama about the rise and fall of a Wall Street juggernaut explores the philosophy of winning at all costs.
Review: Raul Esparza is brilliant in ‘Galileo’; the rest of the show can’t keep up
Raul Esparza's mesmerizing turn as scientist Galileo shines like a supernova -- but the rest of the lethargic world premiere only flickers.
Review: ‘A Strange Loop’ is a lively, engrossing head trip in West Coast premiere
The Pulitzer Prize-winning musical follows a 'big, Black, and queer' playwright looking to find fame (and himself) on Broadway.
Kristina Wong’s ‘Overlord’ mines laughs from scars of pandemic
Comedic solo show about a mask-making project recalls the unsettling early days of Covid outbreak.
Is ‘Mean Girls’ musical a hit with its target audience?
To those familiar with the 2004 movie, the touring 'Mean Girls' musical now in San Jose might seem warmed-over; but Z generation viewers may well find it fresh and 'fetch.'
Review: ‘Far Country’ at Berkeley Rep captures allure and heartbreak of Angel Island
Lloyd Suh's Pulitzer-nominated play explores the emotional toll of institutional racism takes on its victims.