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Linda Hodges and Nick Hodges Hodges & Hodges Set the Stage provides a wide-ranging look into select productions that are premiering or touring in the Bay area.

Dedicated to enhancing the theater-going experience, this mother/son team gives you tips on show-focused and local "things to do" that will get you revved up and ready for the show - even before you enter the actual theater. They also give a theatre critics "what to watch for" perspective and do the ever popular celeb review! They're fun, campy and a little zany - just perfect for San Francisco!

Linda Hodges is a freelance writer who has been covering the vibrant and exciting San Francisco Bay Area theater scene for the past seven years. A dedicated theater aficionado, Linda first became involved in the dramatic arts while in college, becoming one of the first “techies” at her school to be voted into Delta Psi Omega, the National Theatre Honor Society. She holds a Masters in Theological Studies from Pacific School of Religion and maintains that theater, at its best, is a religious experience! Linda is currently working on her first novel and, as always, is looking forward to another opening night.

Nick Hodges has been a theatre critic with BroadwayWorld for four years now. He's performed in theater since the fifth grade and his passion for the arts has only continued to grow. Now 26, he currently studies acting at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco and has been in dozens of shows. He also did summer camps at Berkeley Rep and attended at Disney University in Orlando while also working at Disney World. Through these rich and varied experiences he has gained a deep perspective of what it truly takes to make a theatrical production successful. He is thrilled to be writing for BroadwayWorld!





BWW Reviews: Broadway San Jose's MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Rocks the House Now through May 13
BWW Reviews: Broadway San Jose's MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Rocks the House Now through May 13
May 11, 2012

'Million Dollar Quartet' is an exciting, get-up-and-dance, rock and roll phenomenon that allows the audience to be present at one of the greatest moments in rock and roll history.

Get Ready to Rock with Broadway San Jose's MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, Now thru May 13th
May 8, 2012

'One for the money, two for the show, three to get ready now go-go-go' to Broadway San Jose to experience Million Dollar Quartet, tonight May 8 through May 13th for a limited engagement. It's a good bet that you'll be dancing all night long with rock and roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lewis as they bring you along on their famous jam session.

Get Ready to Rock with Broadway San Jose's MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, May 8th-13th
Get Ready to Rock with Broadway San Jose's MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, May 8th-13th
May 5, 2012

'One for the money, two for the show, three to get ready now go-go-go' to Broadway San Jose to experience Million Dollar Quartet, May 8 - 13th for a limited engagement. It's a good bet that you'll be dancing all night long with rock and roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lewis as they bring you along on their famous jam session.

BWW Reviews: IN THE HEIGHTS Hits the Heights at Broadway San Jose thru April 22
BWW Reviews: IN THE HEIGHTS Hits the Heights at Broadway San Jose thru April 22
April 21, 2012

Wow! What a night at Broadway San Jose's production of 'In The Heights'. Winner of four 2008 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, the cast of 'In The Heights' rapped, hip-hopped and merengue'd their way through Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Quiara Alegria Hudes' immigrant tale of angst, hope, community and love - and, in the process, danced their way into the hearts of the audience.

BWW Reviews: See SPAMALOT A Lot - Now thru April 22 in San Francisco
BWW Reviews: See SPAMALOT A Lot - Now thru April 22 in San Francisco
April 17, 2012

Hodges and Hodges recommend that you go see CAMELOT in San Francisco. Oh, wait. No, that's not quite right. Sorry about that. Blimey! It's actually Monty Python's SPAMALOT at San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre, playing now through April 22nd.

Hodges and Hodges Set the Stage for SPAMALOT! Plays the Orpheum April 10 thru 22
Hodges and Hodges Set the Stage for SPAMALOT! Plays the Orpheum April 10 thru 22
April 9, 2012

A wild and wacky acting troupe will be making their way to the City by the Bay and they'll be holding court at the Orpheum Theatre April 10-22nd. San Francisco audience members will be playing host to Monty Python's SPAMALOT!

Hodges and Hodges Set the Stage for IN THE HEIGHTS
Hodges and Hodges Set the Stage for IN THE HEIGHTS
April 4, 2012

Broadway San Jose is bringing a Broadway sensation to the Bay Area. Winner of four Tony Awards, including Best Musical, 'In The Heights' is a magnificent new show about chasing your dreams and finding your true home.

ENCHANTINGLY WICKED, An Evening With Stephen Schwartz is Transformative!
ENCHANTINGLY WICKED, An Evening With Stephen Schwartz is Transformative!
March 22, 2012

Highly entertaining and chorally brilliant, 'Enchantingly Wicked' absolutely sparkled with pizazz. Sprinkling the evening with humor as well as quietly reflective musical moments, SFGMC gave their audience a moving and transformational night that was hands down, one of the best performances we've ever seen.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Dazzles At Broadway San Jose Now Through March 11
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Dazzles At Broadway San Jose Now Through March 11
March 8, 2012

'Beauty and the Beast' has captured the hearts and minds of millions of people around the globe and Broadway San Jose has brought this treasure to the stage.

SCORCHED Moves Audiences Now Through March 11th
SCORCHED Moves Audiences Now Through March 11th
March 3, 2012

Provocative. If there was one word to describe this show it would be that; provocative. A.C.T.'s Scorched is a bizarre and powerful look into the repercussions of a drawn out war and how it changed lives in the past, as well as its continued effect on the lives of the living.

Hodges and Hodges Set the Stage for Broadway San Jose's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Hodges and Hodges Set the Stage for Broadway San Jose's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
February 26, 2012

'There may be something there that wasn't there before' at Broadway San Jose this March 6th thru 11th! For a short, limited engagement Beauty and the Beast will be dazzling the San Jose stage. Hodges and Hodges set the stage for you so that you can begin to enjoy the show well before the curtain goes up on 'Beauty and the Beast.'

LEGALLY BLONDE, THE MUSICAL Highlights Fun Now thru March 3rd!
LEGALLY BLONDE, THE MUSICAL Highlights Fun Now thru March 3rd!
February 17, 2012

Elle and the girls of Delta Nu Sorority go from college glam to courtroom chic now thru March 10th at Walnut Creek's Dean Lesher Theatre.

Hodges and Hodges Set the Stage for LEGALLY BLONDE, THE MUSICAL!
Hodges and Hodges Set the Stage for LEGALLY BLONDE, THE MUSICAL!
January 25, 2012

In this column for BroadwayWorld.com Hodges and Hodges set the stage for select productions that are premiering or touring in the Bay area. Dedicated to enhancing the theater-going experience, they give a fun synopsis of the show and provide a great list of show-enhancing local things to do so that bay area theater-goers can fully immerse themselves in the show - even before they enter the actual theater. It's nothing that can't be looked up - but why bother when Hodges and Hodges has already done the research? So, sit back and enjoy the trip and get ready for a fantastic Legally Blonde experience!

Dr. Seuss' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! Steals the Show - Now Thru Dec. 29
Dr. Seuss' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! Steals the Show - Now Thru Dec. 29
December 25, 2011

Holiday magic was evident at San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre even before the Grinch began to steal Christmas.This show for all ages stars the fiendish Grinch (the foul and perfectly sublime Stefan Karl), who does not like Christmas, but discovers that there is more to the holiday than he ever imagined.

HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS Comes to San Francisco Dec. 21-29!
HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS Comes to San Francisco Dec. 21-29!
December 16, 2011

It's the most wonderful time of the year and San Francisco's Golden Gate Theater is adding magic of the season with Dr. Seuss' classic holiday story set to music, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The storybook that we all grew up with, along with the cartoon classic we eagerly waited to see each winter season, will be brought to life December 21 - 29, just in time for Christmas.

Summer of Love Lives on in HAIR thru Nov. 20th
Summer of Love Lives on in HAIR thru Nov. 20th
October 31, 2011

Though HAIR deals with issues of war and the draft its buoyant music and script ultimately capture the free-spirited dawning of the hippie movement when everything still seemed possible. Hodges and Hodges (Nick and Linda) were there to take in the Age of Aquarius and get our hippie groove on and review the show for you!

Hodges and Hodges Set the Stage for HAIR!
Hodges and Hodges Set the Stage for HAIR!
October 17, 2011

In this new column for BroadwayWorld.com Hodges and Hodges Set the Stage provides a wide-ranging look into select productions that are premiering or touring in the Bay area.



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