Review: NOBODY LOVES YOU, A MUSICAL at American Conservatory Theatre
by Steve Murray - March 19, 2025
A.C.T. Artistic Director Pam Mackinnon directs this revival of Itamar Moses and Gaby Alter’s 2013 musical satire of reality TV dating shows, adding a -749-2228uhoo few more songs and fleshing out the character of Jenny to a starring role. The result is a smash hit – refreshing, witty, thoughtful, an...
Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Berkeley Playhouse
by Kelly Rogers Flynt - March 02, 2025
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Berkeley Playhouse hits all the right notes. With a song list among the hardest in musical theater canon, the show wows with multiple vocalists who make a statement of prowess. With a massive set, extraordinary lighting, and some blinged out costumes, the production goes bi...
Review: UNCLE VANYA at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
by Steve Murray - February 20, 2025
Conor McPherson’s 2020 revitalized translation of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya was hailed as a breath of fresh air and this production, featuring a stellar performance by Hugh Bonneville in the titular role, feels updated, and more humorous than previous incarnations. The pace of the drama about the ennui...
Review: COOL BRITANNIA at San Francisco Ballet
by Jim Munson - February 16, 2025
What did our critic think of COOL BRITANNIA at San Francisco Ballet? BroadwayWorld reviews 'Cool Britannia' at San Francisco Ballet, a rewarding mixed rep program of contemporary ballets by British choreographers....