SAN FRAN / BAY AREA - Broadway Shows on Tour

by Steve Murray - March 21, 2025

The tasty smells of frying onions, garlic, and Indian spices waft throughout the space at Marin Theatre’s Boyer Theatre reconfigured into a party space to celebrate Onam, the Southern Indian harvest festival. The interactive piece has the audience participating as guests surprising Mrs. Krishnan who...

by Linda Hodges - March 19, 2025

What did our critic think of THE CHER SHOW at Broadway San Jose? Read our review. ...

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...

by Steve Murray - March 16, 2025

What did our critic think of WILD WITH HAPPY at New Conservatory Theatre Center?...

by Steve Murray - March 10, 2025

What did our critic think of HAPPY PLEASANT VALLEY: A SENIOR SEX SCANDAL MURDER MYSTERY MUSICAL at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley?...

by Steve Murray - March 09, 2025

What did our critic think of LILLIAS WHITE: DIVINE SASS, A TRIBUTE TO SARAH VAUGHAN at Feinstein's At The Nikko?...

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...

by Steve Murray - March 01, 2025

What did our critic think of CLAYBOURNE ELDER: IF THE STARS WERE MINE at Feinstein's At The Nikko?...

by Steve Murray - February 21, 2025

What did our critic think of WASTE at Marin 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...