San Francisco Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 8

Review: INDECENT at SF Playhouse
by Steve Murray - September 29, 2022

What did our critic think of INDECENT at SF Playhouse? Co-Founders Bill English and Susi Damilano were obviously emotional on the eve of their 20th Anniversary Season opener, mentioning that Paula Vogel's Tony award-winning Indecent mirrors their intention of creating theatre that challenges audienc...

Review: DUNSINANE at Marin Theatre Company
by Steve Murray - September 28, 2022

What did our critic think of DUNSINANE at Marin Theatre Company? MTC's opens their 2022-23 season with a wonderfully directed all-American production of Scottish playwright David Greig's Dunsinane, a fanciful sequel to Shakespeare's Macbeth. Co-directors Jasson Minadakis (MTC Artistic Director) and ...

Review: The 7 Fingers Presents PASSENGERS At A.C.T. Geary
by Steve Murray - September 22, 2022

What did our critic think of PASSENGERS at ACT Geary? 2022 is the year of the ascendancy of circus arts evidenced by the sensational AirOtic's run at the Great Star, Club Fugazi's current 7 Fingers creation Dear San Francisco, and now their newest effort Passengers. By the zealous audience reception...

Review: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO at Opera San José Transports the Action to Colorful Northern India
by Jim Munson - September 19, 2022

What did our critic think? BroadwayWorld reviews Opera San Jose's vibrant new production of Mozart's 'The Marriage of Figaro' set in a colorful Northern India, running through September 25th.hat did our critic think of THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO at Opera San Jose?...

Review: THIS MUCH I KNOW at Aurora Theatre
by Steve Murray - September 18, 2022

What did our critic think of THIS MUCH I KNOW at Aurora Theatre?...

Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Golden Gate Theatre
by Steve Murray - September 18, 2022

What did our critic think of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Golden Gate Theatre?...

Review: LEAR By Marcus Gardley At Cal Shakes
by Steve Murray - September 15, 2022

What did our critic think of LEAR at Cal Shakes?...

Review: MAN OF GOD at Shotgun Players
by Steve Murray - September 11, 2022

What did our critic think of MAN OF GOD at Shotgun Players?...

Review: MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at Orpheum Theatre
by Steve Murray - September 10, 2022

What did our critic think of MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at Orpheum Theatre?...

Interview: Kip Cranna of SAN FRANCISCO OPERA CENTENNIAL at War Memorial Opera House - Part 2
by Erica Miner - September 04, 2022

In part two of this interview, Kip Cranna speaks on the San Francisco Opera Centennial and opera as a living form....

Review: GODDESS at Berkeley Repertory
by Steve Murray - August 27, 2022

What did our critic think of GODDESS at Berkeley Repertory? The first thing the audience sees is Arnulfo Maldonado's incredible two- story Moorish influenced set representing Moto Moto, the hip Mombasa night spot for music and dance. A jazzy overture gets the audience hyped, then BAM - the World Pre...

Review: HERSHEY FELDER: CHOPIN IN PARIS at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
by Steve Murray - August 21, 2022

It's March 4, 1848, and the TheatreWorks audience are all students who paid 20 francs for a piano lesson from none other than the doyenne of Paris society, piano virtuoso Frédéric Chopin....

Review: OKLAHOMA! at Golden Gate Theatre
by Steve Murray - August 18, 2022

What did our critic think of OKLAHOMA! at Golden Gate Theatre?...

Review: DEAL WITH THE DRAGON at Magic Theatre Weaves an Unforgettable Magical Spell
by Jim Munson - July 28, 2022

What did our critic think of DEAL WITH THE DRAGON at Magic Theatre? BroadwayWorld reviews Kevin Rolston's spellbinding 'Deal with the Dragon' playing live at Magic Theatre through August 13th....

Review: DREAM HOU$E at Shotgun Players
by Steve Murray - July 26, 2022

What did our critic think of DREAM HOU$E at Shotgun Players?...

Review: FOLLIES at SF Playhouse
by Steve Murray - July 21, 2022

What did our critic think of FOLLIES at SF Playhouse? Director Bill English and his troupe of collaborators have waited three long years to present San Francisco's first fully staged, professional production of James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim's seven-time Tony Award winning musical. ...

Review: NAN AND THE LOWER BODY at Lucie Stern Theatre
by Steve Murray - July 18, 2022

What did our critic think of NAN AND THE LOWER BODY at Lucie Stern Theatre? A crowd favorite at the 2019 New Works Festival, Jessica Dickey's very personal homage to her grandmother, an early pioneer in female reproductive rights, couldn't have its World Premiere at a more opportune time with SCOTUS...

Review: SANCTUARY CITY at Berkeley Repertory
by Steve Murray - July 17, 2022

What did our critic think of SANCTUARY CITY at Berkeley Repertory? 2018 Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok (Cost of Living) paints a bleak, gritty and totally authentic portrayal of the effects of immigration inequalities on two young Dreamers fighting to establish a life for themselves in Berkeley...

Review: COME FROM AWAY at San Jose Center For The Perfoming Arts
by Steve Murray - July 14, 2022

What did our critic think of COME FROM AWAY at San Jose Center For The Perfoming Arts? Without a single showtune you'll be humming long after, this national touring production of Come From Away is moving, triumphant, engaging and endearing. Too bad this stunningly staged run is so surprisingly short...

Review: Laura Benanti in Concert at the Lesher Center for the Arts Delivered Heart, Humor and High Notes
by Jim Munson - June 29, 2022

What did our critic think of Laura Benanti in Concert at Lesher Center For The Arts? BroadwayWorld reviews Benanti's wildly entertaining show full of heart, humor and high notes....

BWW Review: Transcendence Theatre's 'Let's Dance' Celebrates Diversity Through Dance
by Christina Mancuso - June 20, 2022

California Wine Country's award-winning Transcendence Theatre Company returned once again to the incomparable Jack London State Historic Park to celebrate its 11th season. And what better way to celebrate than through dance. Directed by acclaimed international director and choreographer Luis Salgado...

Review: DANA H. at Berkeley Rep Recounts a Harrowing True Tale to Startlingly Theatrical Effect
by Jim Munson - June 16, 2022

What did our critic think of DANA H. at Berkeley Rep? BroadwayWorld reviews Lucas Hnath's fascinating and deeply unsettling play, now running in a pitch-perfect production through July 10th.   ...

BWW Review: DANA H. at Berkeley Repertory
by Steve Murray - June 10, 2022

What did our critic think of DANA H. at Berkeley Repertory?...

BWW Review: HADESTOWN at Orpheum Theatre
by Steve Murray - June 09, 2022

What did our critic think of HADESTOWN at Orpheum Theatre?...

BWW Review: Tony Award-Winner Stephanie J. Block at The Venetian Room
by Steve Murray - June 06, 2022

Three years in the making due to the COVID pandemic, Stephanie Block got her opportunity to showcase her considerable talent and share her congenial and personal anecdotes through a repertoire that bridged her meteoric career and personal mentors. ...