Alexandra Beall Garfield Feb 14, 2020 3 min Chicago is a Big Show, Too Big for a Small Stage San Jose Stage’s new production of Chicago is full of great dancing and singing performances, including a great ensemble cast, but...
Alexandra Beall Garfield Feb 3, 2020 3 min The Music of Willesden Lane TheatreWorks' first show of 2020, The Pianist of Willesden Lane, is a beautiful exploration of love, music and resilience, set against a
Alexandra Garfield Dec 29, 2019 4 min Austen for the Holidays This is a show that you will not want to miss. If you like the story of Pride and Prejudice, any of Jane Austen's other works, Paul Gord
Alexandra Garfield Dec 14, 2019 4 min Pure Magic If you love Harry Potter, you likely already know about the Curran Theater's semi-permanent installation of Harry Potter and the Cursed
Cathleen Beall Nov 17, 2019 3 min Back to Saigon Since its debut in North America over 28 years ago, Miss Saigon continues to delight audiences. The story is based on Puccini’s Madame Butt
Alexandra Garfield Oct 9, 2019 4 min Floating Down the Mississippi with Mark Twain TheatreWorks’ newest show, Mark Twain’s River of Song, is a laid back look at the world depicted in Mark Twain’s novels and memoirs, as nar
Alexandra Garfield Sep 5, 2019 2 min Exit Through the Rear Window Overall, this is a show that I wish I could love. It’s full of great theatercraft and remarkable performances. But at the end of the day, I
Alexandra Garfield Aug 20, 2019 3 min Wickedly Wonderful Definitely go see this show. Honestly, I can’t think of a reason why you wouldn’t want to see Wicked at any opportunity. Stephen Schwartz’s
Alexandra Garfield Jul 25, 2019 2 min The Right Words Funny, heartfelt and painful, The Language Archive speaks to truths that are more complex than any language can describe. TheatreWorks is
Alexandra Garfield Jun 20, 2019 2 min Herd Mentality It boils down to this—every element of the show (the script, actors, direction, etc.) was executed to perfection, it just didn’t move me. If
