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Good Deal

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

Floating Down the Mississippi with Mark Twain

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

Alexandra Garfield

Jun 15, 2019
3 min

Shaping a Century

Smart, moving and unexpectedly hilarious, Archduke tells the story of the three men that assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, arguably spa

Alexandra Garfield

Jun 8, 2019
2 min

Stick it to the Man

There are two things that are critical to the success of any musical comedy: It must be fun and it must be heartfelt. School of Rock – The M

Alexandra Garfield

May 23, 2019
2 min

Tradition!

Fiddler on the Roof is a classic. The story of Tevye, his daughters and his community have been a staple of musical theater since its premie

Alexandra Garfield

May 12, 2019
3 min

Electrifying

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is a rare musical that combines all of the magic of an epic fantasy with the fun of a childre

Thoughtful, Delightful and a Rollicking Good Time

Alexandra Garfield

Apr 29, 2019
3 min

Thoughtful, Delightful and a Rollicking Good Time

What sets this version of Vanity Fair apart, however, is playwright Kate Hamill’s marvelous retelling of the story, which sheds light on Wil

Alexandra Garfield

Apr 20, 2019
3 min

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

You may not know the names of Richard and Robert Sherman, but you already know their music. From writing classic scores including Mary Poppi

Alexandra Garfield

Apr 19, 2019
2 min

Wish Fulfillment

Like so many of Disney’s stage adaptations of its classic animated movies, Aladdin is a spectacle that will take your breath away. In...

Alexandra Garfield

Apr 12, 2019
2 min

Felder Does it Again!

Clever, heartfelt and moving, Hershey Felder’s newest show tells both his own story, and that of French composer, Claude Debussy. A Paris Lo

Alexandra Garfield

Jan 31, 2019
2 min

Something Funny

Something Rotten tells the story of Nick and Nigel Bottom, playwrights in Elizabethan England attempting to outdo Shakespeare himself. Tryin

Alexandra Garfield

Jan 22, 2019
2 min

Acting Presidential

When you think of the current political news climate, you may not immediately connect it to the 1970s. TheatreWorks’ production of Frost/Nix

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Chicago is a Big Show, Too Big for a Small Stage

The Music of Willesden Lane

Austen for the Holidays

Pure Magic

Back to Saigon

Floating Down the Mississippi with Mark Twain

Exit Through the Rear Window

Wickedly Wonderful

The Right Words

Herd Mentality

Shaping a Century

Stick it to the Man

Tradition!

Electrifying

Thoughtful, Delightful and a Rollicking Good Time

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Wish Fulfillment

Felder Does it Again!

Something Funny

Acting Presidential

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