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...
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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
- 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
- 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 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
- 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
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 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
- Dec 3, 2018
- 2 min
Everlasting
TheatreWorks’ holiday show this year, Tuck Everlasting, is an emotional roller coaster that will force you to consider the cycle of life and
Alexandra Garfield
- Nov 7, 2018
- 3 min
Women in Rivers
Men on Boats, now playing at A.C.T.’s Strand Theater, has the unusual distinction of providing neither of the things promised in the title,
Alexandra Garfield
- May 24, 2018
- 2 min
A Perfect Proposal
The show is fast paced and fun, with jokes flying so fast you can barely catch them all. But most importantly, the show has a lot of heart.
Alexandra Garfield
- May 9, 2018
- 4 min
Eat that Pear
Pear Slices is a great forum where the Pear Theatre fosters new work and audiences can see a bunch of short plays in one sitting. As someone
Alexandra Garfield
- May 8, 2018
- 3 min
A Delightfully Classic Musical
There is little that can make me happier than a good old-fashioned musical. 42nd Street Moon’s production of Me and My Girl is just that, a
Alexandra Garfield
- Apr 20, 2018
- 3 min
Go-Go to the New Go-Go’s Musical
Get ready to go-go mad for Head Over Heels, the new Go-Go’s musical currently running a pre-Broadway engagement at San Francisco’s Curran Th
Alexandra Garfield
- Mar 18, 2018
- 2 min
More Than just Skin and Bones
Skeleton Crew is an intimate look at everyday people, which focuses on the specifics of the auto industry during the recession while highlig
Alexandra Garfield
- Feb 9, 2018
- 2 min
A Twisted Ankle
Jill Vice’s newest one-woman show, A Fatal Step, is an entertaining night out. Vice’s funny characterizations are wonderfully silly and remi
Alexandra Garfield
- Jan 25, 2018
- 2 min
Bunnies Have a Wedding, People Have a Cow
Sweet, interesting and thought provoking, Alabama Story is exactly the kind of show you want from a small local theater. Now playing at City
Alexandra Garfield
- Jan 17, 2018
- 2 min
One Man, A Whole Hotel of Characters
Don Reed’s autobiographical one-man show will have you giggling from the first moment to the last punch line. In a brilliant mix of verbal a
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