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Alexandra Garfield
Jun 24, 20182 min read
Blacklist?
FINKS is a deep dive into the thoughts and emotions of New York’s actors, comics, writers, dancers and producers.  Although not ideal for so


Alexandra Garfield
Jun 7, 20183 min read
Oh What a Night
Jersey Boys is one of the most celebrated jukebox musicals, sweeping up four Tony Awards in 2006, including best musical. The show tells the


Alexandra Garfield
May 24, 20182 min read
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, 20184 min read
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, 20183 min read
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
May 4, 20183 min read
The Many Faces of War
Lyrical, thought provoking and poignant, the current show from A.C.T. at the Geary Theater is the moving play, Father Comes Home From the Wa


Alexandra Garfield
Apr 20, 20183 min read
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
Apr 18, 20183 min read
Imagining Neverland
Finding Neverland is a lovely show, packed with heart and exhilarating numbers about the power of imagination. It also has almost nothing to


Alexandra Garfield
Apr 10, 20183 min read
Bridges of Madison County Finishes Strong
The Bridges of Madison County is a fine show. There are some downsides and some redeeming aspects. Musically and emotionally, it cannot comp


Alexandra Garfield
Mar 30, 20183 min read
Flying Over Ice
Cirque du Soleil's Crystal is beautiful and breathtaking. It will make you cheer, clap and watch in open-mouthed amazement, particularly


Alexandra Garfield
Mar 26, 20182 min read
The Principals of Uncertainty
How well can you ever truly know someone? That is the question at the core of A.C.T.’s current show, Heisenberg. Overall, it’s a good play.


Alexandra Garfield
Mar 18, 20182 min read
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
Mar 15, 20182 min read
Bizarre but Beautiful
Love Never Dies is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s absurd sequel to his classic musical, The Phantom of the Opera. The plot is ridiculous, it takes pl


Alexandra Garfield
Mar 12, 20183 min read
Viet-Going, Going, Gone
Vietgone is pretty good, but its unwillingness to delve into its most poignant moments stops the show from being a great one. The show is fu


Alexandra Garfield
Mar 2, 20184 min read
Take Flight with Weightless
Weightless, is fundamentally different than anything else you’re going to see right now. It’s a rock concert and a touching small-stage prod


Alexandra Garfield
Feb 22, 20182 min read
Getting to Like You
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic, The King and I, has waltzed into San José and stolen its audience’s hearts. With the world and country se


Alexandra Garfield
Feb 9, 20182 min read
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, 20182 min read
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 20, 20183 min read
Questions, Questions Everywhere
Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party is consistently ranked in the top 100 plays of the 20th century. Often it’s in the top 20. That does not


Alexandra Garfield
Jan 17, 20182 min read
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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