Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Tchaikovsky’s Gorgeous Score Revels in Romance, Repression by Jennifer Ann Charron Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” shines as the perfect follow up to SF Opera’s Centennial extravagan…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:07AMMonday, September 19, 2022
John Adams Delivers Jam-Packed Journey into Empire by Jennifer Ann Charron Commissioned for San Francisco Opera’s Centennial Season, John Adams goes above and beyond with “Antony and Cle…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 01:59AMTuesday, July 26, 2022
Paul Dukas’ Opera, Directed by Alison Pogorelc, Asserts Women’s Wisdom by Jennifer Ann Charron Beginning with Paul Dukas’ lush opera, director Alison Pogorelc delivers a gorgeous and d…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 10:01PMThursday, June 16, 2022
Bright Sheng—A Brilliant, Innovative Composer for Our Time by Jennifer Ann Charron Bright Sheng’s score of Dream of the Red Chamber is one of the most dynamic, yet sumptuous pieces of mu…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:27PMMonday, June 13, 2022
Michael Cavanagh’s Reimagined Version Entertains & Bewilders by Jennifer Ann Charron Mozart’s Don Giovanni is nonpareil—a masterpiece with an amazing score, jam packed with beautif…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 12:21PMMonday, May 16, 2022
Don Reed’s Wit & Brilliance Charm Hometown Crowd by Jennifer Ann Charron Don Reed truly does it all. Star of TV and film, he writes, acts, produces, directs, and does standup comedy—…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 10:40AMSunday, April 24, 2022
Cleavon Smith Debates the Ways and Means of Racial Progress by Jennifer Ann Charron Students rally frequently at UC Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza. During protests, University Police are often ca…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:20AMThursday, March 3, 2022
Michael Socrates Moran Grapples with Ruthless Autocrat by Jennifer Ann Charron I’m always drawn to Oakland Theater Project productions. The entire team typically overflows with talent and …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:46AMWednesday, December 8, 2021
Michael Cavanagh Delivers the Miraculous Essence of Mozart by Jennifer Ann Charron San FRancisco Opera’s production of Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” (All Women Do It, or The School for …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 11:36AMTuesday, November 23, 2021
Kait Kerrigan Unravels Intimacy in Its Many Forms by Jennifer Ann Charron “Father/Daughter” drills down into the ways that intimate relationships form and change over time. Playwright Ka…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:28AMMonday, October 18, 2021
Matthew Ozawa Modernizes Beethoven’s Ode to Justice by Jennifer Ann Charron Beethoven, with help from friends like Matthew Ozawa and the cast, orchestra, and crew of SF Opera gave me…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:40AMMonday, July 26, 2021
Janáček & Khuner Deliver Lush Emotional Score by Jennifer Ann Charron West Edge Opera’s new production of Leoš Janáček’s “Katya Kabanova” premiered July 24, in the Bruns…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 02:16AMSaturday, January 2, 2021
Heather Christian’s Mother Teresa Delivers the Self-Examination 2020+ Demands by Jennifer Ann Charron I have been riveted by Joshua William Gelb’s brilliance and adaptability since Theat…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 12:21AMTuesday, September 8, 2020
Jorge Luis Borges Meets the Moment in New York Closet by Jennifer Ann Charron Not a lot of good has come out of 2020. Even the most privileged, most content, most well-adjusted of us seem t…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 11:33PMWednesday, July 22, 2020
Holland Taylor Resurrects Ann Richards, A Political Giant by Jennifer Ann Charron The weirder the 21st Century gets, the more the late 20th Century seems a million miles away. I find this tr…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:50AMSunday, June 28, 2020
Simon Stephens Invokes Delicacy in Harsh Times by Jennifer Ann Charron It’s hard these days not to view everything through the lens of 2020—global warming, worldwide pandemic, systemic r…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:15PMThursday, May 21, 2020
Eric Ting, Philippa Kelly & Friends Deliver Laugh Riot by Jennifer Ann Charron Lots of things pass for entertainment these days. I have dipped low during this COVID era, but I’ve been …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:36AMFriday, November 8, 2019
Karen Zacarías Plants Race & Class in Privileged Garden by Jennifer Ann Charron Arguments between next door neighbors spiral wildly. In “Native Gardens,” Karen Zacarías gives us a …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 08:47PMTuesday, September 24, 2019
Shakespeare & Maog Deliver a Brutal Visual Feast by Jennifer Ann Charron Director Victor Malana Maog creates a unique visual experience as we watch Macbeth sacrifice his honor and scrupl…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:34AMTuesday, September 10, 2019
Annie Baker Delivers Atypical Family Healing by Jennifer Ann Charron Psychological insecurity is the heart of Annie Baker’s “Body Awareness.” Despite being billed as a comedy, Director…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:33AMFriday, August 16, 2019
Mischief Theatre Captures Us with British Slapstick by Jennifer Ann Charron With the daily headlines hitting “11” on the unbelievably ridiculous meter these days, “The Play That Goes W…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:53AMWednesday, August 14, 2019
Molly Smith Metzler Demystifies Motherhood’s Demands by Jennifer Ann Charron Molly Smith Metzler dishes up a plate of delicious social class issues, and director Molly Aaronson-Gelb, deliv…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:52AMWednesday, June 5, 2019
Rosa del Duca Discovers the True Meaning of Duty by Jennifer Ann Charron …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:56PMTuesday, May 7, 2019
Becca Wolff Turns Kilbanes’ Music into Amazing Theater by Jennifer Ann Charron …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:23PMTuesday, April 9, 2019
Lisa Ramirez Returns Humanity to the Dehumanized by Jennifer Ann Charron …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:18PMFriday, March 8, 2019
Lucy Thurber Exposes Elite College’s Idea of “Inclusion” by Jennifer Ann Charron …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:51PMSaturday, February 23, 2019
Patrick Marber Exposes Tyranny of the One Percent by Jennifer Ann Charron “After Miss Julie” explores the clash of class and sex in a bedlam of emotions in 90 swift minutes. Patrick Marb…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 06:55AMMonday, January 14, 2019
World Class Musical Shows Black & Irish Lives Matter by Jennifer Ann Charron It’s rare to witness a momentous new musical. My shoulders clench and my jaw drops, like a dumb-struck ch…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 06:23PMWednesday, December 5, 2018
Gale Childs Daly Delivers Hope of Resurrection from Chaos by Jennifer Ann Charron Most of us are familiar with Great Expectations─Charles Dickens’ Victorian novel about a boy who sells h…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 10:18PMFriday, November 30, 2018
Wendy MacLeod’s Black Comedy Stacks the Deck by Jennifer Ann Charron It’s Thanksgiving, a day for holding our tongues and biting our lips. But in Wendy MacLeod’s “The House of Yes,�…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 06:36AMMonday, November 5, 2018
Jaclyn Backhaus Spins Men, Gender, & Western Lore by Jennifer Ann Charron and Barry David Horwitz In “Men on Boats,” Jaclyn Backhaus transforms the deadpan journals of a 19th century…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 08:51PM 
