Tuesday, November 24, 2015
The endearing romantic comedy about a culture-clashing couple plays at City Lights Theater through Dec. 20.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 08:37AMSaturday, November 14, 2015
The Amy Freed sendup of Ibsen and pretentious artists follows an arrogant architect who may or may not get his just desserts. It plays at Berkeley's Aurora Theatre through Dec. 6.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 10:51AMThursday, November 12, 2015
The performer's talent and megawatt stage presence more than overshadow the musical's problems. It plays at San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre through Dec. 6.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 10:57PMMonday, November 2, 2015
The Broadway diva who gained stardom from 'Rent,' 'Wicked' and 'Frozen'
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 10:30PMWednesday, October 28, 2015
The comedy in the bittersweet 'Vanya and Sonia and Sasha and Spike' is sometimes overly broad, but the sendup of Chekhov plays is an entertaining night of theater in its Walnut Creek product…
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 11:00PMConleth Hill, aka Varys, will star opposite Frances McDormand in the Berkeley Rep production.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 11:00PMFriday, October 23, 2015
Gilbert and Sullivan go on Spring Break in this party-hearty adaptation by visiting Hypocrites Theater Company production.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 06:54PMThursday, October 22, 2015
American Conservatory Theater production plays up the nostalgia in this portrait of the playwright as a young man.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 07:48PMThursday, October 15, 2015
The ACT production draws from two Lysley Tenorio short stories, and plays at The Strand through Nov. 22.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 11:33AMThe revival of David Auburn's prizewinning play features an all-black cast, but despite strong performances, the drama loses some of its depth of emotion.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 11:13AMMonday, September 28, 2015
What this production lacks in polish it makes up for with a stylish atmosphere and exuberant performances that will get you in the mood for the dark spirit of Halloween.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 12:58PMThursday, September 10, 2015
A terrific American Conservatory Theater cast, led by a stunning performance by Carl Lumbly, makes the most of Stephen Adly Guirgis' potent play about one man holding out against changing ti…
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 10:01PMWednesday, September 9, 2015
Stephen Sondheim's vicious, darkly funny revenge musical gets a grand staging Sept. 12-29 at War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 12:14PMMonday, August 31, 2015
The tragicomedy by Donald Margulies gets its regional premiere at TheatreWorks through Sept. 20.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 05:48PMWednesday, August 26, 2015
Theater community mourns passing of Mark Rucker, an associate director at American Conservatory Theater.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 10:51PMMonday, August 24, 2015
Idina Menzel returns to Bay Area to star in Broadway hit 'If/Then.'
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 05:57PMWednesday, August 19, 2015
Ting, considered a champion of new and innovative theater, takes over as Cal Shakes artistic director Nov. 1; he was previously associate artistic director at Long Wharf Theatre in Connectic…
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 08:11PMFriday, August 14, 2015
The Broadway star and songstress brings her new Broadway musical to Bay Area in November.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 06:28PMThe Scottish play haunts the redwoods, although the company will need to find a new home after this season.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 10:04AMThursday, July 16, 2015
The new solo show at Berkeley Rep addresses crises in race, justice and education, then challenges audience to do something about it.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 09:11PMWednesday, July 15, 2015
Pedro Calderon de la Barca's challenging classic is presented in a pared-down production that is compelling at times, confusing at others.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 06:16PMMonday, July 13, 2015
Shotgun Players is reviving Caryl Churchill's time-traveling classic through Aug. 2.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 10:29PMThe musical, adapted from a children's novel about a resourceful girl coping with a cruel world, plays at San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre through Aug. 15
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 10:29PMSunday, July 12, 2015
Compelling TheatreWorks staging can't quite mask new play's faults as it intertwines two loves stories around a notorious 1911 New York City garment district blaze.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 10:24PMWednesday, July 8, 2015
The Oscar-winning actress will play Lady Macbeth, one of Shakespeare's most unforgettable characters, in a production opening in February 2016.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 07:55PMMonday, July 6, 2015
From 'Nurse Jackie' to her groundbreaking stage performances; the actress and writer is all about finding solutions to our most pressing problems.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 08:02PMEcho Brown's 'Black Virgins Are Not for Hipsters' tackles race, sex and income inequality with a no-holds-barred autobiographical approach.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 07:20AMSaturday, June 27, 2015
Berkeley's Aurora Theatre serves up a biting satire on middle-class values in the explosive comedy playing through July 19 in Berkeley.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 04:26PMThursday, June 18, 2015
Saturday, June 13, 2015
The musical based on the creepy and kooky Charles Addams characters has a few, um, dead spots, but a talented cast mines the material for all it's worth.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 11:10AMWednesday, June 10, 2015
San Jose strikes deal to have San Jose State University run the 538-seat venue, which has been dark since San Jose Rep closed last year.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 07:13PM 
