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Friday, September 2, 2022

Theater Review: GODDESS (World Premiere Musical at Berkeley Rep) by Chuck Louden

ONE TOUCH OF GODDESS Goddess, the exciting new musical at Berkeley Rep with its sights set for Broadway, re-imagines the African myth of Marimba: the goddess of music. In order to experience…

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Monday, July 25, 2022

Concert Reviews: GET HAPPY: A JUDY GARLAND CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION / FOURTH WITH FIREWORKS (SF Symphony) by Chuck Louden

SF Symphony, Summer 2022 The San Francisco Symphony is no doubt ecstatic to welcome people back to live performances this summer in all of their venues. Davies Symphony Hall, Stern Grove and…

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Saturday, July 23, 2022

Theater Review: THE EMPIRE STRIPS BACK (Great Star Theater) by Chuck Louden

MAY THE TORSO BE WITH YOU Forget about Broadway or the latest Marvel Comic movie. The fun, hip and cool burlesque Star Wars parody " which isn't just for fans of the franchise " is the show …

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Friday, July 22, 2022

Theater Review: FOLLIES (SF Playhouse) by Chuck Louden

FANTASTIC FOLLIES AT SF PLAYHOUSE After over 2 years of all of us being confined at home watching endless hours of shows on Netflix sitting in our sweatpants, we're all chomping at the bit t…

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Monday, June 27, 2022

Film Review: FRAMELINE46: THE COAST IS QUEER (Castro Theatre et al. in San Francisco) by Chuck Louden

After being "virtual" online for the past two years, The Frameline Film Festival is finally back in theaters here in San Francisco. The Castro Theater was glad to welcome both the festival a…

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Saturday, December 7, 2013

San Francisco Theater Review: THE GOLDEN GIRLS: THE CHRISTMAS EPISODES (Trannyshack at the Victoria Theater) by Chuck Louden

THANK YOU FOR BEING A DRAG QUEEN Now at the Victoria Theatre, Trannyshack's drag version of classic holiday-themed The Golden Girls episodes seems to grow in popularity every year. Since its…

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Monday, November 25, 2013

San Francisco Theater Review: ARLINGTON (Magic Theatre Company in Fort Mason) by Chuck Louden

I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS San Francisco's Magic Theatre prides itself on cultivating new plays and giving up-and-coming playwrights the opportunity to produce new and thought provoking…

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Thursday, November 21, 2013

San Francisco Theater Review: PETER/WENDY (Custom Made Theatre Co.) by Chuck Louden

GET THE HOOK The story of Peter Pan, about that mischievous little flying boy who doesn't want to grow up, has been told in numerous forms since J.M. Barrie's 1904 play and subsequent 1911 n…

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Monday, November 18, 2013

San Francisco Theater Review: MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE (New Conservatory Theatre Center) by Chuck Louden

A BEAUTIFUL ADAPTATION The British indie My Beautiful Laundrette was praised when it came out for its multi-layered portrait of the immigrant experience, and is now best remembered for Danie…

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Sunday, November 10, 2013

San Francisco Theater Review: I MARRIED AN ANGEL (42nd Street Moon at the Eureka Theater) by Chuck Louden

ON A WING AND A PRAYER The original 1938 Broadway production of Rodgers and Hart's I Married an Angel (choreographed by George Balanchine and directed by newcomer Joshua Logan no less) ran a…

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Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off