Monday, April 7, 2025
Eddie Izzard Welcomes Us to Hamlet's World by Jennifer Charron Full disclosure: I'm the ultimate Eddie Izzard fan girl from the 90s. I've worn out more than one DVD of "Dressed to Kill" and …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 01:15AM[SHARE]Saturday, March 15, 2025
Itamar Moses & Gaby Alter Spoof Modern Love with Glamor & Glitz by Jennifer Charron Love them or hate them; or love to hate them"reality dating shows fascinate audiences across the g…
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Tim Firth's British Women Strip to Express Love & Hope by Jennifer Charron "Calendar Girls" tells the hilarious true story of the deep friendship among a group of Yorkshire women who ban…
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Bunin & Rafaeli Translate Tween Suffering to Spectacular Staging by Jennifer Charron Showcasing the complexities of adolescence is an impossible feat. Yet playwright Keith Bunin and dire…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 06:13PM[SHARE]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 extravaganza "Antony…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:07AM[SHARE]Monday, 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 Cleopat…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 01:59AM[SHARE]Tuesday, 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 deeply …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 10:01PM[SHARE]Thursday, 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 music …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:27PM[SHARE]Monday, 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 beautiful ari…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 12:21PM[SHARE]Monday, 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"all …
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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 call…
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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 in…
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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 Lovers…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 11:36AM[SHARE]Tuesday, 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 Kait K…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:28AM[SHARE]Monday, 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 gav…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:40AM[SHARE]Monday, July 26, 2021
 JanáÄek &  Khuner Deliver Lush Emotional Score by Jennifer Ann Charron West Edge Opera's new production of LeoÅ¡ JanáÄek's "Katya Kabanova" premiered July 24, in the…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 02:16AM[SHARE]Saturday, 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 Theater i…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 12:21AM[SHARE]Tuesday, 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…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 11:33PM[SHARE]Wednesday, 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 07:50AM[SHARE]Sunday, 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 racia…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:15PM[SHARE]Thursday, 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 ta…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:36AM[SHARE]Friday, November 8, 2019
Karen ZacarÃas Plants Race & Class in Privileged Garden by Jennifer Ann Charron Arguments between next door neighbors spiral wildly. In "Native Gardens," Karen ZacarÃas gives us a …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 08:47PM[SHARE]Tuesday, 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 07:34AM[SHARE]Tuesday, 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, Directors John…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:33AM[SHARE]Friday, 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 Wrong" …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:53AM[SHARE]Wednesday, 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, deliver…
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Rosa del Duca Discovers the True Meaning of Duty by Jennifer Ann Charron                             …
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Becca Wolff Turns Kilbanes' Music into Amazing Theater by Jennifer Ann Charron                           …
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Lisa Ramirez Returns Humanity to the Dehumanized by Jennifer Ann Charron                             …
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Lucy Thurber Exposes Elite College's Idea of "Inclusion" by Jennifer Ann Charron                           …
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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 Marber's…
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