Friday, May 8, 2026
Ken Ludwig’s Comic Fantasy Brightens & Enlightens by Rachel Norby When classics professors Daphne and Ralph meet on a beach in Naxos, Greece, they have no idea of the adventures they w…
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Christopher Oscar Peña Casts Cringey Doubt on Immigrant Future by Rachel Norby A Honduran American dad seems to achieve the “American Dream.” He has worked his way up from poverty to ow…
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Barrett & Stevens Turn Renaissance Rome into Punk-Rock London by Rachel Norby Amazingly, "It's True, It's True, It's True"Â takes its dialogue from a 1612 rape trial in Renaissance Ro…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:35PM[SHARE]Sunday, December 15, 2024
Gunderson & Melcon Craft Delightful Sequel to Jane Austen by Rachel Norby "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley," a clever comedy, exposes how social class limits women's rights. The chas…
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Millennial Notes Edmond Rostand's Classic Still Touches Hearts   by Rachel Norby Director Josh Costello's distilled version of "Cyrano de Bergerac" carefully unfolds surprising transf…
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Millennial Notes Dana Anderson Imbues Psychopathy with Chilling Charm by Rachel Norby "Ruthless! The Musical" tells the story of eight-year-old Tina Denmark, a disturbed little girl who is i…
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Cheryl L. West Tells Fannie Lou Hamer's Mississippi Story by Rachel Norby & Barry David Horwitz Fannie Lou Hamer started out as a sharecropper in Mississippi and stayed true to her origi…
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Millennial Notes Director Nick Ishimaru's Classic Musical Hits the High Notes! by Rachel Norby First performed in 1934, "Anything Goes" is an excellent reminder of the lovely things that cou…
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Millennial Notes Scott Denison Crafts a Delightful Dickensian World by Rachel Norby "A Christmas Carol" is everyone's favorite holiday tradition. Charles Dickens' classic Christmas tale appl…
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Millennial Notes Ron Lytle Scores with Winter Fantasy, Joyful Music by Rachel Norby "Christmas in Oz" by East Bay Children's Theatre offers a delightful adventure through Oz during Christmas…
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Millennial Notes Roald Dahl Imagines a Rich, Grotesque Dreamworld by Rachel Norby This stage rendition of Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is pure magic. It's a delectable tr…
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Millennial Notes Robert Schenkkan Offers Startling Insights into 1964 by Rachel Norby "All the Way" by Robert Schenkkan focuses like a laser on Lyndon Baines Johnson's first year as Presiden…
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Millennial Notes Ellen McLaughlin Mixes Intriguing Ideas & Stately Soliloquies  by Rachel Norby Ellen McLaughlin's modern adaptation of Euripides' "Helen" boasts poignant messages ab…
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Benj Pasek & Justin Paul Make Music for Harsh Times by Rachel Norby and Barry David Horwitz The plot of "Dear Evan Hansen" could be a teenie bopper movie: boy makes up story, the lies sp…
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Millennial Notes Charles Dickens' Magical World Soars to Spectacular Success by Rachel Norby A Christmas Carol is everyone's favorite holiday tradition. Charles Dickens' classic Christmas ta…
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Lindsay-Abaire Infuses Senior Living with New Life  by Rachel Norby & Barry David Horwitz "Ripcord" by David Lindsay-Abaire tells the story of two women sharing a room in a senior liv…
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Millennial Notes Foer & Block Show Why History Matters    by Rachel Norby Simon Block's adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer's novel Everything is Illuminated exposes the unf…
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Millennial Notes Lexie Lazear Orchestrates Lovely Performance by Rachel Norby At Berkeley Playhouse, Director Lexie Lazear's version of L. Frank Baum's "The Wizard of Oz" includes a talented…
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Millennial Notes Audrey Rumsby Rejuvenates Shakespeare Comedy by Rachel Norby "Twelfth Night" has all the convoluted plot lines and fanciful, farcical characters we expect in a Shakespea…
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Millennial Notes Steven Dietz Entices Us with Suspense and Mystery by Rachel Norby I thoroughly enjoyed Theatre Lunatico's masterful presentation of "Dracula." Performed in La Val's Subterra…
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Millennial Notes Ibsen Reveals Dark Side of Marriage by Rachel Norby "Hedda Gabler," the story of a woman trapped in the strict confines of a patriarchal society, comes to life at the Pear T…
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Rachel Norby is a recent law school graduate who has always had an appreciation for the performing arts. When she's not attending plays or working she enjoys photography and learning about s…
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Millennial Notes Gary Graves Exposes Madness & Moral Responsibility by Rachel Norby In his adaptation of Anton Chekhov's story, "Ward 6," director Gary Graves demonstrates the ruinous ef…
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Millennial Notes Bruce Norris Crafts Masterpiece on Houses & Hypocrisy   by Rachel Norby Bruce Norris's comedy on race and rejection rises to delight and perfection in the hand…
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Millennial Notes Madeleine George Provokes Thoughts on Progress by Rachel Norby In "The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence," playwright Madeleine George weaves together four different…
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