The 1978 assassinations of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk marked a grim day in San Francisco history. Gunned down by former Supervisor Dan White, the killings sparked riots.The City eventually moved on, but Jonathan Moscone — the mayor’s then-teenage son — was left with a staggering legacy of grief and injustice.
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Half of the Fifth Commandment instructs us to honor our fathers. Director Jonathan Moscone is attempting to do just that with “Ghost Light,” which makes its Bay Area premiere Friday at Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
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Rita Moreno is such a class act, it’s hard to imagine her as anything but a winner. In fact, her career has had more ups and downs than a commuter jet.
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There are a few obvious things people know about Rita Moreno, mostly that she’s that rare show-biz creature in history to have nabbed an Oscar, a Tony, a Grammy and two Emmys. But forget about all that. Because by the time the curtain falls on the revered actress’ new stage outing, “Rita Moreno: Life Without Makeup,” audiences will likely discover a woman they hardly knew at all.
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The puppets are amazing. So are the sets. And any show starring perennial funnyman Geoff Hoyle comes guaranteed to make you laugh.So why is it so hard to love “Lemony Snicket’s The Composer is Dead”?With its unusual combination of theater, music, puppets and film, Snicket’s play, which opened last week at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, has a winning concept: a backstage whodunit about a murdered composer, a bumbling inspector and an orchestra filled with suspects.
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