Bay Area stages offer musicals, dramas, solo shows, local premieres and bigtime stars, too
At 20 years, epoch bash is wild, warm and welcoming
Yet Kate Robards’ teasing show looks at complex issues slightly
Beloved hat-filled show ends 45-year run
Stage show celebrates legacy of ‘androgynous freaks’ ‘stickin’ it to the man’
Playwright Sarah Ruhl’s heavy handed in Berkeley Rep premiere
Caryl Churchill’s 17th century-set witch play is funny, musical, provocative
But handsome production based on classic novel lacks Austen’s trademark tone
Epiphany Dance Theater’s performance art piece transcends time
Disco queen’s hits sound great in shallow jukebox musical
Classics, musicals, fairy tales and drag queens take to the stage for the season
Special effects, tender story magically meld in hit show at the Curran
Stage show lacks sweet tone of filmic source material
Victorian England comes to life at Cow Palace in 20th anniversary festivities
Funny, musical fairy tale onstage at Berkeley Rep
Troupe kicks off fifth season with solid cast in classic show biz tale
Sara Moore details bad spell in funny semi-autobiographical play
Political messages are clear in amusing century-spanning premiere
Broadway star makes SF Bay Area Cabaret debut
Pop diva takes control in ‘intimate’ Golden Gate Theatre
