Charles Lewis III

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Charles Lewis III is a San Francisco-born journalist, theatre artist, and arts critic. You can find dodgy evidence of this at thethinkingmansidiot.wordpress.com

Stage Review

Sketchfest greats: Cheech & Chong take the high road, Bruce Campbell gets roasted

February 2, 2023

The two stoner comedians celebrated 50 years together, and the beloved B-movie actor brought down the house

Stage Review

At SF Sketchfest, Upright Citizens Brigade reawakened communal laughter

January 26, 2023

Guests like Tim Meadows of SNL and Nichole Sakura of 'Superstore' kept the crowd rolling.

Stage Review

Don Reed’s ‘The Never Too Late Show’ rolls with the punchlines

January 19, 2023

The Oakland stand-up offers an intimate look at a career in perseverance.

Stage Review

In ‘Poetic Justice,’ notable seniors grapple with how they’ll be remembered

January 12, 2023

Two one-acts by Lynne Kaufman at the Marsh-SF pleasantly kick off 2023 with big themes and historic figures

Onstage

2022’s highlights on stage, in a year of navigating theater’s return

January 4, 2023

The best (and worst) of welcome Bay Area productions—but let's remember that COVID is still with us, please.

Stage Review

A very queer Christmas: ‘Sleeping Beauty’ and ‘Misfit Cabaret’ deliver SF charm

December 22, 2022

Rooting for the wicked witch? Holiday sprites intent on removing the candy cane from one's rear end? Sounds like our beautiful Bay.

Arts + Culture

Update on the Bard’s gender-bending ‘As You Like It’ is a year-end treat

December 20, 2022

... too bad the company fails to heed its Shakespearean warning.

Art

Future ghosts: Jota Mombaça and the sinking ship of climate change

December 18, 2022

We're all getting ready for our haunting, the multimedia artist tells an audience at Kadist.

Stage Review

Jeannine Anderson soars above white noise in ‘Halie! The Mahalia Jackson Musical’

December 15, 2022

Opera singer may have performance of the year in Darryl V. Jones’ long-gestating Lorraine Hansberry Theater project

Stage Review

Moors at 11: A dialed-up ‘Wuthering Heights’ boasts great music

December 13, 2022

But Emma Rice and Wise Children’s stripped-down, slapstick adaptation at Berkeley Rep can't escape tonal whiplash

Charles Lewis III

Sketchfest greats: Cheech & Chong take the high road, Bruce Campbell gets roasted

At SF Sketchfest, Upright Citizens Brigade reawakened communal laughter

Don Reed’s ‘The Never Too Late Show’ rolls with the punchlines

In ‘Poetic Justice,’ notable seniors grapple with how they’ll be remembered

2022’s highlights on stage, in a year of navigating theater’s return

A very queer Christmas: ‘Sleeping Beauty’ and ‘Misfit Cabaret’ deliver SF charm

Update on the Bard’s gender-bending ‘As You Like It’ is a year-end treat

Future ghosts: Jota Mombaça and the sinking ship of climate change

Jeannine Anderson soars above white noise in ‘Halie! The Mahalia Jackson Musical’

Moors at 11: A dialed-up ‘Wuthering Heights’ boasts great music

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