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Charles Lewis III

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
Opinion

London Breed’s big COVID failure

She had a chance to show great leadership. Then she lifted the mandates—and increased the risk of more infections.
Onstage

Review: Curious ‘Quixote’ provides grand displays of ballet

There’s something noticeably missing from the San Francisco Ballet version of Don Quixote (music by Minkus, choreography by Petipa by way of Gorsky.) It...
Onstage

Review: In ‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning,’ a long night’s journey into Trumpism

Rightwing narratives spin out of control in a cabin in the woods at SF Playhouse.
Onstage

Review: Men are pig(food) in ‘The Kind Ones’

Miranda Rose Hall's world premiere kicks off a new era for the Magic Theatre, with plenty of voracious squeals.
Onstage

Review: Despite audience connection, ‘Freestyle Love’ not so ‘Supreme’

The upbeat Lin-Manuel Miranda-founded troupe mixes improv with hip-hop—but where's the beef?
Onstage

Review: ‘Swept Away’—bluegrass shanties on high seas, until a shocking twist

John Logan and the Avett Brothers' new musical at Berkeley Rep is near-perfection—but maybe should come with a warning.
Onstage

Review: ‘Woman in Black’ gives all the right scares

'London's longest-running ghost story' comes to the Strand—delivering a good kind of terror for our times.
Performance

Review: Gay love story ‘Gently Down the Stream’ stirs few ripples

At New Conservatory, a technically well-done play by the author of 'Bent' seems too familiar even for rom-com territory.
Art

Review: ‘The Art of Banksy’ is pure bourgeois comfort food

Come for the promise of political provocation—stay for a 'Kissing Coppers' cocktail?
Dance

Review: SF ballet delivers comforting ‘Nutcracker’ in less-than-plum circumstances

Clara battles giant pests and reaches wonderland—a hopeful contemporary parallel, if only the audience could keep up.
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