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Performance

Stage Review

‘POTUS’ may be a dumbass, but the satire is toothless, alas

Charles Lewis III -
Berkeley Rep comedy wants to show how hard women work behind powerful men, yet lands in generic sitcom territory.
Onstage

The night the Cockettes finally took Manhattan

Dan Karkoska -
51 years after an infamously disastrous stage debut, SF's legendary bawdy performance troupe returned to conquer
Music

In SF Opera’s ‘The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs,’ a dial-up portrait of a complex Goliath

Charles Lewis III -
The trademark jeans and turtleneck are there, but details are as thin as an iPhone in new opera
Comedy

Marga Gomez wants you to laugh your dinghy off at ‘Swimming with Lesbians’

Joshua Rotter -
Comedian's cruise-themed farce navigates starry hookups, loaded buffets, and 'female ejaculation at a Macarena party.'
Dance

Utopia, please: Sean Dorsey Dance’s ‘The Lost Art of Dreaming’ returns to refresh spirits

Marke B. -
A year after its premiere in SF, the 'full-throttle' show returns after spreading liberating queer reverie throughout the country
Stage Review

‘Il Trovatore’ offers vengeful bloodlust, mystic kidnappers, and a sprint to the finish

Charles Lewis III -
SF Opera's new production of Verdi's overstuffed, time-jumping, ethnically problematic opera goes for the entertainment factor
Dance

‘Invoking the River’ calls upon spirit of the Ganges with grace and athleticism

Mary Carbonara -
Feminine, masculine energies weave through Chitresh Das Dance's new production—not to mention the taranas on steroids
Stage Review

Boxing with parenthood and prejudice, plus puppet, in ‘Wolf Play’

Charles Lewis III -
In a perfect world, the ability to choose one’s own family would be on par with the acknowledgement of your biological kin. The excuse...
Onstage

Seeking out ‘Mission Rebel No. 1’—and a father’s story

Marke B. -
Rev Jesse James founded the historic Mission Rebels in the 1960s. David James relates his life through music onstage
Stage Review

Taylor Mac’s audacious ‘Gary’ adds excess to a Shakespeare gore-fest

Charles Lewis III -
A sequel to 'Titus Andronicus'? You better go big, and Oakland Theater Project makes a valiant effort with minimal means.

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