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Performance

Stage Review

In ‘Paradise,’ Puerto Rico’s colonial struggles reflected in everyday life

Charles Lewis III -
Tere Martínez's bright, brief play at Brava shows how imperialism becomes the norm by pitting folks against one another.
Comedy

Her mom became her comedy partner in her 90s. Now, she pays tribute.

Joshua Rotter -
Longtime local performer Lisa Geduldig's COVID-era 'Lockdown Comedy' found a surprise guest star—her mother Arline.
Stage Review

In peppy ‘Legally Blonde,’ institutional sexism in pink and white

Charles Lewis III -
Ray of Light Theatre casting a Black lead in beloved story adds much-needed diversity, but also some confusion.
Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2024 Editor’s Pick: Sean Dorsey Dance Company

Marke B. -
Led by Dorsey's ever-expansive vision for trans-queer liberation, the 20-year-old company invites everyone to see themselves on stage.
Stage Review

SF-born ‘Wicked’ celebrates its 20th anniversary

Charles Lewis III -
Why fix that witch ain't broken?
Stage Review

Promising ‘Richard II’ doesn’t quite take the crown

Charles Lewis III -
... and with this cast and stage design, that's a true historical tragedy.
Stage Review

In ‘Shipping & Handling,’ a meta-sci-fi scan of AI and Blackness

Charles Lewis III -
Star Finch's latest delves into contemporary concerns about what kind of robots will take over the world.
Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: Cal Performances

Lou Fancher -
Berkeley series' 119th season continues a visionary streak of diversity, from South African chamber opera to Brazilian folkloric ballet.
Dance

A spirited dash through Black music history in ‘Following the Road to Ose Tura’

Charles Lewis III -
Last weekend at Dance Mission, Adia Tamar Whitaker and Àṣẹ Dance Theater connected African villages to US streets.
Performance

In 1960s secretary drag, she types strangers’ DNC week letters to POTUS

Caitlin Donohue -
Sheryl Oring's Bay-born "I Wish to Say" project has loosed tongues for two decades—now she's on the ground in Chicago.

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