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Best of the Bay

Welcome to Best of the Bay 2024: The New Classics!

Marke B. -
Our 50th annual Readers' Poll celebrates everything that's Best about the Bay Area—from the people who live here.
Stage Review

Death is a vivid handshake in beguiling ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’

Charles Lewis III -
SF Opera's Verdi is taut and athletic under conductor Eun Sun Kim, with a game cast and striking costumes.
Dance

20 years in, Sean Dorsey Dance Company embodies ‘joyous, righteous resistance’

Mary Carbonara -
'Our existence is under attack,' says trailblazing trans choreographer, whose troupe celebrates two decades of essential art.
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.

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