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Uproarious camp-fest ‘Bitch Slap!’ is a surprisingly touching ode to SF
‘The Tutor’ offers a radical take on love triangles, queer Iranian expat-style
Shaking off the ghost of Babs in ‘Funny Girl’
‘A Strange Loop’ takes too much glee in the trauma of its Black queer lead
In ‘Forever Plaid,’ a bit of light entertainment in the afterlife
Nothing’s gonna rain on ‘Funny Girl’ Katerina McCrimmon’s SF parade
Unbearable tension of ghosts past and present in ‘Returning to Haifa’
Revisiting the violent time when drag was illegal in ‘The Pride of Lions’
Hilarious performances whisk you up a shaky ’39 Steps’
Outsize passions of Carmen and Frida take centerstage in ‘Dos Mujeres’
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Spring (and the future) is in the air in Alonzo King’s latest show
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April 9, 2024
The choreographer's two strong revivals and a new piece at YBCA spur the question, 'What comes next?'
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Ranger, activist, housewife, centenarian: ‘Sign My Name to Freedom’ traces an extraordinary life
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April 4, 2024
Betty Reid Soskin's continuing journey is set to music—and portrayed by four actors—at Z Space.
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Shotgun’s ‘Midsummer’ misfires with broad caricatures, ‘Family Guy’ gags
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April 2, 2024
The chemistry is good, but director William Hodgson buries Shakespeare's classic in "go big" gestures.
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In poignant ‘The Far Country,’ immigrants caught in an endless cycle of abuse
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March 26, 2024
Lloyd Suh's Berkeley Rep premiere shows the racist US system's damaging affects on Chinese workers.
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Jewelle Gomez’s ‘Unpacking in P’Town’ lights out on 1959 chosen family vacay
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March 21, 2024
Playwright says her latest calls upon real life, but its catty quintet seem oddly divorced from the times.
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Everyone needs help in ‘Cost of Living’—but how will they ask for it?
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March 19, 2024
Martyna Majok's play at Oakland Theater Project takes on America's horror of "hand-outs" with fine performances.
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Don’t wake up from SF Ballet’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ too soon
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March 17, 2024
Costumes by Christian LaCroix and excellent dancing quickly put viewers under Balanchine and Shakespeare's spell.
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Lampooning the foibles of amity in ‘Look! We Have Friends!’
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March 12, 2024
Killing My Lobster's latest comic adventure takes aim at Dale Carnegie, Hello Fresh, and the scent of Ben Shapiro.
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Eviction breeds guerrillas as the people fight back in ‘Dirty White Teslas Make Me Sad’
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March 6, 2024
Ashley Smiley's world premiere at Magic Theatre presses hot button issues through the lives of Black San Franciscans.
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‘Swan Lake,’ again? SF Ballet’s latest dip into classic justifies return
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February 28, 2024
The company has performed the piece three times in four years, but stunning leads and ensemble work keep it fresh
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