Tom Stoppard Springs His Magic Spell  by Barry David Horwitz For the springtime, Aurora Theatre has pulled "The Real Thing" by Tom Stoppard (1982) out of its bag of tricks to give us the …
Lucas Hnaf Asks: Does Hell Exist, or Is It Us? by Barry David Horwitz When you wander into a Christian mega-church and find the pastor questioning the existence of Hell, you know you must be…
Richard Wright Rules in Damning Depression History by Barry David Horwitz You will remember Jerod Haynes playing Bigger in "Native Son" at Marin Theatre Company. He does a yeoman's night's w…
Bright, Cute Cast Sings: "The Internet Is for Porn" by Barry David Horwitz This is a show that audiences want to see over and over again. Since its beginning in 2003, "Avenue Q" has played t…
Alice B. Toklas Steps from Stein's Shadow by Barry David Horwitz Who knew that Gertrude Stein was such a sweetheart? Lots of us have followed her work, her life, her friendships, her paintin…
"Christmas at Pemberley": A Comedy of Romantic Rights  by Barry David Horwitz Mrs. Elizabeth Darcy (the winning Cindy Im), always the groundbreaker, has run away with Christmas. She knows…
British Genius for Swing & Story on Parade  by Barry David Horwitz How about a D-Day landing story from a little village, called Slapton, on the south coast of England, where thousand…
Tim Rice Blocks the Queen's Gambit by John Chakan "Each game of chess means there's one less variation left to be played" Go see "Chess," still playing at the Custom Made Theatre for the gre…
Lovely Yoruba Legends Spring to Life by Barry David Horwitz What a show. Could it be better, more moving or more passionate? Three powerful actors put their hearts and souls into examini…
Young Jean Lee Looks at US Laughing at US by Barry David Horwitz Young Jean Lee's "The Shipment" (2009) is made up of four episodes involving ordinary family or friends who engage in what pa…
Mike Bartlett's Splendid, Dangerous Comedy by Barry David Horwitz ACT's stage set for "King Charles III" sets a high bar for the show"it's a stunning, spectacular castle, many stories high. …
"With a Little Bit of Love," Eliza Masters the King's English by Barry David Horwitz How did Lerner and Loewe get U.S. audiences to accept a simple formula about class conflict, taken from t…
Secrets & Lies Hide in Plain Sight at The Strand by Barry David Horwitz Phillip Howse's world premiere in S.F. Playhouse's Sandbox Series tries to bring the interior world of a teen age …
Chen Disturbs the Personal, Loves the Political by Barry David Horwitz On the way to an art show, you may stumble across great drama. How long is it since an art work or a play caught you, c…
Cal Shakes Shakes Up Shaw by Barry David Horwitz Director Lisa Peterson has unfurled an early, hilarious Shaw comedy that forecasts the 20th Century and beyond. "You Never Can Tell" (1896) a…
'The Fire Next Time' in New Thriller by Barry David Horwitz "The Thrush and the Woodpecker" at Custom Made Theater features three gripping performances by three superb actors. For that reaso…
Waiting for Gentrification in the Tenderloin by Barry David Horwitz Plays about housing, gentrification, and exploitation of poor people are beginning to populate local stages. The Bernie Re…
Patricia Milton Parodies Empire and Rebels by Barry David Horwitz A touch of soap opera, a lot of political satire, and a dash of silly romantic comedy"toss them all into the hurly-burly of …
Cathleen Riddley Thrills as Independent Nun by Barry David Horwitz In "Grand Concourse," at Shotgun Players, each of the four characters undergoes both change and conversion, following the p…
John Leguizamo, One Hard-Ass Teacher! by Barry David Horwitz " July 22, 2016 When you are in the presence of John Leguizamo, there is fire in the air. Sparks radiate from the stage to every …
Barry David Horwitz has been teaching and reviewing theater for many years"as well as acting and producing plays for The Quixotic Players. He has also acted and worked as Dramaturge with Sho…