Millennial Notes Tom Swift Queries Queer Love, Breaking Comic Boundaries by Kelly Mou "A Marriage" covers lots of territory: two gay lovers, forty-two years, and a hilarious gay nephew. Tom …
Millennial Notes Michael Socrates Moran Invokes Song & Story in Mythic Spectacle by Jeanette Quick "Exodus to Eden," Michael Socrates Moran's ambitious new play, breaks new ground in bot…
Millennial Notes Woodson, Reagon, Davis Offer Musical Gift to Parents, Kids by Rosa del Duca "The Day You Begin!" is the day you start to tell your special stories, unique to you. That is th…
Caridad Svich Pens Fantastical Romp Amid Amazon Boxes by Robert M. Gardner Arriving at the beautiful Lesher Center, we admire the modern lines of this stately, elegant theater, looking forwa…
Neil Simon's Humor Unfolds Folly of Misunderstandings by Patricia L. Morin Neil Simon's hilarious play "Rumors" has found its comedic niche with Coastal Rep's talented ensemble. In a world f…
Millennial Notes Tina Fey's Hilarious Path to Privileged Girls' Self-Approval by Amy Deng At the Golden Gate Theatre, Tina Fey's satirical humor combines with Jeff Richmond's dynamic music t…
Kim Powers' Solo Play Spotlights Versatile Vivian Vance's Career          by Patricia L. Morin "Sidekicked" spotlights vibrant Vivian Vance's feelings about playi…
Millennial Notes Yngvild Aspeli Creates a Beautifully Dark Epic by Beau McGlasson Melville's Moby Dick: a ship captain descends into madness, pursues a massive white whale, and encounters th…
Dipika Guha's Wit Blossoms into Love with "No Regrets" by Kelly Mou & Barry David Horwitz "Getting There" opens with Edith Piaf singing "Moi, je ne regrette rien"""Me, I regret nothing."…
Domenique Morisseau Celebrates Black Women's Wisdom by Lynne Stevens Domenique Morisseau takes a stylish look at the destruction of Detroit's Black neighborhoods, brilliantly depicting the e…
Stephen Sondheim Dares Us to Look at Our Violence by Kim Waldron "Every now and then the country goes a little wrong," sings the "Assassins" Proprietor, the tap-dancing Keith Pinto. This che…
Millennial Notes Jasmine Lee-Jones Balances Razor Wit & Raw Vulnerability  by Beau McGlasson Award-winning Jasmine Lee-Jones brings her sharp-witted and hilarious Twitter-fueled play …
Lynne Nottage Pits Rigged Justice vs. Self-Empowerment by Patricia L. Morin In Berkeley Rep's "Clyde's," four ex-cons fresh out of prison and a boss straight out of Dante's Inferno beckon us…
Wendy MacLeod Dishes Out Feast of Thoughtful Delights  by Patricia L. Morin You know what it's like, right? You're on vacation, waiting in a restaurant for waitstaff to serve you. It…
Millennial Notes Timothy White Eagle Invites Us to His Room of Pleasure & Grief by Beau McGlasson Life's shocking juxtapositions live at the heart of Timothy White Eagle's exhilarating i…
Don Reed Wins Our Hearts with Warmth & Wit"Oakland Style by Barry David Horwitz If you've never seen a Don Reed stand-up show, now is the time for a rare treat. Don Reed has come home to…
Millennial Notes Lynne Kaufman Exposes the Costs of "Great Art" by Tom van Nuenen There are two myths that haunt the modern artist. One is that the good artists copy, but the great ones stea…
Taub & Woolery's Musical Updates Shakespeare's Rom-Com by Patricia L. Morin & Barry David Horwitz In Director Bill English's Tiffany-bejeweled Forest of Arden, trees glow with staine…
Millennial Notes Eddie Perfect Writes Wicked Songs for Spectacular Settings by Ian Waters "Beetlejuice, The Musical" is crass and boisterous, and shatters the stage's fourth wall entirely. B…
Taylor & Jones' Musical Echoes Mahalia Jackson's Spirituality by Barry David Horwitz In "HALIE! The Mahalia Jackson Musical," co-writers Wendy E. Taylor and Darryl V. Jones dramatize the…
Ashton & Menken's Musical Confronts Capitalist Greed by Patricia L. Morin "Little Shop of Horrors" has moved to a new neighborhood. From New York's mainly white Skid Row district, Direct…
Shad Willingham Delivers Joyous Christmas Comedy by Patricia L. Morin Did you ever feel as though you were having one of those days, where nothing seems to be going your way? And the outcome…
David Strathairn Vividly Embodies Polish Hero & His Warning by Jeanette Quick In a brilliant one man show, David Strathairn dramatizes the story of Jan Karski, a young Polish Catholic di…
Millennial Notes Arnold Lobel's Classic & Robert Reale's Music Unite to Delight  by Nicholas Leither My kids noticed it before I did. All along the edge of the stage, in front of …
Rose Oser Unfolds Struggles with Sexual Identity & Religion by Patricia L. Morin "Shoshana in December," a musical potpourri, follows a young Jewish woman questioning life, love, and sex…