KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Girl from the North Country” at BroadwaySF Golden Gate Theatre through August 18, 2024. The post Review: “Girl from the North Country” at BroadwaySF Golden Gate appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties” at Shotgun Players Ashby Stage through August 18, 2024. The full title of the play by Jen Silverman is Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties; In Essence, a Queer and Occasionally Hazardous Exploration; Do You Remember When You Were in Middle School and You Read About…

KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Evita” at San Francisco Playhouse through September 7, 2024. The post Review: “Evita” at San Francisco Playhouse appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “The Lifespan of a Fact” at Aurora Theatre Company through July 21, 2024. The post Review: “The Lifespan of a Fact” at Aurora Theatre appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Mother Road” by Octavio Solis, at Berkeley Rep Peets Theatre through July 21, 2024. The post Review: “Mother Road” at Berkeley Rep Peets Theatre appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews the touring production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company,” at BroadwaySF Orpheum Theater through June 23, 2024. The post Review: “Company” at BroadwaySF Orpheum appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “The Lehman Trilogy,” directed by Sam Mendes, at ACT Toni Rembe Theater through June 23, 2024. The post Review: “The Lehman Trilogy” at ACT Toni Rembe Theatre appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Galileo, A Rock Musical” at Berkeley Rep‘s Roda Theatre through June 23, 2024. The post Review: “Galileo” at Berkeley Rep Roda Theatre appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Torch Song” at Marin Theatre through June 2, 2024. The post Review: “Torch Song” at Marin Theatre appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams, directed by Jeffrey Lo, at San Francisco Playhouse through June 15, 2024 The post Review: “The Glass Menagerie” at San Francisco Playhouse appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Blue Door” by Tanya Barfield, at Aurora Theatre Company through May 19th (streaming May 12th – 19th). The post Review: “Blue Door” at Aurora Theatre Company appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “A Strange Loop” at ACT Toni Rembe Theatre through May 12, 2024. The post Review: “A Strange Loop” at ACT Toni Rembe Theatre appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA Theater Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Tiger Style!” by Mike Lew, at TheatreWorks Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts through April 28, 2024. The post Review: “Tiger Style!” at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Kristina Wong Sweatshop Overlord” at ACT Strand Theatre through May 5, 2024. The post Review: “Kristina Wong Sweatshop Overlord” at ACT Strand Theatre appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “The 39 Steps” at San Francisco Playhouse through April 20, 2024. The post Review: “The 39 Steps” at San Francisco Playhouse appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “The Far Country” by Lloyd Suh, at Berkeley Rep‘s Peets Theatre through April 14, 2024. The post Review: “The Far Country” at Berkeley Rep Peets Theatre appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Queen” by Madhuri Shekar, at TheaterWorks Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto through March 31, 2024. The post Review: “Queen” at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews ‘Manahatta” at Aurora Theatre Company through March 10, 2024. The post Review: “Manahatta” at Aurora Theatre Company appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “My Home on the Moon” by Minna Lee at San Francisco Playhouse through February 24, 2024. The post Review: “My Home on the Moon” at San Francisco Playhouse appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Cult of Love” at Berkeley Rep‘s Roda Theatre through March 3, 2024. The post Review: “Cult of Love” at Berkeley Rep Roda Theatre appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “MJ The Musical” at BroadwaySF‘s Orpheum Theater through February 25, 2024. The post Review: “MJ The Musical” at BroadwaySF Orpheum Theater appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Babes In Ho-lland” at Shotgun Players Ashby Stages, extended to February 10, 2024. The post Review: “Babes In Ho-lland” at Shotgun Players appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “How I Learned What I Learned” by August Wilson, at TheatreWorks Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts through February 3, 2024. The post Review: “How I Learned What I Learned” at TheatreWorks appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA Theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews the Broadway-bound revival of “The Wiz” at BroadwaySF Golden Gate Theatre through Feb. 11, 2024 The post Review: “The Wiz” at BroadwaySF Golden Gate Theatre appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Just For Us” with Alex Edelman, at Berkeley Rep’s Peets Theatre through January 21, 2024. The post Review: “Just For Us” at Berkeley Rep Peets Theatre appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky discusses the year in theatre in the Bay Area in 2023, plus a top ten list and two honorable mentions. Text of the podcast. In the Bay Area, Live theatre companies continued in 2023 to adapt to the post-Covid world. While movie audience sizes seems to be returning to pre-pandemic numbers. live theater remains mo…

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Harry Clarke” at Berkeley Rep Roda Theatre through December 23, 2023. The post Review: “Harry Clarke” at Berkeley Rep Roda Theatre appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Guys & Dolls” at San Francisco Playhouse through January 13, 2023. The post Review: “Guys & Dolls” at SF Playhouse appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “1984,” an adaptation of the George Orwell novel by Michael Gene Sullivan, directed by Barbara Damashek, at Aurora Theatre Company through December 10, 2023. The post Review: “1984” at Aurora Theatre Company appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” at Shotgun Players Ashby Stage through December 30, 2023. The post Review: “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” at Shotgun Players Ashby Stage appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Bulrusher” by Eisa Davis, at Berkeley Rep’s Peets Theatre through December 3, 2023. The post Review: “Bulrusher,” at Berkeley Rep Peets Theatre appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Nollywood Dreams” by Jocelyn Bioh at San Francisco Playhouse through November 4, 2023. The post Review: “Nollywood Dreams” at San Francisco Playhouse appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “The Hippest Trip: The Soul Train Musical” at the ACT Toni Rembe (Geary) Theatre through October 8, 2023. The post Review: “The Hippest Trip: The Soul Train Musical” at ACT Toni Rembe Theatre appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Odyssey,” written and directed by Lisa Peterson, at Marin Theatre Company through September 24, 2023. The post Review: “Odyssey” at Marin Theatre Company appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

Giovanna Sardelli, Artistic Director of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. Before becoming Artistic Director in July 2023, Giovanna Sardelli served as Artistic Director of TheatreWorks New Works since 2014. A noted stage director, she has worked closely with Tony winner Matthew Lopez and Pulitzer finalist Rajiv…

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “A Chorus Line” at San Francisco Playhouse through September 16, 2023. The post Review: A Chorus Line” at San Francisco Playhouse appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Mahabharata,” a co-production of Oakland Theatre Project and Z Space, at Z Space through August 20, 2023. The post Review: “Mahabharata” at Z Space appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Josephine’s Feast,” from Campo Santo and The Magic Theatre, at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco through August 20, 2023. The post Review: “Josephine’s Feast” at the Magic Theatre appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “The Wizard of Oz” at ACT’s Toni Rembe (Geary) Theatre through June 25, 2023. The post Review: “The Wizard of Oz” at ACT Toni Rembe (Geary) Theatre appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

Bill English, Artistic Director of San Francisco Playhouse, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded via Zencastr May 29, 2023. San Francisco Playhouse was founded in 2003 by Bill English and Susi Damilano and has grown into a major regional theatre, with several world premieres later moving on to future productions in New York and elsewhere…

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Let The Right One In” at Berkeley Rep‘s Roda Theatre through June 25, 2023. The post Review: “Let The Right One In” at Berkeley Rep appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “English” at Berkeley Rep Peets Theatre and “Poor Yella Rednecks: Vietgone 2” at ACT Strand Theatre. The post Review: “English” at Berkeley Rep; “Poor Yella Rednecks, Vietgone 2” at ACT Strand appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “The Triumph of Love” at Shotgun Players Ashby Stage through April 23, 2023. The post Review: “The Triumph of Love” at Shotgun Players Ashby Stage appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews Stephen Sondheim’s “Merrily We Roll Along” at 42nd Street Moon Gateway Theatre through April 9, 2023. The post Review: “Merrily We Roll Along” at 42nd Street Moon appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Cambodian Rock Band” by Lauren Yee, at Berkeley Rep‘s Roda Theatre through April 2, 2023. The post Review: “Cambodian Rock Band” at Berkeley Rep appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer” at TheatreWorks Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto through April 2, 2023. The post Review: “Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer” at TheatreWorks appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Clyde’s” by Lynn Nottage, at Berkeley Rep’s Peets Theatre through February 26, 2023. The post Review: “Clyde’s” at Berkeley Rep Peets Theatre appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “In Every Generation” by Ali Viterbi, directed by Michael Barakiva, at TheatreWorks Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts through February 12, 2023. The post Review: “In Every Generation” at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews a new musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” at San Francisco Playhouse through January 14, 2023. The post Review: “As You Like It” at San Francisco Playhouse appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews the national touring company of “Beetlejuice” at BroadwaySF‘s Golden Gate Theater through January 31, 2022. The post Review: “Beetlejuice” at BroadwaySF Golden Gate Theater appeared first on KPFA.Door KPFA