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'Glee' before 'Glee'
If you're a "gleek," (a fan of TV's "Glee"), then you'll probably enjoy Stephen Karam's "Speech & Debate."
A fluid staging
TheatreWorks closes its 40th season with "Opus," which proves to be a decent vehicle for five strong actors.
Fancy footwork
The envy of ethnic and dance communities, the S.F. Ethnic Dance Festival features no fewer than 600 performers from 37 Bay Area companies, often performing at a professional level.
Intriguing mix of acting, dance
Inspired by a popular North Beach bar, "Tosca Project" is a unique collaboration between ACT and the San Francisco Ballet.
Bill and Shrek head to S.F.
"Shrek the Musical" and "Billy Elliot" bookend the five-show 2010-11 Best of Broadway season to be announced by SHN.
Bard fests in the Bay Area
This summer, as always, dedicated Bardophiles can revel in at least 31 stagings in Northern California and environs.
Like opening Pandora's box
By no means is comedian Marilyn Pittman's "It's All the Rage" a comedy; it's a horrific tale told through a comic's eyes.
Good grazing
Cal Shakes' Jonathan Moscone and playwright Octavio Solis relish their collaboration on "John Steinbeck's The Pastures of Heaven."
Portrait of an artist
John Leguizamo says he's "edgier, harsher, more self-flagellating" in his new one-man show.
YBCA thinks big
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts has some big things planned for Big Ideas, the theme the organization is using for its 2010-11 season.
An over-the-top gay romp
"Boys Will Be Boys" embraces show-queen stereotypes and sashays right over the top.
InkBoat sets sail
InkBoat, a troupe that combines butoh dance and experimental theater, premieres "The Crazy Cloud Collection" at Theater Artaud.
Full of delights
"The Tosca Project" is a visual feast, a trove of fine performances and something of a baffling disappointment in terms of story.
One story inside another
Jason Grote's confounding and compelling "1001," at Just Theater in Berkeley, isn't your ordinary "A Thousand and One Arabian Nights."
California dreaming
Adapted from a John Steinbeck novel, "Pastures of Heaven" is a world-premiere collaboration between Cal Shakes and Word for Word.
'Woody Guthrie's American Song'
The Marin Theatre Company production gives voice to the hero, not the hellion.
A playful mashup
Anybody expecting a traditional Harlequinade from the "Harlekin" hasn't been paying attention.
Short and lofty
"Tribes/Dominion" is an engaging collaboration between writer-choreographer Sara Shelton Mann and director-designer David Szlasa.
An appreciable expansion
"French Twist," a world premiere for eight dancers, was presented by Smuin Ballet at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
Lively dancing
The gilt-edged repertoire with which Ballet San Jose has chosen to conclude its season would daunt any company.
An enthusiastic showing
The S.F. Opera staged a impassioned and forceful performance of Puccini's "La Fanciulla del West."
Emotionally irresistible
Jake Heggie's powerful "Moby-Dick" at Dallas Opera doesn't shy away from the challenges presented by Melville's landmark novel.
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Memorial for Quentin Easter, theater founder
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