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 seems like forever before your water arrives and you can order a drink. The menus sit in front of you closed because…
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 the East Bay from Hollywood, and he’s got lots to tell us about how it rolls down…
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 stained glass beauty, while lovers experiment with gender-swap. Arden is a sacred “in-between” place where old ways of loving get revalued, and unexpected affections blossom. “As You Like…
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. But isn’t that the heart of theater? Big, swooping acting, singing your lungs out, and dancing like nobody’s watching. “Beetlejuice” sports neon strobe lights and sexual innuendos,…