Millennial Notes Justin Huertas’ Fantasy Inspires His New Punk Pop Album by Tyler Jeffreys “Lizard Boy” is set to tour four continents next year and Justin Huertas’ “Terrible Ride” has nearly a million hits on Spotify. I’m excited to listen to the album, skipping only two songs. Rather than a soundtrack, music album composed…
Millennial Notes Isaac Gómez Exposes the Horrors of Gentrification by Evelyn Arevalo “The Displaced” is not your run-of-the-mill horror story. Playwright Isaac Gómez gives us a bright, young interracial couple whose haunted past manifests itself, physically. The energy and chemistry in this two-person play is exhilarating. Marisa (Jordan Maria Don) and Lev (Troy Rockett)…
Millennial Notes Shakespeare Kicks Off New Season of Fantastic Live Theater by Jordan Freed Watching “The Winter’s Tale” at Cal Shakes feels like witnessing two prodigious trapeze artists pull off a miraculous balancing act. At every moment, I’m nervous things are about to go terribly wrong, but watching the performance succeed like a high…
Millennial Notes Lin-Manuel Miranda Revives Revolution in Living Color by Evelyn Arevalo The touring company of “Hamilton” in San Francisco boasts an exciting diversity of singers and dancers. Much like the Bay Area, the cast is multi-cultural and phenomenal—like Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical, itself. Miranda’s ground-breaking show about the American Revolution—in rap, jazz, and ballad–has…