Bartlett Sher Restores Eliza Doolittle’s Rebellious Voice by Barry David Horwitz With his award-winning revival of 50s masterpiece “My Fair Lady,” Bartlett Sher has reasserted the secrets of Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion” that provide the musical with its story and its script. As a bold feminist and socialist, Shaw focused his comic wit on the…
Rice & Webber Modernize Christ’s Message with a Big Beat by Patricia L. Morin BroadwaySF is throwing a sizzling celebration for the 50th Anniversary of “Jesus Christ Superstar.” JCS is a multi-faceted extravaganza. So much to see, hear, and feel, in a presentation so uniquely different, and created for today. After seeing the show…
Shire & Maltby Create a Collage of Musical Delights by Patricia L. Morin San Francisco Playhouse, under the innovative direction of Susi Damilano and Choreographer Nicole Helfer, offers us a refreshing “Welcome Back” from the horrors of the pandemic. Although “Starting Here, Starting Now” goes easy on storyline, the show leans heavily on the ups and…
Gunderson & Gray Capture Life Under Lockdown by Patricia L. Morin Left Edge Theatre’s two one-acts, “Beautiful Monsters” by Kelly Gray and “I and You” by Lauren Gunderson, explore the difficulties of life and love, and reveal our absolute need for human connection. “Beautiful Monsters,” astutely directed by Argo Thompson, grabbed my attention immediately….