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REVIEW- Bonnie & Clyde – San Jose Stage

When seeing a musical, one of the questions I always try to ask myself is “Is this story told better by being a musical?” In the case of Bonnie and Clyde at San Jose Stage, I think I was wooed … Continue reading

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REVIEW- The Heiress – Palo Alto Players

In the novel Washington Square, Henry James focuses in on the falsely generated highs and the devastating lows of an intensely introverted, awkward heiress and a sour, damaged father, harsh with his words and unable to disassociate his daughter from … Continue reading

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REVIEW – A Minister’s Wife – San Jose Repertory Theatre

Somehow I’ve made it through life as double English and Drama major, audience member and longtime theater participant without ever having seen or read a version of George Bernard Shaw’s Candida. While possibly shocking, this is really neither here nor … Continue reading

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REVIEW – Boeing, Boeing – Palo Alto Players

Not unlike air-travel during the holidays, the lead up to my arrival at Boeing, Boeing was quite the adventure. While parking was a challenge to begin with (there was a wedding in addition to the opening night crowd at the community … Continue reading

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REVIEW- REEFER MADNESS: THE MUSICAL – SAN JOSE STAGE

I found myself feeling a bit faint last weekend. Light headed, weak and strangely humorless. Sluggish even when you come right down to it. So, I went through the regular self-diagnosis, as you do, to see if I could find … Continue reading

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REVIEW – Eurydice – Douglas Morrisson Theatre

I don’t consider myself to be a very emotional being. Well, that’s not entirely accurate. I’m intuitive and perceptive with regard to emotion, I’m just not easily or often found actually exhibiting emotions from the sentimental, romantic, sad or distraught … Continue reading

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REVIEW – HEDDA GABLER – CITY LIGHTS THEATER COMPANY

Move over Joan Collins. Take a number Omarosa. Not so fast Mommy Dearest. Don’t call us, we’ll call you Scarlett O’Hara. If anything opens up in the cray-cray division we’ll let you women know, but we’ve already got an unstable, … Continue reading

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REVIEW – Betrayal – Only Connect Theatre

Admittedly, the topic of infidelity and adultery are at the very bottom of my like list. There’s no baggage there (you don’t need to read into that statement), there’s no logical reason really for my overly negative feelings toward these … Continue reading

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THEATRE REVIEW – Dial M for Murder – SANTA CLARA PLAYERS

Nothing beats a night of murder, unless, of course, it’s a night of conspiracy and murder. That’s just what Santa Clara Players presents in their production of Dial M for Murder. This clever show has all the twists and turns … Continue reading

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REVIEW- ART – NORTHSIDE THEATRE COMPANY

The question is “What is Art?” The answer is, well… not that simple as you’d expect. It’s in the eye of the beholder right? Oh wait, that’s beauty. But, it’s sort of the same thing, yeah? In the eye of the beholder, … Continue reading

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