Tag Archives: San Jose Center for the Performing Arts

REVIEW – Something Rotten – Broadway San Jose

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Artsalot

As I sat down to Broadway San Jose’s Something Rotten on Tuesday I had only the very slightest sense of what I was about to see. While I rarely prime my experience with research or perusal of the music and … Continue reading →

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REVIEW – Finding Neverland – Broadway San Jose

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Artsalot

When you order spaghetti in a restaurant and someone asks “How’s your spaghetti taste?” typically the response will be something resembling, “Well, it tastes like spaghetti.” I mean, how do you describe it? Spaghetti is … spaghetti-y. Rarely does one … Continue reading →

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REVIEW – Kinky Boots – Broadway San Jose

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Artsalot

High on pomp, sparkle and sass, Broadway San Jose’s Kinky Boots strutted into Downtown on Tuesday with the energy and attitude befitting the award-winning show. It’s a show of spectacle, timely reminders of acceptance,  and of course the kinkiest of … Continue reading →

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REVIEW – Motown the Musical – Broadway San Jose

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Artsalot

I’m not going to lie, going into Broadway San Jose’s Motown the Musical I thought there was a good chance I might be about 20 years too young to fully appreciate it. You’d think I’d be trusting enough by now, … Continue reading →

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REVIEW- Disney’s Newsies – Broadway San Jose

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Artsalot

Dude [dood, dyood, doooooooooooode] – interjection – 1. an expression of shock, approval, sympathy, or other strong feeling. 2. The word Susannah used approximately 137 times during Broadway San Jose’s production of Disney’s Newsies, because OH MY GOSH IT WAS SO … Continue reading →

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REVIEW – The Illusionists – Broadway San Jose

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Artsalot

I’m just going to come out and say it. I’m a whore for magic. Okay, not REALLY. But kind of. I mean, I just think it’s the best. THE BEST. It’s unabashedly flashy and funny and yeah, for some reason, it’s … Continue reading →

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REVIEW- Jersey Boys – Broadway San Jose

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Artsalot

If we could somehow harness the power and allure of the “boy band,” I feel certain we’d be able to achieve nothing short of world peace. What is it about a few guys on stage (in this case a well … Continue reading →

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REVIEW – Priscilla Queen of the Desert – Broadway San Jose

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Artsalot

At first, I was afraid, I was petrified I thought Priscilla might just be a show to brush aside But then I spent so many nights at Broadway San Jose before And I’d been pleased, so why should this show … Continue reading →

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REVIEW – GREEN DAY’S AMERICAN IDIOT – BROADWAY SAN JOSE

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Artsalot

It was a sad, sad day in my history this week. Please, bow your head in a moment of silence for my youth. Time of death; Tuesday, June 4th, 7:41pm while attending Broadway San Jose’s production of Green Day’s American … Continue reading →

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REVIEW- ROCK OF AGES – BROADWAY SAN JOSE

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Artsalot

Sometimes I wonder how it is I made it to 37 years of age without ever being a rock band groupie. How is it exactly that I didn’t wind up following some band from coast to coast? Why did I … Continue reading →

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