Tag Archives: San Jose Theatre Review

REVIEW – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Broadway San Jose

Posted on May 28, 2014 by

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat…what ARE you? I mean, I don’t…I can’t…I just…I’m not sure I know what to do with you. You’re just all over the place. Broadway San Jose typically surprises and woos me, winning me over … Continue reading →

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REVIEW – Game On – San Jose Rep

Posted on April 4, 2014 by

So the Rep has been batting .400 this season… Yeah, sorry, I can’t do it. I don’t even know what that means. In the interest of full disclosure, I don’t get baseball. I’ll give you a second to get over … Continue reading →

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REVIEW- The Whipping Man – Renegade Theatre Experiment

Posted on February 4, 2014 by

It’s not the feel good comedy of the year, but Renegade Theatre Experiment’s The Whipping Man is a compelling dramatic journey worth a trip to the theatre. It’s a play that progresses much like a gangrenous wound, but in the good … Continue reading →

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REVIEW – THE SNOW QUEEN – San Jose Repertory Theatre

Posted on December 11, 2013 by

While exciting and potentially a great collaborative exercise, producing a new work comes with a lot of pressures and expectations. Even when you’ve lined up the most fabulous of creative teams, breathing life into a previously unproduced piece is really, … Continue reading →

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REVIEW – EVITA – Broadway San Jose

Posted on November 20, 2013 by

People of Silicon Valley, your newly appointed (temporary) critic, Paxton (the 3 legged cat)… Humans, I know what you are thinking, you are thinking, “Paxton, you are a cat.” You are also thinking “You didn’t even SEE Evita, because they … Continue reading →

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REVIEW – Priscilla Queen of the Desert – Broadway San Jose

Posted on October 31, 2013 by

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 – Next Fall – San Jose Rep

Posted on October 28, 2013 by

This was a rough last couple of weeks for those around me. An unnatural assault of devastating losses and completely unexpected challenges seem to have tumbled into the lives in my periphery, coinciding with the initially regret-tainted, always-too-soon transition of … Continue reading →

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Mini Reviews – Les Mis, Making God Laugh, Animals Out Of Paper

Posted on October 9, 2013 by

Time is short this week, but I saw a number of shows that are really worth mentioning for those looking for something to do in the next week or two…nothing in depth here, but a quick bite on what to … Continue reading →

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REVIEW – One Night With Janis Joplin – San Jose Rep

Posted on September 17, 2013 by

Here is a list of my not-so-favorite things, also known as “Why theoretically, I should not have liked One Night With Janis Joplin at the San Jose Rep:” Celebration of 60/70’s drug culture, musicals that don’t have much of a … Continue reading →

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REVIEW- REEFER MADNESS: THE MUSICAL – SAN JOSE STAGE

Posted on June 15, 2013 by

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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