Arts & Entertainment Review: Berkeley Rep’s ‘Thing About Jellyfish’ a dazzling production of a simple story By Jean Schiffman, Bay City News | February 6, 2025 “The Thing About Jellyfish” runs through March 9 in Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s Roda Theatre.
Arts & Entertainment Review: ‘Rachmaninoff and the Tsar’ stands out among many great Hershey Felder shows By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | January 13, 2025 Play runs through February 9 at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts in Mountain View.
Arts & Entertainment Review: A delightfully unpredictable relationship develops in Shotgun Players’ ‘Thirty-Six’ By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | November 25, 2024 “Thirty-Six” continues through December 22 at Ashby Stage in Berkeley.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Berkeley Rep’s ‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ a sensitive, fun look at sisterhood By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | November 14, 2024 Performances continue through December 15 at Peet’s Theatre in Berkeley.
Arts & Entertainment Review: ‘Clue,’ the wild stage version, is as fun as the board game By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | October 23, 2024 The ensemble is impeccable, and hilarious, in the tour of "Clue," onstage in San Francisco and San Jose through November 4.
Arts & Entertainment Review: TheatreWorks’ ‘King James’ details a fascinating friendship over 12 years By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | October 14, 2024 Playwright Rajiv Joseph has a gift for putting just a few characters onstage and bringing audiences to laughter, gasps and even tears.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Solo actor extraordinaire Dan Hoyle strikes again in ‘Takes All Kinds’ By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | October 7, 2024 Dan Hoyle fully inhabits diverse characters in his new solo show at the Marsh in San Francisco, playing through October 26.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Shotgun Players’ ‘Choir Boy’ a singing, deeply moving success By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | October 7, 2024 Featuring a cappella performances and vibrant choreography, the show continues through October 26 at Ashby Stage in Berkeley.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Comedy lifted to sublime heights in San Francisco Playhouse’s ‘Play That Goes Wrong’ By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | September 30, 2024 The 2015 Olivier Award-winning farce -- one of the most produced plays in the US -- runs through November 9.
Arts & Entertainment Review: ACT’s Argentina-set ‘Private Lives’ dances with passion, laughter By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | September 19, 2024 “Private Lives” continues through Oct. 6 at the Toni Rembe Theater in San Francisco.