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Review: Center Rep brings laughs, passion to Neil Simon classic ‘Lost in Yonkers’

By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | April 8, 2026

Play is a period piece with timeless themes recounting the pressure, passion, and power of family life.

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Movies: SF’s wild parrots, ‘Hamlet,’ ‘Fantasy Life,’ ‘ChaO’

By Anita Katz | Bay City News | April 6, 2026

Plus, a special movie program at the Castro in SF.

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Review: Berkeley Rep’s ‘Monsters’ a poignant sibling story, with fighting

By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | April 5, 2026

"Monsters" leans into physical action to tell story and has superb fight choreography.

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Alvin Ailey troupe stages 7 premieres in Berkeley engagement this week

By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | April 5, 2026

Programs at Cal Performances' Zellerbach Hall run April 7-12.

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Best Bets: ‘Jeremy Frey: Woven,’ ‘Flex’ basketball play, brass band shows

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | April 1, 2026

Frey is a key figure in the preservation of Northeastern US Native American art and culture.

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Review: Shotgun Players bring humanity to absurdist ‘The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?’

By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | March 31, 2026

The acting and direction in this 2002 Tony Award winner are both superb.

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Review: Holocaust-themed ‘Our Class’ at SF’s Z Space hits extremely hard

By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | March 30, 2026

The show includes an inventive mix of video projections, animation, chalk drawings and symbolic effects.

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Movies: International Ocean film fest, Lucrecia Martel, ‘Miroirs No. 3,’ ‘Serpent’s Skin’

By Anita Katz | Bay City News | March 30, 2026

The ocean-themed festival includes a line-up of more than 30 independent films screening over three days.