REVIEW: ‘GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL!’ AT HILLBARN THEATRE (***1/2)
by Joanne Engelhardt “Hatmania” could easily be an alternative name for “Gutenberg! The Musical!” because that’s the overwhelming memory Hillbarn Theatre audiences will likely have after they’ve seen this production. That’s because there are 80+ hats worn by the two actors in “Gutenberg!” Each hat has a label indicating…
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REVIEW: ‘SOMETHING ROTTEN!’ AT WOODSIDE MUSICAL THEATRE (***1/2)
by Joanne Engelhardt Over the past few years, the musical “Something Rotten!” has been produced at several Bay Area theaters, yet the one now onstage at Woodside Musical Theatre in Woodside is the best one this reviewer has ever seen. None of the actors can boast professional credits,…
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Review: ‘Private Lives’ at The Pear Theatre (**1/2)
by Joanne Engelhardt Director Dennis M. Lickteig decided to update Noel Coward’s somewhat-archaic play, “Private Lives” by doing a gender switch for two of its five characters. But was it successful? Well, yes…and no. When Coward wrote “Private Lives” in 1930, a conventional marriage was between a man and…
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Review: ‘A Gentleman’s Guide To Love And Murder’ at Palo Alto Players (*****)
by Joanne Engelhardt It’s difficult to imagine a more nearly flawless theatrical production playing in the Bay Area right now than Palo Alto Players’ current offering of “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” at Lucie Stern Theater in Palo Alto. It’s spectacular, and then some. What makes…
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