Review: ‘The Cottage’ At Palo Alto Players (****)
by Joanne Engelhardt There’s likely only one kind of germ you might enjoy getting — and that is a joy germ. That’s an appropriate phrase for the Palo Alto Players’ production of “The Cottage,” under the astute and memorably British direction of Katie O’Bryan Champlin. Playwright Sandy Rustin has…
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Review: ‘La Cage Aux Folles’ at Theatre Rhinoceros (***)
by Charlsie-Kern Kruger The hit French film, “La Cage aux Folles” has been around for 53 years, and Jerry Herman’s Broadway blockbuster musical adaptation opened 43 years ago. This gay-themed play about family values, self-righteous moralistic political blowhards, and fabulous drag queens predates AIDS and by today’s standards for…
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Review: ‘The Toxic Avenger, The Musical’ at Los Altos Stage Company (***1/2)
by Joanne Engelhardt Poor old New Jersey! For a state that is best known as “The Garden State,” it certainly gets a lot of bad press. Consider “The Toxic Avenger, The Musical,” now on stage at Los Altos Stage Company’s Bus Barn Theater through June 28. This musical comedy…
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Review: Bay area premiere of Bess Wohl’s ‘Continuity’ at Shotgun Players (***)
by Charlsie-Kern Kruger There is no doubt that Bess Wohl’s comedy “Continuity,” about a film crew making a movie about the climate crisis, is funny. Actually, it’s very funny. It also, however, tries to be serious about the climate crisis, and that part is confusing. Although I could tell,…
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