Review: ‘Primary Trust’ at Theatreworks in Silicon Valley (***1/2)
by Joanne Engelhardt A large sign that says “Welcome Friend: You’re Right on Time. CRANBERRY New York, USA” is indeed welcoming Lucie Stern Theater audiences in Palo Alto these days. Theatergoers can’t help but notice a fascinating curved map that is the town of Cranberry, showing Main Street, Broadway,…
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Review: ‘Songs for a New World’ at Hillbarn Theatre (****)
by Joanne Engelhardt Something very special happened on opening night of “Songs for a New World” at Hillbarn Theatre in Foster City: The world somehow seemed a little better, a little brighter, and especially a little more hopeful. That’s partially due to the incredible musical script written by Jason Robert…
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Review: ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ at Foothill Music Theatre (***1/2)
by Joanne Engelhardt When you put a terrific cast, a solid director and a fantastic orchestra together, the result can only be a highly watchable and entertaining musical production. And, at about 100 minutes in length (done without an intermission), there’s no doubt audiences will agree that the Foothill Music…
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REVIEW: “MY FAIR LADY” AT PEAR THEATRE SEEN FROM A VERY DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE (** 1/2)
by Joanne Engelhardt A curious mix of the good, the bad and the strange awaits theatregoers who attend The Pear Theatre’s current production of “My Fair Lady.” It takes a lot of chutzpah to event try to stage a well-revered musical like “Lady” in a small theatre that seats about 70…
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