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Jun 22, 2022
Workplace Woes
‘9 to 5, the Musical’ clocks in at 6th Street
By Harry Duke
It’s been over 40 years since Dolly Parton made her film debut in...
Jun 15, 2022
Here, Kitty, Kitty! – ‘Wink’ slinks on stage at Main Stage West
By Harry Duke
Feline conspiracy theorists who believe that cats are plotting to take over the world might count playwright Jen Silverman as an ally...
Jun 1, 2022
Ibsen Sequel
‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’
By Harry Duke
Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House premiered in 1879 to great controversy. His look at the limitations...
May 18, 2022
Faithful Friends: Gunderson’s ‘Book’ opens in Healdsburg
William Shakespeare never had a play actually published in his lifetime. They existed, often in pieces, in hand-scrawled scripts and in the memories of...
May 11, 2022
Kids in Revolt – Roald Dahl’s ‘Matilda’ in Rohnert Park
After a two-year pandemic-induced delay, Matilda the Musical finally hits the stage at the Spreckels Performing Arts Center in Rohnert Park. The musical adaptation...
May 4, 2022
Mrs. Saturday Night: Catskills come to Sonoma
The Borscht Belt comes to wine country with the Sonoma Arts Live presentation of Saturday Night at Grossinger’s. This musical by Stephen Cole (Merman’s...
Apr 27, 2022
‘Wedding’ Jitters
Sandler movie becomes a musical
To some in the theatre world, the sourcing of an Adam Sandler movie as the basis for a musical was...
Apr 19, 2022
Maternal strife staged at Cinnabar
Playwriting is often a form of artistic exorcism. Many a play has been written to bring a form of closure to unresolved conflicts, strained...