Millennial Notes Quick & Meehan Turn Toddler Book into Wacky World by Rosa del Duca If you’re familiar with Hervé Tullet’s award-winning picture book Press Here, you can understand my skepticism as I sat down with my three-year-old daughter and one-year-old son. How exactly would Bay Area Children’s Theatre turn a book with no…
Millennial Notes Jerry Zaks & Betty Buckley Make a Perfect Match by Rosa del Duca “It’s going to be so colorful,” a woman gushed before the curtain rose on “Hello, Dolly!” starring Broadway legend Betty Buckley at SHN’s Golden Gate Theater. “Colorful” is putting it mildly. The stage transforms into New York in 1885,…
Millennial Notes Hannah Dworkin Channels Lewis Carroll, Enchantingly by Rosa del Duca “Wonderland: Alice’s Rock & Roll Adventure” opens with a grand gesture—the entire cast sings a high-energy welcome, signaling that the kids are in for more than just Alice in Wonderland. This Bay Area Children’s Theatre “Adventure” is driven by pop beats and…
Millennial Notes Peggy Rathmann’s Book Makes Rare Play for Babies, Toddlers by Rosa del Duca Having both a baby and a toddler is a daily reminder of how much babies miss out on: Itasca: “Can River have a bite of my sandwich?” Me: “No, he only has one and a half teeth.” Itasca: “Can…