Lorraine Hansberry’s Final, African Play Rocks the House by Robert M. Gardner OTP has scored a timely hit with its new production of Lorraine Hansberry’s “Les Blancs.” The cast of eight Black women, playing both male and white roles offers a powerful vision that challenges false narratives and our long-held prejudices. Hansberry left the…
Millennial Notes Lerner & Loewe’s Songs Renew Dream of “A Room Somewhere” by Isa S. Chu At SF Playhouse, “My Fair Lady” sings a new tune—full of laughter, sharp commentary, and a knowing nod to the politics of speech. Lerner and Loewe’s beloved musical gets a buoyant, comedic revival with subtle comments on language,…
Bill English Spotlights Woman’s Liberation & Sexual Shenanigans by Lynne Stevens In Director Bill English’s smart new “My Fair Lady,” a “street urchin,” a phonetics professor, and a military man make up a cozy menage à trois. Based on Bernard Shaw’s 1912 “Pygmalion,” Lerner and Loewe’s masterpiece bursts into fresh life at S.F. Playhouse….
Luis Alfaro’s Epic Speeds from Aztec Splendor to U.S. Sacrifice by Robert M. Gardner “Aztlán” covers centuries of Aztec and Mexican stories, spanning thousands of miles from ancient Aztlán and the temple of Teotihuacan to Tulare in California. The time travel between kingdoms in Mexico and the Central Valley becomes a whirlwind which boggle…