Millennial Notes Whitty & Magruder Challenge Love & Gender Norms by Jordan Freed Does it make a lick of sense to combine Sir Philip Sidney’s 400-year-old pastoral romance Arcadia with the 1980s new wave sound of the Go-Go’s? Not in the slightest. But is it entertaining as hell? You bet! At New Conservatory Theatre…
Millennial Notes Ron Lytle Scores with Winter Fantasy, Joyful Music by Rachel Norby “Christmas in Oz” by East Bay Children’s Theatre offers a delightful adventure through Oz during Christmastime. As Dorothy, Jordyn Foley sings like an angel—clear and captivating. The Douglas Morrison Theatre in Hayward overflows with unforgettable songs and joy. Especially remarkable are…
Millennial Notes Charles Dickens’ London Explodes in Songs & Spirits by Natasha Munasinghe For Christmas, Center REP offers a charming musical rendition of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Director Scott Denison recreates Victorian London from stony walls to elegant wooden arches. Scenic designer Kelly James Tighe creates a gothic Victorian London with an upper…
Williamson, Hairston, Simone Celebrate Summer’s High Notes by Cynthia Lopez For me, and many other single working women in the 80s, Donna Summer’s smash 1983 disco hit “She Works Hard for the Money” struck a chord. Summer wrote that song out of anger and frustration, after learning that men at the record company bilked…