Lewis, Sayer, Shields Deliver Campy Non-Stop Laughs by Kim Waldron I thought I didn’t like farce, but it turns out I just needed to see one done right—like San Francisco Playhouse’s “The Play That Went Wrong.” It’s a farce all right: absurd plot, fast-pace, lots of entrances and exits. Why does this production work…
Richmond/Maxwell’s Witty, Whimsical Musical Spotlights Stellar Ensemble by Kim Waldron The standard musical does not start with a death, let alone half a dozen, but there’s not much standard in this off-beat, yet upbeat production. Six teens killed in a carnival ride accident must compete for one chance to return to life in a…
Millennial Notes Minna Lee’s Magical Tale Explores Tradition & Tech Fantasy by Hamilton Nguyen Minna Lee’s “My Home on The Moon” masterfully weaves magic and AI into the tale of a small Vietnamese restaurant facing domination by huge Novus Corp, which is building a skyscraper next door. Lee delivers comedy with sexy TikTok commercials…
Heidi Armbruster Delivers Classic Christie by Lynne Stevens Almost a century since her 11-day disappearance in 1926, the time is right for prolific mystery writer Agatha Christie to have her own personal mystery examined in a charming and breezy play. Decades later at a Christie Festival, fan Lucy (exuberant Nicole Javier) asks, “Do you…