Lisa Ramirez’s Teen Girls Deliver an Urgent Message by Barry David Horwitz “On the night Joan was born—all the animals in all the barns and stables in the village gave voice. And I quote. “Each animal in its own tongue so loudly that everyone in the village was kept awake.” Lisa Ramirez writes with…
Michael Gene Sullivan’s Comedy Enlightens with Laughter by Barry David Horwitz There’s a very big character in “The Great Khan” and it’s the Khan, himself, played by a wonderfully funny Brian Rivera. Playwright Michael Gene Sullivan uses the bigger than life Khan to channel a timely and important idea. The idea is that we…
Millennial Notes Tim Cowbury Provides Bitter Insights into Refugee Crisis by Jordan Freed Usually, a Kafkaesque dive into the absurd world of the political asylum system would absolutely be my kind of play. But in “The Claim,” British playwright Tim Cowbury is so focused on pushing our limits, the story itself suffers. Language is…
Rice & Webber Modernize Christ’s Message with a Big Beat by Patricia L. Morin BroadwaySF is throwing a sizzling celebration for the 50th Anniversary of “Jesus Christ Superstar.” JCS is a multi-faceted extravaganza. So much to see, hear, and feel, in a presentation so uniquely different, and created for today. After seeing the show…