Shire & Maltby Create a Collage of Musical Delights by Patricia L. Morin San Francisco Playhouse, under the innovative direction of Susi Damilano and Choreographer Nicole Helfer, offers us a refreshing “Welcome Back” from the horrors of the pandemic. Although “Starting Here, Starting Now” goes easy on storyline, the show leans heavily on the ups and…
Millennial Notes Lin-Manuel Miranda Revives Revolution in Living Color by Evelyn Arevalo The touring company of “Hamilton” in San Francisco boasts an exciting diversity of singers and dancers. Much like the Bay Area, the cast is multi-cultural and phenomenal—like Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical, itself. Miranda’s ground-breaking show about the American Revolution—in rap, jazz, and ballad–has…
Armistead Maupin’s S.F. Tales Come Home as Musical by Patricia L. Morin Armistead Maupin’s story of newcomers and old-timers in 70s San Francisco was transformed into a musical in 2011. With song and dance, we meet neighbors who bond to make a family at mysterious Anna Madrigal’s multi-story house at 28 Barbary Lane, S.F….
Millennial Notes Jason Robert Brown Sets Male & Female Flaws to Music by Ian Waters Have you ever reflected on a tragic event in your life, and asked where it all went wrong? And you found a jumble of memories. Well, here’s a musical that tries to untangle the past . . . “The…