http://www.theaterdogs.net San Francisco Bay Area backstage Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:57:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last night at Davies Symphony Hall, Bernadette Peters was in a good mood. Her voice was in great shape (and her shape was in GREAT shape). In other words, Peters' "Summer in the City" concert was a triumph. Last time Peters was in town, she was performing a theatrical concert at the ... http://www.theaterdogs.net/2008/07/26/broadway-baby-peters-can-still-be-a-blast/ When her stint on season two of "American Idol" flared into controversy, Frenchie Davis became infamous. The promising young singer had been kicked off early on because of some risqué photos found on the Internet. The singer managed to turn that infamy into hard-won fame through sheer hard work and by ... http://www.theaterdogs.net/2008/07/25/frenchie-davis-ready-for-misbehavin%e2%80%99/ Sarah Farrell (center), with (from left) Mikey Tongko, Joven Calloway, Mike Triolo and Alex Rodriguez sing and dance their way through L. Jay Kuo's Insignificant Others at Theatre Pier 39. Photo by Edward Casati, Unbound Photography The homegrown musical that has been called "Will & Grace meets Sex in the City" ... http://www.theaterdogs.net/2008/07/24/insignificant-reaches-significant-number/ Opened July 23, 2008 at the Orpheum Theatre  The cast of The Drowsy Chaperone joins stage star Janet Van De Graaff (Andrea Chamberlain, center, leg in air) in the show stopper "Show Off." The Tony Award-winning musical is at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco. Photos by Joan Marcus Shadows hover over ... http://www.theaterdogs.net/2008/07/24/review-the-drowsy-chaperone%e2%80%99/ For a fifth year, some of the best and brightest in the Bay Area theater community will gather in the vicinity of the Yerba Buena Gardens for the annual San Francisco Theater Festival. This one-day extravaganza on Sunday, July 27, features 100 shows on 14 stages from 11 a.m. to 5 ... http://www.theaterdogs.net/2008/07/23/free-theater-at-sf-theater-festival/ San Francisco's Rrazz Room has announced its fall schedule, and it's pretty amazing, especially for theater aficionados. The season opens in September with Dame Cleo Laine and Sir John Dankworth, one of the most celebrated jazz duos on the circuit. Although restricting them to one label is chintzy. Laine's album of ... http://www.theaterdogs.net/2008/07/23/laine-rivera-moreno-heading-to-rrazz-room/ Opened July 21 at American Conservatory Theater Roger Rees performs a soliloquy from Richard II, one of many incredible moments in What You Will, a solo show about all things Shakespeare at American Conservatory Theater. Photos by David Allen  Laughs, brains, heart infuse Rees' evening of Shakespeare«««« Sometimes one actor is plenty. Roger Rees ... http://www.theaterdogs.net/2008/07/22/review-what-you-will%e2%80%99/ The three remaining girls (from left), Bailey, Autumn, Rhiannon, face the judges one last time. B'bye Rhiannon. Photos courtesy of MTV. Well let's just be thankful it's over. MTV's reality show "Legally Blonde the Musical: The Search for Elle Woods" began seven weeks ago with 50 girls and, as the voiceover told ... http://www.theaterdogs.net/2008/07/22/what-the-elle-bailey-conquers-blonde%e2%80%99/ Bernadette Peters' career is going to the dogs. No, the two-time Tony Award-winning Broadway diva has not hit the skids. She's just more interested in dogs at the moment than the stage. Peters, 57, who performs with the San Francisco Symphony Friday, July 25, as part of the "Summer in the City" ... http://www.theaterdogs.net/2008/07/21/books-barks%e2%80%99-and-bernadette/ Such a busy weekend so full of entertainment treats. Here's a quick recap. Friday night, on a whim, I headed down to the Octavia Lounge for the official cabaret debut of homegrown diva Carly Ozard, a musical theater performer about town. Her show, Bitter and Be Gay, is all about how ... http://www.theaterdogs.net/2008/07/20/carly-ozard-lynn-ruth-miller-seven-brides/