theater review, plays, Berkeley Repertory The..., York Walker, Taylor Reynolds Chad Jones 11/12/26 theater review, plays, Berkeley Repertory The..., York Walker, Taylor Reynolds Chad Jones 11/12/26

Spirits are restless and the devil is in the details of ‘Covenant’

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Berkeley Repertory The..., Bess Wohl, Whitney White, David Zinn, Qween Jean, theater review, plays, Pulitzer Prize Chad Jones 11/5/26 Berkeley Repertory The..., Bess Wohl, Whitney White, David Zinn, Qween Jean, theater review, plays, Pulitzer Prize Chad Jones 11/5/26

Exhilarating and poignant, ‘Liberation’ lets loose

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Curran Theatre, ATG San Francisco, Cole Escola, Alaska Thunderfuck, plays, theater review, Sam Pinkleton Chad Jones 10/16/26 Curran Theatre, ATG San Francisco, Cole Escola, Alaska Thunderfuck, plays, theater review, Sam Pinkleton Chad Jones 10/16/26

The Lincoln White House is anything but a drag in ‘Oh, Mary!’

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Golden Thread Productions, plays, theater review, local theater Chad Jones 10/14/26 Golden Thread Productions, plays, theater review, local theater Chad Jones 10/14/26

ReOrient 2026 brings Palestine, Iran to the stage

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theater review, American Conservatory Theater, Emma Rice, Alfred Hitchcock, plays Chad Jones 9/24/26 theater review, American Conservatory Theater, Emma Rice, Alfred Hitchcock, plays Chad Jones 9/24/26

Hitchcock gets theatrical in fizzy ‘North by Northwest’

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Lance Gardner, Sean Daniels, Danny Scheie, theater review, local theater, plays, Marin Theatre Chad Jones 9/2/26 Lance Gardner, Sean Daniels, Danny Scheie, theater review, local theater, plays, Marin Theatre Chad Jones 9/2/26

Recovery with a twist (comedy!) in ‘White Chip’

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San Francisco Playhouse, Aaron Loeb, Jonathan Moscone, World premiere, Lauren English, Anthony Fusco, Sharon Shao, plays, local theater, theater review Chad Jones 8/15/26 San Francisco Playhouse, Aaron Loeb, Jonathan Moscone, World premiere, Lauren English, Anthony Fusco, Sharon Shao, plays, local theater, theater review Chad Jones 8/15/26

There’s definitely a return on Loeb’s chilling ‘Investment’

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TheatreWorks, Geetha Reddy, Snehal Desai, Megan Suri, Kapil Talwalkar, World premiere, theater review, local theater Chad Jones 7/20/26 TheatreWorks, Geetha Reddy, Snehal Desai, Megan Suri, Kapil Talwalkar, World premiere, theater review, local theater Chad Jones 7/20/26

Thrilling new workplace drama emerges from ‘Employee Handbook’

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Disney, Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Tim Rice, musicals, ATG San Francisco, theater review Chad Jones 7/17/26 Disney, Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Tim Rice, musicals, ATG San Francisco, theater review Chad Jones 7/17/26

Disney’s latest tour revamp is part beauty, part beast

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ATG San Francisco, musicals, theater review, The Phantom of the Opera, Andrew Lloyd Webber Chad Jones 5/30/26 ATG San Francisco, musicals, theater review, The Phantom of the Opera, Andrew Lloyd Webber Chad Jones 5/30/26

Falling in line for the never-ending ‘Phantom’ experience

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Berkeley Repertory The..., World premiere, Ritesh Batra, the Lazours, Rachel Chavkin, Reshma Gajjar, Mimi Lien, Arjun Bhasin, Manu Narayan Chad Jones 5/28/26 Berkeley Repertory The..., World premiere, Ritesh Batra, the Lazours, Rachel Chavkin, Reshma Gajjar, Mimi Lien, Arjun Bhasin, Manu Narayan Chad Jones 5/28/26

New musicals don’t come any more delicious than Berkeley Rep’s ‘Lunchbox’

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ATG San Francisco, Alicia Keys, Michael Greif, Camille A- Brown, Kristoffer Diaz, musicals, theater review, Maya Drake Chad Jones 5/8/26 ATG San Francisco, Alicia Keys, Michael Greif, Camille A- Brown, Kristoffer Diaz, musicals, theater review, Maya Drake Chad Jones 5/8/26

Alicia Keys energizes Broadway in ‘Hell’s Kitchen’

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Berkeley Repertory The..., plays, theater review, Ngozi Anyanwu, Sullivan Jones, Tamilla Woodard, Nina Ball Chad Jones 4/3/26 Berkeley Repertory The..., plays, theater review, Ngozi Anyanwu, Sullivan Jones, Tamilla Woodard, Nina Ball Chad Jones 4/3/26

Love, hope & brutality infuse Berkeley Rep’s ‘Monsters’

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theater review, plays, World premiere, Eisa Davis, Pam MacKinnon, American Conservatory Theater Chad Jones 3/20/26 theater review, plays, World premiere, Eisa Davis, Pam MacKinnon, American Conservatory Theater Chad Jones 3/20/26

Erratic composition mars ACT’s ‘||: GIRLS :||: CHANCE :||: MUSIC :||’

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TheatreWorks, Eboni Booth, Jeffrey Lo, Pulitzer Prize, plays, theater review, local theater Chad Jones 3/9/26 TheatreWorks, Eboni Booth, Jeffrey Lo, Pulitzer Prize, plays, theater review, local theater Chad Jones 3/9/26

It’s easy to invest in TheatreWorks’ ‘Primary Trust’

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ATG San Francisco, musicals, theater review, Eric Idle, John Du Prez, Josh Rhodes, Major Attaway Chad Jones 3/6/26 ATG San Francisco, musicals, theater review, Eric Idle, John Du Prez, Josh Rhodes, Major Attaway Chad Jones 3/6/26

The Knights who say Nay: ‘Spamalot’ sputters in revival

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American Conservatory Theater, Levi Holloway, Felix Barrett, Chris Fisher, theater review, plays Chad Jones 2/27/26 American Conservatory Theater, Levi Holloway, Felix Barrett, Chris Fisher, theater review, plays Chad Jones 2/27/26

‘Paranormal Activity’ at ACT is scary good

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Berkeley Repertory The..., plays, theater review, local theater, Jimmy Smits, Wanda De Jesús, David Mendizábal Chad Jones 2/26/26 Berkeley Repertory The..., plays, theater review, local theater, Jimmy Smits, Wanda De Jesús, David Mendizábal Chad Jones 2/26/26

Miller’s ‘Sons’ still packs a punch at Berkeley Rep

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musicals, theater review, ATG San Francisco, Michael Greif, Ingrid Michaelson, Schele Williams, Bekah Brunstetter, Katie Spelman, David Zinn Chad Jones 2/13/26 musicals, theater review, ATG San Francisco, Michael Greif, Ingrid Michaelson, Schele Williams, Bekah Brunstetter, Katie Spelman, David Zinn Chad Jones 2/13/26

‘Notebook’ musical is sad/joyful, cheesy/poignant

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theater review, solo show, Jacob Ming-Trent, Tony Taccone, Berkeley Repertory The..., World premiere Chad Jones 1/29/26 theater review, solo show, Jacob Ming-Trent, Tony Taccone, Berkeley Repertory The..., World premiere Chad Jones 1/29/26

How the Bard (and Biggie) saved a young person’s life

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