Aired on Up Front on Thursday, March 26, 2020. (Photo: ReadingReed43 via Wikipedia Commons)
Bay Area Theater
Bay Area theatre reviews with KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky, plus interviews with local Artistic Directors, actors and directors. Older posts include interviews witth former associate KPFA theatre critic C.S. Soong. Dates when reviews airs can be found at http://bookwaves.homestead.com/Theatre_Reviews.html
The legendary composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim celebrated his ninetieth birthday on March 22, 2020. In this interview recorded in November 2011 at his townhouse in New York City for “Look! I Made a Hat!: the second volume of his collection of essays, he discusses his later works and his career with host Richard Wolinsky.
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky discusses theatre closings, streaming plays by Bay Area theatre companies, and theatre you can watch on-line, including how to watch shows from Berkeley Rep, ACT and TheatreWorks Silicon Valley.
Eric Ting, director of “Gloria” a play by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, which runs at ACT’s Strand Theatre through April 12, 2020, is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky.
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Gloria” by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins at ACT’s Strand theatre through April 12, 2020.
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Culture Clash (Still) in America” at Berkeley Rep through April 5, 2020.
Anne Darragh plays a nuclear engineer in Aurora Theatre Company’s presentation of “The Children,” a play by Lucy Kirkwood. “The Children” is at Aurora Theatre through March 1. She is interviewed by KPFA associate theater critic C. S. Soong. [photo by Kevin Berne]
John Collins and Scott Shepherd are with Elevator Repair Service, creator of “Gatz,” a play based on “The Great Gatsby.” “Gatz” is at Berkeley Rep through March 1. They are interviewed by KPFA associate theater critic C. S. Soong. [photo by Mark Barton]
Noted playwright Will Eno, whose latest play “Wakey Wakey” starring Tony Hale, directed by Anne Kauffman, is at ACT’s Geary Theatre through February 16, 2019, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky.
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Tiny Beautiful Things,” based on the book by Cheryl Strayed, at San Francisco Playhouse through March 6, 2020.