Review by Dan Rubins for Theatre Mania Oct 20, 2025 Director Keaton Wooden’s adaptation of Ranjit Bolt’s 2003 translation has literally been retitled André De Shields Is Tartuffe. When Tartuffe enters, first singing “Feelin’ Good” and then a facetiously pious “Ave Maria,” De Shields is accompanied by a prompter dressed in clergyman’s attire and...
NEWS & REVIEWS: FDR’S VERY HAPPY HOUR by Regan Linton and M. Graham Smith
News by A. A. Cristi from Broadway World 10/16/2025 HIGH HARD HEAT has announced a national tour of FDR’s Very Happy Hour. The immersive new play is conceived by Regan Linton and M. Graham Smith, written and performed by Linton, and directed by Smith. The tour will follow its world premiere at Actors Theatre of...
NEWS & REVIEWS: ALABASTER Written by Audrey Cefaly at the Town Hall Theatre, San Francisco
Article by Lily Janiak for the San Francisco Chronicle 8/23/2025 “Alabaster” isn’t stereotypical community theater fare, starting with the fact that it’s written by a living female playwright, Audrey Cefaly, who isn’t a household name. In “Alabaster,” a connection doesn’t have to be happily ever after to be life-giving, and we don’t have to...
NEWS & REVIEWS: OPEN Directed by Jessi D. Hill
A spellbinding story of love, loss, and the impossible—Open takes the stage Off-Broadway July 8–27 as a recipient of the WP Space Program. Presented by Midnight Theatricals, this electrifying production is produced in association with The Tank and Flying Carpet Theatre Company. Open is a New Georges Supported Production, with further support from the...
NEWS & REVIEWS: Hip-Hop Musical CO-FOUNDERS Directed by Jamil Jude
Ticking info here. Running May 29-July 6, San Francisco. Review by David John Chavez for American Theatre 6/13/2025 As the world premiere of Co-Founders the Musical takes the stage at American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco (through July 6), just a Bay Bridge or BART ride away from its Oakland setting, the show might...