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May 30, 2023
What a Drag! ‘Kinky Boots’ in Mill Valley
Watch it, Mill Valley! Your quiet little burg is currently under siege from what may be—according to some pundits and politicians—the greatest threat our...
Mar 28, 2023
Matrimony Melodies: Jane Austen’s musical in Ross
Fans of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice have had a plethora of adaptations of the 19th-century novel from which to choose, from the trio...
Feb 21, 2023
‘A Little Night Music’ soars
Some Stephen Sondheim musicals are more recognizable and identifiable than others. Sweeney Todd? Murderous barber. Into the Woods? Fractured fairy tales. Assassins? Assassins. A...
Feb 7, 2023
‘Sidekicked’ Play Finds Lucy’s ‘Ethel’ Playing Second Banana
Sonoma Arts Live brings a little retro-television to the Rotary Stage in Sonoma with Sidekicked, a one-woman show about actress Vivian Vance. Vance is...
Jan 17, 2023
Who’s Your Daddy? Musical Two-hander onstage at Cinnabar
North Bay theater in the New Year kicks off with Cinnabar Theater’s production of the two-hander, Daddy Long Legs. Former Cinnabar artistic director Elly...
Jan 4, 2023
2022’s Top Torn Tix: The Sequel
Local dramas ranged from ‘solid’ to ‘unsettling’
Between health-related closures, dwindling audiences, casting challenges and at least one big change in company leadership, there was...
Dec 28, 2022
Top Torn Tix: The Best of Local Stages in 2022
Part One: Looking Back on a Year of Musicals and Comedies
Live theater continued its steady march to some semblance of normalcy in 2022, but...
Dec 20, 2022
Wry ‘Ham’ on stage in Sebastopol
North Bay audiences seeking a little lightweight, somewhat-holiday-themed entertainment would do well to head out to Sebastopol and check out Ham for the Holidays....