Musical Theater

Brin Solomon - January 18, 2019

Soprano Julia Bullock’s revelatory one-woman show blazes with insight and emotion, and the soprano’s own power.

Janos Gereben - July 16, 2018

Sondheim's classic musical pointedly staged at the San Francisco Playhouse.

Janos Gereben - June 26, 2018

Stephen Sondheim's grand musical is a love poem to the creative impulse.

Peter Feher - March 27, 2018

The Broadway veteran fully inhabits a set of classic and less familiar songs.

Lou Fancher - March 3, 2018

The women's vocal ensemble presents a show about turning misfortune into strength.

Rebecca Wishnia - February 19, 2018

Lemon Bucket Orkestra’s “Guerilla Folk Opera” isn’t a passive experience.

Jeff Kaliss - February 1, 2018

Counting Sheep melds Ukrainian folk traditions, liturgical music, revolutionary songs, and street theater into a multimedia “Guerilla Folk Opera.”

Jim Farber - January 25, 2018

The beauty of Baroque opera and its most distinctive star are enlisted to help heal a king.

Steven Winn - January 19, 2018

S.F. Symphony’s stripped-down staging highlights the operetta’s strengths and weaknesses.

Lou Fancher - January 19, 2018

The composer’s original scores will highlight a series of multimedia stories at the Curran Theater.