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KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “The Wizard of Oz” at ACT’s Toni Rembe (Geary) Theatre through June 25, 2023.

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Bill English, Artistic Director of San Francisco Playhouse, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded via Zencastr May 29, 2023.

San Francisco Playhouse was founded in 2003 by Bill English and Susi Damilano and has grown into a major regional theatre, with several world premieres later moving on to future productions in New York and elsewhere. In this interview, Bill English discusses the current show at San Francisco Playhouse, Chinglish by David Henry Hwang, which runs through June 10, 2023, and the upcoming production of A Chorus Line, which starts previews on June 22, 2023. He also talks about the upcoming 2023-2024 season, as well as the state of the company three years after the pandemic shutdown.

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KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Let The Right One In” at Berkeley Rep‘s Roda Theatre through June 25, 2023.

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KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “English” at Berkeley Rep Peets Theatre and “Poor Yella Rednecks: Vietgone 2” at ACT Strand Theatre.

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KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “The Triumph of Love” at Shotgun Players Ashby Stage through April 23, 2023.

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KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews Stephen Sondheim’s “Merrily We Roll Along” at 42nd Street Moon Gateway Theatre through April 9, 2023.

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KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Cambodian Rock Band” by Lauren Yee, at Berkeley Rep‘s Roda Theatre through April 2, 2023.

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KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews  “Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer” at TheatreWorks Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto through April 2, 2023.

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KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Clyde’s” by Lynn Nottage, at Berkeley Rep’s Peets Theatre through February 26, 2023.

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KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “In Every Generation” by Ali Viterbi, directed by Michael Barakiva, at TheatreWorks Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts through February 12, 2023.

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