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Pat Craig: Here come the holiday stage shows
First off, I have to confess I'm a sucker for "A Christmas Carol." The classic tale of the haunting and redemption of a coldblooded tightwad has...
Oakland Tribune, 12/01/09 by Pat Craig · More from publication -
Willows cast finds fun at 50 with 'Hats! The Musical"
You are struck with the notion this is the long-awaited second installment of that day in sixth grade when the girls were shepherded into a...
Oakland Tribune, 12/01/09 by Pat Craig · More from publication -
Review: 'Ovo' hatches another grand Cirque du Soleil show
There's this bald insect -- cockroach, probably -- with a fringe of wild hair and an attitude reminiscent of Danny DeVito. It is the closest thing...
Oakland Tribune, 12/01/09 by Pat Craig · More from publication -
Theater review: '39 Steps' a hilarious sendup of Alfred Hitchcock
Nobody disputes Alfred Hitchcock's ability to spin tales of terror, but for silliness, the rotund master of the macabre needs a bit of help. ...
Oakland Tribune, 12/01/09 by Pat Craig · More from publication -
"Othello, real-life murders inspire 'The Iago Syndrome
IN THE LATE summer of 2002, four soldiers returned to Fort Bragg from a tour of duty in Afghanistan. Little more than a month after their return,...
Oakland Tribune, 11/13/09 by Pat Craig · More from publication -
Review: 'House of Blue Leaves' piles on wit, cruelty, parody
John Guare's "The House of Blue Leaves" is a cruel, occasionally tasteless, often wickedly funny comedy-drama from a time when political...
Oakland Tribune, 11/10/09 by Pat Craig · More from publication -
Theater review: Center Repertory delivers a cheeky 'Witness for the
There is a lot of talk in an Agatha Christie play: leisurely conversation designed to enlighten, confuse and send you after the occasional red...
Oakland Tribune, 11/03/09 by Pat Craig · More from publication -
Theater review: Willows strikes gold with funny, touching 'Barefoot
With at least a half-dozen Neil Simon show playing on East Bay stages right now, it would be hard to make a case for the comedy king's plays being...
Oakland Tribune, 10/30/09 by Pat Craig · More from publication -
Pat Craig: 'House of Blue Leaves gets more timely with age
SOMETIMES PLAYS ARE well worth a second or even third look; plays that develop a richness and meaning even deeper than the first time around. A...
Oakland Tribune, 10/28/09 by Pat Craig · More from publication -
Theater review: Tri-Valley Repertory hits all right notes with
No matter what the Tony Award voters said, "Ragtime" is truly the best musical of the last two decades of the 20th century. It doesn't have the...
Oakland Tribune, 10/27/09 by Pat Craig · More from publication
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