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An accomplished ‘Fiddler’ at Berkeley Playhouse
By Ross Stapleton-Gray Fiddler on the Roof, running through Aug. 2 at Berkeley Playhouse, is the 1964 Broadway classic about Tevye, the poor milkman of the village of Anatevka, and his five daughters. Adapted from the late 1800s writings of Sholem Aleichem, a Russian Jew and advocate of Yiddish as a Jewish national language, Fiddler is as much […]
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In ‘Of The Earth’, Odysseus begins his journey home
If you were fortunate enough to see the Shotgun Players’ production of “In The Wound” earlier this year at John Hinkel Park, you’ll be looking forward to the second part of what the Berkeley theater group calls The Salt Plays. “Of The Earth”, which opens this week on December 2, continues the chronicle of Odysseus, […]
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The Wizard of Oz wows
If you are looking for something to do with your children this weekend – or you enjoy musicals – check out The Wizard of Oz at the Julia Morgan Theater on College Avenue in Berkeley. This energetic production from Berkeley Playhouse combines terrific music and scenes with extraordinary costumes and some fantastic special effects. The […]