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Paradise

Review: Bilingual ‘Paradise’ pulls back the curtain on picture-perfect Puerto Rico
Lily Janiak, SF Chronicle, 09/08/2024

In ‘Paradise,’ Puerto Rico’s colonial struggles reflected in everyday life
Charles Lewis III, 48 Hills, 09/17/2024

valentina

‘Valentina’ tells herstory of Mexican Revolution through dance’
Brynn Case, El Tecolote, 05/05/22

SPANKING MACHINE

Violence’s aftermath stings in Marga Gomez’s ‘Spanking Machine’
Lily Janiak, SF Chronicle, 09/14/20

WHO’S YOUR MAMI COMEDY

The unstoppable ‘Who’s Your Mami Comedy’ Zooms your way
Joshua Rotter, 48 Hills, 08/18/20

Marga Gomez brings ‘Who’s Your Mami Comedy’ back on Zoom
Tony Bravo, SF Chronicle, 08/18/20

Taking a beating with Marga Gomez
Andrew Gilbert, Mission Local, 03/05/20

Gomez’ ‘Spanking Machine’ is ready to become unexpected number 13
David John Chávez, Bayareaplays.com, 03/11/20

Manifesto at Brava should be seen
Eli Black, Mission Local, 02/12/20

Man vs. Manifesto: Rotimi Agbabiaka Explains it All
Nicole Gluckstern, KQED, 02/11/20

Ebony Powers: Manifesto at Brava
Charles Lewis, The Thinking Man’s Idiot, 02/11/20

Navigating gender’s fluidity in a sea of apps with #femMASCULINE
Peter Lawrence Kane, 48hills, 10/08/19

Marga Gomez’s ‘Who’s Your Mami Comedy’ takes aim at toxic humor
Tony Bravo, SF Chronicle Datebook, 09/11/19

Who’s Your Mami Comedy offers a chance to laugh so as not to cry
Annie Berman, Mission Local, 08/10/19

Marga Gomez’s “Who’s Your Mami”
Rae Raucci, Bay Area Reporter, 08/06/19

Vero Majano remembers Los Siete
Stefania Rousselle, Mission Local, 04/24/19

A live cinema event to ‘Remember Los Siete’ in the Mission
Caitlin Donohue, 48hills, 04/24/19

Remembering Los Siete and the Mission district’s identity
Denise Sullivan, San Francisco Examiner, 04/13/19

Overlooked Latinas, a live queer soap opera
Sam Hurwitt, Mercury News, 02/27/19


Overlooked Latinas: Tina D’Elia is a Star
Lourdes Rivery, Latinx, 02/21/19

Brava’s turkey baster drama defies the elements needed for a dang good show
Annie Berman, Mission Local, 02/18/19

Slavery reinstated in ‘An American Ma(u)l at Brava
Lily Janiak, Chronicle, 10/22/18

Medea Project’s 'When Did Your Hands Become a Weapon?' Speaks for the Silenced
Nicole Gluckstern, KQED Arts, 10/30/18

Rhodessa Jones and The Medea Project: A Sisterhood of Healing
Kim Christensen, Seismic Sisters, 10/24/18

Rhodessa Jones is 'telling the truth and practicing a revolution' at Brava
Lily Janiak, Chronicle, 08/21/18
 

The power of stories, wrenching or festive
Vanessa Hua, Chronicle, 05/03/18
 

Young actors find the man behind the symbol that is Cesar Chavez
Brandon Yu, Chronicle, 04/18/18
 

Marga Gomez lovable 'Latin Standards'
Jean Schiffman, Examiner, 01/16/18

Marga Gomez’ ‘Latin Standards’ is her last solo show, she says
Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, 01/16/18

Latin Standards: De Mí Para Tí (From Me to You)
Jeffrey Edalatpour, SF Weekly, 01/15/18

Parallel show-biz lives in Marga Gomez’s onstage family portrait
Lily Janiak, Chronicle, 01/14/18

Lesbian Comic Marga Gomez Reflects On Upbringing: Latino Parents Are “Uniquely Homophobic”
Michael Musto, Logo, 01/03/18

Bringing Up Daddy - and local nightlife history - in Latin Standards
Marke B., 48hills, 01/09/18

Latin Standards, When Dad Was Larger Than Life
Charles Isherwood, New York Times, 01/12/17
 

Menendez aims to ‘celebrate love between Bay Area and Cuba’
Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Chronicle, 10/04/17

Oakland-born Pablo Melendez brings his Cuban band Mezcla to the Bay Area
Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 10/10/17
 

The Mathematics of Love: More Than Just a Sentimental Journey
Lisa Manter, Theatrius, 08/15/17
 

Dramatizing Argentina's Dirty War: An Interview with Marisela Treviño Orta
Trevor Boffone, The Theatre Times, 07/02/17 

Ghost Limb at Brava
Lily Janiak, The San Francisco Chronicle, 06/28/17
 

Baile en la Calle livens up the Mission
Laura Wenus, Mission Local, 05/08/2017

Bootycandy
Eddie Reynolds, Theatre Eddys, 2/20/2017

Queer kaleidoscope
Richard Dodds, The Bay Area Reporter, 2/23/2017

Bootycandy a treat for the theatrically daring
Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle, 2/28/2017

The Sound of the Mission's History Returns Remixed
Laura Wenus, Mission Local, 11/09/2016

Mission music production returns for second act
Edgar Pacheco, El Tecolote, 11/3/2016

New production brings history to life through music
Alma Villegas, El Tecolote, 3/10/2016

What we learn from Sylvester's Mighty Real resurrection
John Wilkins, The Do List, KQED Arts, 2/27/2016

Mighty Real: A Fabulous Sylvester: 'Living your own truth"
Claudia Bauer, SF Chronicle 2/26/2016

Fabulous Funk & Fun
Donna Sachet, Bay Area Reporter 2/25/2016 

Musical celebrates Sylvester, San Francisco's unapologetically Black "Queen of Disco"
Jen Chien, Crosscurrents, KALW 2/24/016

Sights & Sounds Weekly featuring Anthony Wayne
Chris Hambrick, KALW 2/18/2016

A mighty good time at Sylvester's 'A Mighty Real'
Review by Chad Jones, San Francisco Chronicle 2/18/2016

2016 Winter Arts Preview
San Francisco Examiner, 1/21/2016

Sylvester Musical opens Feb 17 at Brava! for Women in the Arts
SF Sentinel, 1/27/2016

San Francisco Press:

Celestial celesbian seasonings
Richard Dodds, Bay Area Reporter, 10/22/2015

'Pound' provides in-depth view literally and comically
Robert Hurwitt, SF Chronicle, 10/20/2015

'Pound,' Marga Gomez's 11th solo show, packs a punch
Robert Hurwitt, 10/13/2015

New York & National Press:

Marga Gomez Pounds It Home for Hot! Fest
David Clark, OUT Magazine, 7/14/2015

Marga Gomez’s Love/Hate Letter to Her Lesbian Role Models
Laurie Stone, American Theatre Magazine, 7/23/2015

Marga Gomez's 'Pound' Mocks Depictions of Lesbians on Film
Christopher Isherwood, NY Times, 7/14/2015

Director Dante Betteo on His Noir Love Letter to S.F.'s Disappearing Barrio, The Mission
Iñaki Fernández De Retana, Remezcla, 2/8/2015

Made in the Mission: A Talk with 'The Other Barrio' Director, Dante Betteo
Jeffrey Edalatpour, The Do List, KQED Arts, 2/5/2015

The Other Barrio uses Noir to Tell a Mission Tale
Laura Wenus, Mission Local, 2/5/2015

The Other Barrio: Crime, Gentrification, Noir
Lesilie Nguyen-Okwu, Mission Local, 6/20/2014

The Other Barrio: New Mission-Based Film May Be San Francisco's Next Great Noir
Aaron Sankin, Huffington Post, 12/23/2012

Composer Lisa Mezzacappa inspired by "women explorers"
Andrew Gilbert, SF Chronicle, 9/30/2015

Mezzacappa on Glorious Ravage and Music That "Lives in the Cracks"
Jeff Kaliss, SF Classical Voice, 9/20/2015

Lisa Mezzacappa - Berkeley bassist, composer & underground star
Richard Scheinin, San Jose Mercury News, 6/30/14

Celebration of Wayne Corbitt at Brava Theater
Robert Hurwitt, San Francisco Chronicle, 7/29/1

The Medea Project's "Birthright?"a powerful voice for women
Michael Rosen, San Francisco Chronicle, 4/11/15

Personal stories of sex, politics fill "Birthright?"
Rose Aguilar, San Francisco Examiner, 4/9/15

Reviews:

Review, Theatre Eddys 9/27/2015

Interview w/ Michelle Greigo
Bay Area Focus, 2/22/2015

Sylvester Musical Makes for  'Mighty Real' Magical Night of Theatre
Kevin Thomas, Examiner.com 2/20/15

Sylvester Comes to Life in 'Mighty Real'
Leslie Katz, SF Examiner 2/15/15

Exulting in His Fabulous Moment, a Spangled Disco Diva at Fever Pitch
Christopher Isherwood, New York Times, 9/21/2014

Local Press:

City of San Francisco Acknowledges Sylvester Day: February 13th
Tom Esty, EURWeb 2/11/15

Sylvester: A Mighty Disco Queen Comes Back to Life On Stage
Bebe Sweetbriar, Left Magazine 2/3/15

Exploring the Heart and Soul of Sylvester
Richard Dodds, Bay Area Reporter 2/5/15

Acclaimed Mighty Real: A Fabulous Sylvester Musical Comes to SF for A Limited Run
Arts Feature, SF Bay Times 1/22/15

National Press:
The Broadway Blog
The Advocate
Edge, San Francisco
Broadway World
NBCBay Area
Billboard Magazine

What Are You Doing NYE?
Roberto Friedman, Bay Area Reporter 12/11/14

Esta Noche Back, But Just for Tonight
Mission Local, Dan Hirsch

'Adventures of a Black Girl’ informed by writer’s travels
Chad Jones, Sf Chronicle, 10/1/14

Review, San Francisco Bay View, Wanda Sabir 10/19/14
Review, SF Bay Guardian, Robert Avila

'Sweet Maladies at Brava is Searing, Powerful
Review, Bay Area Plays, David John Chavez 8/2/14

Review, SF Bay Guardian, Robert Avila

Review May 14, 2014
SF Bay Guardian, Robert Avila

5 don't miss Bay Area entertainment events, March 20-23
Staff Report, SF Chronicle, March 19, 2014

Conservative star  in 'Monologos de la Vagina' replaced

Josh Fitzgerald Rodriguez, SF Bay Guardian, February 4, 2014

SF Sketchfest reveals the real stories of comedians
Art Siriwatt, Daily Californian, February 13, 2014

Purple Is The New Blue Out There; Comic Triumph
Review - Roberto Friedman, Bay Area Reporter,  January 9, 2014

Three Comic Ring In the New Year and Hilarity Ensues
Daniel Hirsch, Mission Local, SF Gate,  December 29, 2013

New Year's Eve Comedy by the Bay and Hilarity in Utah
Marilyn Pittman, Out in The Bay,  KALW, December 26, 2013

A Very Marga New Year
Ronn Vigh,Bay Area Reporter,  December 26, 2013

Review of LA Theater Center production
Los Angeles Times, September 24, 2009

Our Mission: No Eviction!
LatinBayArea.com, October 21, 2013

Our Mission No Evictions: Eviction Epidemic Threatens Art Culture
Laura Waxmann, El Tecolote, October 10, 2013

Royalty of Mission Art Scene Faces Eviction
Heather Mack, Mission Local/SF Gate, October 2, 2013

San Francisco Evictions Up Sharply
Dorothy Atkins, Mission Local October 3, 2013

Esta noches de son jarocho en San Francisco
Ricardo Ibarra, El Mensajero, August 11, 2013

Article: Download the new album by Los Cojolitos
Ricardo Ibarra, El Mensajero, August 4, 2013

Video of interview w/ Marcos & Isabel Gutierrez
KIQI, July 31, 2013

Vuelven Los Panchos
Ricardo Ibarra, El Mensajero, July 25, 2013

Be The Change: Shannon Day, Elizabeth Rosas and Juana's Voice
Bruce Reyes-Chow, Bruce's Friday Five, SFGate, April 6, 2013 

2 Oakland daughters grapple with painful past (review)
Robert Hurwitt, SF Chronicle, June 30, 2013

'Daughter's Eyes' - play reflects fathers' tragedy
Robert Hurwitt, SF Chronicle July 3, 2013

Lifting the Veil: Lily Janiak writes about Burqavaganza
Sf Weekly, May 8, 2013

Take It All Off: Brava Theater introduces banned Pakistani....
Robert Avila, SF Bay Guardian, May, 14, 2013

Burqavaganza’s Brazen Bollywood Ballyhoo Puts the Fun in Fundamentalism
Aslan Media, May 30, 2013

Brava Theater and Precita Eyes Dazzle 24th Street
Mission Local, Dan Hirsch, May 7, 2013

Rhodessa Jones a force to reckon with
SF Chronicle, Robert Hurwitt, 3/29/13

Local blogger, Bernard Boo reviews opening night of SF Indiefest at BRAVA
February 8, 2012

Marga Gomez talks comedy and BRAVA
Bay Area Reporter 12/06/12

Marga Gomez and Funny Ladies Seize New Year’s Eve
San Francisco Sentinel

Encuentro Del Canto Popular

La Santa Cecilia plays Encuentro Del Canto Popular
La Opinion 11/27/2012

outLoud Radio !0th Anniversary Gala

outLoud Radio Gala - LGBT Youth find voice
SF Chronicle, November 12, 2012

Teatro Vagon - Oleanna 

Teatro Vagon presents David Mamet's Oleanna
SF Examiner, September 28, 2012

1st Annual Son Jarocho Festival

Son Jarocho Festival slideshow in SF Weekly
August 22, 2012, SF Weekly online

Son Jarocho Festival featured in El Tecolote
Son Jarocho Festival August 16-19, 2012

Thrillpeddlers' Marat/Sade

Thrillpeddlers' Marat/Sade, sfgate.com
July 22-29, 2012

Thrillpeddlers' Marat/Sade featured in Huffington Post
July 18, 2012

Thrillpeddlers featured in SF Weekly
July 16, 2012

Radiolab 

Animation of Radiolab at Brava on Meathaus.com
March 30, 2011