Review: “The Glass Menagerie” in Walnut Creek

by Barry Willis * Theatergoers have a few more days to see CenterREP’s bold reimagining of the Tennessee Williams classic The Glass Menagerie. Performed by an all-Equity cast on a shabby-elegant multi-tiered set by Yi-Chien Lee, the show closes Sunday September 27 at Walnut Creek’s Lesher Center for the Arts. Directed by Matt M. Morrow…

Review: “Jagged Little Pill: The Musical” in Walnut Creek

by Barry Willis * Through June 28, Walnut Creek’s CenterREP presents a daunting interpretation of Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill: The Musical. Directed by Matt M. Morrow in the Margaret Lesher Theatre, this Pill is in many ways an alternative vision to one launched in April by Marin Musical Theatre Company.  Where MMTC’s show was…