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San Francisco Chronicle
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
‘Luigi the Musical' is the most talked-about play in S.F. It's also terrible
Furor has erupted over the world premiere of 'Luigi the Musical' at the tiny Taylor Street Theatre in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood. The show quickly made national headlines, with a story in the New York Post, a mention on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' and a TV news crew from KPIX setting up a camera outside the theater for opening night on Friday, June 13. With the kind of publicity few new plays at 49-seat theaters would dare dream of, it instantly sold out its initial run and — just hours before hitting the stage — announced an additional July date at the Independent. But the very existence of a musical about Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, and the frenzy it's sparked, are telling all the same. 'Luigi the Musical' has lessons for the state of theater, and it suggests other, better storytelling possibilities around the collective rage at our for-profit healthcare system for which Mangione has become a symbol. Musical theater has frequently dramatized killers — see 'Assassins,' 'Sweeney Todd' and 'Chicago.' But an open murder case with no conviction is less common subject matter. For one, it usually takes more than a few months to write a decent musical. Legal risks are higher, too, not to mention the queasiness around whether it's simply too soon to make art about someone's death. How do you explore, honestly and with depth, what's made an accused killer a folk hero to some while neither glorifying nor trivializing his alleged crime? 'Luigi the Musical,' which was written by Nova Bradford, Arielle Johnson, André Margatini and Caleb Zeringue, doesn't have such high aims. It mostly wants to make easy jokes about Luigi (Jonny Stein), Diddy (Janeé Lucas) and SBF (André Margatini), drawing on how the real-life Mangione was held in the same detention center as crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried and rapper and producer Sean 'Diddy' Combs, who's currently being tried on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. Yes, potential punch lines abound in Luigi's McDonald's hash browns, in SBF's robotic nerdiness, in Diddy's fondness for underage girls. But 'Luigi the Musical' delivers them with all the finesse of a sketch comedy's first draft. 'Bringing down a tiny part of our broken healthcare system brings me enough happiness to share,' goes one lyric, the two uses of 'bring' in one line lacerating the ear. Johnson's songs plod, with verse upon verse repeating the same lyrics sans any musical development, like ditties chained to tonic chords that you might hear during amateur hour at a community center. Elsewhere, random snippets of song hijack the proceedings to no end. Singers honk and croak. The staging dithers. Your inner high school theater teacher yearns to beg one performer to take her hands out of her pockets. Another actor so swallows his lines it's as if he doesn't want you to actually look at him, even though he's in a theater under stage lights. At one point on opening night, a stagehand forgot to silence a walkie-talkie. The show hasn't made basic decisions about when its revelations happen. Are we and Luigi supposed to know who SBF is when he first enters their shared Metropolitan Detention Center cell, or is that bomb supposed to drop a few lines later? Why does Luigi start journaling his thoughts the instant a stranger suggests it to him? And if it's supposed to be meaningful, why does he seem to abandon the project seconds later? Yet 'Luigi the Musical' finds its heart when Luigi and a guard (Zeringue) commiserate over health insurance woes. 'Something in me broke when they said, 'You have been denied,'' goes one line. Then: 'I wanted them to understand what it feels like when someone else gets to decide if you live or die.' The musical's opening on the eve of the No Kings demonstrations feels like more than coincidence. It's part of a broader hunger to see omnipotent-seeming leaders, and the systems that entrench them, get toppled. Even though it often takes years and lots of money to write a successful musical, art can have a role in that effort. In their heyday, the San Francisco Mime Troupe and El Teatro Campesino helped audiences cut bosses and politicians down to human, defeatable size. In our own time, the massive interest in 'Luigi the Musical' — and its sold-out opening night of younger-than-usual theatergoers — proves that we still crave theater that helps us make sense of current events and envision fresh political possibilities. We don't just want faraway 'Saturday Night Live' sketches. We seek to see how a story will portray a figure of national importance, and we want to be there in the room for it.
CBS News
29-05-2025
- Climate
- CBS News
Increased temperatures bring an elevated wildfire risk to the Bay Area
The National Weather Service is warning dry and windy conditions will bring an elevated wildfire risk through Saturday. Dry and windy conditions will pose an elevated fire weather threat through Saturday. Ensure that you are always exercising fire weather safety, especially over this time period. Remember, only you can prevent wildfires. #CAwx — NWS Bay Area 🌉 (@NWSBayArea) May 29, 2025 Forecasters have issued a heat advisory for Friday, May 30. Temperatures are projected to reach up to 104 degrees in some parts of the Bay Area. The advisory is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and includes parts of the North Bay, Inland East Bay, South Bay, and the Santa Cruz Mountains. There will be relief from the heat along the coast. According to the National Weather Service Forecast Discussion, "The marine layer will push inland again tonight with a similar depth and coverage. Coastal drizzle/patchy fog will be possible once again. Not only does the marine layer provide a temp contrast, but also a humidity contrast in the vertical. Higher elevations will remain on the drier with moderate to poor humidity recovery." The Forecast Discussion goes on to state that temperatures will begin to go down on Saturday with widespread cooling expected on Sunday. KPIX First Alert Weather: Current conditions, alerts, maps for your area
USA Today
28-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Liberty vs. Valkyries odds, tips and betting trends - 5/29/2025
Liberty vs. Valkyries odds, tips and betting trends - 5/29/2025 The New York Liberty (4-0) will try to continue a four-game winning streak when hosting the Golden State Valkyries (2-2) on Thursday, May 29, 2025 at Barclays Center. This matchup is at 7 p.m. ET on WWOR, KPIX, and KMAX 31. Its last time out, New York defeated Golden State 95-67 at home, with Breanna Stewart (24 PTS, 3 STL, 71.4 FG%) and Marine Johannes (18 PTS, 4 STL, 54.5 FG%, 6-11 from 3PT) the standout performers. Veronica Burton (13 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 27.3 FG%, 2-7 from 3PT) and Kayla Thornton (13 PTS, 4 STL, 30.0 FG%, 2-5 from 3PT) led the way for the Valkyries in the loss. Here is everything you need to prepare for Thursday's WNBA game. Watch this game on Fubo! (regional restrictions may apply) New York Liberty vs. Golden State Valkyries odds and betting lines WNBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 6:06 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Spread: Liberty (-18.5) Liberty (-18.5) Over/under: 163.5 163.5 Favorite: Liberty (-3030, bet $3030 to win $100) Liberty (-3030, bet $3030 to win $100) Underdog: Valkyries (+1200, bet $100 to win $1200) Liberty moneyline insights (2024) The Liberty finished 36-10 in games they were favored on the moneyline last season (winning 78.3% of those games). New York did not play a game last season with moneyline odds of -3030 or shorter. The Liberty have a 96.8% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline's implied probability. In 25 of 51 games last season, the Liberty and their opponents combined to total more than 163.5 points. New York's matchups last season had an average of 165.0 points, 1.5 more than this game's over/under. Liberty vs. Valkyries: Live streaming info & game time Game day: Thursday, May 29, 2025 Thursday, May 29, 2025 Game time: 7 p.m. ET 7 p.m. ET Stadium: Barclays Center Barclays Center TV channel: WWOR, KPIX, and KMAX 31 WWOR, KPIX, and KMAX 31 Live stream: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply) Watch this game on Fubo! (regional restrictions may apply)
USA Today
28-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
How to watch Liberty vs. Valkyries on TV or live stream - 5/29/2025
How to watch Liberty vs. Valkyries on TV or live stream - 5/29/2025 The New York Liberty (4-0) will attempt to extend a four-game win streak when they host the Golden State Valkyries (2-2) on Thursday, May 29, 2025 at Barclays Center. The contest airs at 7 p.m. ET on WWOR, KPIX, and KMAX 31. Below in this article, we will provide you all the details you need to know about how to view this game on WWOR, KPIX, and KMAX 31. Watch this game on Fubo! (regional restrictions may apply) How to watch Liberty vs. Valkyries Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025 Thursday, May 29, 2025 Time: 7 p.m. ET 7 p.m. ET Location: Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn, New York Venue: Barclays Center Barclays Center TV channel: WWOR, KPIX, and KMAX 31 WWOR, KPIX, and KMAX 31 Live stream: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply) Liberty players to watch (2024 stats) Breanna Stewart averaged 20.4 points per contest to go with 8.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game last season. Jonquel Jones averaged 9.0 boards per game and Natasha Cloud dished out 6.9 assists per game. Sabrina Ionescu knocked down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.8 per contest a season ago. Stewart averaged 1.7 steals per game, while Jones notched 1.3 blocks per contest. Valkyries players to watch (2024 stats) Tiffany Hayes put up 9.5 points per game last season to go with 2.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists. Monique Billings grabbed 5.8 rebounds per game, while Julie Vanloo notched 4.3 assists per contest. Vanloo knocked down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 1.8 per contest a season ago. Kayla Thornton averaged 0.7 steals per game, while Billings collected 0.5 blocks per contest. Watch this game on Fubo! (regional restrictions may apply)
CBS News
27-05-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
How to watch the Golden State Valkyries vs. New York Liberty
The Golden State Valkyries will be on the road for two games against the New York Liberty, and KPIX will be airing both games on Tuesday and Thursday. How to watch the Golden State Valkyries On TV: KPIX 5, Channel 5 KPIX 5, Channel 5 What: Golden State Valkyries vs. New York Liberty Golden State Valkyries vs. New York Liberty Date : Tuesday, May 27, and Thursday, May 29 : Tuesday, May 27, and Thursday, May 29 Time: 4 p.m. PST 4 p.m. PST Location: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York Pregame show KPIX 5 will also have pregame coverage. On TV: KPIX 5, Channel 5 KPIX 5, Channel 5 What: Golden State Valkyries Pregame Show Golden State Valkyries Pregame Show Date: Tuesday, May 27, and Thursday, May 29 Tuesday, May 27, and Thursday, May 29 Time: 3:30 p.m.
