Richard Connema, critic for Talkin' Broadway and seasoned theater patron. SAN FRANCISCO--Richard Connema, critic for Talkin' Broadway and seasoned theater patron had high praise for Divine Performing Arts' Chinese New Year Spectacular in San Francisco.

"I probably have reviewed over 3 to 4 thousand shows since 1942. A lot of reviewers use stars, you know, 1 star, 2 stars, 3 stars, 4 stars, 5 stars... I will give this production 5 stars. That's the top," he said.

"The dancers were absolutely fantastic ... I found out that there was not only dancing in this but heart. You could feel that coming even from where I was sitting ... Just a beautiful production. I found that those backdrop scenes and the way it was projected and the way it comes out is absolutely fantastic.

"I've never seen anything like that. I've seen enough Broadway shows that still cannot compare to what I saw tonight The best word to use was "mind blowing". And I watched around the audience and they all were so involved with everything going on.

"There's movement between everything, even the narrators coming up, giving you a little insight and they move right into a dance... perfect!"