Cy Ashley Webb

Cy spent the ‘80’s as a bench scientist, the tech boom doing intellectual property law, and the first decade of the millennium, aspiring to be the world’s oldest grad student at Stanford where she is interested in political martyrdom. Presently, she enjoys writing for Stark Insider and the SF Examiner, hanging out at Palo Alto Children's Theatre, and participating in various political activities. Democracy is not a spectator sport! Cy is a SFBATCC member.
Moscow Ballet Nutcracker

Review: Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker

Moscow Ballet performed The Great Russian Nutcracker at the Flint Center yesterday. I had the good fortune to talk to Cristina Terentiev, who played Masha (aka Clara) before the event. In a somewhat fractured cell phone conversation, I noted how in the past, we revered Nijinsky, George Balanchine and...

Review: The Revolutionary Nutcracker Sweetie

Dance Brigade prides itself on relating dance to issues of social justice.
Eden Espinosa

Review: San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra

I don’t know why I imagined the San Francisco’s Symphony’s Youth Orchestra as a Nutcracker-free zone.
The Nutcracker - Ballet San Jose. Photo by John Gerbetz.

Review: Ballet San Jose Nutcracker

Part of what kept this performance so vital is that the dancers rehearse for three or four roles and casting varies throughout the run.
San Francisco Ballet - Nutcracker

San Francisco Ballet: Nutcracker a sugar-spun confection

As age balanced youth and darker tones balanced pastels, ditching the prince was a brilliant move.
MeshugaNutcracker
Nutcracker

Special Feature: Nutcracker Revisited – marathon begins

Cy explains the rationale behind her upcoming Nutcracker marathon.
Liza Minelli

San Francisco Review: Liza Minnelli, what true celebrity is all about

Whereas other celebs, like Mick Jagger, are fixed to a particular time and place, Minnelli exists out of time.
A Christmas Memory

Theater Review: ‘A Christmas Memory’ @ TheatreWorks

Christmas, the season of giving, is as much about what is missing from our lives as it is about our extraordinary wealth.
Daniel Taylor

The Season’s Beginning: PBO’s Messiah

Julian Assange's dubious holiday present to the world coupled with the idiocy of our politicians has many thoughtful people on edge.