Tag: San Francisco

The Fantasticks, SF Playhouse - Pluggers

San Francisco theater tests social media with live Tweeting

"Theatre needs to start embracing social media (and media in general) and not look at them as the enemy."

Peeking under Madame ZinZanni’s dresses

Who is the woman behind the flamboyant costumes that adorn all the performers? What I enjoyed most was Beaver's down-to-earth and unedited demeanor.
The Fantasticks, SF Playhouse 7

Theater Review: ‘The Fantasticks’ at SF Playhouse

To a generation, The Fantasticks is timeless; there's a reason why it's the longest running musical in history with an astonishing 17,162 performances over its original 42-year run.

Rites of Spring brings urgency to Summer

Stories continue to be told about the 1913 opening of Stravinky’s Le Sacred du Printemp (The Rite of Spring). The rioting audience was so loud that the dancers could not longer hear the music. While the audience last night was kinder, this piece continues to be evoke a sensory...

Cutting Ball Theater with artistic director Rob Melrose (Video)

It's been quite a year for the innovative Cutting Ball Theater. Nestled in the colorful Tenderloin district, the 70-seat theater is celebrating its 10th season in style. Its first production of the season, Ionesco's iconic, absurdist The Bald Soprano, picked up six Bay Area Theater Critic awards. And, in...
Wicked San Francisco

Wicked veterans Marcie Dodd, Alli Mauzey join San Francisco Company

SHN San Francisco today announced that Wicked veterans Marcie Dodd and Alli Mauzey will become San Francisco’s new witches in the smash hit musical beginning June 29, 2010. This is a reunion for Marcie and Alli in their roles as Elphaba and Glinda respectively, and will mark the first...
Teatro Zinzann: Love, Chaos & Couture

Dinner Theater: Teatro ZinZanni in San Francisco

A wild-and-zanny-Steve-Martin kind of guy with heavy makeup and colorful costume, he enters on a chariot: "I am Caesar!"

On Stage: Wonderettes, Rite of Spring, Speech & Debate, The Fantasticks

So much for the summer slowdown. Stages across the Bay Area are active once again this week, and through the weekend with several new openings. And once again, as we've written here so many times before, there's almost something for everyone. Time to get out your calendars, text your...
San Francisco Opera Presents Puccini's The Girl of the Golden West

Opera Review: La Fanciulla del West

"Cinematic" was the first word to come to mind from the very first orchestra opening notes and the unusually quick curtain rise.
The Tosca Project, ACT San Francisco

Theater Review: ‘The Tosca Project’

Billed as A.C.T.'s valentine to San Francisco, I could not think of a simpler, more accurate way to describe this emotional, visceral show.