Tag: San Francisco

Teatro ZinZanni, set along the historic San Francisco waterfront, provides an escape from the city into a whimsical world of cabaret, acrobatics, and comedy...all accompanied by a five course gourmet feast. I experienced the ZinZanni world at its 10th Anniversary event ("10th anniversary ‘Teatro ZinZanni’ a memorable evening of...

Only in England, you say? Round and Round the Garden, the third installment of Alan Ayckbourn's acclaimed trilogy The Norman Conquests, opens tomorrow night at the always inventive American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. In this sex farce, librarian Normal "channels his inner Casanova" when he attempts to seduce his...

Intersection for the Arts proudly announced its 45th anniversary gala. The evening's highlights include Intersection's highly anticipated art auction featuring over 70 one-of-a-kind pieces by celebrated artists with highlights including: Binh Danh, Ala Ebtekar, Taraneh Hemami, Deborah Oropallo, Tim Rollins +K.O.S. and Andrew Schoultz. This year, Intersection also introduces...

Slasher goes for the jugular, but comes up short. The Bay Area premiere now playing at SF Playhouse succeeds, though, in spilling blood. Lots of it. If not perfect, for committed horror fans like myself it's still a welcome treat simply because the subject matter is not given much attention...

Looking for something to do this weekend? With the nice weather finally approaching, now's the perfect time to head to your favorite local theater house. No, not Avatar my friends, I'm talking about the stage... as in live, heart-pumping theater. There are several new shows opening this weekend up...

One evening out of every year, San Francisco's War Memorial Opera House lights up with 'Toast of the Town', a gala showcasing local and international wines and some of the Bay Area's most popular and hip restaurants. This year was no exception, wines were pouring and tasty gourmet morsels...

"I'm watching my friends age. I'm watching my parents age. I'm watching lots of people age," McCumber tells Loni.

San Francisco! San Francisco! Just about everything gets spoofed with zealous energy, except, of course, our hometown which gets plenty of crowd pleasing, pride pumping pomp and circumstance. And why not? At Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon it's all about big hats and big laughs. It's a formula that works....

Fine dining with a twist. Yes, indeed, the brochure has it right. And what a twist... or twists would be more like it. Teatro ZinZanni is part cabaret, part circus, part improvisational comedy. All together, it's a wild evening of non-stop entertainment. When the four-hour evening came to a rousing...

Magic Theatre brings a strong season to a close with An Accident, a visceral and emotional story about recovery, memories and, even discovery of the self. Introspective at times, and often seething with cynical humor, the production by playwright Lydia Stryk is uncompromisingly human in its portrayal of a...