Susan Medak celebrates two decades at the helm of Berkeley Rep
With one show on Broadway, another headed to London, and a new season of ambitious plays on the way, Berkeley Repertory Theatre pauses for a…
Monica Turner
Contributor to Stark Insider for tech, the arts and All Things West Coast for over 10 years.
TheatreWorks: Going once…going twice…
Much like the innovation that fuels start-ups across Silicon Valley, TheatreWorks actively nurtures and grooms promising playwrights.
‘The Music Man’ at Woodminster Amphitheater, Oakland
“The Music Man” won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 1958, against stiff competition from “West Side Story.”
Bay Area Stage: Weekend shows
"The theater is so endlessly fascinating because it's so accidental. It's so much like life."
Matthew Shilvock appointed Associate General Director of San Francisco Opera
San Francisco Opera General Director David Gockley has promoted Matthew Shilvock to the position of associate general director, effective August 1, 2010. In this role,…
Broadway By the Bay to move to historic Fox Theatre, Redwood City
Tony Bennett, Tom Jones, The Indigo Girls, Neil Young, Etta James, Melissa Etheridge, Itzhak Perlman and Bill Cosby have performed at Fox Theatre.
Actor Ed Asner joins “My Gulf Action” oil spill relief campaign
Today, renowned actor Ed Asner announced that he has joined My Gulf Action, an innovative online environmental campaign that gives Americans tools to take lasting,…
The Tillman Story: Preview screening, after-party in Napa
The new Napa Valley Film Festival announced that they will host a special sneak preview screening of the acclaimed 2010 Sundance sensation, The Tillman Story.…
San Francisco Opera opens 88th season with Verdi’s ‘Aida’
San Francisco Opera partners with the San Francisco Giants and Webcor Builders once again to bring grand opera to AT&T Park, home of the San…
Livermore Valley’s Taste of Terroir set for July 22
Top wine critics Leslie Sbrocco, Jessica Yadegaran and W. Blake Gray will judge food and wine pairings at “Taste of Terroir,” Livermore Valley’s Wine &…