Monica Turner
Contributor to Stark Insider for tech, the arts and All Things West Coast for over 10 years.
Prince to perform two shows in San Jose
Rolling Stone has ranked Prince #28 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Berkeley Rep announces three new shows for 2011-12
Barsyhnikov, Kneehigh, and Orlandersmith added to line-up for the coming season.
American Idiot coming back to San Francisco Bay Area
Based on the Green Day album, the musical premiered in Berkeley in 2009 where it received world-wide attention and played to packed houses at the Berkeley Rep Theatre (and received several extensions).
San Francisco: A.C.T. announces 2011-12 season
Includes Bay Area premiere of David Mamet’s Broadway hit Race.
San Francisco: Cutting Ball Theater announces Grant/Strindberg Cycle
Company receives $150,000 grant from Barbro Osher Pro Suecia to present August Strindberg’s Chamber Plays in Repertory; festival to feature new translations by Paul Walsh
San Francisco: Midsummer Mozart Festival announces 37th anniversary season
Bay Area favorite sets 2011 Season, July 14-24. Soloists include Jon Nakamatsu, Mark Brandenburg.
Berkeley: Impact Theatre announces 2011-12 season
The season features a piquant slate of two Bay Area premieres, an action-packed classic, and a world premiere play by Bay Area rising star Lauren Yee, who penned Impact’s monster hit Ching Chong Chinaman.
New San Jose shows added to ‘Michael Jackson the Immortal World Tour’
Aimed at lifelong fans as well as those experiencing Michael’s creative genius for the first time, the show will reportedly capture the essence, soul and inspiration of the King of Pop, celebrating a legacy that continues to transcend generations.
American Idols tour coming to San Jose
The summer tour showcases performances by this season’s top 11: Casey Abrams, Haley Reinhart, Jacob Lusk, James Durbin, Lauren Alaina, Naima Adedapo, Paul McDonald, Pia Toscano, Scotty McCreery, Stefano Langone, and Thia Megia.
San Francisco Conservatory Orchestra celebrates Britweek and the ‘Ring’ cycle
The San Francisco Opera’s 2011 production of the four-opera cycle of Wagner’s The Ring of the Niebelungs has generated world-wide excitement, not only for the musical forces involved, but for the stage concept as well.
