Janelle Monáe shines again
That I had goose bumps yet again after a Janelle Monáe performance probably tells me everything I need to know.
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Explore San Francisco and Bay Area culture through theater reviews, film, contemporary art, and creative events. Featuring original artwork by Loni Stark, film reviews by Jeanne Powell, and insights by ATCA member Clinton Stark.
An Interview with Joan Crawford
In a strange twist of vodka and make-up, the tables are turned and the interviewer becomes Joan Crawford while the woman behind the icon asks…
Break out the good champagne for ‘A Little Night Music’
This injection of contradictory elements is unmistakably Sondheim; it leaves the audience feeling that they're watching something particularly smart.
Janelle Monáe to perform at San Francisco gala
Janelle Monáe's duet with the band Fun ("We Are Young") was a smash hit last year reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
‘Mad Men’ star Vincent Kartheiser on running away from himself
“I spent a good portion of my life running away from myself. Part of being happy in life is realizing you can’t.” Hands down Mad…
Book of Mormon, new musical Beautiful headline SHN 2013-14 season
SHN season line-up includes Book of Mormon, Beautiful, Peter and the Starcatcher, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Once, and a sixth show to be revealed.
Opera Parallél wins again with “Trouble in Tahiti” and “A Hand of Bridge”
The edgy intensity that Brancoveanu brought to Orphée two years ago has grown exponentially with the passage of time, bursting forth to bring an explosive…
Broadway San Jose season to feature Wicked, Jersey Boys, Evita
The fifth Broadway San Jose season will start in October of 2013 with the Bay Area exclusive engagement of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, followed…
Martina McBride, Lifehouse to headline Mondavi Winery summer concert lineup (Video)
Martina McBride, Lifehouse and Huey Lewis among acts that will headline the 44th annual summer concert series.
Dreaming in a ‘Stuck Elevator’
On a mild spring evening yesterday, with tourists overflowing Union Square, I took in a performance at the Geary Theater. What I discovered was an…