A Dream of Freedom: ‘Cavalia’ review, plus rare video interview with founder Normand Latourelle
The thundering of the horse hooves, the mysteries of the video and even the cool air that hits the audience in the face when it…
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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.
‘Sweeney Todd’ – The Devil’s in the Details
Ray of Light Theatre’s magnificent current treatment eschews any fancy staging or overblown production values and adroitly places the emphasis upon strong acting and skilled…
Review: They Did It! ‘My Fair Lady’ at SF Playhouse
SF Playhouse's 'My Fair Lady' is such a purified extract of the Lerner and Lowe original that you'll be clapping along with the audience, and…
Theater Review: ‘Upright Grand’ overflows with musical vitality (but far from schmaltzy!)
Schellhardt's words are achingly genuine and never trite; especially those of Kiddo who I suspect bears more than a passing resemblance to herself, having grown…
Sundance Institute to host creative film producing initiatives (Projects announced)
Sundance Institute has nurtured such projects as Born Into Brothels, Trouble the Water, Son of Babylon, Amreeka, An Inconvenient Truth, Spring Awakening, Light in the…
San Francisco Theater: ‘Sweeney Todd’ and the Eureka’s demon acoustics
During intermission, the audience fell into two camps – those who insisted that the sound issues were due to the musicians playing too loudly, and…
“My” world premiere performance in ‘Upright Grand’ at TheatreWorks
Thanks to musical director William Liberatore, my secret passion is about to be unleashed upon the public in a new show called Upright Grand.
Review: ‘Les Misérables’ opens at the Orpheum (plus photos!)
Almost everyone I know, regardless of age, places themselves behind the barricades with the students. However, something more obvious is happening...
‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’ digital reissue hits big screen
The theatrical screening will be the "best version yet" of the 1975 comedy directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones and features a clearer, sharper…
Custom-made Shakespeare: ‘Merchant of Venice’
While strutting their cells phones, investments and irony, the cast seemed so at home in this language that they brought the text to a whole…