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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts announces new programming for 2012-2013

BY MONICA TURNER — 07.12.2012

The Big Ideas are: ENCOUNTER: Engaging the social context; SOAR: The search for meaning; REFLECT: Considering the personal; and DARE: Innovations in art, action, audience.

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SF Playhouse moves to larger space

BY CLINTON STARK — 07.11.2012

SF Playhouse will open its tenth season at 450 Post Street in the heart of the city's Theatre District.

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Stark Pick of the Week: Festival del Sole in Napa

BY MONICA TURNER — 07.11.2012

Actors scheduled to attend Fest del Sole include Chris Noth, Michael Keaton, Hugh Dancy, Minnie Driver, and Dennis Haysbert. All will participate Satuday night ("24…

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Bay Area Stage: ‘Sweeney Todd’ in San Francisco

BY MONICA TURNER — 07.10.2012

Stephen Sondheim’s award-winning musical thriller Sweeney Todd opens in San Francisco this weekend, on Friday the 13th.

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First Fruit of the Summer: Merolini

BY CY ASHLEY WEBB — 07.08.2012

This operatic program may be less well known than Harvard, but it's roughly twice as competitive.

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The Livermore Shakespeare Festival ups the ante

BY MONICA TURNER — 07.06.2012

"It is not the easiest task to try and make a living on what most artists are paid in this country."

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‘Chicago’ in San Jose

BY MONICA TURNER — 07.05.2012

A film version, starring Richard Gere and Catherine Zeta-Jones, and directed by Rob Reiner, was released in 2002 and won six Academy Awards.

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Summer festival season continues in Marin with ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

BY MONICA TURNER — 07.02.2012

The scent of hibiscus and twang of ukuleles will permeate Shakespeare's story of "lunatics, lovers and poets."

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Review: Heartbreak of ‘The Scottsboro Boys’ paves way for celebration

BY CLINTON STARK — 06.29.2012

This may very well be the most talented cast recently assembled at A.C.T. Each actor is a triple threat, bringing deft skill in song, dance,…

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Will ‘Raging Bull II’ be a contender? (photos)

BY CLINTON STARK — 06.21.2012

The original, of course, is a Martin Scorsese classic, with blistering, raw performances by Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci.