Buddy Holly tribute concert coming to California Theatre
"If anyone asks you what kind of music you play, tell him ‘pop.’ Don’t tell him ‘rock ‘n’ roll’ or they won’t even let you…
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Getting off the road at TheatreWorks with GrooveLily
Putting your life to music doesn’t necessarily make your life art, especially when it turns on the clichéd ticking of a biological clock.
Tony Award for best new play goes to ‘Clybourne Park’
"There are a few choice words used in the second act of Clybourne Park that you rarely hear used anywhere, let alone on the majestic…
San Quentin inmates to perform Shakespearean tragedy (Video)
Hamlet will be played by Luke Padgett who is serving a life sentence for robbery, arson and murder.
San Francisco Black & White Ball featuring The Wallflowers, Janelle Monáe, Cyndi Lauper
Let me tell you: this one went to eleven. Watch as The Wallflowers, Janelle Monáe, and Cyndi Lauper perform in San Francisco.
The Steve Silver Foundation announces Scholarship for the Arts winners
The evening opened with a mash-up of “Let Me Be Your Star” from the TV show “Smash”
Janelle Monáe astounds San Francisco audience
The performance, which featured a stellar in-house strings and horns section, robot shades, a Jackson 5 tribute, stunning dance moves, and a dash of James…
‘The Full Monty’ – An exposé of male folly
But, as the story progresses, the male ability to adapt and overcome adversity through bonding and team effort is given the recognition it’s due –…
Review: ‘Black n Blue Boys/Broken Men’ at Berkeley Rep
Milling around the lobby of the Thrust theater after opening night, I overheard a "looking into the abyss" reference more than once.
Mary Poppins, the Guatemalan nanny, and me
Why do we feel the need to project such goodness upon some externalized other who brings order to our households and happiness to our children…