Revisiting Gatsby with Ensemble Parallele
Exquisite costumes, imaginative lighting, and video artistry evidence the incredible work poured into this production. Particularly compelling were the set designs, which were dominated by…
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Review: Ives Quartet Iluminates
This reference begins a musical joke throughout the entire piece starting with 3 notes repeated fives times by five different notes in the first 13…
Outtakes from AT&T Park (video)
Over 1,000 people turned out for the Heroes & Hearts annual luncheon. In case you missed the announcement, Winter in San Francisco has been cancelled.…
San Jose Rep announces 2012-2013 season
Nuanced mix of darkness and devotion includes Broadway hits and Bay Area premieres.
Film Review: ‘Touch’ charms
First time director Minh Duc Nguyen (UC Berkeley) employs an affectionate eye towards these characters. Often it's what's left unsaid that matters most; his lens…
LISTEN: The Anti-Valentines Day Playlist
You'll likely recognize many of these tunes. Big names like Carrie Underwood, Justin Timberlake, Rihanna and Outkast all make the list. Then there's the blasts…
Madonna world tour coming to San Jose
No other act has more Top 10’s on the Hot 100 or Number 1’s on the Club Chart. Madonna has sold over 300 million albums…
Grief and design clash in Carey Perloff’s ‘Higher’
The staging is right out of Architectural Digest. Minimalist, with soaring frosted glass flanking an austere hardwood stage, the juxtaposition against sun-soaked scenes in Israel…
Les Waters bids Berkeley Rep adieu with ‘Red’
Obie-winning director and two exceptional actors take on sizzling script that won the Tony Award for Best Play.
Theater Review: ‘Private Parts’ at The Sandbox, SF Playhouse
After the show, walking down Sutter on a too-good-to-be-true "winter" evening in San Francisco, I reflected in awe at the guts that it must take…