San Jose Rep announces 2012-2013 season
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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…
Watch the Super Bowl online
Even if you had the choice of watching the Super Bowl on tv or on the Web, you'd do well to go with the latter.…
‘Body Awareness’ deconstructs the Male Gaze for serious laughs
Frank dialog reigns supreme. We eavesdrop on some eye-opening stuff; masturbation, vaginas, penises ("beautiful") and oral performances extraordinaire are anything but off-limits.
San Francisco Opera announces financial results for FY11
Again, the company posted a deficit. But there were some bright spots, including a 32.5% increase in the top line.