Review: ‘August: Osage County’ a stunning debut in San Jose
It was clearly a special and memorable occasion for all concerned. This is the very definition of a must-see event and worth a trip to…
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Being Elmo: A puppeteer’s journey (film review)
I exclaimed, "Jim Henson's the James Cameron of puppets!" Then paused, "Oh- perhaps, James Cameron is the Jim Henson of film making..."
Friends of Palo Alto Children’s Theatre to hold costume sale (Bonus: Count Floyd video)
Speaking of T-H-E-A-T-R-E, from the Great White North archives I give you: SCTV’s Monster Chiller Horror Theatre, in 3-D no less.
Redeeming Gypsy with Broadway by the Bay
This Gypsy was so different that it forced me to think about why it worked where others failed, and why Frank Rich of the New…
Review: Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra opens their 31st season
Just as Haydn did at the premiere of this work. McGegan surprised the audience and played the cadenza himself.
George Clooney, Felicity Jones, Leonardo DiCaprio featured at Napa Valley Film Festival
The Descendants, the opening night selection, stars Academy Award-winner George Clooney.
Bay Area Stage: Shrek the Musical, August: Osage County
On our radar: a large green, funny - and somewhat popular - Ogre, and a Pulitzer Prize winning comedy of a darker variety.
Review: Ives Quartet offers Dvorák and Schulhoff
Schuloff’s aching viola train whistle and broken mechanistic end to this 1923 movement seems to foretell the disaster that would follow.
All She Can: In pursuit of the American Dream
Desperate determination is pitted against personal moral choices in a world where one has been dealt a bad hand.
Palo Alto Players open 81st season with a twist
Juanita Harris, as Sister Mary Hubert, had a voice that wouldn’t quit, making “Holier than Thou" the most memorable number in the entire show.