San Francisco: A.C.T. opens 2011-12 season with ‘Once in a Lifetime’
In Once in a Lifetime, a trio of down-on-their-luck vaudevillians head west to pull off the ultimate con: posing as vocal coaches to help Hollywood…
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Review: A Streetcar Named Desire opens at the Dragon
Hagedorn gives us a Blanche who is compos enough to know she needs to confabulate – and compelling enough that she has the audience’s sympathies…
Nothing to get hung up about
Loni hangs out in Los Altos.
In Photos: ‘Totem’ by Cirque du Soleil
Somewhere between science and legend Totem explores the ties that bind Man to other species, his dreams and his infinite potential.
Theatre Review: ‘Nine’ – Happiness is being Italian!
At first blush Reynolds does not strike one as quite the lothario type, but he evinces enough of an artist’s ego, passion, and an insouciant,…
Chris Isaak live at Robert Mondavi Winery
Then a bad, bad thing happened. During the famous hit "Baby Did a Bad Thing," a would-be soccer mom and committed oenophile put his creed…
‘Curtains’ – Not a preview review
After close to a half hour following the evacuation, with fire fighters still inside the theatre, the cast of “Curtains” gathered upon the landing, and…
UC Berkeley announces 2011-12 season
Highlights include North American premiere of African play, work by acclaimed Bay Area playwright John Fisher, cutting edge dance, and classic British satire.
San Francisco: 31st Jewish Film Festival opens tonight
The three-week festival, screening in four Bay Area venues, features the highest quality Jewish films from around the world.
Direct from Sweden: ARRIVAL
There was not a single minute in which someone wasn’t dancing in the aisles or in the boxes – and for large stretches, the entire…