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.
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Explore San Francisco and Bay Area culture through theater reviews, film, contemporary art, and creative events. Featuring original artwork by Loni Stark, film reviews by Jeanne Powell, and insights by ATCA member Clinton Stark.
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…
Review: ‘Fly By Night’ gives musicals hope
Perhaps the best part of Fly By Night is that it's anything but cliche. Thankfully we don't see a large ensemble blitz the stage with…
Review: ‘Romeo and Juliet – a cover band operetta’ – The Bard for the masses
The opening sequence is a poignant solo rendition of Dire Straits’ “Romeo and Juliet” by chorus member Miranda Morris. It sets just the right, wistful…
Review: ‘The Music Man’ at Broadway by the Bay
Just as we watch politicians in Iowa fall over themselves on issues of moral certitude, The Music Man makes us realize that what passes for…
Stanford Summer Theatre presents a new take on Old Times
Complexities like this lead folks to think that seeing Pinter is something they ought to do, rather like eating their peas
Stage Review: ‘One-Man Star Wars Trilogy’ – May the farce be with you!
Between each of the three hysterical, exhausting “acts,” the affable Canadian takes a short break on stage as himself to talk to the audience. And…
San Francisco Bay Area: Weekend Stage
After we polled the office, and collected all the latest information on shows, and announcements, we were a little bit surprised. What summer slow down?!
Brian McKnight – Just Me, songwriting
"Rule number one is that you do not write a song in a roomful of people," McKnight says. "Someone says 'What do you think about…