Review: Ives Quartet
With a hint of Spanish tunes, interspersed with chromatic passages from Freier and Mussumeli, I never knew that a string quartet could possibly sound this…
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‘The Eccentricities of a Nightingale’ coming to Berkeley
Filled with all of the majestic themes, oversized characters, and gentle poetry that earned Williams his exalted position in American theater, The Eccentricities of a…
Theater Review: ‘On the Waterfront’ knocks out San Jose
For instance, during the "It's you Charley" scene, perhaps the most famous of all, sitting in the back of the car Moreno delivers the classic…
Review: A grunt in the direction of ‘Hobo Grunt Cycle’
Time and time again, the audience was confused as to what exactly was happening on stage.
Theater Review: ‘Avenue Q’ Broadway musical at the Orpheum San Francisco
With a dynamic cast, a great score, a funny script, and a harsh kind of honesty, this show has so much going for it -…
Blue Man Group coming to San Francisco
Although it is impossible to describe, people of all ages agree that seeing "Blue" is intensely exciting and wildly outrageous.
Review: For Christopher Titus, revolution starts at the DMV
We've become the "United States of American Idol." First there was 9/11. Then the kids took over, and parents lost control. Meanwhile drug companies kept…
Interview: Christopher Titus ‘Neverlution’
Titus sat down with Stark Insider recently to discuss the show, his infamous upbringing, and even that out-of-control, undisciplined kid we've all seen at the…
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra: Louis Spohr, keyed trumpets and a young Mendelssohn
Cassone’s stunning tremulos, lightning trills and soaring melodies would have been well nigh impossible on the natural trumpet.
Berkeley Rep’s ‘American Idiot’ wins Grammy
The musical features music from Green Day’s most recent albums, American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown, both of which won Grammy Awards as well.