‘Speed-the-Plow’ opens Friday at Pear Avenue Theatre
Hooray for Hollywood? David Mamet’s interestingly named Speed-the-Plow opens this Friday at the Pear Avenue Theatre in Mountain View. It marks a busy theater calendar…
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‘American Idiot’ to open on Broadway April 20 at St. James Theatre
Berkeley pride hits the Big Apple again. This time it’s the hugely successful American Idiot musical—based on the smash Green Day album of the…
ACT raises $31M, establishes first endowment
According to the Los Angeles Times, American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) in San Francisco—one of our favorite theaters in the Bay Area—has raised close to $31M…
World’s tallest building is now in Dubai
2,717 feet. That’s the number to beat to earn the title of world’s tallest building. Perhaps a signal of where this century’s power and wealth…
Gone in 60 Seconds: Canada
The holiday that was, up North. Harvey’s. Chateau Laurier tea. Family. Awesome.
On Location: Riverdance by Broadway San Jose
We capped off a 22-hour coast-to-coast travel day with Riverdance opening night.
2009 Theater in review: Best show
Last year—yes, can you believe 2009 is now last year?—was a terrific year for Bay Area Theater (and Arts too!). A creative tsunami struck. It…
Cinequest film review: Library politics meets goth in dark comedy ‘Shelf Life’
Who knew a library could be grounds for such wicked office politics? It all starts when a fresh-out-of-rehab goth slacker Nikki Reynolds (Betsy Brandt) takes…
Broadway San Jose: ‘Riverdance’ throws a party of dance, song and music, Irish-style
I glanced at my watch; ten minutes until the first of eight performances of Riverdance at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts was…
Photos: Opening night at Broadway San Jose’s ‘Riverdance’
It was a full house at yesterday’s opening night of ‘Riverdance’ in San Jose. Review to come out shortly. Feeling the effects of jetlag after…