Theater review: ‘Another Night Before Christmas’ at City Lights Theatre, San Jose
Is Santa Claus real or is he just a homeless man with a jolly attitude, bursting belly and good sense of humor? Grumpy, burnt-out Karol…
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Theater review: You’ll shoot your eye out with laughter at ‘A Christmas Story’ #ACStory
Oh, what would Bing Crosby think—or sing? Yes it’s a white Christmas in 1940’s Indiana, but they’re no chestnuts roasting by the fire. Instead we…
Opening tonight: ‘A Christmas Story’ at the San Jose Rep
After all that turkey (and the stuffing… oh, the stuffing, and the gravy… and the stuffing), Black Friday shopping and good times with family and…
Theresa Rebeck is back, December 7 Magic Theatre
Don’t miss this intimate evening with a master writer! Pulitzer Prize Nominated and Emmy Award winning Theresa Rebeck will join us in San Francisco to…
Theater review: ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at Berkeley Playhouse, first class family entertainment
Through-and-through, fantastic! Yet again I’m impressed with the quality of family entertainment Berkeley Playhouse offers its lucky theater goers. A packed house of kids and…
SF Opera’s Otello – The Chronicle got it wrong
By Eugene Lee On Saturday November 21 I had the good fortune to take in SF Opera’s production of Otello, starring the South African tenor…
Cinequest announces pass holder and contributor programs for 2010 festival
Cinequest, one of the country’s most influential and fastest growing film festivals—not to mention the pride of San Jose—has announced pass holder and contributor programs…
Theater review: ‘The Seafarer’ at San Jose Stage Company
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Theater review: ‘She Stoops to Comedy’ West Coast premiere at SF Playhouse
“It’s a pseudo documentary about reality in the theater,” says one of the characters/actors in David Greenspan’s She Stoops to Comedy which premiered last night at…
Christmas theater season is here: ‘Another Night Before Christmas’ at City Lights
City Lights’ Another Night Before Christmas opens tonight with a gala at the downtown San Jose theater. Thankfully this doesn’t appear to be a straight…