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Theater review: ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at Berkeley Playhouse, first class family entertainment

BY CLINTON STARK — 11.24.2009

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…

News

SF Opera’s Otello – The Chronicle got it wrong

BY STARK INSIDER — 11.23.2009

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…

Independent Film

Cinequest announces pass holder and contributor programs for 2010 festival

BY CLINTON STARK — 11.23.2009

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…

Culture

Theater review: ‘The Seafarer’ at San Jose Stage Company

BY STARK INSIDER — 11.23.2009

The Devil is in the Delivery

Culture

Theater review: ‘She Stoops to Comedy’ West Coast premiere at SF Playhouse

BY CLINTON STARK — 11.22.2009

“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…

Culture

Christmas theater season is here: ‘Another Night Before Christmas’ at City Lights

BY CLINTON STARK — 11.21.2009

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…

Culture

Gone in 60 Seconds: A Loreto, Baja adventure

BY MONICA TURNER — 11.20.2009

7 days. In 60 seconds.

Culture

‘She Stoops to Comedy’ opens tomorrow at SF Playhouse

BY MONICA TURNER — 11.20.2009

Gender-bending romance is in the air this weekend at SF Playhouse with the opening of David Greenspan’s She Stoops to Comedy. The play continues the…

Culture

Opening tonight: ‘Holiday Memories’ at Coastal rep in Half Moon Bay

BY MONICA TURNER — 11.19.2009

This should be another intriguing alternative to the standard holiday fare-not that there’s anything wrong with that mind you. It’s just refreshing to occasionally see…

Culture

Opening tomorrow: ‘The Seafarer’ at San Jose Stage Company

BY MONICA TURNER — 11.18.2009

If you’re looking for non-Christmas theater, breathe a sigh of relief as San Jose Stage Company is giving us something different. The Chicago Tribune calls…