My third painting: Hope soars amidst tragedy
My red barn painting is finally taking shape. It is far from a masterpiece…yet (remember dear reader, optimistic thinking). However, I am starting to have…
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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.
Opening this week: Spring Awakening (Broadway San Jose), November (ACT), Bald Soprano (Cutting Ball), Mrs. Whitney (Magic)
Quick update for all you fans of great theater and musicals! The hits keep coming. Four shows open this week in the San Francisco Bay…
‘Steel Magnolias’ celebrates the trust and friendship of women and the importance of great hair
Truvy’s Beauty Parlor provides the perfect sanctuary for six women who share and support each other in the joys, tragedies and curve balls that life…
Theater review: ‘The Creature’ an unbelievably good story
“I am satisfied!” says The Creature as his journey nears an end in Trevor Allen’s adaptation of the famous Mary Shelley novel, Frankenstein. And so…
My third painting: A glimmer of hope
My third oil painting is starting to shape up and I am feeling more hopeful that it will not turn out to be a complete…
Groundswell cast interview – part 2
The conversation continues with the cast and director of Groundswell at SJ Repertory Theatre. For those that missed it, here’s a link to part 1…
Theater review: ‘Tiny Kushner’ a cerebral five course meal served by a master chef
Tony Kushner’s mantel is a crowded place—a Pulitzer Prize, two Tony Awards, three Obies, a Golden Globe, an Emmy and the LAMBDA Literary Award for…
Berkeley Rep: Tiny Kushner
Kushner is dialog heavy, intellectual with sharp insight into politics and human psychology.
Run-DMC hopes to follow in musical footsteps of U2 and Green Day
Walk this way to the next musicians storming the Broadway stage! This time, it’s famous 80’s hip-hop group Run-DMC. No stranger to cross-overs, their ground-breaking…