Theater review: ‘American Idiot’ an energetic journey
The lead actor John Gallagher, Jr., although looking more Jay Kay than Billie Joe, puts 110% into his role as the despondent teen looking to…
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On location: Opening night gala at City Lights Theater
Season kickoff @ CLTC with behind the scenes, champagne, interviews, hanging with Judas.
‘The Last Days of Judas Iscariot’: Wickedly hilarious and provocatively profound
Even before I stepped into the theater, the premise of this piece intrigued me. The entire play is set in purgatory, the place between heaven…
Flashback: Clint, San Jose Shark for a day 2002
What a thrill. What a memory. 2002. I played an alumni game (second time) with former San Jose Sharks players. Yesterday, I happened to be…
Weekend: Lots of driving, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, crush at Stryker, American Idiot
The weekend is almost here, and that means more wine adventure and more theatrical spectacle. How appropriate. They go so well together. Loni plans to keep the…
Interview with ‘As You Like It’ music composer and sound designer Haddon Givens Kime
Not only does San Jose Repertory Theatre’s production of ‘As You Like It’ feature striking visuals in its re-imaging of the Shakespeare classic, but it…
Brief Encounter podcast and scenes from opening night in San Francisco
Here's a brief podcast on the show with some additional thoughts.
‘Pushing 30’ producer Scott Held on independent film, turning 30 and film festivals
Every waiter in LA has a screenplay. So how do you differentiate? Make the film! That’s exactly what independent film producer Scott Held has done…
Theater review: ‘Brief Encounter’ a masterful composition of classic cinema and theater
Lights, camera, action! The romance of classic cinema—think Humphrey Bogart—married with the immersion of live theatre whisked me off for a brief rendezvous. It started…
Theater preview: ‘Brief Encounter’ opens Wed at A.C.T. in San Francisco
The British are coming (again)! This time in Noël Coward’s Brief Encounter opening this week at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. The production,…