Theater Review: ‘Tommy’, an energetic evening with the pinball wizard
Guest post by Pat Reardon. Saturday night, the City Lights Theater Company launched its production of Peter Townshend’s classic rock musical The Who’s Tommy. This…
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After-hours party with The Second City cast @ San Jose Rep
Second City is in town! For those who don’t know the legendary show is now playing at the San Jose Rep until this Sunday. If…
The Second City at SJ Rep showcases best of improv and sketch comedy
(UPDATE: View the after-party interview with the entire cast of the show!) In the mood for some side splitting (even tear inducing!) traditional improv and…
Cinequest announces Cinequest Maverick Studio
Cinequest co-founder Halfdan Hussey noted that the productions will be "HBO-quality" and feature stars such as Scarlett Johansson.
Review: ‘Forbidden Broadway’, a rollercoaster of satire
The heat gets turned up as Forbidden Broadway takes the audience on a roller coaster through twenty-five acts and countless jabs (some sharper than others)…
Forbidden Broadway opening night at the San Jose Rep
New York’s longest running musical comedy revue that parodies, jeers and cheers American musical theatre opens tonight at the San Jose Repertory Theatre. In 2006,…
Cable Car Museum, San Francisco: A detour into history on Mason Street
The fall of cable cars came about when the earthquake of 1906 wiped out a lot of the infrastructure and surrounding buildings.
Does Tom Sizemore need to audition? Interview conclusion with film director Jeffrey Goodman
The juicy conclusion of our interview with film director Jeffrey Goodman. Lots of insider information on film-making. Some of this highlights in the revealing segment:…
Bay Area theater summer news and updates
There is still plenty to do even with the summer slowdown in Theater as Clint alluded to yesterday in the weekly digest. Here are…
Weekly digest #24/#25: The fish never did jump in the boat
Best line from last week: “The fish never did jump in the boat.” That was Jeffrey Goodman referring to an expression he had heard when…