In Photos: René Magritte ‘The Fifth Season’ at SFMOMA
A Stark Insider photo review of René Magritte: The Fifth Season at The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA). #thisisnotahashtag And what a savvy way…
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Stark Insider On Location: Sunset Blvd.
Fire is coming! Fire is coming! New Stark Insider video is incoming. Tune in to starkinsider.com 05.19.2018. 3D glasses not required. Stark Insider On Location:…
Tap and Tomfoolery: Me and My Girl
It’s funny how two people can discover the same thing at once. Calculus. Oxygen. A neglected musical. Me and My Girl, hardly a household name…
Star power makes The Color Purple bright
The women of The Color Purple have unimaginably hard lives. They’re subject to an unrelenting series of rape, abuse, and racism. The musical (currently on…
‘Tully’ Film Review: Charlize Theron delivers moving portrayal of overwhelmed mother
The San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFilm) continues to impress as it celebrates 56 years of presenting innovative documentaries and extraordinary films over a two-week…
Searching for freedom with Father Comes Home from the Wars
Midway through Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3, at A.C.T.’s Geary Theater in San Francisco), a Confederate colonel sets his…
Backstage: Cirque du Soleil’s Luzia, now in Washington, DC (Video)
Luzia means sound (luz) and rain (iluvia). It’s an apt name for Cirque du Soleil’s newest touring show… Luzia. Indeed you can expect incredible, thunderous…
San Francisco International Film Festival: Erika Cohn’s ‘The Judge’ impresses (Review)
Religious courts in Asia Minor historically banned women from adjudicating domestic and family matters – both the Shari’a courts of Islam and the Rabbinic courts…
Groundbreaking for new San Francisco Conservatory of Music building begins this summer
$185 million performing arts center will open 2020 and house 420 students and feature 2 concert halls.
What’s Happening: Broadway Under the Stars announces summer season at Sonoma’s Jack London State Historic Park
Transcendence Theatre Company today took the wraps off its upcoming Broadway inspired summer series. Called “Broadway Under the Stars” the lineup features weekend performances from…