Opening the Pearly Gates: SF Gay Men’s Chorus at Davies
The audience was on their feet before raconteur, writer and de facto social historian Armistead Maupin regaled the audience without resorting to the old saw,…
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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.
‘Sweet Bean’: Do you believe a recipe can change a person’s life? (Review)
Sweet Bean is a delicious film from Naomi Kawase, the Japanese director who gave us The Mourning Forest and Still the Water. It was an official…
Theater Picks: Cyrano, Tales of Our City, Triplets of Belleville, Colette Uncensored, Boeing Boeing, The Lion
“I think there is no world without theatre.” – Edward Bond Looking for a show to see? Stark Insider is here to help. This edition…
Virtual Reality & Live Theater: On the virtual stage anything is possible
Three ways artists, content curators, and technology companies are coming together to bring theatre and other live arts to more viewers.
Pentatonix Live: New single “If I Ever Fall in Love” + interview (Video)
A capella group brings new single and The Hugs to Napa.
Neon Demon: High-fashion horror never looked so (bloody) good
Confirmed. Neon Demon will play Cannes, and, today, the first trailer dropped for director Nicolas Winding Refn’s follow-up to Only God Forgives and Drive. The…
Friendly Skies: ‘Boeing Boeing’ (Review)
Part of the tight fast-paced brilliance, sold here in a Mary Quant vision of primary colors and angular geometries, can be attributed to Kenneth Kelleher’s…
Live in the Vineyard: Pentatonix, Daughtry, Ingrid Michaelson, Audiodamn! (Videos)
Stark Insider’s coverage of the Live in the Vineyard music festival continues as Loni Stark heads backstage to meet some of today’s top acts. Night 2…
Colette Uncensored will leave you wanting more
In The Marsh’s small San Francisco theater, watching Lorri Holt speak as Colette is like having a conversation with the most interesting person you have…
Daughtry Delivers – new single “Torches” a special highlight at Live in the Vineyard performance (Video)
It’s day 2 at the Live in the Vineyard music festival. Stark Insider is on location catching up with some of today’s most interesting, most…