James Bay performs live, talks Burberry and making music in Nashville (Video)
Stark Insider continues its ongoing coverage from Live in the Vineyard with Grammy-nominated rocker James Bay. If James Bay is craving a career as a…
Culture
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.
Murder and musical comedy are a winning combination in Gentleman’s Guide
Clever writing and an outstanding cast make this new musical comedy a feel-good hit, all the murders notwithstanding.
In Photos: ‘Odysseo’ horse arrival at AT&T Park
Cavalia is once again in town. Odysseo, its astonishing new production, opened last month in San Francisco, and has already been extended through early 2016.…
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
BAM!’s inaugural season opens with 1961 Tony winner 'How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying' at Marine’s Memorial Theatre
Still Working Magic: Riverdance (Review)
The phenomenal power generated by these dancers executing precisely articulated steps so rapidly that their lower limbs and feet blur is intensified all the more…
Stage Kiss at SF Playhouse: When the ghost light goes out (Review)
You don’t have to be familiar with yelling, “Where’s the duck tape? Where’s the Stage Manager?” or even have pondered how good actors can have…
‘Odysseo’ by Cavalia: Magic on horseback (Review)
The daunting power behind even one of these animals galloping across stage leaves you breathless, even before humans engage them in Roman and western trick…
Stark Baja Dailies: The Red Dress & Craft Beer (Video)
Shooting with a Canon C100 II cinema camera in Baja California Sur.
A monster builder, a master play
A talented cast at Berkeley's Aurora Theatre Company holds the show together through all its twists and turns.
Original Broadway Cast: ‘IF/THEN’ at the Orpheum, San Francisco (Review)
Superficially, the execution appears unremarkable until it hits that your brain has been stolen by the shape of the entire dance, moving on the stage…