‘Matilda’ musical dazzles at the Orpheum (Review)
Outstanding performances, vocals, and choreography. 'Matilda' is a fine example of intelligent story-telling and the inspiration that live theater can deliver.
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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.
Living Up to its Reputation: ‘Company’ at San Francisco Playhouse
Company remains so vital you have to pay attention to this microscope on everyone’s marriage, complete with ironies, compromises, and connections for which we all…
BTS Broadway: A lesson in theatrical voice (Video)
There’s No Business Like Show Business! This is hard to believe, possibly even epic. Loni Stark gets a lesson in voice projection for the stage from…
Champions of Magic: Jade wins over fans in male-dominated industry
Watch as Jade performs at Union Square in San Francisco. "I feel like a goddess or princess. That feeling of a super power!" she says…
Staying in the Dream: ‘Triangle’ at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley (Review)
'Triangle', which just opened at the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto, embraces our distant and immediate past, creating glimmers of a future, and doing…
Celebrating Ethel Merman in San Francisco
No microphones. It's all about the Bel Canto in Voice Australia's 'Call Me Miss Birds Eye'.
Boulevard: Robin Williams’ final performance (Review)
“Are you happy?” It’s like a sucker punch. And the chills come fast. When Robin Williams’s character Nolan Mack, a quiet and reliable banker, is…
Keith Richards. Still alive. New solo album coming soon.
On September 18th, history will be proven wrong once again. That’s when timeless wonder, Rolling Stones guitarist, and music legend Keith Richards will release a new…
Academy Award-winner Frances McDormand to perform at Berkeley Rep
Frances McDormand, Kathleen Chalfant, and Steven Epp scheduled to star next season at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
Is Polanski’s ‘Tenant’ classic or camp?
Re-visiting a Roman Polanski fever dream. Does 1976's 'The Tenant' still hold up today? Who is Simone Choule? And why did Trelkovsky slap that kid…