On Location: The Strand inaugural production (Video)
“We think this is our big red clown nose, right in the middle of Market Street.” Artistic director Carey Perloff made if official last night.…
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‘Live from New York!’ an entertaining, revealing look at the comedy institution known as SNL
New documentary re-visits 40 years of Saturday Night Live's influence and impact on comedy, and American culture.
Making it Real: ‘The Illusionists’ are no disappearing act
The audience was jollied along by host Jeff Hobson, aka the Trickster, who had fewer sequins than Liberace, but nonetheless wore his over-the-top fabulousity with…
San Jose Stage Rocks it with ‘Addams Family’ (Review)
A must-see summer treat, now playing downtown San Jose.
BTS: The Addams Family Broadway Musical (Video)
Backstage at the Broadway musical Addams Family. Diving deep into the macabre comedy, and mind of cartoonist Charles Addams.
Fallen Angels flying high at TheatreWorks
If you want someone who can go from 1 to 100 on the loonymeter, while managing to look drop dead gorgeous with seven sheets to…
Starting up in Berkeley: Inaugural Bay Area Book Festival
Dr. Bonyfide (Jin An Wong) sagely pronounced “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom,” as he showed Know Yourself PBC's latest offerings, while Kim…
Love, the Bard and Quarks, Oh My! ‘Quantum Love’ at Inferno (Review)
The central theme is carried inexorably forward, much in the same way one can follow the direction of a ball in a game of pinball…
Special Preview: New Stark Insider Interview Rig
It’s here. We’ve given it a test run over the weekend on a shoot. And it works a treat. I present to you, the new Stark…
American redux: ‘Angels in America’ at Foothill (Review)
Perez brings such visceral intensity and electric physicality that you’ll be entirely wowed.