Cinderella‘s magic survives a rewrite
Watching a made-for-television Cinderella by Rogers and Hammerstein is an important part of growing up in a musical theater-loving family. I’ve wasted evenings debating the…
Theater and Stage
Reviews and coverage of theater and performing arts in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Berkeley, and beyond. Written by ATCA critic Clinton Stark.
Wrapped in fog, ‘The Lighthouse’ makes perfect music (Review)
Davies’ score is rife with unexpected turns, as irregularly unpredictable as the sound of creaking timbers on a New England whaling ship in a nor’easter,
A mostly happy Most Happy Fella at 42nd Street Moon
Mention Frank Loesser to a musical theater fan, and you’re sure to hear about Guys and Dolls. The Most Happy Fella is unlikely to be…
‘Into the Woods’ at Palo Alto Players (Review)
Into the Woods is a difficult show to perform, demanding split-second responses, with nary a rest. Fairytale characters busily weave their assorted tales, while simultaneously…
‘The Lion’, a roaringly good new musical
“What makes a lion a lion?” Alone onstage with seven guitars, Benjamin Scheuer sings, “My father has an old guitar, and he plays me folk…
A swinging Belleville rendezvous at San Francisco Opera Lab
In 2004, Finding Nemo won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film. It beat out a very different finalist: the bizarre French-Québécois film The Triplets…
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…
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…
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…
An apocalyptic ‘Act of God’ visits SHN Golden Gate (The Almighty Review)
Actor-comedian Sean Hayes delivers a swishy cross between Bill Buckley and Oprah.