Drag queens. Beauty Queens. Movie Stars. Statesman. Activists. And rebels. Welcome to another evening of theater in San Francisco. Magic Theatre, now in its 49th year and one of our favorite venues around here on Stark Insider, today announced that it will "transform into Manila's mythical Studio 54." Thanks to the eagerly...

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) today announced the lineup for its first-ever New Strands Festival. Running January 21-24, the festival features "new theatrical pieces, works in progress, readings, and experimental work." In other words, it sounds very much in line with what artistic director Carey Perloff told us she envisioned...

"Tango is something that you grow with." Luis Bravo's show Forever Tango is surely the embodiment of a very personal journey. Born in Argentina, Bravo, who sat down with Stark Insider for a special interview, says that tango has to do with identity and culture. "It was a growing society without hierarchies,"...

I have a confession to make: I don’t know anything about Argentine Tango. So when I write about Luis Bravo’s Forever Tango, I can say whether the music was exciting, whether the show was theatrical, and whether the dancing was impressive, but I can’t say whether the tango was...

A Christmas Carol is the story of a withered soul reawakened through imagination. The miserly Scrooge must discover what matters in life. Even if none of us watching this show at the American Conservatory Theater are quite as far gone as Scrooge, we could all use a reminder of...

Those who follow dance have known all along, but Smuin Ballet offers up an alternative to seasonal entertainment. This might be especially appealing if you’ve OD-ed on Nutcrackers, Messiahs, and Scrooges. Smuin’s two act “Christmas Ballet” celebrates its 21st anniversary on Bay Area stages. Act I, dubbed “Classical Christmas,” presents 14 short...

Clever writing and an outstanding cast make this new musical comedy a feel-good hit, all the murders notwithstanding.

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. So there's still plenty of time if you're looking for a fantastical family outing over the holidays. In her Stark Insider review, Cy Ashley Webb...

BAM!’s inaugural season opens with 1961 Tony winner 'How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying' at Marine’s Memorial Theatre

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 because, as with most Irish dances of this style, the upper torso remains absolutely still.