Janelle Monáe shines again
That I had goose bumps yet again after a Janelle Monáe performance probably tells me everything I need to know.
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.
Break out the good champagne for ‘A Little Night Music’
This injection of contradictory elements is unmistakably Sondheim; it leaves the audience feeling that they're watching something particularly smart.
Dreaming in a ‘Stuck Elevator’
On a mild spring evening yesterday, with tourists overflowing Union Square, I took in a performance at the Geary Theater. What I discovered was an…
21st Century Complicity: ‘The Arsonists’ at Aurora
We’re confronted by the guardians, firemen who are “well disposed to the well disposed.” They act as a comically resolute Greek chorus in turnout gear,…
Totally Mod: ‘Being Earnest’ at TheatreWorks
Think Twiggy, Yves St. Laurent’s Mondrian collection, Mary Quant, and Marianne Faithful in a fur rug, and you’ll be on the set of 'Being Earnest'.
Blue Man Group Revisited
You're sure to have a great time with rock concert moves #1 - #5, and even more with "Shake that Thang." However, if you’ve caught…
Stark Theater Pick: ‘Persuasion’ at San Jose Stage
Persuasion was Jane Austen’s last finished novel, of only six total, and she is considered the greatest of English women novelists. There are numerous contemporary…
Cultural Layering in Call Center Hell: ‘Disconnect’ at the San Jose Rep
"American Idiot" takes on a whole new meaning through call center lens.
‘Fallaci’ – Even James Bond didn’t stand a chance
"When you write an article, a piece of reportage, you have to stay within the limits of facts, of what really happened, [but literature] universalizes…
‘Dead Metaphor’ twists and turns, earns a Like
René Augesen, whom we've seen on stage numerous times here since we began covering theater in 2009, gives a performance for the ages.