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Reviews and coverage of theater and performing arts in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Berkeley, and beyond. Written by ATCA critic Clinton Stark.

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Review: Heartbreak of ‘The Scottsboro Boys’ paves way for celebration

BY CLINTON STARK — 06.29.2012
This may very well be the most talented cast recently assembled at A.C.T. Each actor is a triple threat, bringing deft skill in song, dance,…
Culture

The bloody life and times of a Rock ‘n Roll President

BY CLINTON STARK — 06.18.2012
Following in the footsteps of American Idiot and, before that, Rock of Ages and Spring Awakening, here the rock musical meets History Channel.
Culture

A New Kind of Tension: ‘American Idiot’ at the Orpheum

BY CY ASHLEY WEBB — 06.15.2012
American Idiot is by far the most compelling performance I’ve ever seen at the Orpheum here in San Francisco.
Culture

Getting off the road at TheatreWorks with GrooveLily

BY CY ASHLEY WEBB — 06.12.2012
Putting your life to music doesn’t necessarily make your life art, especially when it turns on the clichéd ticking of a biological clock.
Culture

‘The Full Monty’ – An exposé of male folly

BY STARK INSIDER — 06.03.2012
But, as the story progresses, the male ability to adapt and overcome adversity through bonding and team effort is given the recognition it’s due –…
Culture

Review: ‘Black n Blue Boys/Broken Men’ at Berkeley Rep

BY CLINTON STARK — 06.01.2012
Milling around the lobby of the Thrust theater after opening night, I overheard a "looking into the abyss" reference more than once.
Culture

Mary Poppins, the Guatemalan nanny, and me

BY CY ASHLEY WEBB — 05.31.2012
Why do we feel the need to project such goodness upon some externalized other who brings order to our households and happiness to our children…
Culture

‘In the Next Room (or the vibrator play)’ – More than one climax to this story

BY STARK INSIDER — 05.19.2012
The playwright’s awkward tone is deliberate and may at times shock you, but this production manages to infuse it all with a rare energy and…
Theater and Stage

San Jose Rep’s ‘The Understudy’ a light comedy with charm

BY CY ASHLEY WEBB — 05.18.2012
As he did when he played Destry in Wirehead, Marin creates a character that’s a bit of a nebbish, the perennial loser whose efforts are…
Theater and Stage

Revisiting the Tenderloin

BY CY ASHLEY WEBB — 05.06.2012
“It’s so real.” she kept repeating, an echo taken up by others, as if being real made the violence preferable to other alternatives.

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