This is a spinet on stage, not a baby grand, and what de Waal does with it can make you rethink the possibilities of music.

Saturday night’s performance at the Herbst Theatre did not disappoint the enthusiastic crowd

Marin indicates he might not be the most reliable narrator, but since he presents multiple takes on an event, you dismiss it. Sometime later, the ah-hah hits, and you realize that the apparent falsity was some of the best acting Marin’s ever done.

Who knew toilet water, Mona Lisa and Häagen-Dazs could make for a near perfect evening of theater?

Unifying theme of 2023 season is love

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 operating on a whole different level to subtly remind us that these archetypes live in our heads, inhabiting some deep part of ourselves. These...

San Francisco’s Merola Opera Program is one of the most prestigious training programs in the world for young singers. Its participants can already boast of long singing resumes and top awards, and its alumni include superstars like Anna Netrebko, Joyce DiDonato, and Thomas Hampson. The extraordinary talent displayed at...

Philemon is so opaque, so self-controlled, that you know as much about him at the end of the play as you did in the beginning. This opacity is a strength as much as a weakness.

"An evening of words, music and some mischief…"

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