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‘CATS’ to be performed outdoors in historic Woodminster Amphitheater (Plus: Backstage makeup video)

BY MONICA TURNER — 08.18.2012

Bay Area Stage: Costumer designer Chris Weiland estimates that it took about 135 hours to prepare the pieces of yarn to be glued, a process…

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Vincent Kartheiser of ‘Mad Men’ to perform at San Jose Rep (video preview)

BY CLINTON STARK — 08.09.2012

Also newsworthy is the theater's unique and innovative use of Kickstarter. SJ Rep hopes to raise $15,000 to help build sets for the play.

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‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’ digital reissue hits big screen

BY MONICA TURNER — 07.13.2012

The theatrical screening will be the "best version yet" of the 1975 comedy directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones and features a clearer, sharper…

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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts announces new programming for 2012-2013

BY MONICA TURNER — 07.12.2012

The Big Ideas are: ENCOUNTER: Engaging the social context; SOAR: The search for meaning; REFLECT: Considering the personal; and DARE: Innovations in art, action, audience.

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Stark Pick of the Week: Festival del Sole in Napa

BY MONICA TURNER — 07.11.2012

Actors scheduled to attend Fest del Sole include Chris Noth, Michael Keaton, Hugh Dancy, Minnie Driver, and Dennis Haysbert. All will participate Satuday night ("24…

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Bay Area Stage: ‘Sweeney Todd’ in San Francisco

BY MONICA TURNER — 07.10.2012

Stephen Sondheim’s award-winning musical thriller Sweeney Todd opens in San Francisco this weekend, on Friday the 13th.

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The Livermore Shakespeare Festival ups the ante

BY MONICA TURNER — 07.06.2012

"It is not the easiest task to try and make a living on what most artists are paid in this country."

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‘Chicago’ in San Jose

BY MONICA TURNER — 07.05.2012

A film version, starring Richard Gere and Catherine Zeta-Jones, and directed by Rob Reiner, was released in 2002 and won six Academy Awards.

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Summer festival season continues in Marin with ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

BY MONICA TURNER — 07.02.2012

The scent of hibiscus and twang of ukuleles will permeate Shakespeare's story of "lunatics, lovers and poets."

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San Francisco: Humanities West 2012-13 season explores history and culture

BY MONICA TURNER — 06.20.2012

2012-13 season programming includes 'Paris: 'American Expatriate Genius', 'Charles II: Phoenix of Restoration London' , and Bernini’s Rome: Art & Architecture of the Baroque'.