New Strands Festival lineup announced
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…
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San Francisco arts, theater and entertainment news. Featuring plays, indie film, and events and city guides. Reviews by Clinton Stark.
San Francisco Eats: Restaurant Week menus revealed
Your lunch and dinner plans just got a whole lot easier, at least for the week starting January 20th. That’s when about 130 restaurants across…
Outtake: Forever Tango – Dancing with the Stars (Video)
Stark Insider went backstage recently at the production of Luis Bravo’s Forever Tango, to see what it takes to put together a passionate, world-class dance production.…
Forever Tango is dance without drama
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…
A Christmas Carol cheers and inspires at the ACT
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…
Backstage: ODYSSEO by Cavalia – Horse Training & Aerial Skills (Video)
Stark Insider continues to pursue the creative impulse, and the people who bring us magic — be it in the arts, food, film, music, or…
Murder and musical comedy are a winning combination in Gentleman’s Guide
Clever writing and an outstanding cast make this new musical comedy a feel-good hit, all the murders notwithstanding.
In Photos: ‘Odysseo’ horse arrival at AT&T Park
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.…
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
BAM!’s inaugural season opens with 1961 Tony winner 'How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying' at Marine’s Memorial Theatre
Still Working Magic: Riverdance (Review)
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…