Broadway Backstage: ‘Matilda the Musical’ at SHN Orpheum (Video)
“It is a full, physical workout, this show.” It takes actor Bryce Ryness only about 15 minutes to transform — warts and all — into…
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Living Up to its Reputation: ‘Company’ at San Francisco Playhouse
Company remains so vital you have to pay attention to this microscope on everyone’s marriage, complete with ironies, compromises, and connections for which we all…
Champions of Magic: Jade wins over fans in male-dominated industry
Watch as Jade performs at Union Square in San Francisco. "I feel like a goddess or princess. That feeling of a super power!" she says…
Celebrating Ethel Merman in San Francisco
No microphones. It's all about the Bel Canto in Voice Australia's 'Call Me Miss Birds Eye'.
Team Stark on location San Francisco
We’re out and about today, once again, on the streets of San Francisco. “Team Stark” is shooting more video segments for Stark Insider including one…
Boulevard: Robin Williams’ final performance (Review)
“Are you happy?” It’s like a sucker punch. And the chills come fast. When Robin Williams’s character Nolan Mack, a quiet and reliable banker, is…
Love and Information: Your Twitter stream performed live on stage
Life and the over-sharing economy. New Strand Theater opens with play that reflects ourselves in an era of 140-character rants, aimless streams, and (ugh) obligatory…
‘Live from New York!’ an entertaining, revealing look at the comedy institution known as SNL
New documentary re-visits 40 years of Saturday Night Live's influence and impact on comedy, and American culture.
Smuin Ballet goes full cycle with ‘Unlaced’
The whole thing happens so organically, so subtly, that it seems to originate somewhere beyond the choreographer’s active imagination.
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San Francisco’s re-born, iconic Strand Theater
It's one of the biggest stories of 2015 in San Francisco. Go inside the new, modern space at The Strand Theater.