Tag: San Francisco

SHN San Francisco today announced that Wicked veterans Marcie Dodd and Alli Mauzey will become San Francisco’s new witches in the smash hit musical beginning June 29, 2010. This is a reunion for Marcie and Alli in their roles as Elphaba and Glinda respectively, and will mark the first...

A wild-and-zanny-Steve-Martin kind of guy with heavy makeup and colorful costume, he enters on a chariot: "I am Caesar!"

So much for the summer slowdown. Stages across the Bay Area are active once again this week, and through the weekend with several new openings. And once again, as we've written here so many times before, there's almost something for everyone. Time to get out your calendars, text your...

"Cinematic" was the first word to come to mind from the very first orchestra opening notes and the unusually quick curtain rise.

Billed as A.C.T.'s valentine to San Francisco, I could not think of a simpler, more accurate way to describe this emotional, visceral show.

Tasting some of the wines such as Fornacina's Brunello di Montalcino Riserva reminded me of my adventures at Contucci's in Montepulciano, Italy.

This production of Die Walküre was quite unlike anything I’ve ever seen – including the SF Opera’s production of the Ring two decades ago. This was full of surprises.

An afternoon of outdoor theater turned into quite the adventure, as we headed up to Mount Tamalpais, first crossing the Golden Gate Bridge, and then winding our way along twisty highway 1. As usual, we encounter the unexpected. From an impromptu Porsche Cayman chase à la Basic Instinct to...

SHN today announced their 2010-2011 Best of Broadway Season which will see some big (literally) names come to San Francisco later this year and next. It all starts with everybody's favorite giant ogre, Shrek, who thunders into town in December just in time for the holiday season with Shrek the...

Pink Martini is about as close to heaven as you can get on this side of the celestial divide.