Cy Ashley Webb
Cy spent the ‘80’s as a bench scientist, the tech boom doing intellectual property law, and the first decade of the millennium, aspiring to be the world’s oldest grad student at Stanford where she is interested in political martyrdom. Presently, she enjoys writing for Stark Insider and the SF Examiner, hanging out at Palo Alto Children's Theatre, and participating in various political activities. Democracy is not a spectator sport! Cy is a SFBATCC member.
Alive & Kicking: ‘Forbidden Broadway’ at San Jose Rep (Review)
Having hit on a formula that works (two men, two women, one on-stage piano), Gerard Allessandrini’s shows are like a Saturday Night Live takedown of Broadway's greatest.
American Bach Soloists deliver a Herculean Performance in Berkeley
Spiking the program with such relatively unknown gems is part of what makes ABS so very special.
Back with the Ives Quartet
Musumeli attacks the demanding frenetic passages that alternate with the more lyrical ones with a pointedness that resonates long after the piece has ended.
Stage Review: ‘Madama Butterfly’ at Opera San Jose
Opening night belonged to Jennifer Forni, whose rich, lush voice from the raked stage could be clearly heard anywhere in the theatre.
Putting San Jose on the map with ‘Threepenny Opera’
Shows like this are why you go to theatre in the first place. If 'Threepenny Opera' doesn't take you out of yourself, I suspect nothing will.
Gidion’s Knot at Aurora: Its heart lies in parental love (Review)
Those who invest the time and emotion in this play will be richly rewarded.
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra brings an evening of CPE Bach
CPE’s Concerto for Fortepiano and Harpsichord in E♭ Major (Wq47) is a gloriously fun piece, that alternates bird call with scalar passages in a delightful call-and-answer. Together Levin and Cheung milked it for all it was worth.
Brian Copeland: Back at The Marsh (Review)
He’s smarter with this material, more of a storyteller and more of a philosopher. Only for the briefest of moments did he threaten to start with the radio harangue – and then wisely backed off.
The Call of the Drums: ‘Jerusalem’ at San Francisco Playhouse (Review)
Dykstra’s performance draws much from a young Marlon Brando’s Stanley Kowalski, such was the combination of sexuality, bourbon, and bombast.
The sky’s the limit
Given the general unfamiliarity with Henrietta Leavitt, Cepheid variable stars or the relationship between the period of a Cepheid and its luminosity, Gunderson brings the audience an amazing distance with this relatively complex material.
