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.
A Very Adult Christmas: Craig Jessup at the Aurora
A natural showman, Jessup doesn’t err on the side of excessive theatricality. He does more by changing his jacket or putting on a tie than many performers do with a whole costume room.
Just in time for Christmas: Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra at Cal Performances
It’s one thing to sing high and entirely another to sing warm; Carter delivered perfectly, introducing just the right amount of vibrato to this intensely emotional air. He was aided by the violin section, which brought an edgy tension to this air.
Theatre Magic: Little Women
The surprise of the evening was Elizabeth Palmer’s Aunt March. Who could imagine this dowager crone with such comic timing?
The Oy of Sex
When Dattner's not trying to convince you of something, she brings a wistful vulnerability that's very appealing.
Going Red for Christmas: ‘It’s a Wonderful Life – A Live Radio Play’ at SJ Stage (Review)
Stephen Hilliard’s costumes could be out of a 1940’s Vogue… and his costumes for men are equally memorable.
Berkeley Rep: A breathtaking ‘Tristan & Yseult’ (Review)
While this is so not Wagner (unless of course, you can imagine clapping along to Wagner, or Wagner with a lot of balloons, or Wagner in drag), it goes straight to the heart of the tragedy, in ways that a five and half hour opera never can.
Oakland Redemption: Brian Copeland at the Marsh
Just as the hungry know more about the value of food than any foodie gourmet, Copeland knows more about hope and Christmas miracles than any Macy’s display or Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.
Sex and death at Magic Theatre: ‘Arlington’ (Review)
Her entire role is sung, and we see her singing the way some of us write: tentatively, figuring the world out, one word at a time. One senses that if she were to stop singing, she’d stop existing, unable to feel her way forward in the dark.
Ethereally Aesthetic: Entering the World of ‘Amaluna’ by Cirque du Soleil (Review)
As Cirque brings something new into the world, we emerge from Amaluna restored by the breathtaking excellence of this performance.
Deliciously Demented: Peter and the Starcatcher
Molly's no asexual Victorian girl with a proper long nightgown, stitching Peter’s shadow back in place. Smart and assertive, one imagines Hilary Clinton as a girl.
