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.
Review: Bernal Heights Players at the SF Community Music Center
The words “community” and “music” are not misplaced in the name of the school that hides behind a verdant garden just off Mission St. This felt like coming home to a place where music was homegrown in the neighborhood.
Review: Indulgences in the Louisville Harem
Like Violet and Florence, they’re a pair of opposites with Robbilet (who looks like Pablo Escobar played by Groucho Marx) being silent and Davis being irrepressibly loquacious.
Review: Yuja Wang and San Francisco Symphony electrify
Every classical lover I know has more computer memory devoted to music than we imagined conceivable five years ago. However, none of this compares to the world class versions performed live.
What’s on your ipod?
Thirteen-year-old kids from St. Joseph’s of the Sacred Heart in Atherton were rocking out to Pink Floyd and the Cure. Perry Como made an appearance on the ipod of a 20 year old Stanford student.
Review: Noël Coward meets Benny Hill
Scenic designer Patrick Klein must have worked over time creating a lush, well-appointed set.
Review: ‘Mamma Mia!’ opens in San Jose
Categorizing this show as predictable and banal would be like criticizing Twinkies for being high-fat chemi-concoctions.
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Review: [title of show] opens at TheatreWorks
These people do more with four random chairs than most of us could do with an entire household of furniture.
Review: ‘Tongue of a Bird’ opens at the Dragon
Kobara’s ability to look stunning even as makeup runs down her face is a swift trick that I’d love to pull off.
Review: Blue Man Group opens in San Francisco
Not having drunk the blue kool-aid, I was ready to dismiss it as a techno version of Gallagher watermelon-smashing. Little did I know that this was merely one step in the BMG experience as the group slowly built the tension.
30th Anniversary Concert: SFSYO rules!
This performance highlighted the strengths of this very special group and brought home the point that they need to be included in any conversation about classical music in the Bay Area.
