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.
Theater Review: ‘Dial M for Murder’
One of my worries is that kids today aren’t getting enough Hitchcock.
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra graces the night
From the first bold, assertive notes of the Allegro, Mortenson stunned the audience with what he wrung out of the harpsichord.
Review: Early Music Singers do Compline at Stanford
Although this is liturgical music in a Christian setting, the beauty of the music transcends narrow religious limitations.
Theater Review: ‘Superior Donuts’
However, inasmuch as these darker threads are woven into a larger fabric, they also raise the possibility of connection without getting maudlin.
Review: ‘Our Town’ at the Pear Avenue Theatre
Written before World War II, it harkens to a simpler America.
Review: ‘Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches’ at The Pear Avenue Theatre
It’s easy to envision an audience insensible to Roy Cohn’s indirect references to Nancy Reagan.
Review: Ives Quartet
This music engages the brain and soul and leaves you in a very different place than when you walked in the room.
Review: New Century Chamber Orchestra with Edgar Meyer
Meyer’s treatment of this work was jaw-dropping.
Review: Chanticleer
In the case of Chanticleer, all you need is a willingness to be stunned and amazed at what the human voice can do.
Review: SF Symphony – Harrison, Copland and Tchaikovsky
It’s easy to see why MTT wanted to return to this fun piece with its insistent echoes of marching bands mixed with an edgy string section.
