Monica Turner

Cameron Mackintosh's new production of Andrew Llyod Webber's famed The Phantom of the Opera leads the upcoming Broadway San Jose season. Revealed today, the eight show line-up features a thoughtful mix of classic musicals such as Cabaret, Annie and The Sound of Music, alongside contemporary hits like Kinky Boots, Matilda...

For first time, Taste of Yountville schedules street festival to coincide with music event.

PBFW returns once again. This is going to be good. Next month, chefs, foodies, and fans of all things West Coast will sojourn to sunny California for the ninth edition of the storied Pebble Beach Food & Wine. The much anticipated annual event runs March 31 through April 3. Once again, an impressively...

Raises much-needed funds for Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy.

Drag queens. Beauty Queens. Movie Stars. Statesman. Activists. And rebels. Welcome to another evening of theater in San Francisco. Magic Theatre, now in its 49th year and one of our favorite venues around here on Stark Insider, today announced that it will "transform into Manila's mythical Studio 54." Thanks to the eagerly...

For Brie Larson being trapped in a room wasn't so bad after all. The newly minted Golden Globe winner (best actress) spoke to Stark Insider about the film that's been short-listed by many as one of the best of the past year. "There's so many reference points," she says. "It...

Your lunch and dinner plans just got a whole lot easier, at least for the week starting January 20th. That's when about 130 restaurants across San Francisco will offer two and three course fixed price lunch and dinner menus. Prices start at $15 (per person) for lunch and $40 for...

Napa Valley's massive music festival once again returns in 2016. BottleRock organizers have announced that the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stevie Wonder, and Florence+The Machine will headline this year's edition which takes place May 27-29, 2016 at the Napa Valley Expo. "We’re incredibly excited about our all-star lineup and what we...

Central Works New Play Theater in Berkeley has revealed its 2016 line-up. Organizers tell us they will continue to focus on new work "drawing from history, literature and events in our contemporary world that affect life as we live it." The Central Works 2016 Season opens with the Oedipal family...

Cavalia is once again in town. Odysseo, its astonishing new production, opened last month in San Francisco, and has already been extended through early 2016. So there's still plenty of time if you're looking for a fantastical family outing over the holidays. In her Stark Insider review, Cy Ashley Webb...