UPDATED 9.19.15: High resolution photos added. Flying Ace and the Storm of the Century, created in collaboration with scientists from Columbia University’s Earth Institute, is a one-act play for audiences of all ages inspired by Snoopy and Hurricane Sandy, exploring hope in the face of extreme climatic events. Organizers tell Stark...

"Living on in the love he not only inspired but actively cultivated—that is so Mark Rucker." – Catherine Sheehy, Yale School of Drama.

UPDATE 9.14.2015 11:55am PT - We've been informed 8 new performances of Amélie, A New Musical have been added, and the show now runs through October 11. Amélie, Jean-Pierre Jeaunet's 2001 hit film (5 Oscar nominations), has landed on the stage. The new production opened over the weekend at Berkeley Rep, and, if...

Ann Randolph’s greatest strength as a performer is her utter willingness to look foolish. In Loveland, her alter ego Franny dances awkwardly, speaks nasally, and says whatever she happens to be thinking—even if that’s recounting her experiences masturbating in massage chairs at Whole Foods. Franny’s vocation and “special talent” is...

From the Fringe Festival in San Francisco.

A.C.T.'s season opener is one of the top 5 plays of 2015.

Beth is the take-charge one: your mother – or maybe you – keeping eyelids popped open while trying not to advertise she’s been doing it on autopilot for a mighty long time.

Chris Mann is The Phantom, and Stark Insider has an inside look at the epic Broadway show making its way across the country. Perhaps no Broadway show in history has impacted audiences the world over as dramatically as The Phantom of the Opera. Lavish sets. Gorgeous costumes. That classic Andrew...

Anna may not look or sound anything like the Dowager Lady Grantham, but both are animated by the same indomitable self-respect.

Can you feel the love tonight? For Broadway fans in Silicon Valley, the answer would be a resounding Y-E-S. Ever popular Phantom of the Opera is now playing in San Francisco. And next week, another epic Broadway hit, The Lion King, opens at the San Jose Center for Performing Arts. If you haven't...