A.C.T. presents the West Coast premiere of Race by David Mamet. Photo by Brigitte Lancombe.

A.C.T. announces three shows for 2011-12 season

Race by David Mamet. Humor Abuse by Lorenzo Pisoni. Once in a Lifetime by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart.
In The Last Cargo Cult at Berkeley Rep, master storyteller Mike Daisey spins an improbably true tale about our volcanic economy. Photo courtesy of kevinberne.com

Review: Mike Daisey’s ‘The Last Cargo Cult’ showcases brilliant storyteller

At times his delivery reminded me of the late, great Chris Farley.
Mike Daisey

Opening at Berkeley Rep: The Last Cargo Cult

Note that a monologuist is not necessarily a monogamist.
Cheryl Burke

Review: ‘Forever Tango’ sizzles in San Francisco

I thought, if the The Sopranos crew started a band, this is what it would look like.
Magic Theatre - San Francisco

Magic Theatre secures special funds for Taylor Mac’s ‘The Lily’s Revenge’

NEA, Columbia and Kenneth Rainin Foundation Grants Total $120,000.
Berkeley Rep

The Composer Lives On: Berkeley Rep adds performances of popular Snicket show

Lemony Snicket’s The Composer is Dead features text by bestselling author Lemony Snicket and a score by (living) composer Nathaniel Stookey.
Radio City Rockettes.

Review: The Rockettes sparkle in Radio City Christmas Spectacular

"New York at Christmas" in particular was a stunning visual and aural spectacle (Hello, GAP?).
Moscow Ballet Nutcracker

Review: Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker

Moscow Ballet performed The Great Russian Nutcracker at the Flint Center yesterday. I had the good fortune to talk to Cristina Terentiev, who played Masha (aka Clara) before the event. In a somewhat fractured cell phone conversation, I noted how in the past, we revered Nijinsky, George Balanchine and...
Hannah (l. Carrie Paff*) and David (r. Gabriel Marin*) cling to the edge of a bridge in the World Premiere of Collapse Photo by David Allen

Aurora Theatre invites a ‘Collapse’

Hannah tries desperately to hold the façade of her perfect life together, even as her husband mysteriously calls in sick to work day after day.
Aviator in Quidam by Cirque du Soleil. Photo by Al Seib.

Cirque du Soleil to present Quidam in San Francisco and San Jose

Quidam had its world premiere in Montreal under the Big Top in 1996.