l-r Professional Woman (Kimberly Ann Harris), Soap Star (Lisa Fox), Earth Mother (Megan Cavanagh), and Iowa Housewife (Liz Hyde) in MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL.

Theater Review: ‘Menopause The Musical’

If you're a woman of a certain age and you love classic rock and roll and disco tunes of the 60’s and 70’s you won’t find a funnier, more satisfying way to spend an evening.
Molly Bells stars in Becoming Britney

Center REPertory Company presents ‘Becoming Britney’

Becoming Britney is a caustic (but loving) PG-13 fable that chronicles the rise…the dip…and the salvation of a foolhardy celebrity phenom.
Dead Man's Cell Phone, Palo Alto Players

Palo Alto Players presents ‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone’

Dead Man's Cell Phone is just one of the many award–winning plays that Ruhl has written.
Justin Glaser and Liz Shivener. Photo by Joan Marcus.

Theater Review: Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ (San Francisco)

Nathaniel Hackmann is a standout. He plays Gaston with a likable swagger. At full-on bravado, he struts, flexes, and prunes as a harem swoons.

SF Debut: Rapid Descent Performance

Part of what makes this area so vital for the arts is that so many people have very, very different ideas about what theater is and what theatre can be.
A.C.T. San Francisco

Get into the Act with Studio A.C.T.

Studio A.C.T. offers exciting, rewarding classes for all levels—from acting, audition technique, voice, and improvisation to dialect and movement workshop.
Aurora Theatre, Berkeley

Berkeley: Aurora Theatre Company announces GAP festival Directors

Berkeley'’s acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company announced the directors for the company’s sixth Global Age Project (GAP) festival of new works: Aurora Theatre Company Artistic Director chose Allen McKelvey, M. Graham Smith, Jonathan Spector, and Tracy Ward to sit on this year’s GAP Director’s Council. Over the next several weeks,...
Disney's Aladdin at Berkeley Playhouse

Theater Review: Magic of Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ irrepressible

Loni told me later that if parents don't take their children to see it, then they are: bad parents.
San Francisco Mime Troupe

San Francisco Mime Troupe delivers

Ever young and vital, it seems inconceivable that the San Francisco Mime Troupe could possibly be fifty one years old.

Step right up… to ‘Barnum’

This is the perfect treat for the young people in your life as summer begins to draw to a close.