Tag: San Francisco
Theater review: ‘A Christmas Carol’ at ACT is a smash hit!
Christmas in the Bay Area officially began last night with the opening of a spectacular staging of A Christmas Carol at A.C.T. in San Francisco.
This annual tradition should not be missed. Even the most Scrooge-like of humbugs will come away with a wondrous grin. Perhaps the towering Christmas tree in Union...
James Carpenter as Scrooge in ‘A Christmas Carol’ tonight at A.C.T. in San Francisco
I would not be surprised if James Carpenter is a method actor; or at the very least the kind of guy who needs to go deep, deep, deep to get into character.
Tonight, A Christmas Carol opens at A.C.T. and the early word is positive.
The real story though might be...
A Christmas Carol at American Conservatory Theater (ACT) opens Dec. 8
by Charles Dickens
Adapted by Carey Perloff and Paul Walsh
Music by Karl Lundeberg
Choreography by Val Caniparoli
Directed by Domenique Lozano
Based on the original direction by Carey Perloff
The Bay Area's favorite holiday tradition returns to A.C.T. with a sparkling, music-infused A Christmas Carol. Featuring mean ol' Scrooge, adorable Tiny Tim, those spooky Christmas...
Theresa Rebeck is back, December 7 Magic Theatre
Don’t miss this intimate evening with a master writer! Pulitzer Prize Nominated and Emmy Award winning Theresa Rebeck will join us in San Francisco to dish up juicy conversation about working in theatre, television, and film. An engaging and spirited speaker with a unique perspective on the...
Train wreck alert: Gavin Newsom on how not to give an interview (video)
Got to hand it to CBS for this interview, maybe. Not holding back the punches, they let some obvious bad blood spillover here to challenge the recently media-shy (and often sick) San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom on a series of not-so-fun topics: the city's deficit, his pattern of cancelling...
SF Opera’s Otello – The Chronicle got it wrong
On Saturday November 21 I had the good fortune to take in SF Opera's production of Otello, starring the South African tenor Johan Botha as Otello, Bulgarian soprano Zvetelina Vassileva as Otello's doomed wife Desdemona, and Italian baritone Marco Vratogna as the purely evil Iago. I was not...
Theater review: ‘She Stoops to Comedy’ West Coast premiere at SF Playhouse
"It's a pseudo documentary about reality in the theater," says one of the characters/actors in David Greenspan's She Stoops to Comedy which premiered last night at SF Playhouse.
It's one of several, pithy lines that occasionally inject entertainment value into the otherwise uneven gender-bending production.
The pieces don't add up and instead of a...
‘She Stoops to Comedy’ opens tomorrow at SF Playhouse
Gender-bending romance is in the air this weekend at SF Playhouse with the opening of David Greenspan's She Stoops to Comedy. The play continues the 09/10 "Power of Laughter" theme; last seen at the Playhouse was the hilarious First Day of School (review).
The new production hints at Shakespeare's As...
‘Live Sushi’ before live theater, a delicious combination
The Crazy Monkey roll, like the spicy tuna roll, had the right balance between the outside rice and the ingredients placed in the center of the roll.
Expanded SSC coverage now includes San Francisco Opera and Opera San Jose
Arias and symphonies!
We're very excited to be now working with San Francisco Opera and Opera San Jose. Look for continued coverage here throughout the season as we bring some of the most in-depth, Twitter and Web 2.0-friendly, behind the scenes style, personable stories, videos among all the media, new...
