Tag: San Francisco

SFSYO’s purpose is to provide a tuition-free orchestral experience of preprofessional caliber to young musicians from the greater Bay Area.

The zany performances will showcase many local artists in a late night varieté spiced with saucy cabaret, crazed circus, scandal, music and mayhem – all held in the gorgeous, glamorous Spiegeltent on Pier 29.

Reviewing theatre, there’s a checklist one ticks off when approaching a new show: set, makeup, acting, costumes, script, interpretation, sound system, dropped cues… the list goes on. When reviewing classical music, the list isn’t all that different.

"A very quiet and tasteful way to be famous is to have a famous relative. Then you can not only be nothing, you can do nothing too."

Cabrera, a natural teacher, was clearly in his element as he introduced each movement, conducting snippets to highlight passages, and deconstructing the work for the audience, before conducting it in its totality.

I had the good fortune to steal a few hours watching Cocteau’s movie before hand. While the costuming and actors look far different from this gem, they retain the feel of the film, as well as much of the verbatim script, itself. The ending – at least according to the synopsis – is very different.

"The San Francisco Artist Award seeks to help make San Francisco a more attractive home base for artists who traditionally relocate to Los Angeles or New York in pursuit of their careers."

Time and time again, the audience was confused as to what exactly was happening on stage.

With a dynamic cast, a great score, a funny script, and a harsh kind of honesty, this show has so much going for it - including that rarity of rarities, a second act that is just as strong as the first. Avenue Q signifies some kind of high water mark that keeps bringing us back to the theatre again and again.

Although it is impossible to describe, people of all ages agree that seeing "Blue" is intensely exciting and wildly outrageous.