Saturday, October 27, 2018
SILENT SCREAMS Two of the spookiest horror films ever made were completed before much of today’s audiences were born. One, Nosferatu, is far better known than the other, especially for the…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:47AMWednesday, October 10, 2018
Newsroom, political platform, local hot spot, confession box, preacher-pulpit and football stadium. For generations, African men have gathered in barber shops to discuss the world. They talk…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 07:03PMMonday, August 6, 2018
ABBONDONZA If ever there was a reason to say, “Absolutely, positively, do not miss this event,” this is it. For one night only on Sunday August 19 at 7pm, Musical Theatre West…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:43PMFriday, July 20, 2018
SHE’S STILL A BEAUTY It is sheer luck that I’ve been able to see Broadway Baby Susan Egan in over 10 shows since the mid-1980s. From intimate stages (Babes at the Matrix; Hello, Ag…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:24AMThursday, October 15, 2015
IN CHARM’S WAY Turning a beloved French film into an American stage musical is a dicey proposition at best, but that’s precisely what Berkeley Rep has done with Jean-Pierre Jeunet’…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 10:52AMMonday, July 13, 2015
MAY THIS SHOW NEVER BE FROZEN One of the first rules of etiquette I ever learned was: if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all. Were I inclined to heed that sage advic…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 10:32PMThursday, December 18, 2014
MY KINGDOM FOR SOME INSULIN Known by many as “the most wonderful time of the year,” Christmas has richly earned its reputation for gooey sentimentality, decking the halls with mucho kits…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:34PMThursday, December 11, 2014
NOT ONLY WILL YOU FLOAT OUT OF THE THEATER, YOU MAY EVEN FLY Have you ever wondered how the original “lost boy” became Peter Pan and what his life was like before flying out the Darling�…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:57PMSunday, October 12, 2014
SWAN IN A MILLION Featuring a live performance by the Berkeley Symphony with guest conductor Nicolette Fraillon, The Australian Ballet’s Swan Lake comes to Zellerbach Hall this weekend, Oc…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:27AMThursday, October 9, 2014
DO I FEAR A WALTZ? Musicals are generally “lost” for any one of a number of reasons: the libretto may be filled with once topical socio-political humor now meaningless to contemporary au…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:11PMMonday, October 6, 2014
THE GREATER GOOD When is “enough” enough? Where do you draw the line? How far would you be willing to go for the “Greater Good”? These are some of the difficult questions posed by pl…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:32PMFriday, September 19, 2014
EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN As a child, I always hated clowns. At best they were weird; at worst just plain scary. And, to top it off, they weren’t even funny, at least not to me. Why then…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:44AMWednesday, September 17, 2014
THIS WICKED MAGIC SHOW WILL CAST AN ENCHANTED GODSPELL Teddy Bear’s; Fanny’s; Trinity Place; 132 Bush; the Plush Room; The Mint; Josie’s; the list goes on and on. Time was when San Fra…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 10:00PMSunday, September 14, 2014
THE CAT’S MEOW MEOW: PURRRRRFECT When you hear the words “performance art,” do you envision a motionless Marina Abramovic allowing a 10-foot boa constrictor to wrap itself around her h…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:14PM 
