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‘West Side Story’ opens in SF

"When you're a Jet, when you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way, from your first cigarette, to your last dyin' day." "West Side Story" premiered in 1957, and the creation of its inspiration, Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," has been dated as early as 1597. But Stephen [...]

By | October 26th, 2010|1 Comment

Santa Rosa comic at Purple Onion

Juan Carlos of Santa Rosa will be one of five stand-up comedians performing Saturday, Sept. 25, at the legendary Purple Onion nightclub in San Francisco. Carlos, 31, moved to Sonoma County from Mexico with his parents when he was 9, and went on to attend Elsie Allen High [...]

By | September 20th, 2010|3 Comments

‘Peter Pan’ born again in SF

We all know "Peter Pan," but do we really? The new London production, playing the San Francisco waterfront all summer, is a fresh look at an old and familiar story. Returning to the original, century-0ld novel and story by J. M. Barrie, this show is a splendid combination [...]

By | May 10th, 2010|3 Comments

‘An Accident’ at SF’s Magic Theatre

Tim Kniffin, a Santa Rosa actor who has divided his time successfully between Sonoma County and the rest of the Bay Area, has a new show opening in the city. "An Accident," a new drama written by Lydia Stark, opens Thursday (April 15) at the Magic Theatre in [...]

By | April 14th, 2010|0 Comments

Robert Hudson art show in SF

Nationally and internationally recognized sculptor Robert Hudson has lived and worked in Sonoma County for more than three decades, but you rarely get a chance to see his work on display anywhere close to home. A rare exception was the Sonoma County Museum exhibit of his work five years ago. [...]

By | March 19th, 2010|1 Comment

Sonoma actor stars in SF solo show

Sonoma County actor, teacher and author Jim Jarrett is proud that he learned about acting from one of the masters. But in the beginning, growing up in Santa Rosa, Jarrett didn't even know he was interested in theater. "I went to Cardinal Newman High School, and I had never acted [...]

By | January 20th, 2010|0 Comments

Harvey Fierstein stars in ‘Fiddler’ in SF

Sure, Harvey Fierstein starred as Tevye the milkman in the Broadway revival of "Fiddler on the Roof." That was in 2oo5, but he knows the part, right? So when Israeli actor Topol, who played the role in the 1971 film, had to drop out of the current North [...]

By | January 18th, 2010|0 Comments

In SF, They Might Be Giants

Now here’s a band that appeals to trivia buffs on several levels. The name alone is enough. When John Flansburgh and John Linnell started their alternative rock duo in 1982, they took on an ambitious name — They Might Be Giants. Indeed the band has grown, and currently includes Marty [...]

By | October 30th, 2009|0 Comments

SF Mime Troupe speaks out

The San Francisco Mime Troupe actually talks -- a lot. The radical theater company has been speaking out since 1959, after performing only very briefly in silence at first. The troupe is on its 50th anniversary tour, and the current show is "Too Big to Fail," a contemporary satire framed [...]

By | September 8th, 2009|0 Comments