A principled, duty-bound man takes a step out of his lane and loses his moral compass in the engrossing world premiere of the psychological thriller “Dr. Glas,” a world premiere filmed for streaming by North Coast Rep. When we first meet 19th-century Swedish physician Dr. Glas ...
Alexander Pushkin knew intimately the world of which he wrote in his novel-in-verse “Eugene Onegin.” He was raised by nannies and tutors in a Russian countryside estate, attended Lyceum in St. Petersburg, and died in a duel after insulting his wife’s alleged lover in a letter. His character, Onegin, ...
It’s back: the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, the oldest and still the largest festival of its kind, has returned after last year’s pandemic-related hiatus. Well, let’s modify that: it’s back with caveats. Only one day, July 25th, will see actual live screenings, in ...
East Bay theaters are planning live productions starting late this summer after more than a year of valiantly entertaining and enlightening us through Zoom, podcasts, and film. They worked hard, with surprisingly good results, but it isn’t easy to replicate on Zoom the energy enjoyed from being part of ...
John Corigliano and Mark Adamo’s new Dracula opera, “The Lord of Cries,” which premiered at Santa Fe Opera on July 17, operates at fever pitch for three hours—it’s a brilliantly creepy theatrical experience with Anthony Costanzo, countertenor, at its gender-fluid center. This is mostly Dracula on a symbolic basis—the ...
New York Times reporters are now being trained to make strong impressions when they appear as experts on broadcast news panels. One rule: introduce only one or possibly two ideas into any answer you give. One is better. The TV audience can’t take-in more. No one ...
Near the end of Jerome Robbins’ 1969 piece, “Dances at a Gathering,” the six dancers begin to merely walk, after an hour of exuberant dancing. As the final strains of wistful Chopin piano music play, they meander and look around, as if to savor the last remnants of energy ...
Among the hallmarks of 1980s culture were big hair, shoulder pads, yuppies, MTV and a middle-aged Jewish woman with a heavily accented raspy voice who achieved worldwide fame as a sex therapist. In “Becoming Dr. Ruth” you learn that Ruth K. Westheimer, Ph.D., is a ...
A girl and her brother, a volatile river goddess, and a ripe mango tantalizing just out of reach on a branch high above the ground combine to deliver an evening of storytelling magic in the MOXIE Theatre streaming production of “The Mango Tree.” This world premiere ...
Liz Brown’s “Twilight Man” is the dual biographies of Harrison Post, and a middle-aged philanthropist named Will Clark, Jr. who was a very public figure as the founder of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and built the Hollywood Bowl. He also was a 3rd generation head of a Montana copper ...
