“Yellow Face” is the darling of Broadway these days. It’s up for a Tony for Best Revival of a Play,…
Emily S. Mendel
Emily S. Mendel, a writer, and photographer, has been a regular contributor to culturevulture.net since 2006, where she concentrates her reviews on San Francisco theater and art. As a native New Yorker (although now a long-time San Francisco Bay Area resident), Emily grew up loving and studying theater, from Off to On Broadway, as her multi-volume Playbill collection attests. Ending her 30-year law practice has given Ms. Mendel the time to indulge in her love of travel and the arts.
It was a pleasure to see San Francisco Playhouse’s winning production of the multi-layered, complex, yet heartfelt “The Curious Incident…
“Crumbs from the Table of Joy” is an entertaining, engaging, and engrossing two-act play about the life of the African…
San Francisco’s Legion of Honor Museum show on the art of the late Wayne Thiebaud (1920-2021) is fascinating, enlightening, and…
From December 1963 through February 1964, Paul McCartney, then about 21 years old, took his 35 mm Pentax camera with…
Between Conor McPherson’s innovative, contemporary adaptation, the first-rate acting, and Simon Godwin’s creative direction, this production of Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya”…
I’ve been looking forward to seeing “The Heart Sellers.” I loved playwright Lloyd Suh’s “The Far Country,” a finalist for…
World premiere “The Thing About Jellyfish” is a charming and ultimately upbeat tale of life, love, and jellyfish. Playwright Keith…
Amy Sherald, best known for her iconic portrait of Michelle Obama, displayed in this exhibit, may seem like an overnight…
We in Berkeley look forward to a winter holiday gift from the inventive mind of MacArthur “genius” award-winner Mary Zimmerman….
The enlightening and inclusive retrospective of 20th century Art Deco icon Tamara de Lempicka (1894-1980) is now premiering at San…