February 27, 2015
The Simpsons stop by ACT
“The Simpsons” meets the Apocalypse at ACT
In one scene of playwright Anne Washburn’s quirky examination of disaster...
February 2015
Marin Theatre stages “The Convert”
Colonialism and Faith kindle drama at Marin Theatre...
February 26, 2015
Heggie Premiere with Berkeley Symphony
The unsettling power of imagination
The stars were in alignment last Thursday at Zellerbach Hall, when the Berkeley Symphony performed the World...
February 22, 2015
Horszowski Trio at Kohl Mansion
Of dotted notes and civilized despair…
Last Sunday the Horszowski Trio made their first appearance at Kohl Mansion, and judging by the response, they would be warmly welcomed back. These three musicians have a long and slightly tangled history, and two of them have already appeared at Kohl Mansion with other top groups.
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February 20, 2015
Oakland Symphony and Mads Tolling
Variety and spice at the Paramount.
A varied and satisfying program held something for everyone last Friday evening at Oakland’s Paramount Theater, where Michael Morgan guided the Oakland East Bay Symphony through both a brand new frolic and a stern mass.
But first, Assistant Conductor Bryan Nies led a performance of Samuel Barber’s complex Symphony No. 1. An early twentieth century American visionary, Barber was just 25 years old in...
“Newsies’ plays the Orpheum
Newsies somersaults into town
I learned something I didn’t know at Newsies, the high-flying Disney musical now at the Orpheum Theater under SHN...