Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: David Mamet's <em>November</em> at A.C.T. What do you get when a liberal, obviously embittered playwright sets out amidst the second term of the second Bush Administration to write a political satire about a conservative, buffoon-ish, sitting president whose
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: <em>A Midsummer Night's Dream</em> at CalShakes Probably like many of you, we've always liked the idea of A Midsummer Night's Dream (and the title) more than the play itself -- at least what we remembered understanding about it from
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: <i>South Pacific</i> at the Golden Gate Theater Theater fans may have heard about the 2008 Lincoln Center revival of South Pacific, which took home a bunch of Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical, Best Direction and Best Scenic
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: <i>Brief Encounter</i> at A.C.T. Noël Coward may have died thirty-six years ago, but his work remains as adaptable and relevant as ever, as proven in the second Bay Area production of a Coward play this year --
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: Green Day's "American Idiot" Musical at Berkeley Rep There probably hasn't been a true rock opera produced for the stage since "The Who's Tommy" -- "Rent" and "Spring Awakening" come from more pop traditions in our book and basically amount to
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: Beckett's <i>Happy Days</i> at CalShakes If you're a theater nerd, you might already know the most famous aspect of Samuel Beckett's two-person play Happy Days, which is currently being performed at the California Shakespeare Theater in Orinda. This
