Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: 'Dead Metaphor' at A.C.T. We've complained often enough about A.C.T. defaulting to the canon of "good plays" and the safest exports from New York, and we don't want to suggest that they've heeded just our
Arts & Entertainment Get Tickets For Berkeley Rep's Annual Gala On Sunday, April 20, the fine folks of Berkeley Repertory Theater cross the bay for their annual fundraising gala, Ovation, at the Four Seasons. If you have the means, it's likely to be
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: '4000 Miles' At A.C.T. Winter is a time for quieter plays on the A.C.T. calendar, and the current production, 4000 Miles, is no exception. It's a new play by Amy Herzog having its West Coast
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: 'Anything Goes' at the Golden Gate Theater SHN's latest Broadway tour arrival, Anything Goes, is a good reminder of what purely pleasurable confections musicals once were. And this cast and production, fresh from a Tony-winning run in New York, shine
Arts & Entertainment Go Do This Thing Tonight: 'Love In A Time Of Zombies' Tonight, in lieu of their usual Shakespearean fare, the SF Theater Pub presents an all-new romantic comedy about a neurotic gay boy, his roommate and their accidental dates trapped in a cabin in
Arts & Entertainment Do This Tonight: 'Hamlet and Cheese on Post' The folks at the San Francisco Theater Pub put on shows at bars on Mondays and Tuesdays, nights when regular theaters are traditionally dark. Tonight, they're serving up a double dose of Hamlet,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: 'Chinglish' at Berkeley Rep Are you an American? Do you speak a foreign language with any fluency? Of course not. This assumption forms one of the core jokes in David Henry Hwang's new play Chinglish, which comes
Arts & Entertainment Go Do This Thing Tonight: Sweeney Todd Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd stands as one of his most popular shows, thanks in large part to that iffy Tim Burton film released in 2007 (which boasted Johnny Depp as the titular barber
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/30: Quintron & Miss Pussycat MUSIC: The legendary Quintron, whose sound embodies "the psychedelic soul of New Orleans garage R&B filtered through a tough distorted Hammond B-3 and a cache of self-made electronic instruments," and his
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/21: Creativity Explored's 'Fabulous' ART: Creative Explored pays tribute to Pride with Fabulous, a group exhibition that celebrates fashion, fame, identity, and queer culture with glamorous portrait paintings, wearable, multi-media hats, gender-bending drawings, and a full-size hot
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/18: Pride Flag Raising PRIDE: Mayor Lee & San Francisco Pride present the San Francisco Pride Flag Raising this afternoon on the City Hall steps, which kicks off the official 2012 pride week. The flag raising will
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/16: '5 Lesbians Eating Quiche' THEATER: Tides Theatre presents the West Coast premiere of 5 Lesbians Eating A Quiche, an outrageous comedy about repressed desire, food politics and warm-blooded, cold war survival, featuring the "Susan B. Anthony Society
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/11: Marriage Equality Plays THEATER: Tom Bruett and BATS Improv hosts Marriage Equality Plays, an evening of short, original plays benefiting the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER), featuring new short plays by William Bivins, Michelle Carter,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/10: Still Flyin' Album Release Party MUSIC: San Francisco megagroup Still Flyin' (60's era rock steady meets DIY indie-pop) celebrates the release of their new album, which the band describes as "Lots of rototoms. Epic snare drums. Huge chorus
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: 'Black N Blue Boys/Broken Men' at Berkeley Rep One-person shows are always a test of both the performer and the audience. Can this actor tell a story and capture an audience's attention for ninety minutes with no help? Can one, as
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/28: Push Dance Company DANCE: Tonight's your last night to catch Bitter Melon, a 3D dance installation project by distinguished choreographer Raissa Simpson’s Push Dance Company and British video artist Ben Wood and his collaborator technologist
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/24: Word For Word Performs Woody Allen THEATER: Word for Word Performing Arts Company takes on Woody Allen's classic short story The Kugelmass Episode, as part of an Off the Page staged reading co-presented by City Arts & Lectures. Flavorpill
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/20: Juanita More At Wo Hing General Store FOOD/CLUB: Wo Hing General Store's Felix Torricer (Wo Hing) and the legendary Juanita More are teaming up for Sunday Tea with Juanita & Fe, featuring Juanita More on the decks and a
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/6: Liquid Theatre's 'Antidot' THEATER: The San Francisco International Arts Festival and the Society of Living Traditions present Moscow's Liquid Theatre's West Coast debut with their award winning performance of Antidot, the company’s humorous physical theatre
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 4/22: SFIFF's 'Robot & Frank' FILM: Frank Langella stars in Robot & Frank, as an aging and isolated cat-burglar quietly battling dementia from his rustic home in upstate New York, who receives a robot helper and friend from
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 4/15: Elvis Costello & The Imposters MUSIC: There are still some tickets available to see Elvis Costello & The Imposters at the Warfield tonight. Attend, and you might get invited up on stage to spin the "Spectacular Spinning Songbook,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 4/13: Midnite For Maniacs FILM: Midnite for Maniacs presents a triple feature event themed, Growing Up Too Fast (in Japan), which kicks off with a screening of Sofia Coppola gem, Lost in Translation, followed by the S.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 4/7: Adobe Books Benefit Variety Show BENEFIT: Sonny Smith, Thee Oh Sees, and The Mallard will be performing at All the Children Sing: Adobe Books Benefit Variety Show, which also features stand-up comedy by George Chen and Anna Seregina,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 4/3: The Polyphonic Spree MUSIC: Beloved choral "psychphonic" pop rock band The Polyphonic Spree will be at Great American tonight celebrating their 11th year of existence along with the release of their new single "Bullseye." Also featuring
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 3/24: 'Intimacy and Voyeurism' PHOTOGRAPHY: San Francisco artist Todd Hido will announce the best in show winner tonight for his juried exhibiton, Intimacy and Voyeurism: The Public/Private Divide in Photography, featuring the work of members of
