Performance
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| In an era when the f-bomb is an entire punchline for some comedians, Bill Cosby, who performs at Oakland's Paramount Theatre on Feb. 14, still delivers biting commentary tucked within his clean-as-a-whistle humor. Comments |
Foxtroting Firecrackers
Not your grandparents' ballroom dancing, "Burn the Floor" comes to the Bay Area for a six-week run. Read the review.
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Love Versus Intimacy "Excerpts From the Intimacy Project" partners love songs with choreographed dances. |
Opera Tightens Belt
The S.F. Opera scales back its budget by $6 million this season. Plus: The company's 2009-10 schedule.
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Movement With Story Sean Dorsey tells poignant tales of transgender life in "Uncovered: The Diary Project." |
Hello, 'Bali Hai'
Sea and sand hits the Bay Area stage when "South Pacific" come to town in September.
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Making Cuts ACT has eliminated three high-level management positions. |
The Return Of 'Wicked'
Why are Elphaba and Glinda the key to the hit musical's success?
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Quietly Elegant S.F. Ballet's luxurious season-opening gala. Plus: Pick your favorite gown | Photo gallery | Review of "Stars and Stripes" |
Play Things
Action figures get lives of their own in Michael Phillis "Dolls."
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Teen Angst In "Fears of Your Life," 14 Bay Area teenagers express their own fears onstage. |
Eclectic Career Lauded
This year's SF Sketchfest salutes cult film star Bud Cort.
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An Artistic Force Company C Ballet offers dance works not danced by other California companies. |
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Fascinating And Funny There's a rather large vibrator onstage in "In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play)." |
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Creating A Stir Aurora Theatre's production of "Betrayed" is gripping and inescapably dramatic. |
Bittersweet Legacy
The all-female cast of Brava's "A Song for Coretta" is gripping until the end.
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An Undeniable Impact "Fabrik: The Legend of M. Rabinowitz's" puppetry is delightful and beautiful. |
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A Timely Revival Marin Theatre Company's "My Children! My Africa!" packs an enormous punch. |
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Fast And Funny TheatreWorks' "Twentieth Century" is a welcome diversion in troubled but hopeful times. |
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Zany Devices And Zingers John Guare's "Rich and Famous" is executed with near-perfect timing at ACT. |
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Dance Safari S.F. Ballet's dancers sizzle in William Forsythe's "In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated." |
Opening A Provocative Door
Sean Dorsey's "Uncovered: The Diary Project" explores gender identity through movement.
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Lush Dancing Yuri Possokhov's "Lilacs," at the S.F. Ballet, is a sweeping showcase. |
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Emotionally Immersive Company C Contemporary Ballet shows intensity and focus in "Which Light in the Sky Is Us." |
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One Long Petulant Howl "Three Decembers" is a tiresome new chamber opera at Zellerbach Hall. |
