Orwell remixed |
Some versions of "Animal Farm" are more equal than others. Jon Tracy's hip-hop-infused "The Farm" is more than equal to the task of bringing George Orwell's anti-Stalinist satire to life in the here and now. |
Bittersweet staging Late actor-playwright Jeffrey Hartgraves' work is the inspiration for Theatre Shark's debut. |
Growing new work After 40 years, TheatreWorks builds on the past and looks to the future. |
Team Zheng When mezzo-soprano Zheng Cao found out she had cancer, a supporting cast of opera stars, family and friends stepped forward. |
What do you want? Kim Harmon explores dissatisfaction in her show, "Habeas Corpus." |
SHN announces shows
"In the Heights" and "39 Steps" are set to top SHN's 2009-10 Best of Broadway season.
Merce Cunningham dies Famed avant-garde dancer died of natural causes at age 90. Plus: Arts community remembers Cunningham. |
It's party mime S.F. Mime Troupe celebrates its 50th anniversary with a variety of events. |
Perfectly dreamy Richard E.T. White's staging of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at Shakespeare Santa Cruz is delightful. |
Less than gripping Unveiled by the usually more reliable Oakland Opera Theater, "Agrippina 2000" is a toothless would-be satire. |
Riffs off headlines Dick Gregory and Mort Sahl bring their news-driven brand of satire to the Rrazz Room - and they'll be back. |
Hello, Channing! Carol Channing was great company in the long-delayed "Carol Channing & Friends" as she wandered from recollections to warbly song snippets. |
A sweet tale TheatreWorks' "Tinyard Hill" a war-crossed love story in a rural Georgia town in 1964. |
A great 'Man' Powerful actors give Spare Stage's "The Unexpected Man" strength. |
Marked by indecision "Così Fan Tutti" needed a lighter, zestier touch than it got at the Merola Opera Program. |