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Performance

Stage Review

In ‘Before the Sword,’ beloved fantasy author becomes metaphorical Merlin

Charles Lewis III -
Engaging New Conservatory play puts a (slightly) queer spin on an episode in 'Sword in the Stone' writer TH White's life
Live Shots

Live Shots: Join the creepy cult of Terror Vault’s ‘The Initiation’

Jon Bauer and Patty Riek -
Step into the haunted Mint and take a peek behind the scenes of the crew's latest immersive spooky season scare-fest
Lit

A 24-hour celebration of banned queer books? Come get ‘Read for Filth’

Marke B. -
Fabulosa Books in the Castro hosts a full, affirming day of literature, storytelling, performance, and more for Books Not Bans
Nightlife

Best of the Bay comedian Marga Gomez to host 10th Anniversary 48 Hills Gala!

Marke B. -
Join the hilarious legend Oct. 26 to celebrate a decade of independent media, with open bar, delicious food, live music, special guests, more
Stage Review

‘POTUS’ may be a dumbass, but the satire is toothless, alas

Charles Lewis III -
Berkeley Rep comedy wants to show how hard women work behind powerful men, yet lands in generic sitcom territory.
Onstage

The night the Cockettes finally took Manhattan

Dan Karkoska -
51 years after an infamously disastrous stage debut, SF's legendary bawdy performance troupe returned to conquer
Music

In SF Opera’s ‘The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs,’ a dial-up portrait of a complex Goliath

Charles Lewis III -
The trademark jeans and turtleneck are there, but details are as thin as an iPhone in new opera
Comedy

Marga Gomez wants you to laugh your dinghy off at ‘Swimming with Lesbians’

Joshua Rotter -
Comedian's cruise-themed farce navigates starry hookups, loaded buffets, and 'female ejaculation at a Macarena party.'
Dance

Utopia, please: Sean Dorsey Dance’s ‘The Lost Art of Dreaming’ returns to refresh spirits

Marke B. -
A year after its premiere in SF, the 'full-throttle' show returns after spreading liberating queer reverie throughout the country
Stage Review

‘Il Trovatore’ offers vengeful bloodlust, mystic kidnappers, and a sprint to the finish

Charles Lewis III -
SF Opera's new production of Verdi's overstuffed, time-jumping, ethnically problematic opera goes for the entertainment factor

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