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Stage Review

SF Opera’s ‘The Elixir of Love’ presents case for resuscitating problematic ‘classics’

Charles Lewis III - November 30, 2023

'Nice guy' trope and love drugs aside, are you drinking the potion?

Onstage

Coco Peru dons Heklina’s tunic (metaphorically) for ‘Golden Girls: Christmas Episodes’

Joshua Rotter - November 27, 2023

'I felt like Bea Arthur was pushing me on my shoulder and saying, 'Do it,'' says drag star of beloved show.

Movies

Screen Grabs: French treats, from classic bon-bons to epic Bonaparte

Dennis Harvey - November 22, 2023

Ridley Scott and Joaquin Phoenix take on the Mad Emperor, and 'The French Had a Name for It' revives several gems

Stage Review

‘Omar’ is pretty to look at, but opera treats slavery with kid gloves

Charles Lewis III - November 13, 2023

New work by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels traces the tempestuous life of enslaved African scholar Omar ibn Said.

Onstage

What’s up, THEYFRIEND? Dive into the fierce nonbinary performance festival

Joshua Rotter - November 11, 2023

Co-host LOTUS BOY fills us in on third annual International showcase for nonbinary artists.

Dance

How to tell our stories of the last three years? Dance ‘In the Presence of Absence’

Emily Wilson - November 8, 2023

For Deborah Slater, it took a profound collaboration with community to encompass the vast experience of the pandemic

Dance

Up, up, and within: Gravity’s Jess Curtis on the wayfinding of ‘Into the Dark’

Mary Carbonara - November 7, 2023

Company's blind, low vision, and sighted performers use touch and sound to create dimensionality on lightless stage.

Music

Live Shots: Janelle Monáe dazzled with sensual pleasures (and a dash of vulnerabilty)

Jon Bauer and Patty Riek - November 5, 2023

The singer delivered an unabashedly sexy set to a hyper-diverse crowd, in support of new album 'The Age of Pleasure'

Music

Live Shots: Kim Petras danced with the Devil (and a discoball dick) at Bill Graham

Daniel Bromfield - November 3, 2023

The unstoppable star lit up a Halloween crowd, with a performance that pumped some subversion back into pop

Music

Big suit antics aside, it’s Talking Heads that shine in ‘Stop Making Sense’

John-Paul Shiver - November 3, 2023

40th anniversary re-release of Jonathan Demme's concert film reminds that the band never got a proper farewell.

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SF Opera’s ‘The Elixir of Love’ presents case for resuscitating problematic ‘classics’

Coco Peru dons Heklina’s tunic (metaphorically) for ‘Golden Girls: Christmas Episodes’

Screen Grabs: French treats, from classic bon-bons to epic Bonaparte

‘Omar’ is pretty to look at, but opera treats slavery with kid gloves

What’s up, THEYFRIEND? Dive into the fierce nonbinary performance festival

How to tell our stories of the last three years? Dance ‘In the Presence of Absence’

Up, up, and within: Gravity’s Jess Curtis on the wayfinding of ‘Into the Dark’

Live Shots: Janelle Monáe dazzled with sensual pleasures (and a dash of vulnerabilty)

Live Shots: Kim Petras danced with the Devil (and a discoball dick) at Bill Graham

Big suit antics aside, it’s Talking Heads that shine in ‘Stop Making Sense’

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