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Tagged with: ON STAGE

At Fringe Fest, a tale of bullied young immigrants ‘Dancing Home’

Dyana Díaz's play was inspired by a children's book—and her own experience at the San Francisco Youth Theatre

Electrifying lead and stellar music deserve more from ‘Tina’

Fresh approach is needed for jukebox musical's tale of monumental singer. Plus: David Bowie tribute brings fireworks

Funkier than ‘Super Freak’: 6 enduring flashes of Rick James’ genius

A new doc explores the star's wild, conflicted life. Here are the songs that immortalize his talent

‘Respect’ director spotlights Aretha Franklin’s mighty activism

Former Berkeley Rep director Liesl Tommy grew up under South African apartheid, values music's transformative power

Nicki Jizz’s Black drag revue Reparations goes IRL after raising $20k online

Local queen didn't see the melanin-heavy show of her dreams as a baby gay. So she decided to create one.

Docfest 2021 provides colorful human stories in a year that needs them

Heroic women wrestlers, legendary soul singers, Sparks, and the Space Lady all feature in this year's festival.

Living Large: A tribute to Shock G from a Bay Area kid

Outlandish rapper's gleeful freedom presented an alternative form of masculinity for a Mexican American fifth grader.

SF Opera returns—with a lakeside, drive-in production of ‘Barber of Seville’

Director Matthew Ozawa reflects on his art form's new normal: “Sometimes it gets cold at night, and there’s a lovely duck that loves to say hello.”

The best albums of 2021 (so far)

All that time stuck indoors last year is paying off—2021 has been bountiful when it comes to new sounds, from Madlib's post-DOOM triumph to Brijean's tropicalia expansiveness.