Princess’ Pick – Rock Me Amadeus

Mozart. It’s a compliment. Honestly, there’s no two ways about it, the guy was good. And has standed the test of time. And the man can still fill a house. This Saturday the Santa Clara Chorale  performs Mozart’s moving final masterpiece of his life, his Requiem Mass in D Minor. Pretty [...]

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EXTRA EXTRA – Save the Airfare & Visit Chicago in Saratoga!

Roxie Musical
A glitzy new ‘Chicago’ announces big ambitions for South Bay Musical Theatre
by Steve Palopoli – Metro
FOR ITS 2009 season, Saratoga Drama Group decided to make a play for the big time. Changing the group’s name to South Bay Musical Theatre, its members took a chance on the notion that if they had the moxie [...]

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Princess’ Pick – Boxing Days…

Many a summer was spent with old frdge boxes that my parents would get from Sears making theatre with the neighborhood kids. I sometimes miss those days of just crawling inside these giant cardboard shelters and imagining up some great character who goes on a bizarre adventure. Pretend was such a huge part of growing [...]

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Extra Extra – Success Succeeds!

Review: Hillbarn Theatre’s ‘How to Succeed …’ really does
By Joanne Engelhardt – InsideBayArea.com
“How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” has one of those “can’t-miss” premises:
Smart, ambitious window-washer buys a book called “How To Succeed In Business,” which advocates using some chicanery along the road to career advancement. Following the book’s advice, chapter-by-chapter, the [...]

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Extra Extra- Restoration Worldware!

The real world- Superb, saucy Pear production brings 300-year-old tale into the present with a modern groove
by Kevin Kirby – Palo Alto Weekly.
First performed in 1700, William Congreve’s comedy “The Way of the World” is one of a handful of English plays from the century following William Shakespeare’s death that are still studied and occasionally [...]

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EXTRA EXTRA – Bee Spells FUN!

At San Jose Rep, a ‘Putnam Spelling Bee’ that’s d-e-l-i-g-h-t-f-u-l
By Karen D’Souza – Mercury News
William Barfee is not a popular lad. He has a drippy sinus condition. He spells out words with his foot. Oh, and did we mention that they call him Barf, for short?
Only in the geekdom of “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling [...]

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The Art of It – Garden of Delights

My parents have a GREAT backyard. The Eichler they had built in 1974 features a HUGE wall of glass that connects the vaulted ceiling living room to the garden. This makes the garden very much part of the house adn was intended to create this living extension aspect to the home. As an avid gardener my mom  [...]

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Princess’ Pick – We Have to Talk

Sometimes rejection is inevitable. My dad used to say you need more no’s in your life. No’s eh? Sometimes I’d rather that not be the case.  Like, just when you muster up the nerve to go sit by the one you’re crushing on they  suddenly have to get up and go to the bar. Or that [...]

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Princess’ Pick – Dancing (and Singing) with the Stars!

I hear what you are saying, honest I do. I’ve been there and I feel your pain, but I’m here to tell you it’s totally unneccessary. You claim the last time you went to the ballet was when you were 5 and your parents took you to the Nutcracker in San Francisco. It’s been a long time [...]

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Commission This – Grounded Art for the Daily Grind

If I had a just one vice (one that I’d publish and pontificate about in public at least) I’d say it’s probably coffee. Now I’m not a snob per sae. I don’t roast my own beans or grind my own usually, but on the other hand I don’t consider anything that comes out of a [...]

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