As with any play worthy of being called a farce, "The 39 Steps" relies on quick takes and physical humor for laughs. With a cast of four playing dozens of roles in the show, whose script by …
For Erin Mackey, the role of Glinda in "Wicked" feels as comfortable as sliding into a pair of ruby slippers. After 10 years away from the show, Mackey is reprising the role of the Good Witc…
Staff at the Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose hope that young artists who visit the museum's new studio space will be inspired by its namesake, LeRoy Neiman. "His art is very appealin…
While there are no magical mice in "Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella," performers in Foothill Music Theatre's production say the show will still appeal to fans of the Disney version of th…
It may look as though Montalvo Arts Center has been yarn-bombed, but it's actually the annual Art on the Grounds Exhibition. "Threads: Weaving Humanity" is a series of four newly commissione…
Jacob Ben-Shmuel has been touring with "The Book of Mormon" for almost two years, but there's no guarantee that audiences will see him as Elder Cunningham when Broadway San Jose stages the h…
"The Language Archive" by Julia Cho centers on a linguist fighting to preserve a dying language.
The rise of IT in the Silicon Valley is being chronicled in a new exhibit at the Cupertino Historical Society and Museum.
There aren't any songs from "Cabaret" in "Gender Bent Broadway," but performer Chloe Angst was inspired to produce the latter show after appearing as the Emcee in Sunnyvale Community Players…
Amy Seiwert admits that upbeat pieces are not necessarily what she's known for as a choreographer.
This year's Downtown Doors saw almost as many entries as there have been winners in the competition's 16-year history.
Hershey Felder has been familiar with the works of Claude Debussy since childhood, but that familiarity hasn't bred contempt. On the contrary, the actor/pianist says, "I approach Debussy wit…
Lissa deGuzman was a small child when Disney's animated take on "Aladdin" was released in 1992, but she has fond memories of the movie. "I definitely grew up with Disney princesses," says de…