12 stories by "Edward Ortiz"
In the life of an actor there is always that one role that – for better or worse – defines a career.
Longtime “Seinfeld” co-star Jason Alexander says, “I…
In the life of an actor there is always that one role that – for better or worse – defines a career.
Longtime “Seinfeld” co-star Jason Alexander says, …
San Francisco Opera brings Stephen King to the grand opera stage
Soprano Dolora Zajick, left, has the title role in the operatic production of “Dolores Claiborne.” Libret…
The former Three Stages performing arts center in Folsom finds itself in the midst of a controversial rebranding as it seeks to sell its upcoming 2013-14 season.
The Harris Center for t…
The recipe for pulling off Gioachino Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" is a simple one: Combine equal parts virtuoso singing and top-flight comic acting.
Conductor Thomas Conlin will ma…
Of the many classic American novels, few seem more suited to the opera stage than Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick."
Jay Hunter Morris sings the role of Captain Ahab in the San Francisco Op…
The newest state-of-the-art performing arts theater in Sacramento is also one of the city's more historic buildings.
The newly renovated Performing Arts Center at Sacramento City Colleg…
In the world of concert halls and performing arts centers, naming rights have usually been honors bestowed on bearers of large cash gifts.
The Three Stages at Folsom Lake College
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Mayor Kevin Johnson shared the latest evolution of his 3-year-old For Arts' Sake initiative Wednesday, vowing to keep the arts a priority of his administration.
First it was a rock concert by Korn. Then came the Metropolitan Opera. And now boxing and live radio are being shown in cinemas across the United States.
"Phantom of the Opera," beamed …
The clock is ticking for the B Street Theatre in its effort to raise the remaining $8 million sought for a proposed $24 million theater complex.
A provocative word popped up Wednesday at a Sacramento symposium where arts organizations discussed the need for new revenue streams.
Sacramento International Airportês new termina…
