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Guy Pearce takes on the iconic role in FX's new take on 'A Christmas Carol'
For over two years Pati Navalta could not get herself to go to Vallejo. And who could really blame her? After all, it's where her son, Robby Poblete, was killed by gun violence in broad dayl…
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) " An artist is starting a 1,000-year photography project in hopes of changing the impacts of climate change at Lake Tahoe.
Got your weekend plans? We have some cool ideas: from America's first "Nutcracker" to eye-popping light shows pop music legends.
The sales could raise millions of dollars for the private Oakland college as it recovers from a financial emergency.
It's ubiquitous now, but "The Nutcracker" almost flopped in Russia and the U.S. -- now SF Ballet's production is turning 75.
The divorce for the 88-year-old actor and one-time TV heartthrob should soon be final, a report says.
"You/Emma" running through Sunday, Dec. 15 at Pear Theatre in Mountain View appears, at first glance, to be a trifling play. It's a one-woman show that's written by a woman and is about a ra…
There's something incredibly special about the Hillbarn Theatre production of "Newsies," a musical that started out as a 1992 Disney movie that's based on the real-life story of beleaguered …
Legoland facility in Milpitas will judge candidates for a Master Model Builder at a two-day Brick Factor competition.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's world premiere of a musical adapted from Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' needs better songs.
"Summer: The Donna Summer Musical" celebrates the iconic Disco Queen's songs to great effect, but the story line doesn't do her justice.
Ryan Ballard will tell you he's one lucky young man. Just a year out of college, the San Jose native landed a role in the ensemble of the national touring company of "Waitress," Sara Bareill…
In 2018, the Assistance League of Diablo Valley's Show on the Road program brought entertainment to over 800 seniors in assisted living facilities.
'Waitress,' the musical based on the beloved 2007 indie film, and boasting a score by pop/rock star Sara Bareilles, plays in San Jose Dec. 17-22.
"Head Over Heels," which marries Go-Go's tunes to a silly Elizabethan story line, comes to New Conservatory Theatre in SF for a holiday run.
The 29-year-old daughter of Prince Andrew is among the many celebrities -- Gigi and Bella Hadid, Sean Penn, Rosario Dawson -- in Miami for the massive art show.
Bay Area monologist Josh Kornbluth is performing three of his best-known solo shows in Berkeley to benefit TheatreFirst stage company.
Got you weekend plans yet? We have some super ideas, from the smash-hit Harry Potter play to ice skating and awesome cookie deliciousness.
'The Humans,' Stephen Karam's prize-winning portrait of a struggling family, gets strong staging at San Jose Stage Company.
Tim Ritchie oversaw a period of growth and change during more than eight years as CEO of the San Jose science center.
Bay Area playwright Geetha Reddy adapted epic Indian poem "The Mahabharata" into a brisk solo show for Ubuntu Theater in Oakland.
Oakland author Henry Hitz talks about his wildly creative interspecies novel 'Squirrels in the Wall.'
We celebrate the life and music of the multitalented vocalist as we prep fans for "Summer: The Donna Summer Musical," opening Dec. 3 in San Francisco.
From dementors to parking travails, here's everything you need to know before you catch the hot new play -- including dining tips and the all-important answer to "but is it any good?"
