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Suzan-Lori Parks' slavery-themed "White Noise" should unsettle its audience, but Berkeley Rep's new production doesn't deliver.
A non-profit known as "Carnegie Innovation Hall" will pay approximately $15,600 in rent each month for the historic Carnegie Building in Alameda.
After delving into blues and Appalachian music for their first two shows at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, co-creators Randal Myler and Dan Wheetman went to literary and natural sources for th…
Yo, Gryffindors! (And Slytherins, too.) Enter your house drawing for a chance at $20 theater tickets and a preview party invitation.
During her long career, she earned a Tony Awardan Academy Award nomination for best actress. But she was perhaps best known for her pioneering work on the sitcom "Julia."
Rheem Theatre Associates in Petaluma has submitted an application to the Moraga Planning Department for a 4,113-square-foot addition at the rear of the building and modifications to parking.
Got your Bay Area weekend plans? We have some cool ideas, from big free music festivals to yummy Indian cuisine to hangin' with Mark Twain.
Alonzo King, whose Lines Ballet is collaborating with jazz stars Charles Lloyd and Jason Moran, says music and choreography cannot be separated.
Word for Word presents a haunting version of epic poem "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" that seems more a horror show than cautionary tale.
City staff said the changes will allow for the city's community center auditorium to be rented out more days each year.
Chic Street Man was absolutely steamin' in 2009 when he stalked sensuously on stage at the Lucie Stern Theatre, playing guitar and singing John Lee Hooker's "Crawlin' King Snake." He took tu…
Theater lovers in the Bay Area will have to start calling SHN (Shorenstein Hays Nederlander) by a new name. We've got all the information here.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents the West Coast premiere of rollicking new musical "Mark Twain's River of Song."
Town Hall Theatre opens season 75 with Matthew Lopez' "Legend of Georgia McBride," about an Elvis impersonator turned drag queen.
Saratoga event on Oct. 6 will feature authors, artists, dancers
Caryl Churchill's feminist classic "Top Girls," with its famous fantasy dinner scene, gets a strong revival at ACT in S.F.
San Jose's Mexican folkloric dance ensemble will perform this weekend.
The Oakland Museum of California, on its 50th anniversary, announced an $85 million plan to renovate and heighten its use as a public gathering place.
Cal Shakes' "Macbeth" offers some aesthetic flourishes, but uneven acting and direction eventually sink the production.
Got your weekend plans yet? We have some nifty ideas, from marvelous music festivals to fine dining to fun spooky hangouts.
The museum's anniversary gala honored co-founders Susan Hammer and Ann Marie Mix, as well as "Bay Lights" artist Leo Villareal.
Sarah DeLappe's compelling "The Wolves" centers on a high school girls' soccer team; it opens City Lights' new season in San Jose.
Just one Bay Area stop is on the new tour schedule
Berkeley Rep presents Suzan-Lori Parks' racially charged 'White Noise,' a play she hopes has a an cathartic effect on audiences.
Sylvia Milo's solo show about Amadeus Mozart's hard-luck sister plays at the Hammer Theatre in San Jose.
