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Sarah Ruhl's comedy "The Clean House" follows an improbable yet charming turn of events; it plays through Sept. 8 in Alameda.
Diablo Ballet kicks off 26th season announcing it will open a school covering all levels of ballet in Pleasant Hill beginning Aug. 26.
PlayGround, the Bay Area company promoting new plays and playwrights, is hosting a series of new works in SF Innovators Showcase.
Silicon Valley Shakespeare's summer season features an intriguing choice -- Mary Zimmerman's stunning "The White Snake," based on a Chinese legend.
Regina Evans presents an unflinching look at human trafficking in her riveting, unsettling demand for change at Ubuntu Theater Project in Oakland.
There is A LOT going on in the Bay Area this weekend -- here are 7 ways to enjoy it all, from Outside Lands to San Jose Jazz to mouthwatering piri-piri chicken.
Acclaimed Bay Area choreographers Janice Garrett and Charles Moulton celebrate our 'capacity for joy' in new program coming to SF Aug. 9-11.
A team of six college students is aiming to set a Guinness World Record with a 420-step chain reaction machine that's been built out of toys, household items and a lot of engineering.
Get ready for Wicked," which opens 2019-20 Broadway San Jose season. We talk with composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz about musical's Bay Area connection.
The irrepressible South Bay doughnut shop has joined forces with Broadway San Jose with a doughnut-homage to Glinda, Elphaba and the hit musical.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's acclaimed New Works Festival, which kicks off Aug. 9, played matchmaker for these two writers.
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…
Over 100 people packed the lobby of a San Francisco public high school to view a controversial mural criticized as racist and degrading for its depiction of black and Native American people.
Music lovers and moviegoers alike are in for a rare treat when Opera San Jose presents a screening of "Amadeus" this month to celebrate the acclaimed movie's 35th anniversary.
It's annoying to have a tablet or iPad held up in front of you, blocking the view of performers.
Got your weekend plans? We have some great ideas, from the Concord Jazz Fest to mouthwatering Foodieland to wine tastings with a twist.
Santa Cruz Shakespeare presents strong productions of 2 classics: Shakespeare's 'Comedy of Errors' and Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice.'
Harold "Hal" Prince, who won a record 21 Tony Awards as producer and director of some of Broadway's biggest hits of the second half of the 20th century including "The Phantom of the Opera," …
The massive mural created by street artist Nychos provides an eye-popping, inside look at a shark on the new Modera building near SAP Center.
It's more akin to laying out art rather than actual painting, but "Concrete Genie" makes players feel like they're actually making something as they graffiti the dilapidated walls.
The great Italian films from the decade after World War II " such as "Bitter Rice," "Bicycle Thieves" and "La Strada" " weren't just the inventions of directors gaining international fame. T…
Thousands of people are expected to attend the cat convention in North San Jose this weekend.
"Beta Space: Pae White" features a 127-foot long tapestry that you just don't view -- you experience.
A group of Nicaraguan youth flipped, cheered and danced as they filled Lytton Plaza with music, energy and, as one dancer said, their passion. The Nicavangelists, orphaned males ranging in a…
Livermore showcases a classic musical in this light-hearted romp.
