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Who doesn't love a heady dose of Noel Coward " especially one of his frothy, sophisticated comedies about the foibles of love in all its guises? There is much to like, as well as much that i…
Here are 15 ideas for having fun with dad over Father's Day weekend from classic rock and a silly musical to a Pirate Festival. Yar!
Rajiv Joseph's "Archduke," playing TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, is a dark comedy that shows how the violent start to World War I could happen today.
Antonin Dvorak's magical fairy tale 'Rusalka' will be performed by SF Opera for the first time in 25 -- with an exciting (and gorgeous) cast.
.CHICO " Pieces of Paradise that became art at the hands of Shane Grammer, and the photos that captured them, filled the Museum of Northern California Art Friday evening. The museum hosted t…
See the winners of the best in Broadway and beyond during the 3rd annual Tony Awards ceremony at Radio City Music Hall.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley on Sunday was awarded the Regional Theatre Tony Award, with founding artistic director Robert Kelley accepting the statue.
Tony Award attendees arrive as the red carpet is layed out at Radio City Music Hall.
The rise of IT in the Silicon Valley is being chronicled in a new exhibit at the Cupertino Historical Society and Museum.
John Leguizamo and Tony Taccone have teamed on the hilarious and un-PC 'Kiss My Aztec!' premiering at Berkeley Rep.
Pedro Almodóvar's acclaimed film "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown' has been adapted for the stage and plays in Lafayette through June 22.
ACT's revival of Ionesco's absurdist comedy 'Rhinoceros' could not be a better fit for these maddening times; and it's a great production to boot.
From an awesome Napa day trip to great shows and extreme ice cream, here are seven ways to kick it in the S.F. Bay Area and beyond this weekend.
Sarah Burgess' sharp satire "Kings" comically deconstructs Washington politics; it plays through June 22 at Shotgun Players.
Rachel Bublitz' hard-hitting play "Ripped" depicts a sexual encounter that ends very badly; it's playing at Z Space in San Francisco.
Theatre Rhinoceros presents "Action Hero," a new queer play by John Fisher about a movie star with secrets.
Shakespeare's romantic comedy "Midsummer Night's Dream" is all over the SF Bay Area, with 2 more productions about to open in Concord and San Jose.
What's it like to be onstage with all the other actors during a performance of "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical"? Our critic finds out for one night.
Interactive theater troupe Idiot String presents the immersive "Port Stories," focusing on the East Bay community of Port Costa.
SF Opera's production of "Orlando" features countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, who relishes the chance to be caught in Handel's love triangle.
"Diaspora in Bloom" is showing at the Art Ark Gallery for three weeks in June.
"Significant Other," a Broadway comedy getting its Bay Area debut at SF Playhouse, follow a gay man's hard-luck look for love.
Brett Easton Ellis' controversial novel has been adapted into a wildly entertaining musical at S.F.'s Ray of Light Theatre.
The city's new logo is the centerpiece of a colorful new painting on the corner of Santa Clara and Third streets.
San Jose's Museum of Art, Quilt Museum both opening the doors to the community