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Tri-Valley Repertory's production of the musical 'Mary Poppins' is saved by winning performance by Rachel Powers in title role.
TheatreWorks presents Suzanne Bradbeer's drama 'Confederate,' about a reporter and candidate's daughter in the middle of a mushrooming political scandal; it plays in Palo Alto through Aug. 7.
Rehearsal for the Los Gatos Youth Theatre was a bit boisterous on a late afternoon in June. Inside Los Gatos High School's Prentiss Brown Auditorium, cast members were on stage belting out t…
MooseRoots, a genealogy data site by Graphiq, crunched the numbers to visualize the cost of a movie ticket every year since 1940.
'Shrek the Musical,' adapted from the DreamWorks movie, is touching and hilarious in its production at Woodminster Summer Musicals.
Thanks to a strong performance by Margo Hall and other touches, Cal Shakes presents a moving production of August Wilson's prizewinning 'Fences,' which details the hard life of a struggling …
Livermore Shakespeare Festival is presenting a Jane Austen adaptation for the third year in a row; this year's production of 'Persuasion' is the best yet.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator and star of the Broadway smash "Hamilton," made a subdued final bow Saturday alongside two other departing stars in the show that has become a cultural phenom…
A gigantic tent at Alameda Point is more than a sign a circus is in town. It's a sign that creators of creative and unusual theatrical balls, dinner theater and other events have made the Is…
Actor/comedian John Leguizamo's solo show 'Latin History for Morons' gets its world premiere at Berkeley Rep, and the meandering work flies on the strength of his comedic talents and charism…
Playwright Suzanne Bradbeer talks about the conflicts of three in 'Confederates,' opening on July 13 for TheatreWorks
Grammy and Tony winner Leslie Odom Jr., who made a splash playing the bad-guy Aaron Burr in the hip-hop juggernaut 'Hamilton,' is working on a solo career and brings his cabaret show to Waln…
Bay Area choreographers Charles Moulton and Janice Garrett premiere 'Speak, Angels' -- a work for 24 dancers, plus singers and 7 musicians -- at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Franci…
Judi Dench gets 'carpe diem’ tattooed on her right wrist
Powerful performances make Pulitzer Prize-winning 'August: Osage County' a must-see
This visually compelling but otherwise bland adaptation of Roald Dahl's 1982 fantasy -- starring Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnshill and Penelope Wilton -- just may lull viewers to sleep.
We break down the 100 top-grossing summer blockbusters of all time, then visualize the data in four charts, including release month, director, genre, decade.
Set in South Africa during Apartheid, Athol Fugard's haunting drama about a world in which black lives do not matter is still sadly relevant today.
This kinder, gentler 'Cabaret' is often fun to watch, but it has lost the potency to make us squirm, old chum.
'Motown: The Musical,' a slick package of 1960s musical nostalgia, overcomes a skimpy story with a nonstop parade of hits and a tireless cast.
Ubuntu Theater Project delivers a powerful rendition of Shakespeare's disturbing 'Othello' in Berkeley, with other productions in Marin and Orinda to follow.
San Francisco Opera General Director David Gockley, who's retiring in July, is feted June 16 in a concert featuring Renee Fleming, Sasha Cooke, Frederica von Stade, Thomas Hampson, Michael F…
'The Wild Party,' adapted by Andrew Lippa from a racy poem set during the Roaring '20s, presents a steamy Prohibition tale of sex, drugs and destruction, delivered by San Jose Stage Company.
'Hamilton’ understudy Javier Munoz takes over for Lin-Manuel Miranda on July 11.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Tony-winning creator and star of the hit Broadway musical 'Hamilton' has announced that he will step into the shoes of Alexander Hamilton for the last time on July 9.
