"The Magic Flute" is such a buoyant creation, even the occasional mishap doesn't slow it down. Tuesday night at the War Memorial Opera House, the San Francisco Opera's latest revival made th…
The company's use of teachers and coaches from Alonso's native Cuba has paid off handsomely. Clean footwork, crisp ensemble dancing and a distinct adoption of the choreographer's softer Roma…
Featuring two new Tharp works -- the knockout 'Preludes and Fugues' set to Bach, and 'Yowzie,' a dance with rakish comic-book appeal, set to Fats Waller and Jelly Roll Morton -- Friday's ope…
Soprano Nadine Sierra is great when she needs to be in title role, capturing a woman's descent into madness; but the company's musical and set direction are problematic.
The ACT production draws from two Lysley Tenorio short stories, and plays at The Strand through Nov. 22.
The revival of David Auburn's prizewinning play features an all-black cast, but despite strong performances, the drama loses some of its depth of emotion.
On October 10, President Barack Obama is scheduled to appear at a Democratic National Committee fundraising concert featuring a musical performance by Kanye West at San Francisco's Warfield …
Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s film about World Trade Center tightrope walk giving viewers vertigo during big scene.
What this production lacks in polish it makes up for with a stylish atmosphere and exuberant performances that will get you in the mood for the dark spirit of Halloween.
'Gun Show' plays at La Val's Subterranean in Berkeley through Oct. 10, and some of its observations might surprise you.
A terrific American Conservatory Theater cast, led by a stunning performance by Carl Lumbly, makes the most of Stephen Adly Guirgis' potent play about one man holding out against changing ti…
Stephen Sondheim's vicious, darkly funny revenge musical gets a grand staging Sept. 12-29 at War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco.
Through -- Sept. 12 Inside and Out: Plein Air and Studio Works -- Noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 11 a.
S.F. Opera opening season with noted work by Verdi
Lack of chemistry hurts this production of Tom Stoppard's look at infidelity, which plays in Point Richmond through Sept. 26.
Clarkson plays a Manhattan book critic who signs up for driving lessons after her husband leaves her. Kingsley plays her instructor, an Indian Sikh cabbie who's negotiating a difficult new l…
The biting comedy by Lynn Nottage plays through Sept. 30 at Douglas Morrisson Theatre in Hayward.
The tragicomedy by Donald Margulies gets its regional premiere at TheatreWorks through Sept. 20.
'Disney's The Lion King' musical returns to San Jose's Center for the Performing Arts Sept. 9-Oct. 4.
Burning Man, that annual back-country spirit-fest and Bacchanalia that has given new meaning to the term 'high desert,' could be heading for the bright lights of Broadway if Oakland native a…
Theater community mourns passing of Mark Rucker, an associate director at American Conservatory Theater.
The ninth annual performances at Dougherty Valley Performing Arts Center presented by the city of San Ramon Parks & Community Services Department demonstrates local audiences' preference…
Also on tap: Kronos Quartet debuts new work about My Lai Massacre.
Also on tap: Classical Indian dance from Nrityagram Dance Ensemble, Oakland's Dimensions Dance tackles East Bay forces of change.
The Dragon Productions Theatre continues to thrive since its move from Palo Alto to Redwood City in 2012.