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Amid city and county mandates, and Gov. Newsom's requests, plays, concerts and other large scale events have been canceled for at least two weeks.
Lenore Luedemann, who was born in San Jose in 1914, has lived through more than a century of change.
Due to concerns over the coronavirus, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" performances at the Curran Theater in San Francisco are canceled for March.
"Coded," a new play by Kirsten Brandt, is a fantasy in more ways than one. Not only is it set in the world of online gaming, but it follows a startup run exclusively by women. Brandt hopes h…
Everything's crazy " we get it. You don't know what or whom to believe. The picture keeps changing, and you can't decide if it's worth your while to keep paying attention and set yourself up…
'Coded,' a new dark comedy by Kristen Brandt, digs into the male-dominated gaming world, it's playing at City Lights Theater in San Jose.
Paramount and Fox theaters, convention center, coliseum among facilities affected by local health emergency measures.
"Hamilton" and "The Lost Ship" have canceled performances through March; "Harry Potter" play cuts audience size to comply with S.F. COVID-19 rules.
The university has exceeded expectations since reactivating the former home of the San Jose Rep in late 2015.
COVID-19: As S.F. bans public gatherings, concerts, festivals and sporting events are being canceled or postponed.
Laurel Ollstein's play about astronaut Jerrie Cobb's quest to get into space is compelling, heartbreaking and ultimately inspirational.
Lineup features "Moulin Rouge! The Musical," "Hadestown," "Oklahoma!." "Ain't Too Proud," "The Cher Show," "The Prom," "To Kill a Mockinbird."
As the threat of COVID-19 continues to grow, many groups are canceling or postponing events.
Two dozen works by artist Mio Dzakula have been installed at the rehabilitation center at Valley Medical Center's new Sobrato Pavilion.
Longtime Bay Area resident Toni Stone, who was first women to play pro baseball in the Negro Leagues, is the subject of play at ACT's Geary Theater.
Tabard Theatre in San Jose revives 'Looking Over the President's Shoulder,' which tells the story of a longtime White House butler.
A tiny wisp of a girl"never more than 100 pounds even as a grown-up"is wrapping TheatreWorks Silicon Valley audiences around her finger at performances of "They Promised Her the Moon" throug…
Two plays, "Confession" by Barry Slater and "The Baltimore Waltz" by Paula Vogel, are in rotating repertory through April 5 at Dragon Theatre in Redwood City. Each is relatively short ("Conf…
About 12,000 people were expected to attend the 4-day event in San Jose. Other groups are canceling events or rescheduling them as threat of COVID-19 grows.
Custom Made Theatre in SF unveils the comedy 'Lady Scribblers,' about the dicey conditions women playwrights faced in 17th-century England.
'Warm Irish comedy' is former San Jose Mayor McEnery's second play
Almost a half-century after she co-founded Mummenschanz, Floriana Frassetto says the mime troupe's audiences still give her the energy to perform. She and co-founders Bernie Schürch and And…
A premier movie festival, ballet performances and college classes are among the gatherings canceled in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19
Lafayette native Will Forte is sinking his teeth into supporting roles (like in "Extra Ordinary," as well as quirky projects and a new Monterey home.
What do you get when you combine an unfinished Charles Dickens novel, a music hall of the 1890s, a play within a play, broad (very broad) humor, a number of rather bland songs and a "mystery…
