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Virago brings 'Butterfly' to the Rhythmix Cultural Works Theatre (the Alameda venue seats 15), losing nothing of the rich lushness of Puccini's giant work and actually adding to the beauty of the Opera in the intimacy of the setting.

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The stage adaptation of Stuart Little, the popular children's story based on the book by E.

Rabbit Hole plays Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sunday matinees April 15th, 22th, and 29th at 2pm, opening April 6th and closing April 29th.

Aurora Theatre Company founding Artistic Director Barbara Oliver returns to the company for its 20th anniversary season to direct Arthur Schnitzler's (La Ronde) first theatrical work for the stage, ANATOL.

Broadway San Jose, A Nederlander Presentation in association with Team San Jose, has announced its 2012-2013 Season, which includes the Bay Area Premiere of the Tony Award Winning MEMPHIS! The season also includes South Bay debuts of ROCK OF AGES, Tony Award-Winning BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL and GREE

Broadway By The Bay, the Peninsula's premier musical theatre company, presents the hilariously entertaining HAIRSPRAY, running Thursday, April 5 through Sunday, April 22, at the company's home, the historic Fox Theatre in Redwood City (2215 Broadway Street, Redwood City).

Broadway By The Bay, the Peninsula's premier musical theatre company, has finalized its casting for Hairspray, the first show of its 2012 season.

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Broadway San Jose is bringing a Broadway sensation to the Bay Area.

42nd Street Moon, the company that presents intimate productions of "Uncommon Musicals" by great 20th Century composers, today announced casting forSUGAR, the first 2012 mainstage production of the season.

Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company has announced the third Aurora Script Club meeting of the season with Anna Deveare Smith's Pulitzer-nominated play Fires in the Mirror on Monday, April 30, 2011 at 7:30pm at the Aurora Theatre, 2081 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94704.

South Bay Musical Theatre presents its 2012 Spring musical, GUYS AND DOLLS.

Cutting Ball Theater closes its 12th season with the adventurous RISK IS THIS…THE CUTTING BALL NEW EXPERIMENTAL PLAYS FESTIVAL, one of the only play festivals in America solely dedicated to experimental works for the stage.

Two special 'Spring Break' performances of the Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences production of 'Locomotion' at the Gallo Center for the Arts have just been made available to the public.

Closing Aurora's 20th season is the World Premiere of SALOMANIA, Aurora Theatre Company Artistic Director Tom Ross's first new play commission for the company, written and directed by award-winning Bay Area auteur Mark Jackson (Metamorphosis, Salome, Miss Julie).

Berkeley Playhouse closes its 2011-12 season with an adaptation of ROALD DAHL'S WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY.

San Francisco's African-American Shakespeare Company continues its 2011-12 season with a thrilling production of William Shakespeare's JULIUS CAESAR.

On Sunday, April 1, the hometown of California cuisine hosts a day of "Delicious Fictions" featuring Golden Globe Award-winner Jill Eikenberry and Emmy Award-nominee Michael Tucker.

The visceral and the tactile mix and swirl together with the heady intellectualness of the spoken word in this riveting play, making 'Red' a must-see performance at Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

The Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe presents the 16th Annual Youth Theater Project.

Highlighted by professional choreography by Kristen Daley, Nancy Lyons, Scott Wells and Christine Cali, featuring new music by Jesse Olsen Bay and showcasing 30 dancers - the 2012 Spring Dance Concert will feature four contemporary, physical, athletic and humorous dance works as it explores the plea

Highlighted by professional choreography by Kristen Daley, Nancy Lyons, Scott Wells and Christine Cali, featuring new music by Jesse Olsen Bay and showcasing 30 dancers - the 2012 Spring Dance Concert will feature four contemporary, physical, athletic and humorous dance works as it explores the plea

The award-winning dance company Diablo Ballet makes an appearance at Hillbarn Theatre in Foster City on Friday March 30th and Saturday March 31st.

The Tabard Theatre Company concludes its 11th season with music and dance and a what-if sense of history as it presents THE TIN PAN ALLEY RAG, a play by Mark Saltzman with music and lyrics by Scott Joplin and Irving Berlin.