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The first visible sign of the arrival of Cirque du Soleil and its live production TOTEM in San Francisco is the raising of the blue-and-yellow Grand Chapiteau (Big Top) and the set-up of the Cirque du Soleil Village.

Sonoma State University Department of Theatre Arts & Dance presents 'How I Learned to Drive' by Paula Vogel.

Opera legend Maria Callas comes to Hillbarn Theatre in the Tony winning play Master Class, October 20 - November 6.

Don Williams, known for his straightforward yet smooth bass-baritone voice and soft tones, will perform at the Gallo Center for the Arts on Saturday, November 19 at 8:00 PM

The moon is in the Seventh House and Jupiter is aligning with Mars on Oct.

The RRazz Room, San Francisco's premier nightclub, offers the finest in world-class Classic Soul, R&B, Traditional Pop, Jazz, Comedy, Revue and Cabaret entertainment.

Shakespeare's most enchanting, comical and inspiring plays explores confusing twists of love, rivalry and dislocation.

The Estate of Michael Jackson and Cirque du Soleil are proud to present Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World TourTM in San Jose, on January 13, 14 and 15, 2012 at HP Pavilion, and in Oakland on January 18 and 19, 2012 at Oracle Arena.

Bay Area Cabaret continues its 2011-2012 season December 11, 2011 with Grammy Award nominee and internationally-renowned jazz vocalist Stacey Kent, making her first Bay Area appearance in more than six years.

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Broadway actor Ryan Link is set to join the touring cast of HAIR, playing Woof, a role he previously understudied in the 2009 revival's Broadway run at the Hirschfeld Theater.

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 10/16 for San Francisco

Mill Valley Chamber Chamber Music Society presents Trio Voronezh.

Contra Costa County's only professional orchestra, California Symphony, announces Moonlight Swing 2011, its 21st annual Ball and fundraiser.

42nd Street Moon presents the American premiere of a full production of THREE SISTERS, with music by Jerome Kern, and book/lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II.

Kumu Hula Patrick Makuak?ne and his award-winning dance troupe, N? Lei Hulu I Ka W?kiu, are set to return to the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre October 15 - 23 with six performances of The Hula Show 2011.

Kumu Hula Patrick Makuak?ne and his award-winning dance troupe, N? Lei Hulu I Ka W?kiu, are set to return to the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre October 15 - 23 with six performances of THE HULA SHOW 2011 - celebrating hula with an all-new body of work.

42nd Street Moon is proud to present the American premiere of a full production of THREE SISTERS, with music by Jerome Kern, and book/lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II.

'Weird Al' Yankovic, the biggest selling comedy recording artist of all time, will make a stop in Modesto as part of his Alpocalypse tour at the Gallo Center for the Arts on Wednesday, November 9 at 8:00PM.

Berkeley Repertory Theatre announced a two-week extension for the spectacular show running next door in its Roda Theatre.

ShenanArts is set to present Disney's Mulan Jr.

Cutting Ball Theater presents the first installation of this season's Hidden Classics Reading Series, PLAY STRINDBERG, Friedrich Dürrenmatt's adaptation of August Strindberg's The Dance of Death.

American Conservatory Theater (A.

Brava's Sally's Night of Music Front Women Series welcomes The Fishtank Ensemble with opening band Kelly McFarling on November 3, 2011.

San Jose Rep stages Tony Award-winning Joe DiPietro's The Last Romance, directed by Laird Williamson, October 13 through November 6, 2011.