Sleeping Beauty
New Ballet presents Sleeping Beauty in an expanded partnership with Symphony San Jose, performed to Tchaikovsky's score with conductor Thomas Shoebotham leading the orchestra. The...
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Upcoming Shows
Review: JEKYLL & HYDE at Woodminster Summer Musicals
by Kelly Rogers Flynt - June 14, 2026
The stars fill the skies. Redwoods surround every side. And music fills the air. These are the signs that Woodminster Summer Musicals are back for another season of theater under the stars. The season kicks off with JEKYLL & HYDE, a grand production of a rarely produced show. The skies roll with thu...
Cast Set for THE EMPLOYEE DHARMA HANDBOOK World Premiere at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 11, 2026
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley has revealed the cast for the world premiere of The Employee Dharma Handbook by Geetha Reddy, directed by Snehal Desai at Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto....
Cast Set for THE EMPLOYEE DHARMA HANDBOOK World Premiere at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 11, 2026
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley has revealed the cast for the world premiere of The Employee Dharma Handbook by Geetha Reddy, directed by Snehal Desai at Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto....
Review: BECOMING A MAN at Z Space
by Steve Murray - June 07, 2026
What did our critic think of BECOMING A MAN at Z Space?...
Review: BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL at Broadway San Jose
by Linda Hodges - June 03, 2026
Broadway San Jose launched its run of Back to the Future: The Musical before an enthusiastic Opening Night audience, and judging by the gasps, applause, laughter and the standing ovation, Hill Valley has nost none of its power to delight. While many audience members undoubtedly arrived carrying fond...
Review: THE LUNCHBOX at Berkeley Rep
by Steve Murray - May 28, 2026
What did our critic think of THE LUNCHBOX at Berkeley Rep?...
Review: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Theatre Rhinoceros
by Steve Murray - May 22, 2026
What did our critic think of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Theatre Rhinoceros?...
Review: DRACULA: A FEMINIST REVENGE FANTASY, REALLY at SF Playhouse
by Steve Murray - May 21, 2026
Kate Hamill’s cheeky feminist reimagination of Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a lot to chew tacking issues of toxic masculinity, female empowerment, and even a political message on unchecked power and megalomaniacal dangers. It’s a times bold, moody, haunting, well-acted and unusually comic....
Review: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at New Conservatory Theatre Center
by Steve Murray - May 18, 2026
This production is a touch bittersweet – it’s NCTC Founder Ed Decker’s last programed show after passing the baton to new Artistic Director Ben Villegas Randle. His choice to present Hedwig is extremely prescient in a time where sexual identity is being both vilified and explored....
Review: PICTURES FROM HOME at Marin Theatre
by Steve Murray - May 13, 2026
What did our critic think of PICTURES FROM HOME at Marin Theatre?...
Past Shows
Tutti Frutti: The Little Richard Concert Tribute
Tutti Frutti: The Little Richard Concert Tribute comes to The California Theatre of Santa Rosa on June 19, 2026, performed by 2022 Emmy and Broadway...
Symphonic World Cup
Symphony San Jose closes its 2025-26 Season with a program of international composers timed to coincide with the FIFA 2026 World Cup in Santa Clara...
The San Jose Nutcracker
This holiday season, New Ballet’s The San Jose Nutcracker, choreographed by Dalia Rawson, sparkles brighter than ever with dazzling new features and enchanting surprises for audiences at the historic California...
"Zorro"
Opera San José will conclude its 41st season with the Northern California premiere of Héctor Armienta’s Zorro. Latino stage director David Radamés Toro will make...
C.S. Lewis On Stage: Further Up & Further In
Award-winning actor Max McLean’s tour de force performance captures C.S. Lewis’ magnetic personality, astonishing eloquence and laugh-out-loud wit to create an onstage experience venturing deep...
Opera San José presents “Florencia en el Amazonas”
Opera San José will conclude its 40th Anniversary season with the Bay Area premiere of "Florencia en el Amazonas." Marrying romance with magical realism, this...
Gounod’s “Romeo and Juliet"
Opera San Jose launches its 40th Anniversary season with an all-new production of Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet, directed by OSJ General Director Shawna Lucey, her first production for...
Carmina Burana
Symphony San Jose presents "Carmina Burana"Who: Symphony San Jose presentsWhat: Carmina BuranaWhen: Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 8:00pm and Sunday, June 4, 2023 at 2:30pmWhere: The California Theatre,...
Cinderella
Performances:Fri., May 19, 2023 @ 7:30pmSat., May 20, 2023 @ 2pmSun., May 21, 2023 @ 2pmCinderella is a classical ballet composed by Sergei Prokofiev, first performed...
"Tosca"
Opera San Jose’s 2022-23 season concludes with a vivid production of Puccini’s thriller Tosca. With breathtaking music and some of opera’s most celebrated arias, the work follows the tragic story of...
"Falstaff"
Women take charge in Opera San Jose’s rollicking production of Verdi’s Falstaff. Adapted from Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor and scenes from Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2, this hilarious...
"The Marriage of Figaro"
Opera San Jos launches its 2022-23 season with an all-new production of Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro," transported to colonial India during Victorian Imperial rule....
Always Time for More Beethoven
The Program: Dietricht Buxtehude / Chaconne in E minor Quinn Mason / Reflection on a Memorial Florence Price / Piano Concerto in One Movement Beethoven...
Opera San José presents "West Side Story"
Opera San Jos will close its 20212022 season with "West Side Story," Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheims classic American tale of two star-crossed lovers and...
Opera San José presents "West Side Story"
Opera San Jos will close its 20212022 season with "West Side Story," Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheims classic American tale of two star-crossed lovers and...
"Carmen"
Fiery flamenco joins brilliant singing to ignite Bizets iconic opera, Carmen, in a vibrant Opera San Jos production conducted by Music Director Joseph Marcheso, with...
"Dido and Aeneas"
Opera San Jos will make its much-anticipated return to the historic California Theatre with a new production of Purcells baroque masterpiece, "Dido and Aeneas." Conducted...
Videos
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The Still Point: An Immersive Experience SOMArts Cultural Center (7/16-7/25) |
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark SPARC (7/03-7/26) |
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Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse Fri June 26 7:30pm Quinn's Lighthouse (6/26-6/26) |
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Dear San Francisco Club Fugazi (9/16-9/30) |
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Dracula Orpheum Theatre-San Francisco (7/03-7/12) |
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Pearl Ong’s Night Driver The Marsh Berkeley (7/11-8/08) |
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Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room Thu July 2 8pm Elbo Room Jack London (7/02-7/02) |
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Hamilton (Angelica Company) San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (7/07-7/18) |
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Madison Beer Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (6/23-6/23) |
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Arsenic and Old Lace City Lights Theater Company (3/11-4/11) |
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