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The San Jose Nutcracker
The San Jose Nutcracker
12/13 - 12/23/2025


This holiday season,  New Ballet ’s  The San Jose Nutcracker,   choreographed by Dalia Rawson ,  sparkles brighter than ever with dazzling new features and ...



CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA and PAGLIACCI to be Presented at Opera San José


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 19, 2025

Opera San José will open the new year with the iconic operatic double bill of Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, bringing raw passion and intense drama to the California Theatre....

The Foundation for New American Musicals' ShowSearch 2025 Finalists Revealed


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 18, 2025

The Foundation for New American Musicals has reveaed the finalists for their annual ShowSearch 2025. FNAM will showcase the finalists' original 10-minute musicals as they compete for cash-award scholarships through ShowSearch....

HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR to be Presented at Symphony San Jose


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 17, 2025

Celebrate “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” at the majestic and beautifully decorated California Theatre with Symphony San Jose, Symphony San Jose Chorale, Cantabíle Youth Singers, and New Ballet, and special guests....

HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR to be Presented at Symphony San Jose


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 17, 2025

Celebrate “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” at the majestic and beautifully decorated California Theatre with Symphony San Jose, Symphony San Jose Chorale, Cantabíle Youth Singers, and New Ballet, and special guests....

Photos: MADAMA BUTTERFLY At Opera San José


by A.A. Cristi - November 14, 2025

Opera San José will continue its 42nd season with Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, running November 16–30, 2025 at the California Theatre. See photos of the production....

Photos: MADAMA BUTTERFLY At Opera San José


by A.A. Cristi - November 14, 2025

Opera San José will continue its 42nd season with Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, running November 16–30, 2025 at the California Theatre. See photos of the production....

Pittsburg Theatre Company To Present THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE


by A.A. Cristi - November 07, 2025

Pittsburg Theatre Company will present the hit musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at the California Theatre from November 14–23, 2025....

Symphony San Jose to Present HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR at the California Theatre


by A.A. Cristi - November 03, 2025

Symphony San Jose will present its annual Holiday Spectacular on December 6–7, 2025, at the California Theatre in downtown San Jose. Conducted by Elena Sharkova....

Opera San José to Present Puccini’s MADAMA BUTTERFLY At The California Theatre


by A.A. Cristi - October 22, 2025

Opera San José continues its 42nd season—centered on the theme “What Is Love?”—with Puccini’s tragic masterpiece Madama Butterfly, running November 16–30, 2025, at the California Theatre (345 South First Street, San José). ...

Opera San José to Present Puccini’s MADAMA BUTTERFLY At The California Theatre


by A.A. Cristi - October 22, 2025

Opera San José continues its 42nd season—centered on the theme “What Is Love?”—with Puccini’s tragic masterpiece Madama Butterfly, running November 16–30, 2025, at the California Theatre (345 South First Street, San José). ...

Past Shows

Zorro
"Zorro"
4/19 - 5/4/2025


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 ...

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 ...

Cinderella
Cinderella
5/19 - 5/21/2023


Performances: Fri., May 19, 2023 @ 7:30pm Sat., May 20, 2023 @ 2pm Sun., May 21, 2023 @ 2pm Cinderella  is a classical ballet composed ...

Tosca
"Tosca"
4/15 - 4/30/2023


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 ...

Falstaff
"Falstaff"
2/11 - 2/26/2023


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 ...

The Marriage of Figaro
"The Marriage of Figaro"
9/10 - 9/25/2022


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. ...

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
"Carmen"
2/12 - 2/27/2022


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
"Dido and Aeneas"
11/13 - 11/28/2021


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 ...

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Saroyan Theatre (4/7 - 4/8)
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San Francisco Magic Theater (w/Jay Alexander) at the Marrakech (1/9 - 1/11)
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Dance Fridays (12/8 - 12/8)
Mark Foehringer's Nutcracker Sweets in San Francisco / Bay Area Mark Foehringer's Nutcracker Sweets
Cowell Theater at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture (12/6 - 12/21)
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Broadway studios (12/31 - 1/1)
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