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CITY LIGHTS THEATER COMPANY

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San Jose, CA 95112

City Lights Theater Company's 2024 Annual Fundraising Gala


Dynamic live performances, a sit-down dinner catered by Il Fornaio, and stellar actors giving musical performances and telling their favorite theater stories: It's all happening ...

Clyde's
Clyde's
5/16 - 6/9/2024


Past the long line of truckers waiting outside, Clyde’s Sandwich Shop is more than just a greasy spoon. It serves up a chance at redemption ...

Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show


In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. As their ...


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San Francisco Playhouse to Present THE GLASS MENAGERIE This Spring


by Blair Ingenthron - March 20, 2024

This spring, San Francisco Playhouse will stage Tennessee Williams' seminal masterpiece The Glass Menagerie, directed by in-demand Bay Area theatre artist Jeffrey Lo. Learn more about the production here!...

FUNNY GIRL & More Lead San Francisco / Bay Area's Spring 2024 Top Theatre Shows


by Team BWW - March 01, 2024

The San Francisco / Bay Area is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for March 2024 include Funny Girl and more....

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Presents TIGER STYLE! A Claws-Out Comedy About Tiger ParentIng


by A.A. Cristi - February 23, 2024

Don't miss 'Tiger Style!' at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley - a claws-out comedy about tiger parenting by Mike Lew, directed by Jeffrey Lo. Running from April 6-28, 2024 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts....

Last Chance to Vote for the BWW San Francisco / Bay Area Awards; Voting Ends 12/31


by BWW Awards - December 26, 2023

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW San Francisco / Bay Area Awards; The DROWSY CHAPERONE, KING LEAR, Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 18, 2023

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area Awards December 5th Standings; The DROWSY CHAPERONE Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 05, 2023

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Center REP to Present EVERY BRILLIANT THING This Winter


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 30, 2023

Center REP presents 'Every Brilliant Thing,' a remarkable solo performance filled with poignant humor and joy. Join the journey of falling in love, grief, healing, and rediscovery. Directed by Jeffrey Lo and starring William Thomas Hodgson. Don't miss this immersive theatrical experience from Jan. 6...

Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area Awards; KING LEAR Leads Best Play!


by BWW Awards - November 27, 2023

Happy Holidays! The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 27th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area Awards; The DROWSY CHAPERONE Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - November 20, 2023

The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 20th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

City Lights Theater Company to Present Ken Ludwig's THE GAME'S AFOOT; OR HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 20, 2023

With glittering 1930s flair, City Lights Theater Company will bring audiences the hilarious whodunit Ken Ludwig’s The Game’s Afoot; Or Holmes for the Holidays....

Past Shows

King Liz
King Liz
3/21 - 4/21/2024


Veteran sports agents know they have to fight to stay on top. If you’re a woman, it’s doubly hard. With an elite client roster and ...

Nora: A Doll's House
Nora: A Doll's House
1/18 - 2/18/2024


The more things change, the more they stay the same in this bold new retelling of the classic  A Doll’s House , which sets the ...

Nineteen Big Band: TV & Movie Themes


There have been so many memorable TV shows and movies over the years whose musical themes have been as memorable as the show themselves. And ...

Ken Ludwig's The Game's Afoot
Ken Ludwig's The Game's Afoot
11/16 - 12/17/2023


This hilarious whodunit may best be described as  Blithe Spirit  meets  The Hollow  meets  The Play That Goes Wrong  … with glittering Art Deco flair. ...

Ren's Ninth Annual Winter Wonderland


Ren Geisick  is a jazz singer turned singer/songwriter from Silicon Valley. Her first album, “Ren, Love Song” produced by Jesse Harris, was released in 2017, ...

Toxic
Toxic
9/14 - 10/15/2023


Five years after a student opened fire at an exclusive private high school, killing several students and a beloved teacher, the survivors gather for the ...

Kinky Boots
Kinky Boots
7/13 - 8/27/2023


Charlie Price has reluctantly inherited his father’s shoe factory, which is on the verge of bankruptcy. Trying to live up to his father’s legacy and ...

Rock Cabaret for B.A.D. Musical Theatre


City Lights Theater hosts a fundraising cabaret for B.A.D. Musical Theatre. The event features a live band and local actors belting out songs from rock ...

The River Bride
The River Bride
5/18 - 6/11/2023


Because this Brazilian fable will transport you to a world so close, but so far. Because the  Houston Press  called it “an incredibly original and ...

Nineteen: A Tribute to Al Jarreau


Join Nineteen, San Jose’s professional big band, as they treat you to the sounds of the late great Al Jarreau, an iconic American R&B, soul ...

Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit
3/23 - 4/23/2023


Just like the mischievous ghost Elvira, Noël Coward’s 1941 comedy keeps coming back for a reason. The oft-revived  Blithe Spirit , delightful as ever, takes ...

Fun Home
Fun Home
7/14 - 8/21/2022


When her father dies unexpectedly, graphic novelist Alison dives deep into her past to tell the story of the volatile, brilliant, one-of-a-kind man whose temperament ...

Waiting for Next
Waiting for Next
5/19 - 6/12/2022


Frank is in a school parking lot waiting for his parents (like he always is) when he meets Marcus, who is also waiting (like he ...

Vietgone
Vietgone
3/24 - 4/24/2022


Its 1975, Saigon has fallen, and Quang and Tong should be grateful theyve made it to the United States. But he lost his wife and ...

The Hollow
The Hollow
1/20 - 2/20/2022


Theres a wife and a husband, a mistress and a movie star, and plenty of other people tangled up in romantic situations, but only one ...

Native Gardens
Native Gardens
11/18 - 12/19/2021


Pablo, a high-powered lawyer, and doctoral candidate Tania, his very pregnant wife, are realizing the American dream when they purchase a house next door to ...

Coded
Coded
9/16 - 10/17/2021


Jerrie was on her way to being a leader in the gaming industry, until a competitor armed with a legion of internet trolls launched an ...

Coded
Coded
3/12 - 4/11/2020


Jerrie was on her way to being a leader in the gaming industry, until a competitor armed with a legion of internet trolls launched an ...

Stage Kiss
1/16 - 2/16/2020


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Stage Kiss
Stage Kiss
1/16 - 2/16/2020


What happens when life and art get a little too cozy? Part backstage comedy and part offbeat love story, Stage Kiss follows two actors with ...

The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley


Two holiday seasons ago, City Lights audiences were charmed by the Pride and Prejudice sequel Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley. But while the Bennet sisters ...


In this delightful companion play to Miss Bennet, Gunderson and Melcon once again bring Austen’s beloved characters to the stage for a yuletide sequel to ...

The Wolves
9/19 - 10/20/2019


Left quad. Right quad. Lunge. An all girls indoor soccer team warms up. From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, the team navigates big ...

Cabaret
Cabaret
7/18 - 8/25/2019


In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920s draw to a close, a garish Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience and assures them they will forget ...

Silent Sky
Silent Sky
5/16 - 6/16/2019


For Henrietta Leavitt, heaven is the night sky. When shes hired by the Harvard Observatory, doors seem to be opening for her. But its 1900, ...

Eurydice
Eurydice
3/14 - 4/14/2019


The myth has been told and retold for centuries. Grief-stricken Orpheus travels to the underworld, where he learns he can rescue his wife, Eurydiceif he ...

Mothers and Sons
1/17 - 2/17/2019


Terrence McNally; dir: Jeffrey Bracco....

Making God Laugh
11/15 - 12/23/2018


Produced in association with First FolioTheatre, the play is inspired by the Woody Allen joke, “If you want to make God laugh, tell him your ...

God of Carnage
9/13 - 10/14/2018


A playground altercation between eleven-year-old boys brings together two sets of Brooklyn parents for a meeting to resolve the matter. At first, diplomatic niceties are ...

The Merchant of Venice
3/22 - 4/22/2018


From the acclaimed Theatre for a New Audience, the first U.S. theatre to be invited to the Royal Shakespeare Company, comes Shakespeare's tragicomedy following command ...

Alabama Story
1/18 - 2/18/2018


World Premiere by Kenneth Jones A gentle children’s book with an apparent hidden message stirs the passions of a segregationist senator and a no-nonsense state ...

Stupid Fing Bird
9/14 - 10/15/2017


WORLD PREMIERE by Aaron Posner Sort of adapted from The Seagull by Anton Chekhov Directed by Howard Shalwitz An aspiring young theatre director named Conrad ...

Lizzie
7/13 - 8/20/2017


book: Tim Maner; lyrics: Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer, Tim Maner; music: Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer, Alan Stevens Hewitt....

Frankenstein
3/23 - 4/23/2017


Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein's bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty ...

Ideation
1/19 - 2/19/2017


Aaron Loeb; dir: Michael Stevenson....

Calendar Girls
11/17 - 12/18/2016


Following the death of a much-loved husband, a group of ordinary women in a small Yorkshire Women’s Institute are prompted to do an extraordinary thing ...

Calendar Girls
11/17 - 12/18/2016


Following the death of a much-loved husband, a group of ordinary women in a small Yorkshire Women’s Institute are prompted to do an extraordinary thing ...

Other Desert Cities
9/22 - 10/23/2016


In Jon Robin Baitz's OTHER DESERT CITIES, Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Springs after a six year absence to celebrate Christmas with her parents, ...

Other Desert Cities
9/22 - 10/23/2016


In Jon Robin Baitz's OTHER DESERT CITIES, Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Springs after a six year absence to celebrate Christmas with her parents, ...

Nine
Nine
7/21 - 8/28/2011


Based on Federico Fellini’s semi-autobiographical film 8 ½, the musical NINE is a sensual exploration of tangled relationships & romantic fantasies. The renowned Italian film ...

Compleat Female Stage Beauty


Embracing a period of British history that’s ripe with gender & social intrigue, Kynaston, the most famous portrayer of female roles in seventeenth century London, ...

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