LESHER CENTER FOR THE ARTS

The Diablo Improv Festival in Walnut Creek is a three-day celebration of unscripted theater happening from October 24-26, 2025. With performances from renowned groups like ...

Written by Dedrick Weathersby  GET READY TO HAVE A ROCK 'N' ROLLING GOOD TIME With The WEST COAST PREMIERE of Tutti Frutti The Musical Tutti ...

Written by Dedrick Weathersby  GET READY TO HAVE A ROCK 'N' ROLLING GOOD TIME With The WEST COAST PREMIERE of Tutti Frutti The Musical Tutti ...

When internet influencer Jade Park is cancelled online, she seeks redemption by taking on a precarious challenge—helping her rebellious grandmother June, who has the raised ...

A celebration of Latin American arts and culture, Fiesta Cultural is a week of vibrant events and performances at the Lesher Center for the Arts. ...

Established in 1994, the group had a strong beginning thanks to the mentorship of Lola Bertran, La Reina de La Musica Ranchera. In these early ...

Now in her mid-50’s—and recently ‘liberated’ from her child and husband—Sharon needs a roommate to share her Iowa home. Robyn, also in her mid-50s, seeks ...

The internationally acclaimed Grammy Award-winner has been hailed as one of the most influential saxophonists of his generation. Named in May 2024 as one of ...

NEA Jazz Master, Two-time EMMY and Oscar Nominee, Seven-time GRAMMY® winning trumpeter & composer Terence Blanchard has established himself as the quintessential 21st Century Renaissance ...

Dance Theatre of Harlem  is a leading dance institution of unparalleled global acclaim, encompassing a professional touring company, a leading studio school, and a national and international ...

It’s 2007, and motion capture “3D” animation has taken the film and video gaming industry by storm. For Froggy, it’s been a year of obsessing ...

The sold-out, only-at-the-Lesher Center event returns! Our annual College Notes event features a cappella groups from top universities from across the country and is sure ...

Before he was an Emmy-winning TV star, Mandy Patinkin was already a Tony-winning Broadway legend.  Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Being Alive with Adam Ben-David on Piano  presents ...

To watch Stella Cole perform is to be transported back in time. Her sense of joy and wonder is infectious—one look at her massive social ...

From an early age,  Ms. Monét  was destined to become a star! Never afraid of any stage, she knew she would be a performer and ...

Laurie Roldan  brings timeless Carpenters Christmas Favorites to the Lesher Center in a nostalgic evening which will warm your hearts and lift your holiday spirits! ...

On the occasion of her 60th Birthday, Maria Porkalob unspools her mesmerizing origin story to the rapt attention of her granddaughter Sara. In a tour-de-force ...

On the occasion of her 60th Birthday, Maria Porkalob unspools her mesmerizing origin story to the rapt attention of her granddaughter Sara. In a tour-de-force ...

Following sold-out performances on Broadway, the Sydney Opera House, and the famed Edinburgh Festival,  360 ALLSTARS  is a phenomenal physical performance exploring all forms of ...

Return to bustling Victorian London—and the gloomy office of miserly old Scrooge, who dismisses the cheerful sounds of the holiday season with a “humbug!” When ...

Smuin Contemporary Ballet kicks off its 31st season—its first led by Artistic Director Amy Seiwert—with a thrilling program of premieres and celebrated works. Globally in-demand ...

Willkommen, bienvenue, and welcome to Center Repertory Company’s 2023-24 season finale, the Tony Award-winning musical masterpiece "Cabaret." At the close of the 1920s in Berlin, ...

Smuin’s season finale will be headlined by the World Premiere of  Tupelo Tornado  from international superstar  Annabelle Lopez Ochoa . This extraordinary new ballet inspired ...

Center Repertory Company will be slam dunkin’ it in style when it presents “ The Great Leap” by San Francisco native and award-winning playwright Lauren ...

Center Repertory Company will present "The Legend of Georgia McBride," written by Tony and Olivier Award winner Matthew López ("The Inheritance," "The Whipping Man," "Somewhere," ...

The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s comes to life in this three-time Tony award-winning musical revue. Join five performers on a journey through ...

Solo Opera presents, The Three Feathers , a family friendly, 85 minute magical chamber opera in English with music by award winning composer, Lori Laitman, ...

Some say life is determined by fate. But Synergy Theater knows better! Each new scene in this hysterical improvised play is decided by the roll ...

Lesher Center for the Arts presents a vibrant week-long celebration of Latin American arts and culture with “Fiesta Cultural,” offering comedy, theatre, visual arts, and ...

Three enchanting contestants, a hopeful single looking for love, and a fast-talking game show host who seems to know too much. Completely improvised and based ...

Center Repertory Company will present Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning SWEAT , directed by acclaimed actor/director Elizabeth Carter . This searing play, called “a superb, vital ...

In Finding Her Voice, we meet 15-year-old Joy Jones, the only daughter of Janelle and Jordan Jones. We will also meet grandma, Gigi, AKA Mama ...

Smuin’s joyful holiday tradition returns to spread yuletide cheer at theatres around the Bay with its signature showcase of classical and contemporary dances set to ...

Smuin Contemporary Ballet kicks off its 29th season with Dance Series 1 featuring along-awaited World Premiere by brilliant Cuban choreographer Osnel Delgado, whose work Bay ...

California Symphony opens its 2022-23 Season, celebrating its tenth season with Music Director Donato Cabrera at the helm with "Intersections," a program of jubilant works ...

WHEN:7:30pm, Saturday, May 144:00pm, Sunday, May 15 California Symphony, led by Music Director Donato Cabrera, concludes its 2021-22 season with a spectacular" EPIC FINALE," featuring ...

Smuin Contemporary Ballets groundbreaking spring program will introduce the Bay Area to internationally renowned Cuban choreographer Osnel Delgado, with a thrilling World Premiere that combines ...

Smuin concludes its quarter-century celebration with a smashing world premiere by master dancemaker Amy Seiwert, set to the empowering a cappella soundtrack of Oaklands very ...

Smuin launches its 25th anniversary season with Dance Series 01, a fall program that pushes the boundaries of contemporary ballet. Acclaimed dancemaker Trey McIntyre returns ...

Smuin launches its 25th anniversary season with "Dance Series 01," a fall program that pushes the boundaries of contemporary ballet. Acclaimed dancemaker Trey McIntyre returns ...

A sparkling satirical comic opera that pokes fun at artistic and cultural whims. Come revel in the comic stylings of that aesthete-to-end-all-aesthetes, Reginald Bunthorne, as ...

Feinstein’s at the Nikko is proud to present beloved Broadway couple Audra McDonald and Will Swenson in a rare joint performance on Friday, January 27 ...

Lesher Center for the Arts 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Vido:https://vimeo.com/184607261 The theater will resonate with the pulsating sounds of footwork, song, castanets, ...

Gilbert & Sullivan’s comic masterpiece set in a re-imagined Renaissance Italy. In a time when flirting was a capital offense, a handsome wandering minstrel has ...

Lamplighters Music Theatre presents this comic masterpiece that melds the world of Jane Austen with a good old-fashioned English ghost story and a dash of ...