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TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents “Hershey Felder: The Piano and Me”


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will ring in 2026 with the return of actor/pianist/writer Hershey Felder in the World Premiere of Hershey Felder: The Piano and Me ...



TheatreWorks Silicon Valley and the City of Palo Alto Partner on Permanent Home


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 28, 2026

The City of Palo Alto has invited TheatreWorks Silicon Valley to potentially partner on the performing arts portion of the planned development for Cubberley Community Center....

Photos: HERSHEY FELDER: THE PIANO IN ME at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 20, 2026

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will ring in 2026 with the return of actor/pianist/writer Hershey Felder in the World Premiere of Hershey Felder: The Piano and Me. See photos! ...

Interview: Hershey Felder of THE PIANO AND ME at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley


by Jim Munson - January 15, 2026

BroadwayWorld chats with virtuoso pianist-actor-writer Hershey Felder about his latest show, 'Hershey Felder: The Piano and Me,' running in its world premiere engagement at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley January 17 to February 8 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts....

LOVE IS LOVE Premieres at Peninsula Lively Arts For Valentine's Day


by Stephi Wild - December 22, 2025

Peninsula Lively Arts has announced plans for a Valentine's Weekend of dance, romance and storytelling with Love is Love, a multicultural, multi-company program featuring artists from across the dance spectrum....

Hershey Felder to Return to TheatreWorks in World Premiere of THE PIANO AND ME


by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 02, 2025

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will ring in 2026 with the return of actor/pianist/writer Hershey Felder in the World Premiere of Hershey Felder: The Piano and Me....

Interview: Jon Viktor Corpuz of A DRIVING BEAT at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley


by Jim Munson - October 28, 2025

BroadwayWorld talks to Jon Viktor Corpuz, star of Jordan Ramirez Puckett's 'A Driving Beat' in its world premiere at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley October 29 to November 23 in Mountain View....

Photos: Lauren Gunderson’s LITTLE WOMEN World Premiere at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley


by A.A. Cristi - September 26, 2025

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will launch its 55th season with the World Premiere of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, adapted by acclaimed playwright Lauren Gunderson. See photos of the production....

Interview: Giovanna Sardelli of LOUISA MAY ALCOTT'S LITTLE WOMEN at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley


by Jim Munson - September 22, 2025

BroadwayWorld chats with Giovanna Sardelli about directing the world premiere of Lauren Gunderson's 'Louisa May Alcott's Little Women' playing at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley in Mountain View, Sept. 24 to Oct. 12....

A DRIVING BEAT World Premiere to Open at TheatreWorks This Fall


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 18, 2025

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will debut Jordan Ramirez Puckett’s A Driving Beat in a rolling World Premiere with Flint Repertory Theatre. Learn more about the production here!...

New Work by Robert Schenkkan and More Set for TheatreWorks' New Works Festival


by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 01, 2025

Hundreds of lovers of new theatre will gather this summer for an advance look at tomorrow’s hits at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s 22nd Annual New Works Festival. Learn more!...

Past Shows

Louisa May Alcott's Little Women


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley kicks off Season 55 with the World Premiere of Lauren Gunderson ’s adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women . One of ...

5 & Dime
"5 & Dime"
6/18 - 7/13/2025


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents the World Premiere musical 5 & Dime . Based on the play and film Come Back to the 5 & Dime ...

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents Hershey Felder in Rachmaninoff and the Tsar


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will ring in 2025 with the return of virtuoso performer/pianist Hershey Felder in Hershey Felder Jonathan Silvestri "Rachmaninoff and the Tsar," the ...

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents Hershey Felder in Rachmaninoff and the Tsar


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will ring in 2025 with the return of virtuoso performer/pianist Hershey Felder in Hershey Felder Jonathan Silvestri "Rachmaninoff and the Tsar," the ...

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents Hershey Felder in Rachmaninoff and the Tsar


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will ring in 2025 with the return of virtuoso performer/pianist Hershey Felder in Hershey Felder Jonathan Silvestri "Rachmaninoff and the Tsar," the ...

King James
King James
10/9 - 11/3/2024


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley tips off its 54th season by bringing basketball from center court to center stage with Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph’s "King James." ...

Smuin Ballet presents “Dance Series 1”


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 ...

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents “Being Alive: A Sondheim Celebration”


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will close its 53rd season with the World Premiere of a new musical tribute honoring Stephen Sondheim, “Being Alive: A Sondheim Celebration.” ...

Smuin Ballet presents “Dance Series 2”


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 ...

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents “Tiger Style!”


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will stage the hilarious East-meets-West comedy “ Tiger Style!” This razor-sharp satire examines the cause and effects of strict “tiger” parenting, as ...

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents “Hershey Felder’s Great American Songbook Sing-Along”


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents a one-night-only performance of “ Hershey Felder’s Great American Songbook Sing-Along.”     In this special participatory event, Felder will share stories ...

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents Hershey Felder as George Gershwin Alone


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents a limited engagement of the hit solo show "Hershey Felder as George Gershwin Alone." In time to celebrate the 100th anniversary ...

How I Learned What I Learned


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will ring in 2024 with a stunning production of August Wilson’s “How I Learned What I Learned.” An internationally acclaimed interpreter of ...

Mrs. Christie
Mrs. Christie
10/4 - 10/29/2023


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley kicks off its 53rd Season with the West Coast Premiere of Heidi Armbruster’s "Mrs. Christie." TheatreWorks’ Artistic Director Giovanna Sardelli helms this ...

Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias
6/7 - 7/2/2023


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents a new look at the cherished comic drama "Steel Magnolias" by Robert Harling. A tight-knit group of Southern women flock to ...

Dance Series 2
Dance Series 2
5/25 - 5/28/2023


Smuin’s season finale is headlined by soaring works that highlight the company’s artistry and depth of talent, including two new works created by women. Smuin ...

A Distinct Society
A Distinct Society
4/5 - 4/30/2023


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will present the World Premiere of "A Distinct Society," presented in association with Pioneer Theatre Company. In this moving play by Kareem ...

Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will present "Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer," starring award-winning actor Greta Oglesby in the title role. Oglesby, who ...

In Every Generation
In Every Generation
1/18 - 2/12/2023


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will ring in 2023 with the West Coast Premiere of  Ali Viterbi’s  In Every Generation , directed by acclaimed Armenian/ Israeli-American director  ...

The Christmas Ballet
The Christmas Ballet
12/1 - 12/4/2022


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 ...

Dance Series 1
Dance Series 1
9/16 - 9/18/2022


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 ...

Hershey Felder: Chopin in Paris


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will stage the Bay Area Premiere of internationally-acclaimed pianist and performer Hershey Felders musical play "Hershey Felder: Chopin in Paris". In this ...

TheatreWorks presents Ragtime


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley continues its 51st season with the hit musical"Ragtime". This sweeping and stirring musical masterpiece paints a portrait of America at the dawn ...

Dance Series 2: P.S. Forever Smuin


Smuin Contemporary Ballet wraps up its 28th season with the vibrant program, "Dance Series 2: P.S. Forever Smuin", featuring four diverse ballets from established dancemakers ...

August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will present Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner August Wilsons sweeping drama "Gem of the Ocean." This seminal classic will be directed ...

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents “The Book of Will”


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will end its 50th anniversary season with the Regional Premiere of Lauren Gundersons The Book of Will, directed by TheatreWorks Founding Artistic ...

Smuin Contemporary Ballet presents “Dance Series 2”


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 ...

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Presents Ragtime


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will celebrate its 50th birthday in April 2020 with the return of the timeless hit musical "Ragtime". Featuring the Tony Award-winning book ...

The Pianist of Willesden Lane


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents the internationally-acclaimed "The Pianist of Willesden Lane." Starring celebrated pianist Mona Golabek, this triumphant tour de force recounts the inspiring true ...

Smuin Presents Dance Series 02


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 ...

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Presents Hershey Felder: A Paris Love Story


For decades, Felders Great Composer Series has celebrated the brilliance of Beethoven, Berlin, Tchaikovsky, and more. This April, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley invites Bay Area audiences ...

Smuin Presents
Smuin Presents
2/21 - 2/24/2019


Smuin continues its 25th anniversary season with the return of "Dance Series 01," a dazzling program that pushes the boundaries of contemporary ballet. Acclaimed dancemaker ...

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Presents Fun Home


The winner of every New York “Best Musical” award of 2015 arrives at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley this fall with "Fun Home," by Jeanine Tesori (Caroline, ...

TheatreWorks SIlicon Valley Presents FINKS


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents Bay Area audiences with the California Premiere of "FINKS," a comic drama based on the true story of comedian/actor Jack Gilford. ...

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Presents The Bridges of Madison County


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents the Tony Award-winning musical "The Bridges of Madison County," based on the 1992 best-selling novel by Robert James Waller about love ...

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Presents Our Great Tchaikovsky


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley continues its 2017/2018 season with the regional premiere of "Our Great Tchaikovsky," written and performed by Hershey Felder. Through the hands and ...

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Presents Hershey Felder’s Great American Songbook Sing-Along


WHEN: 7:30pm, Monday, January 29 TheatreWorks Silicon Valley announces a special one-night-only musical event "Hershey Felder’s Great American Songbook Sing-Along." Felder, who will be performing ...

SMUIN Presents The Christmas Ballet


Smuin makes the holidays sizzle with its annual yuletide celebration of dance, "The Christmas Ballet." With a stunning and original array of ballet, tap, and ...

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Presents The Prince of Egypt


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley continues its mission to bring new works to Bay Area audiences with the World Premiere of "The Prince of Egypt," a soaring ...

The Yeomen of the Guard
The Yeomen of the Guard
8/12 - 8/13/2017


In a time when beheading was the preferred form of corporal punishment, for upper class prisoners at least, war hero Fairfax, a student of alchemy, ...

Gilbert & Sullivan's Patience


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 ...

A Night at the Mint, or, The Great Heist Caper Affair... Thing


An unlikely crew of misfit criminal specialists plan to steal the one-of-a-kind Bazillion Dollar Coin from the Museum of Money at San Francisco’s Old Mint. ...

The (new) Mikado
The (new) Mikado
8/13 - 8/14/2016


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 ...

Gilbert & Sullivan's Ruddygore


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 ...

Gilbert & Sullivan's Ruddygore


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 ...

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