Harry Potter fans, grab your magic wands! This is not a drill. Organizers have announced that the official opening of the West Coast production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is on for tonight at the Curran Theater. The event is so eagerly anticipated San Francisco that even mayor London...

There's plenty to see and do in the San Francisco Bay Area. While many visitors and tourists think of San Francisco, or Berkeley or maybe wine country up in Napa and Sonoma, there's hidden gems to be found in the culturally rich city of Oakland. In this Redfin round-up of...

With 'The Chosen,' TheatreWorks' latest production tackles large issues, including the Holocaust, faith, and Zionism. Not bad for a Saturday night. As stage entertainment, however, it delivers mixed results. On the one hand, intensity and poignancy abound as two teenage boys and their fathers search for their place in a...

You might think AIDS and South Africa aren't exactly a romantic combination for an enjoyable night on the town. But in Coming Home playwright Athol Fugard tells us a heartbreaking story with such patience, earnest and utter charm that we can't help but walk out of the theater inspired,...

Fine dining with a twist. Yes, indeed, the brochure has it right. And what a twist... or twists would be more like it. Teatro ZinZanni is part cabaret, part circus, part improvisational comedy. All together, it's a wild evening of non-stop entertainment. When the four-hour evening came to a rousing...

While Albee no doubt intended the second act to speak to abstract notions about the evolution of relationship, the lizard performance was so entrancing that it took center stage.

36 different kinds of crazy, all contained in a four member cast.

Costume designer Pat Tyler’s designs for both Psarras and Anderson were impeccable.

But first, here on the west coast, weekends must begin with wine.

It is a testament to the universality of the family of man that this endearing story, steeped in Jewish traditions from the shetls of Eastern Europe, is so meaningful to audiences everywhere.