Park your cynicism at the door for ‘In the Heights’
Theatre that stays with you invariably has at least one actor with such compassion and understanding of his character that he completely inhabits it.
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San Francisco: The Wallflowers and Cyndi Lauper to co-headline Black & White Ball
Paul Simon to perform with the San Francisco Symphony in concert at Davies Symphony Hall.
A.C.T. 2012-13 season: Humor Abuse, Elektra, A Christmas Carol, Dead Metaphor, A Streetcar Named Desire, Stuck Elevator, Black Watch, Arcadia
Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis returns to star in a vivid new translation of a Greek tragedy featuring original music by Pulitzer Prize–winning composer David…
American Conservatory Theater’s 2012 Season Gala raises over $760,000
“Black-tie-with-a-twist" event featured performances from A.C.T. Young Conservatory alumnus Darren Criss, Bill Irwin, Patrick Lane, Betsy Wolfe.
San Francisco: PlayGround announces 2012 young playwright project
PlayGround and Bay Area high schools partner to enable young writers to find their own expressive voice through the creation, development, and production of short…
San Jose Museum of Art appoints Mónica Ramírez-Montagut senior curator
Ramírez-Montagut will head SJMA’s curatorial department, which is notable for its innovative approaches and community engagement.
‘Surviving Progress’ opens in San Francisco and Berkeley
Cautionary tale of evolution, inspired by best-seller “A Short History of Progress,” opens April 20.
New Play Development Factory opens in Silicon Valley
After each performance, the playwrights will take what they heard during the reading, as well as audience feedback, and will further refine the piece for…
Sleepwalkers to stage world premiere of ‘Down to This’
Riffing on the concepts of gambling and fate, the show uses an actual moment of chance to determine which of two drastically different endings will…
Stones don’t bite in ‘Any Given Day’
This is the great Jim Carpenter's first time on the Magic stage, and those that follow Bay Area theater know he's a stalwart icon. For…