We received an email yesterday that made my heart sink a little. It was from Nina Meehan, executive director of Bay Area Children's Theatre, asking for a donation. Nothing unusual about that. The arts, as we all know too well, are in a perpetual mode of fund-raising, and cost cutting....

"Children are made of glass. Children shatter." Maybe their parents do too. On Clover Road could have been a straight-ahead story about cults we've seen so many times before: parent searches for runaway child, finds them in remote location under the spell of a spiritual leader, proceeds to rescue them, and...

In Spanish Luzia means light ("luz") rain ("lluvia"). If you're Cirque du Soleil, it means intricate, poetic, acrobatic art. In this "waking dream" light quenches the spirit and rain soothes the soul. According to organizers Cirque's new, visually stunning show will feature "a cast of 44 performers from diverse artistic backgrounds, Luzia...

Lead photo: (front row, l to r) Jonah Horowitz (Bodo Muller), Emma Curtin (Babette Muller), and Elijah Alexander (Kurt Muller); (back row, l to r) Sarah Agnew (Sara Muller) and Silas Sellnow (Joshua Muller) in Lillian Hellman’s Watch on the Rhine at Berkeley Rep. It makes sense that Lillian Hellman’s 1941...

During its 2019-2020 season the SFJAZZ Center will feature more than 400 concerts in its Civic Center location. Included are residencies by such luminaries as Marcus Shelby. Last April the venue hosted the NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert which honored Bobby McFerrin, Roscoe Mitchell, Reggie Workman and Dorthaan Kirk. Late...

BroadwaySF has announced the return of the Harry Potter Film Concert Series. These live performances feature screenings of the iconic film series alongside performances by a live symphony. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) is next up. With two performance in August (August 12 and 13), a live...

Music Director Eun Sun Kim To Lead Annual Presentations of Works by Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner Beginning with IL TROVATORE and LOHENGRIN.

Charles Krug Winery, one of Napa Valley’s oldest and most established wineries, will host Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli for two performances next summer: Saturday, June 21, 2025 Sunday, June 22, 2025 The winery recently announced the concerts in a public release, encouraging wine and music enthusiasts to mark their calendars....

(CORRECTION: I apologize for the error, November actually opens next Wed, 28th. We mixed preview dates with opening night. No worries, though, it won't happen again. I've fired our communications department and replaced it with an iPhone) We're looking forward to another barn burner of a week in Bay Area...

Guest post by Pat Reardon. Jean Webster’s charming 1912 novel Daddy Long Legs is the inspiration for TheatreWorks newest production. This delightful world premiere romantic musical is a feast for the spirit.   Webster’s classic novel tells the story of Jerusha Abbott, a talented orphan who unexpectedly receives the gift of a...