Lost in their own worlds, Joan (Samantha Bruce) and Jim (Michael Scott Wells) reveal their romantic longings in the classic Gershwin song "The Man I Love (The Girl I Love)" in Strike Up the Band.

‘Strike up the Band’ another winner from the San Francisco Company that knows how!

This wonderful production once again demonstrates the depth of talent and creativity that one has come to expect when visiting the Eureka Theatre in San Francisco.
Bad Dates - Dragon Theatre - Palo Alto

Chanel pumps and Jimmy Choo shoes: ‘Bad Dates’ opens at the Dragon

Details like these can give a middle aged woman in frumpy, grey sweats with hair that’s gone seven ways since Sunday a modicum of credibility that would otherwise be lacking.
Playwright Trevor Allen with actors Chloe Bronzan and Patrick Alparone and a fire-engine '69 GTO.

Chasing Butterflies: ‘Lolita Roadtrip’ in a ’69 GTO with Trevor Allen

One of his favorite Facebook status updates: "Writing..."
Aurora Theatre Berkeley California

Berkeley: Aurora Theatre to host annual fundraising gala in May

Funds raised at the gala event will support Aurora Theatre Company’s live performances, innovative education program, and the Global Age Project new works initiative.
Ives Quartet

Review: Ives Quartet Salon with Elinor Armer

Not being a violinist, this cracked open the door a wee touch into how the magic is made.
Snow Falling on Cedars at TheatreWorks - Mountain View

Review: ‘Snow Falling on Cedars’ at TheatreWorks

Not telling a story becomes as much a way of telling the tale, as the reticence of the Japanese characters is as loud as the self-righteous Norwegian voices.
Tom Woosnam and Pennell Chapin in Coastal Rep's production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Review: Coastal Rep’s ‘Woolf’ an elegant production of a milestone in American theatre

A trip to the beautiful seaside town of Half Moon Bay could not be more worthwhile!
Émilie du Châtelet (Rachel Harker) spends time with her lover, Saint-Lambert (Miles Gaston Villanueva

Theater Review: ‘Legacy of Light’ a contemporary spin on women and science at SJ Rep

"No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking."
Tobacco Factory, scene I The Toreador (with Maximo Califano as Escamillo) scene 4

Review: Season finale for Ballet San Jose

Costumes and scenery by Antoni Clavé balance grittiness against style as only the French can.
Chanticleer

Chanticleer in San Jose: Ancient texts, 20th Century tunes

In swapping out the usual story of dazzling the elders at the temple in favor of a non-canonical text about the child Christ, Chanticleer adds unexpected novelty, making it a richer experience for the audience.