The Curran Theatre in San Francisco was one heck of a fun place to be last night. Touring Broadway show (by SHN) In the Heights opened here to an enthusiastic crowd and did not disappoint, demonstrating why it nabbed a 2008 Tony for best musical, and a Grammy for best...

In this lively baggy-pants comedy, the rascally title character balances his penchant for mayhem and mischief with a promise to help two pairs of wide-eyed lovers.

I've seen many shows at City Lights, and with the First Day of School, the little theatre that could has nailed it.

This hilarious family-friendly fun-filled evening is The Stage’s Christmas gift to south bay audiences. Don’t miss it.

The grey-haired bodies of men no longer in their ‘20s have more fluidity and expression and power than many younger contemporaries.

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.

You name it, and chances are you'll find here in the San Francisco Bay Area, the third (possibly second if you consider LORT count) largest theater market in the U.S.

Adolescent angst, Imperial Germany and rock and roll thrill at San Jose Rep.

One fascinating bit of Messiah trivia is that Benjamin Franklin attended a “Messiah’’ performance in Dublin in 1759.

One neat trick about this new work is the decision to treat the audience as recent inductees into the SDO (or is that a cult?). I'd imagine it might be a bit like joining Scientology.