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Side Man

Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Side Man
event Date Begin: 13.11.2009
event Date End: 06.12.2009
org Name: Dragon Productions Theatre Company
event Url: http://www.dragonproductions.net/activities/current-season/side-man.html
venue Name: Dragon Theatre
venue Address1: 535 Alma Street
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venue City: Palo Alto
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94301
event Ticket Info: $15-$25
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

A moving, dramatic-comedy stage memoir of a '40s jazz musician through the twilight years of the big band, Side Man is a haunting, bluesy tale full of characters who will stay in our hearts and minds for a long time.

See How They Run

Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 PST

Event name: See How They Run
event Date Begin: 13.11.2009
event Date End: 19.12.2009
org Name: Broadway West Theatre Company
event Url: http://www.broadwaywest.org/index.html
venue Name: Broadway West Theatre
venue Address1: 4000-B Bay Street
venue Address2
venue City: Fremont
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94538
event Ticket Info: $15-$22
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event Phone2: 510-683-9218
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 1pm
event Type: theatre

This British farce is set in 1943 in the living room of the Vicarage at the fictitious village of Merton-cum-Middlewick. Combine four vicars, a bishop, an uppity maid, a former actress and the nosy town frump, and it all leads to some hilarious circumstances and misunderstandings. The dialogue is fast and clever, and, along with the multiple occupants of cupboards and spare rooms, the play's audience can share in the fun!

The Laramie Project

Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 PST

Event name: The Laramie Project
event Date Begin: 13.11.2009
event Date End: 21.11.2009
org Name: Crystal Springs Players
event Url: http://www.csumc.org/drama/CSPProduction.htm
venue Name: Crystal Springs Theater
venue Address1: Crystal Springs United Methodist Church
venue Address2: -- 2145 Bunker Hill Drive
venue City: San Mateo
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94402
event Ticket Info: $10-$20
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event Phone2: 650-345-2381
event Email: csplayers1993@yahoo.com
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 7pm
event Type: theatre

In October 1998, a 21-year old gay student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten and left to die on a fence outside Laramie, Wyoming. Matthew Shepard died several days later. This crime made national news.

To try to make sense of this horrifying event, Moisés Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project made six trips to Laramie over the course of a year and a half in the aftermath of the beating and during the trial. They conducted over 200 interviews with people in the town. The Laramie Project is a compelling collage told by the people who lived in the town.

A Christmas Carol - Scrooge and Marley

Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 PST

Event name: A Christmas Carol - Scrooge and Marley
event Date Begin: 06.11.2009
event Date End: 29.11.2009
org Name: Pacifica Spindrift Players
event Url: http://www.pacificaspindriftplayers.com/
venue Name: Pacifica Spindrift Theatre
venue Address1: 1050 Crespi Drive
venue Address2
venue City: Pacifica
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94044
event Ticket Info: $15-$18
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event Phone2: 650-359-8002
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event Start Time: Fri-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Famous the world over, the often bizarre and ultimately heart-warming story of Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim and the others needs no detailing here. Mr. Horovitz's adaptation follows the Dickens original scrupulously but, in bringing it to life on the stage, adds elements of inventiveness and brilliant theatricality which enhance and strengthen its timeless virtues. The end result is a theatre piece of unique eloquence, which will delight audiences of all ages, and draw forth the best efforts of all engaged in its presentation.

Broadway Up Close And Personal - A Tribute to Cy Coleman

Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Broadway Up Close And Personal - A Tribute to Cy Coleman
event Date Begin: 05.11.2009
event Date End: 08.11.2009
org Name: Broadway By The Bay
event Url: http://www.bbbay.org/index.html
venue Name: San Mateo Performing Arts Center
venue Address1: 600 North Delaware Avenue
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venue City: San Mateo
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94401
event Ticket Info: $25-$45
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event Phone2: 650-579-5565
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event Start Time: Thurs-Fri: 8pm Sat: 2pm & 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Led by City of Angels collaborator and fellow Tony Award winner David Zippel (The Lady in White), this tribute to the brilliant Cy Coleman and his extraordinary contributions to musical theatre will feature music from Mr. Coleman’s award winning shows, including Sweet Charity, The Will Rogers Follies, Barnum, On the Twentieth Century, Little Me, and Seesaw, as well as his hit singles including Witchcraft, When in Rome, and The Best is Yet to Come. With performances from Broadway stars Lillias White, seen on Broadway in Mr. Coleman’s The Life, for which she won a Tony Award, as well as Dreamgirls, How to Succeed…, and Chicago, and Jason Graae star of productions including Forbidden Broadway (for which he won an Ovation Award), Forbidden Hollywood, Falsettos, and A Grand Night for Singing, this intimate look at a musical legend will include inside stories as well as show-stopping numbers from some of Broadway’s greatest shows.

Cinderella (La Cenerentola)

Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Cinderella (La Cenerentola)
event Date Begin: 14.11.2009
event Date End: 29.11.2009
org Name: Opera San José
event Url: http://www.operasj.org
venue Name: California Theatre
venue Address1: 345 S. First Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $51-$91
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event Phone2: 408-437-4450
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event Start Time: Tue, Thu-Sat: 8pm Sun: 3pm
event Type: music

What happens when you take the "bippity-boppity-boo" out of Cinderella? You get something even more magical - Rossini's enchanting La Cenerentola. This isn't Rodgers and Hammerstein or Walt Disney - no singing mice, fairy godmother, or glass slippers. There is a charming prince, however, as well as obnoxious stepsisters, a stupid stepfather, and a matching pair of diamond bracelets. And everything ends happily in a blaze of glorious coloratura. The Cinderella in this opera is named Angelina, and she is as kind and gentle and forgiving as her name implies. And because this is a Rossini opera, Angelina and the rest of the cast also possess everlasting energy and exceptional vocal ability.

The music is fast, fast, fast, and the action is at full throttle. Practically everyone is in disguise most of the time, all the deception is hilarious, and the patter is never-ending. This is comedy in the fast lane, with dazzling music and vocal pyrotechnics. The Barber of Seville might have made Rossini famous, but it was La Cenerentola that cemented his reputation and made his comic style the world's favorite.

The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze Di Figaro)

Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 PST

Event name: The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze Di Figaro)
event Date Begin: 06.02.2010
event Date End: 21.02.2010
org Name: Opera San José
event Url: http://www.operasj.org
venue Name: California Theatre
venue Address1: 345 S. First Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $51-$91
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event Phone2: 408-437-4450
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event Start Time: Tue, Thu-Sat: 8pm Sun: 3pm
event Type: music

What do you do when your married boss makes a play for your fiancée? If it's the 18th century and you're a lowly valet, you're supposed to look the other way. But if your name is Figaro and your clever fiancée, Susanna, is in league with your boss's unhappy wife, then you just might succeed in making your lecherous employer - and indeed his whole decadent social class - look pretty foolish. In fact, Susanna and Figaro are so successful at flummoxing Count Almaviva and his fellow aristocrats that The Marriage of Figaro has been called the opening shot of the French Revolution. Servants one-upping their masters? Unthinkable, yet so very, very satisfying.

At once humorous and touching, this madcap masterpiece represents the crowning glory of Mozart's unparalled brilliance. Lust collides with love through a series of hilarious deceptions, famous melodies, and a richly varied and beautiful score. The Marriage of Figaro, for very good reason, is often described as the most perfect comic opera ever written.

La Rondine (The Swallow)

Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 PST

Event name: La Rondine (The Swallow)
event Date Begin: 24.04.2010
event Date End: 09.05.2010
org Name: Opera San José
event Url: http://www.operasj.org
venue Name: California Theatre
venue Address1: 345 S. First Street
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venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $51-$91
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event Phone2: 408-437-4450
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event Start Time: Tue, Thu, Fri, & Sat: 8pm Sun: 3pm
event Type: music

What was the sweetest moment of your life? For Magda in Puccini's La Rondine, the beautiful mistress of a wealthy banker, it was the night many years ago when she ran away from home and met a handsome stranger at a Parisian nightclub, the Bullier. He asked her name, she wrote it on a tabletop, and he did the same. Though she left without ever seeing him again, it was an enchanting, unforgettable interlude. Now she is very well kept and much more experienced - until someone reads her palm and tells her that, like a swallow, she will fly back to love.

And so, disguised as the shop girl she used to be, Magda runs off for a night of adventure at the Bullier. There, she meets a young man and begins to relive that other magical night. Although her wealthy protector arrives to tell her he hopes she won't regret her decision, she runs off with her new beau to a romantic idyll on the Riviera. Magda is happy with the way things are, but the young man hopes his parents will reinstate his inheritance and allow him to marry her. Although permission is granted, Magda is wise enough, discreet enough, and in love enough to know that her scandalous past will ruin her young lover. She returns home to her benefactor.

Forever Plaid presents Plaid Tidings

Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Forever Plaid presents Plaid Tidings
event Date Begin: 19.11.2009
event Date End: 06.12.2009
org Name: Douglas Morrisson Theatre
event Url: http://www.dmtonline.org/Home.htm
venue Name: Douglas Morrisson Theatre
venue Address1: 22311 N. 3rd Street
venue Address2
venue City: Hayward
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94546
event Ticket Info: $15-$25
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event Phone2: 510-881-6777
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Forever Plaid, Plaid Tidings is a brand-new show that offers the best of Forever Plaid tied up in a nifty package with a big Christmas bow on top! Stuart Ross brings our boys back to do their Christmas Special. At first they aren't sure why they've returned, but a phone call from the heavenly Rosemary Clooney lets them know that they're needed to put a little harmony into a discordant world. This is one holiday treat that is truly "heaven sent."

Right Place, Right Time

Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Right Place, Right Time
event Date Begin: 22.01.2010
event Date End: 06.02.2010
org Name: Renegade Theatre Experiment
event Url: http://www.renegadetheatre.com
venue Name: Historic Hoover Theater
venue Address1: 1635 Park Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95126
event Ticket Info: $13-$20
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-351-4440
event Email: boxoffice@renegadetheatre.com
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Richard Lamparsky, divorced, unsuccessful and 40, wins life's lottery when a wealthy woman suddenly needs a stand-in groom. But the rich are not like you and me. Can he hold onto his good fortune? A mordant comedy by Lia Romeo, directed by Aldo Billingslea, from the heart of our materialistic society.

Ain't Misbehavin'

Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Ain't Misbehavin'
event Date Begin: 30.01.2010
event Date End: 20.02.2010
org Name: South Bay Musical Theatre
event Url: http://www.saratogadramagroup.com/
venue Name: Saratoga Civic Theater
venue Address1: 13777 Fruitvale Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Saratoga
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95070
event Ticket Info: $9-$31.50
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event Phone2: 408-266-4SDG (4734)
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2:30pm
event Type: theatre

Ain't Misbehavin' is a musical revue with book by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr., music by Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller, and lyrics by various contributing writers. This tribute to the black musicians of the 1920s and '30s who were part of the Harlem Renaissance reflects an era of growing creativity, cultural awareness, and ethnic pride. Taking its title from the 1929 Waller song "Ain't Misbehavin," this was a time when Manhattan nightclubs like the Cotton Club and the Savoy Ballroom were the playgrounds of high society and Lenox Avenue dives were filled with piano players banging out the new beat known as swing. Five performers present an evening of rowdy, raunchy, and humorous songs that encapsulate the various moods of the era and reflect Waller's view of life as a journey meant for pleasure and play.

Hello Dolly!

Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Hello Dolly!
event Date Begin: 15.05.2010
event Date End: 05.06.2010
org Name: South Bay Musical Theatre
event Url: http://www.saratogadramagroup.com/
venue Name: Saratoga Civic Theater
venue Address1: 13777 Fruitvale Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Saratoga
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95070
event Ticket Info: $9-$31.50
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-266-4SDG (4734)
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2:30pm
event Type: theatre

A matchmaker named Dolly Levi takes a trip to Yonkers, New York to see the "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire," Horace Vandergelder. While there, she convinces him, his two stock clerks and his niece and her beau to go to New York City. In New York, she fixes Vandergelder's clerks up with the woman Vandergelder had been courting, and her shop assistant. It seems Dolly has designs of her own for Mr. Vandergelder...

Groundswell

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Groundswell
event Date Begin: 10.10.2009
event Date End: 08.11.2009
org Name: San Jose Repertory Theatre
event Url: http://www.sjrep.com
venue Name: San Jose Repertory Theatre
venue Address1: 101 Paseo de San Antonio
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113-2603
event Ticket Info: $18-$52
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-367-7255
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event Start Time: Tues-Fri: 8pm Wed: 12pm Sat: 3pm, 8pm Sun: 2pm, 7pm
event Type: theatre

The hottest new play to come out of South Africa! In a beachfront guest lodge on the jagged edge of the South African diamond coast, we find Thami, the black caretaker, and Johan, a white ex-cop who lives at the lodge, gunning for one last chance at a better life. When Smith, a wealthy businessman, arrives at the lodge on a foggy evening, the two desperate friends see Smith as the perfect investor for their “get-rich” scheme to buy a government-run diamond concession — tossing a glimmer of hope and promise into their difficult lives. But as the evening wears on, the darker side of their dreams and aspirations is fueled by greed, danger and entitlement from the uneasy history they share. This haunting psychological thriller hungers, hopes and promises for a just post-apartheid society, while asking: How do we live together after apartheid? Where did all the promise and hope go? Who bears responsibility for the sins of the past, and can we move beyond it?

A Christmas Story

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: A Christmas Story
event Date Begin: 21.11.2009
event Date End: 20.12.2009
org Name: San Jose Repertory Theatre
event Url: http://www.sjrep.com
venue Name: San Jose Repertory Theatre
venue Address1: 101 Paseo de San Antonio
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113-2603
event Ticket Info: $18-$52
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-367-7255
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event Start Time: Tues-Fri: 8pm Wed: 12pm Sat: 3pm, 8pm Sun: 2pm, 7pm
event Type: theatre

Christmas is a time of great expectations, especially through the eyes of a child. For nine-year-old Ralphie Parker, that great expectation is a genuine Red Ryder 200 Shot Carbine Action Air Rifle. No self-respecting cowboy would be without one. Unfortunately, his mother, teacher and even the Santa Claus toiling away at Goldblatt's Department Store have the same reaction to his Christmas wish, "You'll shoot your eye out!" But for Ralphie, the longing for that special BB gun symbolizes maturity, responsibility, adventure and manhood. Based on the touching film that has become a modern day holiday tradition, A Christmas Story returns to delight the whole family and fill you with the spirit of the season.

The Weir

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: The Weir
event Date Begin: 23.01.2010
event Date End: 21.02.2010
org Name: San Jose Repertory Theatre
event Url: http://www.sjrep.com
venue Name: San Jose Repertory Theatre
venue Address1: 101 Paseo de San Antonio
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113-2603
event Ticket Info: $18-$52
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-367-7255
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event Start Time: Tues-Fri: 8pm Wed: 12pm Sat: 3pm, 8pm Sun: 2pm, 7pm
event Type: theatre

Valerie has moved from the city of Dublin to rural Ireland. Her real estate agent Finbar brings her into a gathering place for lonely souls, a pub where locals seek refuge from the bluster of the outside world by telling stories to break the silence of their isolation. When they discover Valerie has moved into a house considered “haunted,” the tales of the supernatural begin. Small mysteries evolve into eerie astonishments as the ghostly storytelling soars into liberating confessions of love, loss and loneliness. Half-hidden wounds are revealed throughout an evening of drink and testosterone-laden rivalry for Valerie’s attention, bringing these drinking buddies together in unexpected and deeply felt ways, and finally compelling Valerie to reveal a personal and chilling tale of her own.

Ain't Misbehavin'

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Ain't Misbehavin'
event Date Begin: 13.03.2010
event Date End: 18.04.2010
org Name: San Jose Repertory Theatre
event Url: http://www.sjrep.com
venue Name: San Jose Repertory Theatre
venue Address1: 101 Paseo de San Antonio
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113-2603
event Ticket Info: $18-$52
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-367-7255
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event Start Time: Tues-Fri: 8pm Wed: 12pm Sat: 3pm, 8pm Sun: 2pm, 7pm
event Type: theatre

The joint is jumpin’ to the music of Thomas “Fats” Waller in this Tony® Award-winning musical revue. Five phenomenal artists and a jumpin’ jazz band take you through the pain and triumphs of the African-American experience during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 30s. It was the Golden Age of Jazz with places like the Cotton Club and Savoy Ballroom where snappy swing music, snazzy jazz and the stride piano infused the energy of the country. Life and love are song and dance in this sexy, funny, jazzy musical featuring the seminal Fats Waller tunes: Honeysuckle Rose, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Black & Blue, The Joint is Jumpin’, and I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling.

Sonia Flew

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Sonia Flew
event Date Begin: 08.05.2010
event Date End: 06.06.2010
org Name: San Jose Repertory Theatre
event Url: http://www.sjrep.com
venue Name: San Jose Repertory Theatre
venue Address1: 101 Paseo de San Antonio
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113-2603
event Ticket Info: $18-$52
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-367-7255
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event Start Time: Tues-Fri: 8pm Wed: 12pm Sat: 3pm, 8pm Sun: 2pm, 7pm
event Type: theatre

To protect their daughter from the Communist regime, Sonia’s parents sent her to the United States during the Cuban revolution and she never saw them again. Thirty years later and living in the Midwest, Sonia, a fiercely devoted mother of two, has created a home that embraces her own cultural traditions along with her husband’s Jewish religion. Three months after 9/11, their son announces he is quitting college to join the army. Sonia combats grief and terrifying abandonment through political forces that once again threaten to shatter her family. Can she come to terms with her secret past, her parents’ decision, her children’s choices and her duty to her adopted country? Set in Minneapolis in 2001 and Cuba in 1961, Sonia Flew questions parental sacrifice, familial responsibility and patriotism in times when worlds collide.

The Fantasticks

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Fantasticks
event Date Begin: 30.10.2009
event Date End: 22.11.2009
org Name: Sunnyvale Community Players
event Url: http://www.sunnyvaleplayers.org
venue Name: Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre
venue Address1: 550 E. Remington Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Sunnyvale
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94087
event Ticket Info: $20.50 + fees
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-733-6611
event Email: Susan.Buchs@sunnyvaleplayers.org
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event Start Time: Thurs: 7:30pm Fri & Sat: 8pm Sun: 2:30pm
event Type: theatre

Two fathers put up a wall between their houses to ensure that their children fall in love, because they know that children always do what their parents forbid. After the children do fall in love, the children discover their fathers' plot and they each go off and experience things in the world for themselves. Will they return to eachother?

Disney High School Musical 2

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Disney High School Musical 2
event Date Begin: 26.02.2010
event Date End: 21.03.2010
org Name: Sunnyvale Community Players
event Url: http://www.sunnyvaleplayers.org
venue Name: Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre
venue Address1: 550 E. Remington Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Sunnyvale
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94087
event Ticket Info: $20.50 + fees
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-733-6611
event Email: Susan.Buchs@sunnyvaleplayers.org
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event Start Time: Thurs: 7:30pm Fri & Sat: 8pm Sun: 2:30pm
event Type: theatre

What time is it? Time for High School Musical 2! School is out, and Troy and Gabriella are looking forward to a summer to remember, but Troy also needs to make bank so he can go to college. As it turns out, Sharpay, the self-proclaimed primo girl of East High, has her eye set on primo-boy Troy, and gets him a job at the country club her parents own. It looks great for Troy when Gabriella and the rest of the Wildcats are hired also, but when he gets preferential treatment from the club manager and others, things take a turn for the worse and the Wildcats intervene to save the day!

Urinetown - The Musical

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Urinetown - The Musical
event Date Begin: 16.04.2010
event Date End: 09.05.2010
org Name: Sunnyvale Community Players
event Url: http://www.sunnyvaleplayers.org
venue Name: Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre
venue Address1: 550 E. Remington Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Sunnyvale
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94087
event Ticket Info: $20.50 + fees
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-733-6611
event Email: Susan.Buchs@sunnyvaleplayers.org
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event Start Time: Thurs: 7:30pm Fri & Sat: 8pm Sun: 2:30pm
event Type: theatre

A drought-stricken future where urination is no longer free is the setting for this preposterous and yet charming musical that was a big 'splash' on Broadway. When Bobby, a public toilet offender, meets and falls in love with Hope, the daughter of the Urine Good Company president Caldwell B. Cladwell, he is inspired to lead a charge against a proposed rate hike that would drive urination farther out of the bounds of the city's poor. You'll be laughing throughout the show, and don't worry, there is no charge to use the restrooms at intermission.

Fiddler On The Roof

Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Fiddler On The Roof
event Date Begin: 06.11.2009
event Date End: 15.11.2009
org Name: Woodside Community Theatre
event Url: http://www.woodsidetheatre.com/WCT/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=2
venue Name: Woodside High School Performing Arts Center
venue Address1: 199 Churchill Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Woodside
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94062
event Ticket Info: $15-$25
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-562-3900
event Email: info@woodsidetheatre.org
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event Start Time: Fri & Sat: 7:30pm Sun: 1:30pm
event Type: theatre

In the little village of Anatevka, Tevye, a poor dairyman, tries to instill in his five daughters the traditions of his tight-knit Jewish community in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia. Rich in historical and ethnic detail, Fiddler On The Roof has touched audiences around the world with its humor, warmth and honesty. Its universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy and sadness.

Another Night Before Christmas

Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Another Night Before Christmas
event Date Begin: 19.11.2009
event Date End: 20.12.2009
org Name: City Lights Theater Company
event Url: http://www.cltc.org
venue Name: City Lights Theater
venue Address1: 529 S. 2nd Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95112
event Ticket Info: $15-$35
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm or 7pm
event Type: theatre

Burnt-out social worker Karol Elliot is having a crisis of Christmas spirit. When heading home on a lonely Christmas Eve, she shares her groceries with a homeless man who decides to show his thanks and rekindle her holiday cheer…by breaking into her apartment later that night insisting that he’s Santa Claus. Before long, though, Karol begins to wonder; is this bearded stranger more than what he seems? This witty and tuneful holiday romp is perfect for the whole family and sure to get laughs from anyone who’s ever lost (or found) their holiday spirit.

Cyrano de Bergerac

Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Cyrano de Bergerac
event Date Begin: 18.03.2010
event Date End: 18.04.2010
org Name: City Lights Theater Company
event Url: http://www.cltc.org
venue Name: City Lights Theater
venue Address1: 529 S. 2nd Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95112
event Ticket Info: $15-$35
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-295-4200
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm or 7pm
event Type: theatre

Cyrano de Bergerac is a man of bravado, a fierce swordsman, a gifted poet…and possessed of an outrageously enormous nose. Believing that his appearance makes him unworthy of love, he aids his handsome comrade Christian in wooing the woman they both love; the beautiful Roxanne. Christian becomes a vessel for the passionate missives that fly fast and furious from Cyrano’s pen to Roxanne’s heart. But when Roxanne finds herself intoxicated by the heady cocktail of Cyrano’s words and Christian’s dashing good looks, both men are left to wonder which of them her heart truly belongs to.

Second Weekend in September

Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Second Weekend in September
event Date Begin: 20.05.2010
event Date End: 20.06.2010
org Name: City Lights Theater Company
event Url: http://www.cltc.org
venue Name: City Lights Theater
venue Address1: 529 S. 2nd Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95112
event Ticket Info: $15-$35
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm or 7pm
event Type: theatre

After their first clandestine rendezvous in the early 80’s, married business man Michael and college student David embark on a one-weekend-a-year affair that spans multiple decades. As the years pass, David becomes active in the gay community while Michael stays in the closet and climbs the corporate ladder. In the midst of a rapidly changing world, the two men come to realize that what they have thought of as an escape from reality is quite the opposite, and the truest part of their life is that second weekend in September.

Rent

Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Rent
event Date Begin: 22.07.2010
event Date End: 29.08.2010
org Name: City Lights Theater Company
event Url: http://www.cltc.org
venue Name: City Lights Theater
venue Address1: 529 S. 2nd Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95112
event Ticket Info: $15-$40
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event Phone2: 408-295-4200
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm or 7pm
event Type: theatre

This fresh and daring spin on Puccini’s La Bohème follows the triumphs and tragedies of eight young Greenwich Village bohemians. Mark, Roger, Mimi, and their urban tribe of friends and lovers search for inspiration, passion, and identity in a world rife with heartache and pain. As the spectre of the AIDS virus looms and threatens to cut their time together short, this small band of artists and thinkers find beauty in the grit and grime of Manhattan and come to truly realize that there is “no day but today.”

West Side Story

Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: West Side Story
event Date Begin: 07.11.2009
event Date End: 05.12.2009
org Name: West Valley Light Opera
event Url: http://www.wvlo.org/
venue Name: Saratoga Civic Theater
venue Address1: 13777 Fruitvale Avenue
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venue City: Saratoga
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95070
event Ticket Info: $20-$24
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event Phone2: 408-268-3777
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event Start Time: Fri-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2:30pm
event Type: theatre

Enjoy the unforgettable music of Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Sondheim as the modern day story of Romeo and Juliet / Tony and Maria unfolds. Maria, Tonight, America, Gee, Officer Krupke, and the incomparable quintet Tonight are just some of the musical treats.

Sweet Charity

Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Sweet Charity
event Date Begin: 13.03.2010
event Date End: 10.04.2010
org Name: West Valley Light Opera
event Url: http://www.wvlo.org/
venue Name: Saratoga Civic Theater
venue Address1: 13777 Fruitvale Avenue
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venue City: Saratoga
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95070
event Ticket Info: $20-$24
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event Phone2: 408-268-3777
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event Start Time: Fri-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2:30pm
event Type: theatre

The original Broadway production , directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse, ran for 608 performances and starred Gwen Verdon. The production was nominated for 12 Tony Awards. And with a Book by Neil Simon, well, it's simply theatre at its best. If My Friends Could See Me Now and Big Spender, are just a few of the memorable song hits.

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
event Date Begin: 26.06.2010
event Date End: 24.07.2010
org Name: West Valley Light Opera
event Url: http://www.wvlo.org/
venue Name: Saratoga Civic Theater
venue Address1: 13777 Fruitvale Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Saratoga
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95070
event Ticket Info: $20-$24
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event Phone2: 408-268-3777
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event Start Time: Fri-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2:30pm
event Type: theatre

A new show celebrating the music of Neil Sedaka. Set in the Catskill Mountains in 1960 it features such Sedaka classics as Where The Boys Are, Laughter in the Rain, Love Will Keep Us Together, Calendar Girl and the ever popular Breaking Up is Hard To Do. The storyline follows two friends, Lois and Marge, who are looking for some fun and romance over a Labor Day weekend in a Catskills mountain resort.

A Civil War Christmas

Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: A Civil War Christmas
event Date Begin: 02.12.2009
event Date End: 27.12.2009
org Name: TheatreWorks
event Url: http://www.theatreworks.org/showstickets/ourseason/civilwarchristmas.aspx
venue Name: Lucie Stern Community Theatre and Center
venue Address1: 1305 Middlefield Road
venue Address2
venue City: Palo Alto
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94301
event Ticket Info: $20-$61
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event Phone2: 650-903-6000
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event Start Time: Tue & Wed: 7:30pm Thurs & Fri: 8pm Sat: 2pm and/or 8pm Sun: 2pm & 7pm
event Type: theatre

This glorious tapestry of the American experience weaves fact and fiction, old-time carols, and traditional tunes into a whimsical saga of a country longing for new hope. Set on a snowy Christmas Eve in Washington, 1864, it imagines celebrated figures from Lincoln and Whitman to John Wilkes Booth rubbing elbows with colorful characters drawn from every strata of society. Created by Pulitzer Prize-winner Paula Vogel, it is a heartwarming holiday feast for the entire family.

Daddy Long Legs

Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Daddy Long Legs
event Date Begin: 20.01.2010
event Date End: 14.02.2010
org Name: TheatreWorks
event Url: http://www.theatreworks.org/showstickets/ourseason/daddylonglegs.aspx
venue Name: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
venue Address1: 500 Castro Street
venue Address2
venue City: Mountain View
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94041
event Ticket Info: $20-$61
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event Phone2: 650-903-6000
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event Start Time: Tue & Wed: 7:30pm Thurs & Fri: 8pm Sat: 2pm and/or 8pm Sun: 2pm & 7pm
event Type: theatre

In the must-see event of the year, the composer of TheatreWorks’ triumphant hit Emma joins the Tony Award-winning director of blockbuster Les Misérables to create a glorious new musical romance. Set in turn-of-the-century New England, it is the story of Jerusha Abbott, a talented orphan sent to a prestigious college by an anonymous benefactor she knows only as “Daddy Long Legs.” Revealed through witty, wistful letters, her journey to self-sufficiency, education, and romance chronicles the emergence of a delightfully independent American woman. Co-World Premiere with Rubicon Theatre Company

Sunsets and Margaritas

Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Sunsets and Margaritas
event Date Begin: 10.03.2010
event Date End: 04.04.2010
org Name: TheatreWorks
event Url: http://www.theatreworks.org/showstickets/ourseason/killmockingbird.aspx
venue Name: Lucie Stern Community Theatre and Center
venue Address1: 1305 Middlefield Road
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venue City: Palo Alto
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94301
event Ticket Info: $20-$61
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event Phone2: 650-903-6000
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event Start Time: Tue & Wed: 7:30pm Thurs & Fri: 8pm Sat: 2pm and/or 8pm Sun: 2pm & 7pm
event Type: theatre

Papa Candelario is losing his grip! Once a neighborhood hotspot, his Mexican restaurant has lost some fire, and his overly-assimilated family is spinning out of control. His son has visions of the Virgin, his sassy granddaughter is dating a girlfriend, and half the community has joined the immigration march outside. What’s a man to do? This tasty premiere is a comic confección with a heart of pure gold. Delicioso!

To Kill A Mockingbird

Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: To Kill A Mockingbird
event Date Begin: 07.04.2010
event Date End: 02.05.2010
org Name: TheatreWorks
event Url: http://www.theatreworks.org/showstickets/ourseason/killmockingbird.aspx
venue Name: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
venue Address1: 500 Castro Street
venue Address2
venue City: Mountain View
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94041
event Ticket Info: $20-$61
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event Phone2: 650-903-6000
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event Start Time: Tue & Wed: 7:30pm Thurs & Fri: 8pm Sat: 2pm and/or 8pm Sun: 2pm & 7pm
event Type: theatre

Timeless, compassionate, unforgettable, this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic resonates across the decades, inevitably finding its place in the human heart. Seen through the enquiring eyes of Scout, a young tomboy learning the hard truths of prejudice and privilege in Depression-era Alabama, this endlessly engaging tale of heartache and joy, innocence and integrity, finds the search for family, justice, and common ground the defining test of the American character.

Opus

Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Opus
event Date Begin: 02.06.2010
event Date End: 27.06.2010
org Name: TheatreWorks
event Url: http://www.theatreworks.org/showstickets/ourseason/opus.aspx
venue Name: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
venue Address1: 500 Castro Street
venue Address2
venue City: Mountain View
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94041
event Ticket Info: $20-$61
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event Phone2: 650-903-6000
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event Start Time: Tue & Wed: 7:30pm Thurs & Fri: 8pm Sat: 2pm and/or 8pm Sun: 2pm & 7pm
event Type: theatre

An internationally famous string quartet finds both harmony and dissonance in this smart, funny, and compelling study of artistic passion. Forced to find a new member just days before an appearance at the White House, they are caught in a crescendo of talent and personality, their collaboration tested and their art insecure. A behind-the-scenes look at the world of great music, this intriguing “dramedy” proves that making art and living life have many a measure in common.

Willy Wonka

Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Willy Wonka
event Date Begin: 13.11.2009
event Date End: 22.11.2009
org Name: Bay Area Educational Theater Company
event Url: http://www.bayareaetc.org/willywonka2009/
venue Name: Cañada College Main Theatre
venue Address1: 4200 Farm Hill Boulevard
venue Address2
venue City: Redwood City
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94061-1030
event Ticket Info: $10-$12
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event Phone2: 650-802-8423
event Email: contact@bayareaetc.org
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event Start Time: Fri: 7:30pm Sat & Sun: 2pm Sat 11/21: 2pm & 7:30pm
event Type: theatre

Bay Area Education Theater Company proudly presents the Bay Area premiere of Willy Wonka. This is the story of Willy Wonka, an eccentric candy maker who hides 5 golden tickets in his candy bars that allows the lucky ticket holders entry to his famous factory, and Charlie, the hopeful kid who gets one of the five tickets.

Charlotte's Web

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Charlotte's Web
event Date Begin: 15.11.2009
event Date End: 15.11.2009
org Name: Montalvo Arts Center
event Url: http://www.montalvoarts.org/events/charlottes_web/
venue Name: Montalvo Arts Center
venue Address1: 15400 Montalvo Road
venue Address2
venue City: Saratoga
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95070
event Ticket Info: $8-$20
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-961-5858
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event Start Time: 1pm & 3pm
event Type: theatre

Based on E.B. White's beloved story, this production of Charlotte's Web tells the story of the friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a little gray spider named Charlotte. Wilbur has a problem: how to avoid winding up as pork chops! Charlotte, a fine writer and true friend, hits on a plan to fool Farmer Zuckerman - she will create a miracle. Spinning the words "Some Pig" in her web, Charlotte's weaves a solution that not only makes Wilbur a prized pig, but also ensures his place on the farm forever. TheatreworksUSA brings this treasured tale to life, featuring endearing farm animals and explores bravery, selfless love and the true meaning of friendship.

A Taffeta Wedding, A World Premiere -- EXTENDED

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: A Taffeta Wedding, A World Premiere -- EXTENDED
event Date Begin: 23.10.2009
event Date End: 21.11.2009
org Name: The Tabard Theatre Company
event Url: http://www.tabardtheatre.org
venue Name: Theatre on San Pedro Square
venue Address1: 29 N. San Pedro Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95110
event Ticket Info: $10-$24
event Phone1
event Phone2: 800-838-3006
event Email: tickets@tabardtheatre.org
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event Start Time: Thurs, Fri: 8pm Sat: 3pm & 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

It’s 1964 and wedding bells are ringing for our favorite singing sisters, The Taffetas. Join them and their crooning beaus, The Cardigans, as they swoon and sway to favorite '50s and '60s pop tunes like Who’s Sorry Now, Kiss Me, Sincerely and Locomotion in this nostalgically fun musical about gals and the guys they love, written by Rick Lewis, creator of The Taffetas and A Taffeta Christmas.

Hold on to Love

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Hold on to Love
event Date Begin: 29.01.2010
event Date End: 20.02.2010
org Name: The Tabard Theatre Company
event Url: http://www.tabardtheatre.org
venue Name: Theatre on San Pedro Square
venue Address1: 29 N. San Pedro Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95110
event Ticket Info: $10-$24
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-679-2330
event Email: tickets@tabardtheatre.org
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event Start Time: Fri: 8pm Sat: 3pm & 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Imagine being given a second chance at life’s big decisions. What would you do? View the enchanted opportunity eight guests have to remake their lives, “to chance to ‘take the right turning’” in this witty and whimsical comedy adapted from a lost theatrical treasure by James M. Barrie, creator of Peter Pan. Join this journey filled with surprising decisions and touching twists – an opportunity of a lifetime.

Gershwin's Lady Be Good

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Gershwin's Lady Be Good
event Date Begin: 05.03.2010
event Date End: 27.03.2010
org Name: The Tabard Theatre Company
event Url: http://www.tabardtheatre.org
venue Name: Theatre on San Pedro Square
venue Address1: 29 N. San Pedro Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95110
event Ticket Info: $10-$24
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-679-2330
event Email: tickets@tabardtheatre.org
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event Start Time: Fri: 8pm Sat: 3pm & 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Enjoy the Fascinating Rhythm of this fast-paced lighthearted musical comedy with songs by George & Ira Gershwin. Delight in their trademark wit and charm in this show that premiered on Broadway in 1924 starring Fred & Adele Astaire. This madcap mayhem of confused identities is jam-packed with stellar feel-good tunes like Fascinating Rhythm, Lady Be Good, and I’d Rather Charleston -- the kind of music you’ll hum all the way home -- brought to life with show-stopping performances and dance numbers.

Brian Copeland's Not a Genuine Black Man

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Brian Copeland's Not a Genuine Black Man
event Date Begin: 27.11.2009
event Date End: 29.11.2009
org Name: The Tabard Theatre Company
event Url: http://www.tabardtheatre.org
venue Name: Theatre on San Pedro Square
venue Address1: 29 N. San Pedro Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95110
event Ticket Info: $35
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-679-2330
event Email: tickets@tabardtheatre.org
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event Start Time: Fri-Sat: 8pm Sun: 3pm
event Type: theatre

Experience the wit, wisdom and wry insights of this funny and touching memoir before it becomes a feature film and TV series. "This is a wildly funny, agonizingly heart-wrenching presentation...a jewel of a show."-- Pat Craig, Contra Costa Times. Silicon Valley: you've read the book - now see the show!

Ted Kopulos' The Poptimists

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Ted Kopulos' The Poptimists
event Date Begin: 04.12.2009
event Date End: 12.12.2009
org Name: The Tabard Theatre Company
event Url: http://www.tabardtheatre.org
venue Name: Theatre on San Pedro Square
venue Address1: 29 N. San Pedro Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95110
event Ticket Info: $10-$24
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-679-2330
event Email: tickets@tabardtheatre.org
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event Start Time: Tues-Fri: 8pm Sat: 3pm & 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

There was a time when clean-cut young American singers toured the land, spreading their optimism and patriotism through the pop music of their generation... this is not their story. Meet The Poptimists, a 1970s-era traveling pop group, in this affectionate and clever musical as they poke at the politics and perspectives that defined a decade – done with a satirical twist, shaken AND stirred.

42nd Street

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: 42nd Street
event Date Begin: 05.02.2010
event Date End: 14.02.2010
org Name: San Mateo High School Drama
event Url: http://www.smhsdrama.org
venue Name: San Mateo Performing Arts Center
venue Address1: 600 North Delaware Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: San Mateo
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94401
event Ticket Info: $10-$15
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-558-2375
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event Start Time: Thurs-Fri: 7:30pm Sat-Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Based on the great 1930’s Depression film musicals, full of glorious Busby Berkeley numbers, 42nd Street tells the story of Julian Marsh, the once great Broadway director who needs another hit, and of Peggy Sawyer, the fresh-faced kid from Allentown, PA, who wants to be a star. As they both struggle to keep the show afloat in the midst of money woes, wacky writers and a moody leading lady, the cast tap dances its way into your hearts with one show-stopping hit after another, including We’re in the Money, Dames, The Shadow Waltz, and Lullabye of Broadway. Directed by Brad Friedman, choreographed by Robyn Tribuzi, music by Til Tribuzi and vocal direction by Shawn Reifschneider.

Brighton Beach Memoirs

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Brighton Beach Memoirs
event Date Begin: 29.04.2010
event Date End: 02.05.2010
org Name: San Mateo High School Drama
event Url: http://www.smhsdrama.org
venue Name: San Mateo Performing Arts Center
venue Address1: 600 North Delaware Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: San Mateo
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94401
event Ticket Info: $10-$15
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event Phone2: 650-558-2375
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event Start Time: Thurs-Fri: 7:30pm Sat-Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Neil Simon’s semi-autobiographical comic hit is the story of Eugene Jerome, a fourteen-year old boy who can’t decide between a career as a professional writer or playing for the Yankees. As a Depression-weary nation reacts to the first rumblings of war, Eugene narrates the adventures of his family in their cramped New York home in 1937. Will brother Stanley get his job back and repay his gambling debts? Will beautiful cousin Nora be allowed to audition for that Broadway revue? And will Eugene ever unlock the mysteries of the female sex or attain either of his career goals? Join us on his marvelous comic journey.

Avenue Q

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Avenue Q
event Date Begin: 12.01.2010
event Date End: 17.01.2010
org Name: Broadway San Jose
event Url: http://www.broadwaysanjose.com
venue Name: San Jose Center for the Performing Arts
venue Address1: 255 Almaden Boulevard
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $20-$75
event Phone1
event Phone2: 866-395-2929
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event Start Time: Tues-Thurs: 7:30pm Fri: 8pm Sat: 2pm & 8pm Sun: 1pm & 6pm
event Type: theatre

Avenue Q is Broadway's smash-hit 2004 Tony Award® winner for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book. A hilarious show full of heart and hummable tunes, Avenue Q is about trying to make it in NYC with big dreams and a tiny bank account. Called “one of the funniest shows you’re ever likely to see” by Entertainment Weekly, Avenue Q features a cast of people and puppets who tell the story in a smart, risque and downright entertaining way.

Rating: Mature

Content Warning: Contains Strong Language and Full Puppet Nudity.

Legally Blonde The Musical

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Legally Blonde The Musical
event Date Begin: 16.03.2010
event Date End: 21.03.2010
org Name: Broadway San Jose
event Url: http://www.broadwaysanjose,com
venue Name: San Jose Center for the Performing Arts
venue Address1: 255 Almaden Boulevard
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $20-$88
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event Phone2: 866-395-2929
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event Start Time: Tues-Thurs: 7:30pm Fri: 8pm Sat: 2pm & 8pm Sun: 1pm & 6pm
event Type: theatre

It's here, one Elle of a Show! The hilarious MGM film is now a smash hit musical, coming to town to perform live for you. Underestimated blonde UCLA sorority star Elle Woods doesn't take "no" for an answer. So, when her boyfriend dumps her for someone “serious,” Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style.

A Christmas Pudding

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: A Christmas Pudding
event Date Begin: 19.11.2009
event Date End: 19.12.2009
org Name: Bus Barn Stage Company
event Url: http://www.busbarn.org/
venue Name: Bus Barn Theater
venue Address1: 97 Hillview Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Los Altos
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94022
event Ticket Info: $24-$32
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 3pm Wed 12/2, 12/9 & 12/16: 7:30pm NO PERFORMANCE 12/26
event Type: theatre

holiday confection told in song, stories and poems, A Christmas Pudding celebrates the season with lighthearted whimsy and solemn reflection. This collection of Christmas memoirs featuring tales by Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, George Bernard Shaw and more is interwoven with traditional melodies familiar from ages gone by. A Christmas Pudding is a treasury of literary and musical gifts, a true recipe for Christmas celebration.

Private Lives

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Private Lives
event Date Begin: 28.01.2010
event Date End: 20.02.2010
org Name: Bus Barn Stage Company
event Url: http://www.busbarn.org/
venue Name: Bus Barn Theater
venue Address1: 97 Hillview Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Los Altos
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94022
event Ticket Info: $24-$32
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 3pm Wed 2/10 & 2/17: 7:30pm No Performance 1/31
event Type: theatre

On adjacent patios in a honeymoon hotel, Elyot and Amanda meet by chance after marrying their new spouses. The still smoldering embers of their tempestuous marriage spark flames as banter flies and hilarity ensues. New partners are abandoned, couples re-unite and tempers spiral out of control. Noel Coward’s sophisticated romance shocked audiences in 1930 but this classic battle of the sexes remains a favorite comedy of bad manners. Known as one of the most flippant plays ever written, Noel Coward’s droll and scathing wit is sure to amuse.

The Altos, Like the Sopranos, Only Lower

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Altos, Like the Sopranos, Only Lower
event Date Begin: 08.04.2010
event Date End: 01.05.2010
org Name: Bus Barn Stage Company
event Url: http://www.busbarn.org/
venue Name: Bus Barn Theater
venue Address1: 97 Hillview Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Los Altos
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94022
event Ticket Info: $24-$32
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 3pm or 7pm Wed 4/21 & 4/28: 7:30pm No Performance 4/11
event Type: theatre

It’s Tony’s funeral and his wife Toffee has invited you to the wake. This interactive murder mystery has you, the audience, figuring out who put out a contract on Tony. Check your weapons at the door and be prepared to meet the entire nutty “familia” along with Tony’s shrink, Dr. Malaise. This spoof of the popular HBO series is a mafia mystery musical comedy not to be missed! Badda bing badda boom!

Little Shop of Horrors

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Little Shop of Horrors
event Date Begin: 20.05.2010
event Date End: 19.06.2010
org Name: Bus Barn Stage Company
event Url: http://www.busbarn.org/
venue Name: Bus Barn Theater
venue Address1: 97 Hillview Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Los Altos
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94022
event Ticket Info: $24-$32
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 3pm or 7pm Wed 6/2, 6/9 & 6/16: 7:30pm No Performance 5/23 & 5/30
event Type: theatre

At Mushnik’s Skid Row Florist, employees Seymour and Audry are barely eking out a living. The future is looking pretty bleak… that is, until Seymour discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving and suddenly the shop becomes an overnight sensation. Soon the plant grows into an ill-tempered R&B singing carnivore who offers Seymour fame and fortune in exchange for feeding his growing appetite. One of the longest Off-Broadway shows of all time, this affectionate spoof of 1950’s sci-fi movies is a delectable delight!

West Coast Premiere - China, The Whole Enchilada

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: West Coast Premiere - China, The Whole Enchilada
event Date Begin: 22.12.2009
event Date End: 21.02.2010
org Name: Dragon Productions Theatre Company
event Url: http://www.dragonproductions.net/a-girls-guide-to-chaos.html
venue Name: Dragon Theatre
venue Address1: 535 Alma Street
venue Address2
venue City: Palo Alto
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94301
event Ticket Info: $15-$25
event Phone1
event Phone2: 1-800-838-3006
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

5000-year musical history of China crammed into 90 minutes. From Pan-Gu to Fu Manchu. From the Greatest Wall to the Largest Mall. From Mao to now. Just 3 men perform this magnificent feat! If you enjoy such plays as The Complete Works of Shakespeare, you’ll have a lot of fun with this West Coast Premier. China is smart, funny, and able to critique and respect at the same time.

Burn This

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Burn This
event Date Begin: 12.03.2010
event Date End: 04.04.2010
org Name: Dragon Productions Theatre Company
event Url: http://www.dragonproductions.net/a-girls-guide-to-chaos.html
venue Name: Dragon Theatre
venue Address1: 535 Alma Street
venue Address2
venue City: Palo Alto
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94301
event Ticket Info: $15-$25
event Phone1
event Phone2: 1-800-838-3006
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Burn This is a love story different from any other love story because the characters do not say, “I love you"; they say, "I don't want this." This conflict makes Burn This a very contemporary love story.

Anton in Show Business

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Anton in Show Business
event Date Begin: 30.04.2010
event Date End: 23.05.2010
org Name: Dragon Productions Theatre Company
event Url: http://www.dragonproductions.net/a-girls-guide-to-chaos.html
venue Name: Dragon Theatre
venue Address1: 535 Alma Street
venue Address2
venue City: Palo Alto
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94301
event Ticket Info: $15-$25
event Phone1
event Phone2: 1-800-838-3006
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Anton in Show Business brings together three mismatched actresses for a Texas production of Chekhov's The Three Sisters, where life reflects art in this award-winning, uproarious comedy.

Seascape

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Seascape
event Date Begin: 16.06.2010
event Date End: 08.08.2010
org Name: Dragon Productions Theatre Company
event Url: http://www.dragonproductions.net/a-girls-guide-to-chaos.html
venue Name: Dragon Theatre
venue Address1: 535 Alma Street
venue Address2
venue City: Palo Alto
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94301
event Ticket Info: $15-$25
event Phone1
event Phone2: 1-800-838-3006
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

A curiously compelling exploration into the basic tenet of life. It is asking in a lighthearted but heavy-minded fashion whether life is worth living. It decides that there is no alternative.

Love Song

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Love Song
event Date Begin: 10.09.2010
event Date End: 03.10.2010
org Name: Dragon Productions Theatre Company
event Url: http://www.dragonproductions.net/a-girls-guide-to-chaos.html
venue Name: Dragon Theatre
venue Address1: 535 Alma Street
venue Address2
venue City: Palo Alto
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94301
event Ticket Info: $15-$25
event Phone1
event Phone2: 1-800-838-3006
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

An off-beat romantic comedy that provides an examination of who is insane or what defines insanity. The result is an enjoyable fantasy that dances along the perilous edge of whimsy.

The Turn of the Screw

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Turn of the Screw
event Date Begin: 05.11.2010
event Date End: 28.11.2010
org Name: Dragon Productions Theatre Company
event Url: http://www.dragonproductions.net/a-girls-guide-to-chaos.html
venue Name: Dragon Theatre
venue Address1: 535 Alma Street
venue Address2
venue City: Palo Alto
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94301
event Ticket Info: $15-$25
event Phone1
event Phone2: 1-800-838-3006
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Described by Stephen King as "the quintessential ghost story," The Turn of the Screw became one of James' most famous works. Jeffrey Hatcher's adaptation condenses Henry James' story into a heart-stopping ninety minutes with a very minimal setting and only two talented actors, the play is terrifying because each audience member's imagination brings the ghosts to life.

Cabin Fever

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Cabin Fever
event Date Begin: 30.10.2009
event Date End: 21.11.2009
org Name: Santa Clara Players
event Url: http://www.scplayers.org
venue Name: Triton Museum Hall Pavilion
venue Address1: 1505 Warburton Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Santa Clara
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95050
event Ticket Info: $16-$18
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-248-7993
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2:30pm (plus Sat 10/30 @ 2:30pm)
event Type: theatre

Action whirls around one disastrous Memorial Day weekend at the Beckle cabin in the Texas hill country. Aubry, his four daughters and Great Aunt Tammy gather there for the first time since Mrs. Beckle's death. Nothing goes right. Aunt Tammy is trapped in the bathroom. Daughter Cesca arrives bearing scars from a round with her abusive husband. Her sister Pidge, on sudden leave from the group home for the emotionally disturbed where she lives, shows up in Cesca's car with Cesca's chloroformed husband locked in the trunk. The Beckles must pull together or the family will self destruct. Their strongest ally may be their most alienated member.

Bull in a China Shop

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Bull in a China Shop
event Date Begin: 26.02.2010
event Date End: 20.03.2010
org Name: Santa Clara Players
event Url: http://www.scplayers.org
venue Name: Triton Museum Hall Pavilion
venue Address1: 1505 Warburton Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Santa Clara
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95050
event Ticket Info: $16-$18
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-248-7993
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2:30pm (plus Sat 2/27 @ 2:30pm)
event Type: theatre

When a houseful of sweet little old ladies discover that a handsome bachelor lives across the street, they are delighted. When they learn that he is none other than Detective Dennis O'Finn of Homicide, they are faced with the problem of how to attract his attention. The answer is simplicity itself: a nice, genteel homicide with a cup of tea as the murder weapon. When a brash young woman reporter begins to suspect the truth, she becomes the next target. O'Finn is terribly embarrassed when at last he discovers that he himself is the motive for these madcap goings-on, and, in desperation, manages to solve the case. But the dear old ladies are too fond of him and in the end they turn the tables on him!

Flaming Idiots

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Flaming Idiots
event Date Begin: 30.04.2010
event Date End: 22.05.2010
org Name: Santa Clara Players
event Url: http://www.scplayers.org
venue Name: Triton Museum Hall Pavilion
venue Address1: 1505 Warburton Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Santa Clara
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95050
event Ticket Info: $16-$18
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-248-7993
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2:30pm (plus Sat 5/1 @ 2:30pm)
event Type: theatre

Carl and Phil decide that the ladder to success at the post office is missing a few rungs. They know that big money is waiting for people with entrepreneurial spirit and sound business judgement. They have lots of the spirit but little of the judgement and their new gourmet health food restaurant flounders. Zippy's, a popular cross town spot, has been crowded ever since Cy Manamalancia, a notorious mobster, was shot there and that was over twenty years ago. What if someone could get murdered in their restaurant?

A Christmas Carol

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: A Christmas Carol
event Date Begin: 09.12.2009
event Date End: 24.12.2009
org Name: Northside Theatre Company
event Url: http://www.northsidetheatre.com
venue Name: Black Box Theatre
venue Address1: 848 E. William Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95116
event Ticket Info: $15-$20
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-288-7820
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 3pm
event Type: theatre

Northside Theatre Company presents its 27th annual production of this holiday event. This excellent stage adaptation of the Dickens’ classic captures all the power, humor and warmth this ageless tale has to offer. It is a great Christmas present for the entire family. This is the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a lonely miser, who, through the help of spirits and visions from his past, present and future, finds a second chance to become a loving, generous, kind human being.

The Woman In Black

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Woman In Black
event Date Begin: 11.02.2010
event Date End: 07.03.2010
org Name: Northside Theatre Company
event Url: http://www.northsidetheatre.com
venue Name: Black Box Theatre
venue Address1: 848 E. William Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95116
event Ticket Info: $15-$20
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-288-7820
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 3pm
event Type: theatre

The framework of this spine tingler is unusual. A lawyer hires an actor to tutor him in recounting to family and friends a story that has long troubled him concerning events that transpired when he attended the funeral of an elderly recluse. There he caught sight of the woman in black, the mere mention of whom terrifies the locals, for she is a specter who haunts the neighborhood where her illegitimate child was accidentally killed. Anyone who sees her dies! The lawyer has invited some friends to watch as he and the actor recreate the events of that dark and stormy night. Based on the novel by Susan Hill, it is a real theatrical spine chiller.

And Baby Makes Seven

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: And Baby Makes Seven
event Date Begin: 15.04.2010
event Date End: 09.05.2010
org Name: Northside Theatre Company
event Url: http://www.northsidetheatre.com
venue Name: Black Box Theatre
venue Address1: 848 E. William Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95116
event Ticket Info: $15-$20
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-288-7820
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 3pm
event Type: theatre

Anna, Ruth and Peter await the arrival of their newborn child, but first they must rid the crowded apartment of their three imaginary children. And Baby Makes Seven offers one of those rare theatergoing opportunities where everything comes together in a string of magical moments. Be prepared to be enchanted seven times

The Queen of Bingo

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Queen of Bingo
event Date Begin: 17.06.2010
event Date End: 11.07.2010
org Name: Northside Theatre Company
event Url: http://www.northsidetheatre.com
venue Name: Black Box Theatre
venue Address1: 848 E. William Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95116
event Ticket Info: $15-$20
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-288-7820
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 3pm
event Type: theatre

Where can two sisters on the other side of fifty, who want to add a little zest, fun and excitement to their lives, find it? Bingo! On any Bingo night at St. Joseph's, you can find Father Mac, Lonnie and Cindy Conklin, Marge Meranski, Coach Anderson, and the many off-beat, colorful regulars we meet through the eyes of Sis and Babe. They dish the dirt, giggle like school girls and share old memories. Sis and Babe are sisters and best friends. They've been coming to play Bingo together for years because they love it.

Sis is a good loser who just loves to play. Babe is a player who has always got to win. Sis is content in her widowhood. Babe is still looking for love. They compliment each other in ways only sisters can and they drive each other crazy in that same sisterly fashion. On this particular night, Babe and Sis share something new as they each confesses a secret and finds a special kind of redemption.

The Seafarer

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Seafarer
event Date Begin: 18.11.2009
event Date End: 20.12.2009
org Name: San Jose Stage Company
event Url: http://www.sjstage.com
venue Name: San Jose Stage Theater
venue Address1: 490 S. 1st Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $25-$50
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-283-7142
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Wed & Thurs: 7:30pm Fri & Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

The men who make their way home for the holidays in The Seafarer aren’t exactly looking forward to sharing a cup of holiday cheer; they’re more interested in achieving blind drunkenness, a state they know well. But a stranger in their midst, in town to collect a major poker debt, forces them to take a look at their lives — and where they’ll end up if they’re not more careful about how they play the game. Dubbed “the best Irish play since the glory days of Samuel Beckett” by the Chicago Tribune, the multiple Tony Award nominee is a darkly funny examination of that country’s culture of drinking and the arguable states of grace achieved by those who embrace it.

Rock 'N Roll

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Rock 'N Roll
event Date Begin: 10.02.2010
event Date End: 07.03.2010
org Name: San Jose Stage Company
event Url: http://www.sjstage.com
venue Name: San Jose Stage Theater
venue Address1: 490 S. 1st Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $25-$50
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-283-7142
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Wed & Thurs: 7:30pm Fri & Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

This extraordinary theatrical event, from four-time Tony Award winner Tom Stoppard (The Coast Of Utopia), makes its South Bay debut in a uniquely intimate production at The Stage. It’s August 1968, and Russian tanks are rolling in to Prague. Jan, a Czech student, lives for rock music; Max, the English professor, lives for Communism; and Esme, the flower child, is high. By 1990, the tanks are rolling out, the Stones are rolling in and idealism has hit the wall. Stoppard’s sweeping and passionate play spans two countries, three generations and 22 turbulent years, at the end of which, love remains — and so does rock ’n’ roll.

Dirty Blonde

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Dirty Blonde
event Date Begin: 07.04.2010
event Date End: 02.05.2010
org Name: San Jose Stage Company
event Url: http://www.sjstage.com
venue Name: San Jose Stage Theater
venue Address1: 490 S. 1st Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $25-$50
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-283-7142
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Wed & Thurs: 7:30pm Fri & Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

This is just one of many delicious quotes from the mouth of Mae West, famous for her uninhibited sexuality and amusing, provocative double entendres. This Tony Award-nominated play chronicles her colorful career, from her beginnings in vaudeville to her legendary stature as one of filmdom’s greatest stars. The audience gets to see how carefully and confidently West developed the extravagant, sexy, taboo-breaking public persona that was the hallmark of her fame. At the same time, this comedy explores the lives of two misfits who are her biggest fans. At once a love story, a musical and an amusing take on celebrity obsession, Dirty Blonde is a joyous celebration of Hollywood’s bawdy, ground-breaking female icon.

Red, White, and Tuna

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Red, White, and Tuna
event Date Begin: 02.06.2010
event Date End: 04.07.2010
org Name: San Jose Stage Company
event Url: http://www.sjstage.com
venue Name: San Jose Stage Theater
venue Address1: 490 S. 1st Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $25-$50
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-283-7142
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Wed & Thurs: 7:30pm Fri & Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

The much-anticipated third installment in the Tuna trilogy makes its professional South Bay debut at The Stage. It’s been several years since we left Bertha and Arles dancing at the end of A Tuna Christmas — did the romance blossom? Has Didi Snavley received any “cosmic” communications from R.R.’s UFO? Did Stanley make his fortune in the Albuquerque taxidermy business? These and other burning questions will be asked and answered in the side-splitting spoof of life in rural America. Along with Tuna’s perennial favorites, some new residents of the third-smallest town in Texas burst onto the scene at the Fourth of July Tuna High School class reunion.

The Shape of Things

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Shape of Things
event Date Begin: 06.11.2009
event Date End: 21.11.2009
org Name: Renegade Theatre Experiment
event Url: http://www.renegadetheatre.com
venue Name: Historic Hoover Theater
venue Address1: 1635 Park Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95126
event Ticket Info: $13-$20
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-351-4440
event Email: boxoffice@renegadetheatre.com
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

In a modern version of Adam's seduction by Eve, The Shape of Things pits gentle, awkward Adam against experienced, analytical Evelyn. After a chance meeting at a museum, Evelyn and Adam embark on an intense relationship that causes shy and principled Adam to go to extraordinary lengths to improve himself. In the process, Evelyn's subtle and insistent coaching results in a reconstruction of Adam's fundamental moral character. Only in a final and shocking revelation does Evelyn reveal the nature of her interest in Adam. Labute's latest work is an intense and disturbing study not only of the uses of power within human relationships, but also of the ethics involved in the relationship of art and life. The Shape of Things challenges society's most deeply entrenched ideas about art, manipulation and love.

The RFK Project: L.A. Theatre Works

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The RFK Project: L.A. Theatre Works
event Date Begin: 27.01.2010
event Date End: 27.01.2010
org Name: Stanford Lively Arts
event Url: http://livelyarts.stanford.edu
venue Name: Dinkelspiel Auditorium - Stanford University
venue Address1: 471 Lagunita Drive
venue Address2
venue City: Stanford
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94305
event Ticket Info: $10-$38
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-725-ARTS (2787)
event Email: ticketorders@stanford.edu
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 8pm
event Type: theatre

L.A. Theatre Works, the acclaimed radio theater company, performs a new radio docudrama co-commissioned by Lively Arts, charting Robert F. Kennedy’s personal and political journey at the cusp of the Civil Rights Movement. Kennedy, who was assassinated in June 1968, just months after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., had a complex and evolving relationship with King and the Movement, gradually moving from mutual suspicion to shared aspirations and strategic alliances. From wiretapping to voting rights, race relations, and wartime politics, the themes underlying RFK’s tenure as Attorney General (in the Johnson administration) and later as US Senator and presidential candidate still resonate more than forty years later. L.A. Theatre Works productions feature a first-rate cast and live sound effects, and are recorded live for radio broadcast, just like in the “Golden Age of Radio.”

Making Books Sing - Family Program - Tea with Chachaji

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Making Books Sing - Family Program - Tea with Chachaji
event Date Begin: 28.02.2010
event Date End: 28.02.2010
org Name: Stanford Lively Arts
event Url: http://livelyarts.stanford.edu
venue Name: Dinkelspiel Auditorium - Stanford University
venue Address1: 471 Lagunita Drive
venue Address2
venue City: Stanford
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94305
event Ticket Info: $10-$24
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-725-ARTS (2787)
event Email: ticketorders@stanford.edu
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 11am & 2pm
event Type: theatre

Following on last season’s triumphant West Coast premiere performances at Lively Arts, New York’s innovative Making Books Sing returns to transform a modern masterpiece of children’s fiction into a vibrant new work of musical theater. Tea with Chachaji (based on the 2003 picture-book Chachaji’s Cup by Uma Krishnaswami and Soumya Sitaraman) tells the story of Neel, a contemporary Indian–American boy, and his great-uncle Chachaji, who turns an heirloom teacup into a magical repository of family memories and Hindu tales.

Hal Holbrook - Mark Twain Tonight!

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Hal Holbrook - Mark Twain Tonight!
event Date Begin: 27.04.2010
event Date End: 27.04.2010
org Name: Stanford Lively Arts
event Url: http://livelyarts.stanford.edu
venue Name: Memorial Auditorium - Stanford University
venue Address1: 551 Serra Mall
venue Address2
venue City: Stanford
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94305
event Ticket Info: $10-$60
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-725-ARTS (2787)
event Email: ticketorders@stanford.edu
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 8pm
event Type: theatre

Mark Twain Tonight!, the trailblazing one-man show that Hal Holbrook created, and that he has continued to hone over the course of his long and distinguished career on stage and screen, earned him both a Tony and Emmy Award. Marking the centenary of Twain’s death almost to the day, Holbrook’s performance at Stanford comes at the culmination of courses in Stanford’s Departments of English, American Studies, and Continuing Studies, spearheaded by Professor Shelley Fisher Fishkin, preeminent Twain scholar and the Director of American Studies at Stanford.

Laurie Anderson

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Laurie Anderson
event Date Begin: 05.05.2010
event Date End: 05.05.2010
org Name: Stanford Lively Arts
event Url: http://livelyarts.stanford.edu
venue Name: Memorial Auditorium - Stanford University
venue Address1: 551 Serra Mall
venue Address2
venue City: Stanford
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94305
event Ticket Info: $10-$60
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-725-ARTS (2787)
event Email: visit http://livelyarts.stanford.edu
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 8pm
event Type: theatre

This newest work by Laurie Anderson, co-commissioned with Cal Performances, will be a series of ten two-person plays. Presented as 90-minute piece, each play will have two characters and feature various ways to look at two opposing sides of questions, issues, stories, beliefs and themes. Anderson will play both roles and the dual parts will be defined by advanced audio triggers and soundscapes, software, digital programs, and projected sets.

Steel Magnolias

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Steel Magnolias
event Date Begin: 22.10.2009
event Date End: 08.11.2009
org Name: Hillbarn Theatre
event Url: http://www.hillbarntheatre.org/redesign/Web%20Page/Coming_Soon.html
venue Name: Hillbarn Theatre
venue Address1: 1285 E. Hillsdale Boulevard
venue Address2
venue City: Foster City
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94404
event Ticket Info: $17-$34
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-349-6411
event Email: boxoffice@hillbarntheatre.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

The quintessential story of friendship and trust, Steel Magnolias serves up a southern slice of life that's as warm and comforting as sweet potato pie! In the world of Truvy's local-homegrown beauty salon, six very different women come together to share their secrets, fears and love for one another while engaging the audience in hysterical and neighborly gossip. From weddings to divorces, babies to funerals, new beginnings to happy endings, they share each moment in their lives with grace, determination, and perfectly coiffed hair. When tragedy strikes, it is in the familiar comfort of Truvy's salon where they seek the solace and support that carries them through. Hailed by the Daily News as "a finely constructed piece of theatre, as resilient, as funny, as moving, and as bracing as its marvelous title characters," Robert Harling's enduring comedy is a heartfelt celebration of love, loyalty, and the bonds of sisterhood.

Christmas, My Way

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Christmas, My Way
event Date Begin: 03.12.2009
event Date End: 20.12.2009
org Name: Hillbarn Theatre
event Url: http://www.hillbarntheatre.org/redesign/Web%20Page/Coming_Soon.html
venue Name: Hillbarn Theatre
venue Address1: 1285 E. Hillsdale Boulevard
venue Address2
venue City: Foster City
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94404
event Ticket Info: $17-$34
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-349-6411
event Email: boxoffice@hillbarntheatre.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm Sat 12/12 & 12/19: 2pm & 8pm
event Type: theatre

From the team that created My Way, it’s beginning to look a lot like a free, fresh, knocked-out Sinatra Christmas, complete with 40 swingin' hits perfect for the holidays. Nothing is silent about this night where singers serve up cool versions of Sinatra mainstays like Fly Me To The Moon, New York, New York, That¹s Life, Love and Marriage, I Get A Kick Out of You, I've Got You Under My Skin, and The Lady is a Tramp. Plus, they make a little hey-hey with groovy versions of such Sinatra hits like Mistletoe and Holly, The Christmas Song, Christmas Memories, Winter Wonderland, Silver Bells and I'll Be Home for Christmas. Toss in Rat Pack-ish versions of Twas the Night Before Christmas and The Twelve Days of Christmas, Christmas My Way invites you to jingle your bells, pour a good stiff eggnog, and have yourself a merry little Christmas NOW with the entire family!

Bermuda Avenue Triangle

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Bermuda Avenue Triangle
event Date Begin: 21.01.2010
event Date End: 07.02.2010
org Name: Hillbarn Theatre
event Url: http://www.hillbarntheatre.org/redesign/Web%20Page/Coming_Soon.html
venue Name: Hillbarn Theatre
venue Address1: 1285 E. Hillsdale Boulevard
venue Address2
venue City: Foster City
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94404
event Ticket Info: $17-$34
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-349-6411
event Email: boxoffice@hillbarntheatre.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Did you hear the one about the Jewish widow, the Italian widow, and the charming gambler in Vegas? Follow the adventures of Tess and Fannie, an Italian and Jewish widow, whose daughters dump them into a Las Vegas retirement condo. It looks "as if it were painted with Pepto-Bismol" declares Tess. The daughters want their mothers to enjoy life, however the two mothers love to be miserable and make everyone around them the same way. On an excursion, they're saved from a mugger by a charming drunk con man. Allowing him to sleep on their living room floor, he manages to sweet talk his way into both ladies' beds, romancing both women, each unaware of the other's dalliance with the suave, smooth-talking Romeo. This loveable con-man changes their lives through love and lust, helping them realize "you're never too old to do what you think you're too old to do". Add to the mix, a nosy Rabbi, a tango, the lifting of a curse and you have an outrageous and heart felt comedy where love conquers all, regardless of age!

Subscriber Celebration Night

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Subscriber Celebration Night
event Date Begin: 11.03.2010
event Date End: 14.03.2010
org Name: Hillbarn Theatre
event Url: http://www.hillbarntheatre.org/redesign/Web%20Page/Coming_Soon.html
venue Name: Hillbarn Theatre
venue Address1: 1285 E. Hillsdale Boulevard
venue Address2
venue City: Foster City
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94404
event Ticket Info: $17-$34
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-349-6411
event Email: boxoffice@hillbarntheatre.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Returning by popular demand! A look into the crystal ball at the upcoming 70th Season at Hillbarn, this returning ever-popular event offers songs from the musicals and snippets of the plays that are bound to delight all. You’ll be the first to know what the new 2010-2011 Season is with this delightful sneak-a-peek!

Romeo and Juliet

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Romeo and Juliet
event Date Begin: 06.11.2009
event Date End: 22.11.2009
org Name: Palo Alto Players
event Url: http://www.paplayers.org
venue Name: Lucie Stern Community Theatre and Center
venue Address1: 1305 Middlefield Road
venue Address2
venue City: Palo Alto
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94301
event Ticket Info: $20-$31
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-329-0891
event Email: info@paplayers.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2:30pm
event Type: theatre

Senseless violence. Needless loss. More than 400 years later, the Bard’s timeless classic of ancient feuds and young love resonates in countless headlines of warring families and factions, long-standing rivalries, and vengeances for reasons long forgotten. Shakespeare’s wondrous combination of lyricism, humor and suspense, makes immortal this tale of two instant, yet star-crossed, lovers. From first shy glance to last heartrending kiss, this dynamic production of untamed passions will captivate new and veteran theatergoers alike.

Rabbit Hole

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Rabbit Hole
event Date Begin: 22.01.2010
event Date End: 07.02.2010
org Name: Palo Alto Players
event Url: http://www.paplayers.org
venue Name: Lucie Stern Community Theatre and Center
venue Address1: 1305 Middlefield Road
venue Address2
venue City: Palo Alto
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94301
event Ticket Info: $20-$31
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-329-0891
event Email: info@paplayers.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2:30pm
event Type: theatre

Becca and Howie Corbett have everything a family could want until that one day when a random accident forever shatters their calm suburban existence and turns their world upside-down. When things that used to make sense now make no sense at all, the Corbetts slog a path of raw, mixed emotions in order to come to terms with the impossible and find a new “normal”. In this deeply affecting and often funny winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize, playwright Lindsay-Abaire reaffirms the power of the human spirit…and its indomitable ability to survive and find hope.

RENT

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: RENT
event Date Begin: 23.04.2010
event Date End: 09.05.2010
org Name: Palo Alto Players
event Url: http://www.paplayers.org
venue Name: Lucie Stern Community Theatre and Center
venue Address1: 1305 Middlefield Road
venue Address2
venue City: Palo Alto
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94301
event Ticket Info: $20-$31
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-329-0891
event Email: info@paplayers.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2:30pm
event Type: theatre

There must be 525,600 reasons to experience this breathtaking re-imagining of Puccini's La Bohème as it follows the triumphs and tragedies of eight young bohemians in New York’s East Village. Mark, Roger, Mimi and their urban tribe of friends and lovers search for inspiration, passion, and identity in a world rife with heartache and pain. As they face challenges of poverty, mortality and…paying the rent…they discover beauty in the grit and grime of Manhattan and come to realize life is about falling in love, finding your voice, and living for today.

Jewtopia

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Jewtopia
event Date Begin: 11.06.2010
event Date End: 27.06.2010
org Name: Palo Alto Players
event Url: http://www.paplayers.org
venue Name: Lucie Stern Community Theatre and Center
venue Address1: 1305 Middlefield Road
venue Address2
venue City: Palo Alto
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94301
event Ticket Info: $20-$31
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-329-0891
event Email: info@paplayers.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2:30pm
event Type: theatre

Chris O’Connell, an Irish-Catholic who doesn’t know bupkis from being Jewish, wants to marry a Jewish girl so he’ll never have to make another decision. His friend, Adam Lipschitz, wants to marry one to please his family, but can’t get a date to save his life. Adam and Chris form a pact: Chris promises that he will help Adam find the yiddishe maidel of his dreams, but only if Adam will help Chris shed his gentile-ness. Stereotypes collide, cultures clash, chaos and laughter ensue, all adding up to a comedic chicken soup good for the soul whatever your age or religion.

Dirty Work on the Trail or Go Slow with the Pony Express - A Melodrama with Olios

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Dirty Work on the Trail or Go Slow with the Pony Express - A Melodrama with Olios
event Date Begin: 16.10.2009
event Date End: 07.11.2009
org Name: Belmont Community Players
event Url: http://www.belmontcommunityplayers.org/
venue Name: Barrett Community Center
venue Address1: 1835 Belburn Drive
venue Address2
venue City: Belmont
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94002
event Ticket Info: $6-$20
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-599-2720
event Email: boxoffice@belmontcommunityplayers.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Preview Fri 10/16: 8pm Sat: 8pm Sun Luncheon 10/25: 12pm Sun 11/1: 1pm Fri 11/6: 8pm
event Type: theatre

The Belmont Community Players are excited to announce their 21st Anniversary Edition of "Melodrama at the Barrett Community Center." This year they present renowned local “thespians” performing their latest melodrama, Dirty Work on the Trail (or Go Slow with the Pony Express).

The story begins at a Pony Express Way station on the edge of Carson City Nevada. The station is run by Widow Mentary, her daughter Ella, and mysterious women who walked in from the desert one morning and stayed. One day the local stagecoach had to stop there to get fresh horses, and the passengers disembarked entering the Pony Express office and there starts are stories of hope and dreams, family and love, and treachery and deceit. So pony up and enjoy.

Willy Wonka The Musical

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Willy Wonka The Musical
event Date Begin: 04.12.2009
event Date End: 13.12.2009
org Name: Pied Piper Players
event Url: http://www.piedpiperplayers.org/
venue Name: Bayside Performing Arts Center
venue Address1: 2025 Kehoe Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: San Mateo
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94402
event Ticket Info: $10-$16
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-992-PIED
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Fri & Sat: 7:30pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Pied Piper Players proudly announces its 14th mainstage show, Willy Wonka The Musical! Roald Dahl’s timeless story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, which features the songs from the classic family film Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory.

Mystery on 13th Street

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Mystery on 13th Street
event Date Begin: 13.11.2009
event Date End: 22.11.2009
org Name: San Carlos Children's Theater
event Url: http://www.sancarloschildrenstheater.com
venue Name: Heather School Auditorium
venue Address1: 2757 Melendy Drive
venue Address2
venue City: San Carlos
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94070
event Ticket Info: $10-$12
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-594-2730
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Fri-Sat: 7pm Sun: 1pm
event Type: kids_families

Young members of a community club solicit the town’s eccentric inventor, a strange scientist named Dr. VonDrugen, for help with a project at a local park. When the go-getters find themselves trapped in the house with mysterious disappearances and occurrences happening left and right, they start to wonder if the rumors really are true… could Dr. VonDrugen be a mad scientist turning children into cats? To add to the mayhem, a group of school bullies shows up to try to scare the students away. After all, if Dr. VonDrugen helps them clean up the park, they’they will have to find a new hangout! Just when you think things can’t get any weirder, they do… and everyone, including the audience, is surprised one last time! Fun, quirky characters and plot twists make this play the cat’s meow!

Hay Fever

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Hay Fever
event Date Begin: 23.10.2009
event Date End: 08.11.2009
org Name: The Pear Avenue Theatre
event Url: http://www.thepear.org
venue Name: The Pear Avenue Theatre
venue Address1: 1220 Pear Avenue, Unit K
venue Address2
venue City: Mountain View
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94043
event Ticket Info: $15-$30
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-254-1148
event Email: info@thepear.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

It’s June, 1924, and you are cordially invited for a weekend at the House of Bliss (that is, actress Judith Bliss and her colorful family). Champagne, charades, and shenanigans will ensue. This young, lighter-than-air (and twice as bubbly) play is written by Noel Coward.

Speed the Plow

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Speed the Plow
event Date Begin: 08.01.2010
event Date End: 24.01.2010
org Name: The Pear Avenue Theatre
event Url: http://www.thepear.org/
venue Name: The Pear Avenue Theatre
venue Address1: 1220 Pear Avenue, Unit K
venue Address2
venue City: Mountain View
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94043
event Ticket Info: $15-$30
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-254-1148
event Email: info@thepear.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Hooray for Hollywood and hooray for the Pear Avenue Theatre! In the Pear's 50th production written by David Mamet, it's the tale of three denizens of the motion-picture industry (a studio exec, a wannabe producer, and an office temp) who tangle in this savagely witty portrait of the biz.

Pear Slices 2010

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Pear Slices 2010
event Date Begin: 12.02.2010
event Date End: 28.02.2010
org Name: The Pear Avenue Theatre
event Url: http://www.thepear.org/
venue Name: The Pear Avenue Theatre
venue Address1: 1220 Pear Avenue, Unit K
venue Address2
venue City: Mountain View
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94043
event Ticket Info: $15-$30
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-254-1148
event Email: info@thepear.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

You know them, you love them—so bring on those Slices! This is the seventh batch of exciting, versatile, gripping and altogether amazing short plays by the Pear Playwrights Guild.

The Illusion

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Illusion
event Date Begin: 19.03.2010
event Date End: 04.04.2010
org Name: The Pear Avenue Theatre
event Url: http://www.thepear.org/
venue Name: The Pear Avenue Theatre
venue Address1: 1220 Pear Avenue, Unit K
venue Address2
venue City: Mountain View
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94043
event Ticket Info: $15-$30
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-254-1148
event Email: info@thepear.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Written by Pierre Corneille and adapted by Tony Kushner, this shimmering gem of French Neoclassical theatre is given a hilarious new translation by the much-acclaimed author of Angels in America.

The Glass Menagerie

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Glass Menagerie
event Date Begin: 07.05.2010
event Date End: 30.05.2010
org Name: The Pear Avenue Theatre
event Url: http://www.thepear.org/
venue Name: The Pear Avenue Theatre
venue Address1: 1220 Pear Avenue, Unit K
venue Address2
venue City: Mountain View
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94043
event Ticket Info: $15-$30
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-254-1148
event Email: info@thepear.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

A portrait of the playwright as a young man, caught between ambition and his ties to his Southern-belle mother and reclusive sister. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautiful is the classic by Tennessee Williams. This is a co-production with California Conservatory Theatre.

The Shaker Chair

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Shaker Chair
event Date Begin: 25.06.2010
event Date End: 11.07.2010
org Name: The Pear Avenue Theatre
event Url: http://www.thepear.org/
venue Name: The Pear Avenue Theatre
venue Address1: 1220 Pear Avenue, Unit K
venue Address2
venue City: Mountain View
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94043
event Ticket Info: $15-$30
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-254-1148
event Email: info@thepear.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Buying a Shaker chair literally shakes up the life of a formerly disengaged woman. She is gradually drawn deeper into an animal-rights dispute. (Spoiler alert: live pig onstage!) A brilliant work by rising Bay Area theatrical star Adam Bock.

Taking Flight

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Taking Flight
event Date Begin: 28.01.2010
event Date End: 14.02.2010
org Name: Teatro Visión
event Url: http://www.teatrovision.org
venue Name: Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater
venue Address1: 1700 Alum Rock Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95116
event Ticket Info: $7-$50
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-272-9926
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Written by and starring Adriana Sevan, Taking Flight is a hilarious and heartbreaking play that chronicles the journey of mental and physical recovery shared by two women in the wake of the 9/11 tragedy. This inspiring, lively one woman show brilliantly expresses why the heart is the strongest muscle in the human body and why Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Nilo Cruz, named it “a magnificent piece of theatre…and an allegory for our time.”

Perla de Luna

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Perla de Luna
event Date Begin: 15.04.2010
event Date End: 02.05.2010
org Name: Teatro Visión
event Url: http://www.teatrovision.org
venue Name: Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater
venue Address1: 1700 Alum Rock Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95116
event Ticket Info: $7-$50
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-272-9926
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Teatro Visión closes its season with a daughter’s story that journeys beyond its Portales, New Mexico setting through the surprising night terrain of dreams. Leonard Madrid’s magical tale follows Perla as she stalls an impending marriage to roam her dreamscapes in an effort to find and save her abandoning father – a renowned womanizer and Norteño singer. Winner of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Latino Playwright Award, La Perla de Luna explores the power of the subconscious to resolve inner turmoil impenetrable to the waking mind and move us forward to meet our lives.

Bravo 2009! - Red Carpets and Roses

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Bravo 2009! - Red Carpets and Roses
event Date Begin: 19.11.2009
event Date End: 19.11.2009
org Name: Hillbarn Theatre
event Url: http://www.hillbarntheatre.org/redesign/
venue Name
venue Address1
venue Address2
venue City
venue State
venue Zip
event Ticket Info: $250-$10,000
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-349-6411
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 6pm
event Type: fundraisers

Each year Hillbarn Theatre honors Bay Area individuals who have made significant contribution to the Arts. This is Hillbarn's largest fundraiser of the year - it supports the conservatory and helps maintain artistic integrity of our productions. Your participation will help to keep Hillbarn Theatre alive in your back yard.

This year we will celebrate Dr. Channing and her husband, Harry Kullijian for their successful State-wide fundraising efforts for performing arts programs in schools as well as Keith Kreitman for his critical writing and interviewing about the arts in local newspapers including the San Mateo Daily Journal and the San Mateo County Times as well as his television program, Inside Arts.

Reserve your tickets to a once-in-a-lifetime evening at the spectacular Chateau Carolands in Hillsborough that includes a performance by Broadway legend Carol Channing as well as cocktails and dinner. This very special Bravo awards ceremony will also feature musical numbers by the cast of Christmas My Way--a Sinatra Holiday Bash.

This event is limited to 130 guests, so reserve early.

The Mousetrap

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Mousetrap
event Date Begin: 19.09.2009
event Date End: 07.11.2009
org Name: Gaslighter Theater - Gilroy
event Url: http://www.gaslighter.com/
venue Name: Gaslighter Theater - Gilroy
venue Address1: 7430 Monterey Street
venue Address2
venue City: Gilroy
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95020
event Ticket Info: $20-$22
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-848-3388
event Email: customer@gaslighter.com
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Sat: 7pm Doors, 7:30pm Show
event Type: theatre

The Gaslighter Theater presents The Mousetrap, a murder mystery by Agatha Christie. Young couple Mollie and Giles Ralston have started up a new hotel in the converted Monkswell Manor. A huge snowstorm blows in, leaving them isolated in the hotel together with four guests and an additional traveller who ran his car into a snowdrift. The night becomes more ominous when Detective Sergeant Trotter arrives on skis to inform the group that he believes a murderer is on his way to the hotel, following the death of Miss Maureen Lyon in London. When one of the guests, Mrs. Boyle, is killed, they realize that the murderer is already there...

Come early to the theatre; the Gaslighter serves pasta, pizza, hot dogs, salads, chips, candy, beer, wine and soft drinks.

Melodrama and Vaudeville Show

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Melodrama and Vaudeville Show
event Date Begin: 27.12.2009
event Date End: 27.12.2009
org Name: Gaslighter Theater - Gilroy
event Url: http://www.gaslighter.com
venue Name: Gaslighter Theater - Gilroy
venue Address1: 7430 Monterey Street
venue Address2
venue City: Gilroy
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95020
event Ticket Info: $12-$25
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-848-3388
event Email: customer@gaslighter.com
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 6:30pm Dinner 7:30pm Show
event Type: theatre

Dubbed "the heart of American show business," Melodrama and Vaudeville were one of the most relevant types of entertainment in North America during the several decades of their popularity, and the Gaslighter Theater is proud to feature both theatrical genres of variety entertainment for your pleasure! They'll be a variety of acts onstage, from musicians to dancers to comedians, from heroines to villians, you'll see a bit of everything onstage. Gaslighter also offers scrumptious dinners before the show, so buy a ticket for both!

Annie

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Annie
event Date Begin: 14.11.2009
event Date End: 22.11.2009
org Name: Peninsula Youth Theatre
event Url: http://www.pytnet.org
venue Name: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
venue Address1: 500 Castro Street
venue Address2
venue City: Mountain View
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94041
event Ticket Info: $16-$18
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-988-8798
event Email: info@pytnet.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs: 9:30am Fri: 9:30am & 7:30pm Sat: 2pm & 7:30pm Sun (Nov 15): 1pm & 6:30pm Sun (Nov 22): 1pm
event Type: kids_families

The eternally optimistic redhead fantasizes about finding her family—if not today, then tomorrow. This adoption tale from the Depression carries an uplifting message for our, or indeed any, time.

The Selfish Giant

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Selfish Giant
event Date Begin: 13.11.2009
event Date End: 14.11.2009
org Name: Peninsula Youth Theatre
event Url: http://www.pytnet.org
venue Name: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
venue Address1: 500 Castro Street
venue Address2
venue City: Mountain View
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94041
event Ticket Info: $6-$10
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-988-8798
event Email: info@pytnet.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Fri: 9:30am & 11am Sat: 11:30am & 1:30pm
event Type: kids_families

Children long to play in the giant’s beautiful garden, but he is too selfish to share. A PYT original script based on the beloved story by Oscar Wilde.

Auntie Claus

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Auntie Claus
event Date Begin: 11.12.2009
event Date End: 12.12.2009
org Name: Peninsula Youth Theatre
event Url: http://www.pytnet.org
venue Name: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
venue Address1: 500 Castro Street
venue Address2
venue City: Mountain View
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94041
event Ticket Info: $6-$10
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-988-8798
event Email: info@pytnet.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Fri: 9:30am & 11am Sat: 11:30am & 1:30pm
event Type: kids_families

Peninsula Youth Theatre Stories on Stage presents Auntie Claus. It’s so mysterioso—no one knows why Auntie Claus disappears each November, but Sophie plans to find out! A world premiere adaptation of the book by Elise Primavera.

Puss 'n Boots

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Puss 'n Boots
event Date Begin: 15.01.2010
event Date End: 16.01.2010
org Name: Peninsula Youth Theatre
event Url: http://www.pytnet.org
venue Name: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
venue Address1: 500 Castro Street
venue Address2
venue City: Mountain View
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94041
event Ticket Info: $6-$10
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-988-8798
event Email: info@pytnet.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Fri: 9:30am & 11am Sat: 11:30am & 1:30pm
event Type: kids_families

Peninsula Youth Theatre Stories on Stage presents Puss 'n Boots. The world’s smartest cat strikes out to find adventure and glory in this charming adaptation by local playwright Kate Hawley. This world premiere production is funded through the Applied Materials Excellence in the Arts Grants, a program of Arts Council Silicon Valley.

Willy Wonka

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Willy Wonka
event Date Begin: 13.03.2010
event Date End: 21.03.2010
org Name: Peninsula Youth Theatre
event Url: http://www.pytnet.org
venue Name: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
venue Address1: 500 Castro Street
venue Address2
venue City: Mountain View
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94041
event Ticket Info: $6-$18
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-988-8798
event Email: info@pytnet.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs: 9:30am Fri: 9:30am & 7:30pm Sat: 2pm & 7:30pm Sun: 1pm
event Type: kids_families

Impoverished Charlie Bucket imagines getting a golden ticket to a magical factory and a lifetime supply of chocolate. Featuring scrumdiddlyumptious tunes from the classic 1971 movie, this newly released full-length stage adaptation turns Roald Dahl's best-known novel into eye (and ear) candy!

Seussical the Musical

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Seussical the Musical
event Date Begin: 15.05.2010
event Date End: 23.05.2010
org Name: Peninsula Youth Theatre
event Url: http://www.pytnet.org
venue Name: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
venue Address1: 500 Castro Street
venue Address2
venue City: Mountain View
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94041
event Ticket Info: $6-$18
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-988-8798
event Email: info@pytnet.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs: 9:30am Fri: 9:30am & 7:30pm Sat: 2pm & 7:30pm Sun: 1pm
event Type: kids_families

Big-hearted Horton dreams of equality for all - where a person's a person, no matter how small. The creatures we love are once again on the loose, unleashed from the pages of the great Dr. Seuss.

Narnia

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Narnia
event Date Begin: 09.07.2010
event Date End: 18.07.2010
org Name: Peninsula Youth Theatre
event Url: http://www.pytnet.org
venue Name: Cubberley Community Center Theatre
venue Address1: 4000 Middlefield Road
venue Address2
venue City: Palo Alto
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94303
event Ticket Info: $6-$18
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-988-8798
event Email: info@pytnet.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs: 9:30am Fri: 9:30am & 7:30pm Sat: 2pm & 7:30pm Sun: 1pm
event Type: kids_families

In the mystical world beyond the wardrobe, the Pevensie children envision the triumph of Aslan and good over the White Witch and evil. C.S. Lewis' masterpiece comes for the firtst time to PYTs stage in this Young Stage production.

Footloose

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Footloose
event Date Begin: 31.07.2010
event Date End: 08.08.2010
org Name: Peninsula Youth Theatre
event Url: http://www.pytnet.org
venue Name: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
venue Address1: 500 Castro Street
venue Address2
venue City: Mountain View
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94041
event Ticket Info: $6-$18
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-988-8798
event Email: info@pytnet.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs: 9:30am Fri: 9:30am & 7:30pm Sat: 2pm & 7:30pm Sun: 1pm
event Type: kids_families

Restless Ren McCormack aspires to show a small town's grieving residents how to live again - or does he just want to cut loose? Boasting one of the top-selling soundtracks of the 1980s, the PYT premiere of this teen dance romance deftly bridges the generations.

Lyle the Crocodile

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Lyle the Crocodile
event Date Begin: 12.02.2010
event Date End: 13.02.2010
org Name: Peninsula Youth Theatre
event Url: http://www.pytnet.org
venue Name: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
venue Address1: 500 Castro Street
venue Address2
venue City: Mountain View
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94041
event Ticket Info: $6-$10
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-988-8798
event Email: info@pytnet.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Fri: 9:30am & 11am Sat: 11:30am & 1:30pm
event Type: kids_families

Peninsula Youth Theatre Stories on Stage presents Lyle the Crocodile. Lyle is the nicest crocodile ever to live in New York City. So why doesn't Mr. Grumps like him?

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
event Date Begin: 19.03.2010
event Date End: 20.03.2010
org Name: Peninsula Youth Theatre
event Url: http://www.pytnet.org
venue Name: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
venue Address1: 500 Castro Street
venue Address2
venue City: Mountain View
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94041
event Ticket Info: $6-$10
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-988-8798
event Email: info@pytnet.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Fri: 9:30am & 11am Sat: 11:30am & 1:30pm
event Type: kids_families

Peninsula Youth Theatre Stories on Stage presents Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse. Irrepressible Lilly has a falling out with her favorite teacher. What will happen next?

The Velveteen Rabbit

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Velveteen Rabbit
event Date Begin: 23.04.2010
event Date End: 24.04.2010
org Name: Peninsula Youth Theatre
event Url: http://www.pytnet.org
venue Name: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
venue Address1: 500 Castro Street
venue Address2
venue City: Mountain View
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94041
event Ticket Info: $6-$10
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-988-8798
event Email: info@pytnet.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Fri: 9:30am & 11am Sat: 11:30am & 1:30pm
event Type: kids_families

Peninsula Youth Theatre Stories on Stage presents The Velveteen Rabbit. This heart-wrenching then heart-warming story tells of a boy's love that transforms a stuffed animal into a real rabbit.

The House at Pooh Corner

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The House at Pooh Corner
event Date Begin: 21.05.2010
event Date End: 22.05.2010
org Name: Peninsula Youth Theatre
event Url: http://www.pytnet.org
venue Name: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
venue Address1: 500 Castro Street
venue Address2
venue City: Mountain View
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94041
event Ticket Info: $6-$10
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-988-8798
event Email: info@pytnet.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Fri: 9:30am & 11am Sat: 11:30am & 1:30pm
event Type: kids_families

Peninsula Youth Theatre Stories on Stage presents The House at Pooh Corner. Come take a walk in the 100 Acre Woods with Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore, Rabbit, Owl and of course, Winnie the Pooh.

Oliver!

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Oliver!
event Date Begin: 04.12.2009
event Date End: 13.12.2009
org Name: Children's Musical Theater San Jose
event Url: http://www.cmtsj.org
venue Name: Montgomery Theater
venue Address1: 271 S. Market Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $15-$20 (approx.)
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-792-4111
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Fri: 7pm Sat: 12pm, 4pm & 8pm Sun: 1pm & 5pm (see website for latest show dates/times)
event Type: kids_families

This musical adaptation of Charles Dicken's classic tale introduces Oliver Twist, an orphan who is sold to a Dunstable undertaker after asking for more than his share of dinner at the orphanage. Escaping to London he is taken in by Fagin, a man of the streets, to join his gang of child pickpockets. Wrongly accused of a theft, young Oliver meets a more kindly gentleman who takes him in, but that doesn't bode well with one of Fagin's old pupils, the violent Bill Sykes.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
event Date Begin: 05.03.2010
event Date End: 14.03.2010
org Name: Children's Musical Theater San Jose
event Url: http://www.cmtsj.org
venue Name: Montgomery Theater
venue Address1: 271 S. Market Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $15-$20 (approx.)
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-792-4111
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Fri: 7pm Sat: 12pm, 4pm & 8pm Sun: 1pm & 5pm (see website for latest show dates/times)
event Type: kids_families

This catchy and endearing show is a big crowd pleaser, loved by young and old alike. With songs like I'm Not That Smart and I Speak Six Languages, audiences have been "spell-bound" by this touching and humorous show about a spelling bee and its contestants.

Little Shop of Horrors

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Little Shop of Horrors
event Date Begin: 07.05.2010
event Date End: 16.05.2010
org Name: Children's Musical Theater San Jose
event Url: http://www.cmtsj.org
venue Name: Montgomery Theater
venue Address1: 271 S. Market Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $15-$20 (approx.)
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-792-4111
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Fri: 7pm Sat: 12pm, 4pm & 8pm Sun: 1pm & 5pm (see website for latest show dates/times)
event Type: kids_families

Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's, an urban Skid Row flowershop. He immediately falls for the cute shop assistant, Audrey Fulquard. One day Seymour discovers a new mysterious plant, which he calls Audrey II. The plant seems to have an unorthodox craving and soon begins to sing for his supper. Soon enough, Seymour begins to feed Audrey II to appease the plant's horrible hunger. But Audrey II grows bigger and more demanding. What will Seymour and Audrey do?

Miss Saigon

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Miss Saigon
event Date Begin: 23.07.2010
event Date End: 01.08.2010
org Name: Children's Musical Theater San Jose
event Url: http://www.cmtsj.org
venue Name: Montgomery Theater
venue Address1: 271 S. Market Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $15-$20 (approx.)
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-792-4111
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Fri: 7pm Sat: 12pm, 4pm & 8pm Sun: 1pm & 5pm (see website for latest show dates/times)
event Type: kids_families

Based on Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly, this epic production centers on the romance between a strong-willed Vietnamese woman and an American soldier during the Vietnam War.

13, The Musical

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: 13, The Musical
event Date Begin: 18.11.2009
event Date End: 22.11.2009
org Name: Children's Musical Theater San Jose
event Url: http://www.cmtsj.org
venue Name: Montgomery Theater
venue Address1: 271 S. Market Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $15-$18
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-792-4111
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Wed-Fri: 7pm Sat: 12pm, 4pm & 8pm Sun: 1pm & 5pm
event Type: kids_families

When Evan Goldman's parents get divorced and he's forced to move from New York to a small town in Indiana, Evan just wants to make friends and survive the school year. Easier said than done. With an unforgettable rock score from Tony Award-winner Jason Robert Brown, 13 is a high-energy musical for all ages about discovering that cool is where you find it, and sometimes where you least expect it.

Once Upon A Mattress

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Once Upon A Mattress
event Date Begin: 25.02.2010
event Date End: 28.02.2010
org Name: Children's Musical Theater San Jose
event Url: http://www.cmtsj.org
venue Name: Montgomery Theater
venue Address1: 271 S. Market Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $15-$20 (approx.)
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-792-4111
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Fri: 7pm Sat: 12pm, 4pm & 8pm Sun: 1pm & 5pm (see website for latest show dates/times)
event Type: kids_families

Due to an unhappy curse, King Sextimus is unable to speak. Meanwhile, his terror of a wife, Queen Aggravian, has taken over control of the kingdom. Most importantly, in an attempt to keep Prince Dauntless single, she has decreed that only the princess that can pass her test may marry her son. Further, no one else in the kingdom may marry until Prince Dauntless does. Lady Larken and Sir Harry are extremely disturbed by this fact since Lady Larken is now pregnant with Sir Harry's baby. Luckily, Sir Harry is able to find an amazing princess, Winnifred the Woebegone. But will she be able to pass the impassable sensitivity test?

Once On This Island

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Once On This Island
event Date Begin: 29.04.2010
event Date End: 02.05.2010
org Name: Children's Musical Theater San Jose
event Url: http://www.cmtsj.org
venue Name: Montgomery Theater
venue Address1: 271 S. Market Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $15-$20 (approx.)
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-792-4111
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Fri: 7pm Sat: 12pm, 4pm & 8pm Sun: 1pm & 5pm (see website for latest show dates/times)
event Type: kids_families

Once On This Island is a vibrant and passionate musical fairytale infused with infectious reggae and calypso rhythms. It tells the story of a beautiful peasant girl who falls in love with a wealthy Creole planter. However the course of true love is put to the test as the young girl must prove to the island's mythical gods that the power of love is stronger than death.

High School Musical 2

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: High School Musical 2
event Date Begin: 09.07.2010
event Date End: 18.07.2010
org Name: Children's Musical Theater San Jose
event Url: http://www.cmtsj.org
venue Name: Montgomery Theater
venue Address1: 271 S. Market Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $15-$20 (approx.)
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-792-4111
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Fri: 7pm Sat: 12pm, 4pm & 8pm Sun: 1pm & 5pm (see website for latest show dates/times)
event Type: kids_families

Good-bye, classroom! Hello, summer! But for Troy, Gabriella, Chad, and Taylor, this vacation is no day at the beach. That's because they're all working at a country club founded by Ryan and Sharpay's family! And with the club's annual talent show right around the corner, Sharpay's competitive instincts are sizzling. She dumps Ryan as her singing partner and starts wooing Troy to join her onstage instead. Gabriella is less than thrilled that Troy has agreed to sing with Sharpay. How could he do that to her? Things are heating up on the lawns of high society. Will Troy and Gabriella realize that they're meant to be? Or is it already too late for them to sing one last song together?

Rugrats - A Live Adventure

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Rugrats - A Live Adventure
event Date Begin: 05.08.2010
event Date End: 08.08.2010
org Name: Children's Musical Theater San Jose
event Url: http://www.cmtsj.org
venue Name: Montgomery Theater
venue Address1: 271 S. Market Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $15-$20 (approx.)
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-792-4111
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Fri: 7pm Sat: 12pm, 4pm & 8pm Sun: 1pm & 5pm (see website for latest show dates/times)
event Type: kids_families

In Nickelodeon's live theatrical production, the Rugrats turn a typical rainy afternoon into an adventure of the imagination. When Chuckie laments that the world is becoming too scary, Tommy decides to do something about it and creates the People-ator, a tool which makes inanimate objects come alive. Tommy's plan quickly backfires when Angelica takes his invention. As the Rugrats travel over oceans and battle Reptar to keep Angelica from using the People-ator for her own purposes, Chuckie realizes that the world no longer seems as scary – not because Tommy changed the world, but because Chuckie has found that he can survive scary things through his own courage and the help of his 'bestest' friends.

Singin' in the Rain

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Singin' in the Rain
event Date Begin: 16.04.2010
event Date End: 25.04.2010
org Name: Children's Musical Theater San Jose
event Url: http://www.cmtsj.org
venue Name: Montgomery Theater
venue Address1: 271 S. Market Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $15-$20 (approx.)
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-792-4111
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Fri: 7pm Sat: 12pm, 4pm & 8pm Sun: 1pm & 5pm (see website for latest show dates/times)
event Type: theatre

In 1927, former stuntman Don Lockwood becomes a successful actor at the company of his best friend Cosmo Brown forming a romantic pair with the actress Lina Lamont. In the period of transition from silent movies to talking pictures, Don accidentally meets the aspirant actress Kathy Selden while escaping from his fans and falls in love with her. Lina has troubles with the sharp tune of her voice, and Cosmo and Don decides to dub her, using Kathy's voice, to save their movie. When the jealous Lina finds the strategy of the studio, she does not want to share the credits with Kathy and tries to force the studio to use Kathy in the shadow to dub her in other productions. But when Lina decides to speech and sing to the audience, the truth arises.

Irving Berlin's I Love a Piano

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Irving Berlin's I Love a Piano
event Date Begin: 19.11.2009
event Date End: 19.11.2009
org Name: Broadway and More Series at Flint Center
event Url: http://www.flintcenter.com/bway/Broadway%2009-10/Broadway09-10%20Main%20Page.html
venue Name: Flint Center for the Performing Arts
venue Address1: 21250 Stevens Creek Boulevard
venue Address2
venue City: Cupertino
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95014
event Ticket Info
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-864-5885
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 7:30pm
event Type: theatre

I Love a Piano spans seven decades of American history, seen through the eyes of Irving Berlin. Using sitxy-four of Berlin’s favorites, this show captures the spirit of America from ragtime rhythms through two World Wars into the optimism of the '50s. Timeless classics, such as White Christmas, Puttin’ On The Ritz, There’s No Business Like Show Business, and God Bless America do more than define the music of a generation; they define the music of our country.

Cheaper by the Dozen

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Cheaper by the Dozen
event Date Begin: 23.10.2009
event Date End: 07.11.2009
org Name: Los Altos Youth Theatre
event Url: http://www.ci.los-altos.ca.us/recreation/layt/currentseason.html
venue Name: Bus Barn Theater
venue Address1: 97 Hillview Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Los Altos
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94022
event Ticket Info: $10-$12
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-941-0551
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Fri: 7:30pm Sat: 2pm & 7:30pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: kids_families

Dramatized by Christopher Sergel from the book by Frank Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, Cheaper by the Dozen is the story of growing up in a very large family in the 1920's. The Gilbreth children deal with a most unusual father and the most unusual scenarios. The show captures the imagination using both comedy and drama in a story based on true lives.

Late Nite Catechism 2

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Late Nite Catechism 2
event Date Begin: 07.03.2010
event Date End: 28.03.2010
org Name: Heritage Theatre
event Url: http://www.cityofcampbell.com/heritagetheatre/index.htm
venue Name: Heritage Theatre
venue Address1: 1 W. Campbell Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Campbell
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95008
event Ticket Info: $30
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-866-2700
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Just when you thought it was safe to go into the classroom…Sister is back! And so are the nun-stop laughs. With the blessings of the Archdiocese, Sister has assembled banners, filmstrips, mimeographed handouts, historical facts, and hysterical insights as she conducts her "class" in an overview of Heaven and Hell, comparing them to a Catholic version of Chutes and Ladders. Sister also offers her personal list of sins for the new millennium. (In case you were wondering, tattoos, body-piercings, and botox injections are high on her list.)

This much-anticipated sequel to Late Nite Catechism is already blessed with "heavenly" reviews from critics and audience members alike. With all the wit, wisdom, and wackiness of the original, Late Nite Catechism 2 is bound to bring back former "students" and make millions of new "converts".

Cirque Le Masque

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Cirque Le Masque
event Date Begin: 10.04.2010
event Date End: 10.04.2010
org Name: Heritage Theatre
event Url: http://www.cityofcampbell.com/heritagetheatre/index.htm
venue Name: Heritage Theatre
venue Address1: 1 W. Campbell Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Campbell
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95008
event Ticket Info: $49 Children under 12: $25
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-866-2700
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 8pm
event Type: theatre

Cirque Le Masque reinvents the world of entertainment with amazing acrobatics, colorful costumes, captivating music and exciting physical feats. This innovative shows pays tribute to the time-honored traditions of European Cirque troupes and unveils its artistry through sophisticated entertainment acts from around the world.

Seemingly oblivious to the forces of gravity, the performers swing, fly, bend and balance like dancers... dancing on air instead of the stage. This stylish and energetic explosion of sight, sound, imagination and beauty is truly spellbinding.

Apollo - To the Moon

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Apollo - To the Moon
event Date Begin: 26.10.2009
event Date End: 07.11.2009
org Name: California Theatre Center
event Url: http://www.ctcinc.org
venue Name: Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre
venue Address1: 550 E. Remington Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Sunnyvale
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94087
event Ticket Info: $7.25-$14 Show $3-$5 Post-show Playshop
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-245-2978
event Email: boxoffice@ctcinc.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Mon-Fri: 9:30am & 11am Sat: 11am 10/31= Post-show Playshop
event Type: theatre

Explore one of America’s most exciting eras as the country reaches for the moon in this compelling, dramatic presentation, originally commissioned by the Smithsonian Institute. It introduces today's young audiences to the glory days of the space program and includes over 100 NASA photographs and original broadcasts from space. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing in 1969! Grades 3 and up.

Jack and the Beanstalk

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Jack and the Beanstalk
event Date Begin: 09.11.2009
event Date End: 24.11.2009
org Name: California Theatre Center
event Url: http://www.ctcinc.org
venue Name: Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre
venue Address1: 550 E. Remington Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Sunnyvale
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94087
event Ticket Info: $7.25-$14 Show $3-$5 Post-show Playshop
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-245-2978
event Email: boxoffice@ctcinc.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Mon-Fri: 9:30am & 11am Sat: 11am 11/14= Post-show Playshop
event Type: theatre

Follow the lively adventures of young Jack through an imaginative use of both live actors and puppetry. Watch as he acquires the magic beans in trade for his beloved cow and encounters the menacing giant and his helpful wife at the top of the beanstalk. Using his ingenuity, Jack retrieves not only the gold but also the precious goose which lays the golden eggs and becomes a hero to the people of his village. For grades K - 5.

The Elves and the Shoemaker

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Elves and the Shoemaker
event Date Begin: 30.11.2009
event Date End: 05.12.2009
org Name: California Theatre Center
event Url: http://www.ctcinc.org
venue Name: Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre
venue Address1: 550 E. Remington Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Sunnyvale
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94087
event Ticket Info: $7.25-$14 Show $3-$5 Post-show Playshop
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-245-2978
event Email: boxoffice@ctcinc.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Mon-Fri: 9:30am & 11am Sat: 11am* & 7pm *Post-show Playshop
event Type: theatre

Laugh when two merry elves arrive at a small village in the Black Forest to discover a poor, gentle shoemaker who clearly needs their assistance. Their good deeds, kindness and resourcefulness save the shoemaker and his wife from a bleak and unhappy holiday. This hilarious CTC production has been delighting students throughout the U. S. for two decades! For grades K-5.

Madeline's Christmas

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Madeline's Christmas
event Date Begin: 07.12.2009
event Date End: 19.12.2009
org Name: California Theatre Center
event Url: http://www.ctcinc.org
venue Name: Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre
venue Address1: 550 E. Remington Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Sunnyvale
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94087
event Ticket Info: $7.25-$14 Show $3-$5 Post-show Playshop
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-245-2978
event Email: boxoffice@ctcinc.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Mon-Thurs: 9:30am & 11am Fri: 9:30am, 11am & 7pm Sat 12/12: 11am* Sat 12/19: 11am & 7pm *Post-show Playshop
event Type: theatre

Meet the ever-spunky, resourceful Madeline in a musical play adapted from one of Ludwig Bemelman's captivating books. It's the night before Christmas and everyone is sick in bed with the flu except brave Madeline, who feels just fine and must take care of the eleven other little girls and Miss Clavel "in the old house in Paris all covered with vines." For grades K-5.

Robinson Crusoe

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Robinson Crusoe
event Date Begin: 15.01.2010
event Date End: 29.01.2010
org Name: California Theatre Center
event Url: http://www.ctcinc.org
venue Name: Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre
venue Address1: 550 E. Remington Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Sunnyvale
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94087
event Ticket Info: $7.25-$14 Show $3-$5 Post-show Playshop
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-245-2978
event Email: boxoffice@ctcinc.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Mon-Fri: 9:30am & 11am Sat 1/16: 7pm Sat 1/23: 11am* *Post-show Playshop
event Type: theatre

Struggle with the English castaway Robinson Crusoe, the sole survivor of a shipwreck, in Daniel Defoe’s classic adventure story. The resourceful Crusoe attempts to survive on what he believes to be a deserted island - at least until he meets the cheerful and helpful native he names “Friday”. This famous novel inspired many future castaway stories, including The Swiss Family Robinson. For grades 3 and up.

Miss Nelson is Missing!

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Miss Nelson is Missing!
event Date Begin: 01.02.2010
event Date End: 13.03.2010
org Name: California Theatre Center
event Url: http://www.ctcinc.org
venue Name: Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre
venue Address1: 550 E. Remington Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Sunnyvale
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94087
event Ticket Info: $7.25-$14 Show $3-$5 Post-show Playshop
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-245-2978
event Email: boxoffice@ctcinc.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Mon-Fri: 9:30am & 11am Sat 2/6: 11am* & 7pm Sat 2/13 & 3/13: 11am *Post-show Playshop
event Type: theatre

Be charmed by this lively musical comedy about a gentle, clever teacher who masquerades as the infamous Viola Swamp, a nasty substitute, in order to teach her class just what a good and fair teacher she is! A CTC favorite of teachers and students alike, a smash hit in both the U.S. and China, and back by popular demand! For grades K-5.

The Cay

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Cay
event Date Begin: 01.03.2010
event Date End: 12.03.2010
org Name: California Theatre Center
event Url: http://www.ctcinc.org
venue Name: Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre
venue Address1: 550 E. Remington Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Sunnyvale
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94087
event Ticket Info: $7.25-$14 Show $3-$5 Post-show Playshop
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-245-2978
event Email: boxoffice@ctcinc.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Mon-Fri: 9:30am & 11am Sat: 11am* *Post-show Playshop
event Type: theatre

Thrill to this adaptation of Theodore Taylor’s gripping classic novel! The Cay is the compelling journey of 11-year-old Phillip whose life is plunged into chaos when his ship is torpedoed, and he and a Caribbean man named Timothy escape on a crude raft to a deserted island. The young Virginia boy dislikes Timothy because he is huge, very old and black. Blinded in the shipwreck, the boy's only chance for survival is to let Timothy teach him the skills needed for life on the cay. Soon he discovers that his companion is a wise and dignified man and that the color of one's skin does not determine a person's worth in the world. For grades 3 and up.

Once Upon a Bedtime

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Once Upon a Bedtime
event Date Begin: 20.03.2010
event Date End: 02.04.2010
org Name: California Theatre Center
event Url: http://www.ctcinc.org
venue Name: Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre
venue Address1: 550 E. Remington Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Sunnyvale
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94087
event Ticket Info: $7.25-$14 Show $3-$5 Post-show Playshop
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-245-2978
event Email: boxoffice@ctcinc.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Mon-Fri: 9:30am & 11am Sat: 11am 3/20= Post-show Playshop
event Type: theatre

Discover the joyful stories of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood and The Owl and the Pussycat as two young sisters preparing for bed convince their parents that their bedroom is a theatre and that they are all actors in these beloved tales. For grades K - 3.

The Princess and the Pea

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Princess and the Pea
event Date Begin: 14.04.2010
event Date End: 01.05.2010
org Name: California Theatre Center
event Url: http://www.ctcinc.org
venue Name: Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre
venue Address1: 550 E. Remington Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Sunnyvale
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94087
event Ticket Info: $7.25-$14 Show $3-$5 Post-show Playshop
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-245-2978
event Email: boxoffice@ctcinc.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Mon-Fri: 9:30am & 11am Sat: 11am 4/17= Post-show Playshop
event Type: theatre

Experience a time when there were great castles and beautiful princesses. In this zany farce adapted from the familiar Hans Christian Andersen story, you’ll meet the Prince, his scheming cousin and the “real” Princess so sensitive and so royal that she can feel a tiny pea hidden under the twenty mattresses of her bed. Grades K - 5.

Bugsy Malone Jr.

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Bugsy Malone Jr.
event Date Begin: 20.11.2009
event Date End: 12.12.2009
org Name: South Valley Civic Theatre
event Url: http://www.svct.org/events.php?events_id=56
venue Name: Morgan Hill Community Playhouse
venue Address1: 17090 Monterey Street
venue Address2
venue City: Morgan Hill
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95037
event Ticket Info: $14-$18
event Phone1
event Phone2
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Fri, Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm No show 11/5
event Type: theatre

The talented youngsters of SVCT will be singing and dancing their hearts out in this tongue-in-cheek tribute to the old-fashioned gangster flick. Bugsy has the task of settling a rivalry between two groups of bumbling, comical hoods and their "gum-chewin' goil-friends."

With a catchy 20's-30's-style score by Paul Williams, this show mixes Guys and Dolls, Chicago and screwball comedies. Get ready to be splurged!

Just So Stories

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Just So Stories
event Date Begin: 03.05.2010
event Date End: 22.05.2010
org Name: California Theatre Center
event Url: http://www.ctcinc.org
venue Name: Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre
venue Address1: 550 E. Remington Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Sunnyvale
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94087
event Ticket Info: $7.25-$14 Show $3-$5 Post-show Playshop
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-245-2978
event Email: boxoffice@ctcinc.org
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event Start Time: Mon-Fri: 9:30am & 11am Sat 5/8* & 5/22: 11am Sat 5/15: 7pm *Post-show Playshop
event Type: theatre

Be amused by the brilliant language and colorful characters in these classic stories by Rudyard Kipling, originally told to his own children over a century ago. These clever explanations of how things came to be in the world come to life on stage in these four tales of timeless appeal: The Cat That Walked By Himself, How the Camel Got His Hump, How the Whale Got His Throat and How the First Letter Was Written. For Grades K-5.

Li'l Abner

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Li'l Abner
event Date Begin: 22.01.2010
event Date End: 13.02.2010
org Name: South Valley Civic Theatre
event Url: http://www.svct.org/events.php?events_id=57
venue Name: Morgan Hill Community Playhouse
venue Address1: 17090 Monterey Street
venue Address2
venue City: Morgan Hill
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95037
event Ticket Info: $14-$18
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event Start Time: Fri, Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm No show 1/24
event Type: theatre

Based on the comic strip Li’l Abner created in 1938 by Al Capp, the show is, on the surface, a broad spoof of hillbillies. However, it is also a pointed satire that takes on a number of topics ranging from an incompetent federal government to standards of masculinity. This production is performed by SVCT's teens.

Goodnight Moon

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Goodnight Moon
event Date Begin: 07.01.2010
event Date End: 15.01.2010
org Name: California Theatre Center
event Url: http://www.ctcinc.org
venue Name: Louis B. Mayer Theatre - Santa Clara University
venue Address1: 500 El Camino Real
venue Address2
venue City: Santa Clara
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95053
event Ticket Info: $7.25-$11
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-245-2978
event Email: boxoffice@ctcinc.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Mon-Fri: 9:30am & 11am (Fri 1/8: 9:30am, 11am & 7pm) Sat: 11am
event Type: theatre

Delight in this musical adaptation of the Margaret Wise Brown book that has been a favorite of children and their parents for over half a century. A small bunny goes through the gentle, reassuring ritual of bedtime as details from the wonderful illustrations by Clement Hurd come to life with lively musical numbers, colorful characters and tap dancing bears playing musical chairs in the Great Green Room. "Good night stars, Goodnight air, Goodnight noises everywhere!" For Grades K-4.

Into The Woods

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Into The Woods
event Date Begin: 23.04.2010
event Date End: 15.05.2010
org Name: South Valley Civic Theatre
event Url: http://www.svct.org/events.php?events_id=58
venue Name: Morgan Hill Community Playhouse
venue Address1: 17090 Monterey Street
venue Address2
venue City: Morgan Hill
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95037
event Ticket Info: $14-$18
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event Start Time: Fri, Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm No show 4/25
event Type: theatre

Into the Woods starts with familiar fairy tales all tied together with a new story of the Baker and his wife, who are trying to reverse a curse on their family in order to have a child. However, “happily ever after” never includes the repercussions of their actions! What does one do with a dead giant in the back yard?

The King and I

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The King and I
event Date Begin: 06.08.2010
event Date End: 28.08.2010
org Name: South Valley Civic Theatre
event Url: http://www.svct.org/events.php?events_id=59
venue Name: Morgan Hill Community Playhouse
venue Address1: 17090 Monterey Street
venue Address2
venue City: Morgan Hill
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95037
event Ticket Info: $14-$18
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event Start Time: Fri, Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm No show 8/8
event Type: theatre

East meets West for a dramatic, richly textured and ultimately uplifting tale in this classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. In 1862 Siam, an English widow, Anna, has been summoned by the King to serve as tutor to his many children and wives. The King is considered to be a barbarian by those in the West, and he seeks Anna’s assistance in changing his image, if not his ways. Anna and the King grow to understand and respect one another in a truly unique love story.

Rumplestiltskin

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Rumplestiltskin
event Date Begin: 23.03.2010
event Date End: 02.04.2010
org Name: California Theatre Center
event Url: http://www.ctcinc.org
venue Name: Louis B. Mayer Theatre - Santa Clara University
venue Address1: 500 El Camino Real
venue Address2
venue City: Santa Clara
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95053
event Ticket Info: $7.25-$11
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-245-2978
event Email: boxoffice@ctcinc.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Mon-Fri: 9:30am & 11am (Fri 4/2: 9:30am, 11am & 7pm)
event Type: theatre

Recall the Grimm Brothers' moral tale of promises made and promises broken. A poor miller tries to impress the royal cousin by boasting untruthfully that his beautiful daughter can spin straw into gold. The girl is locked in a room with a spinning wheel and some straw to accomplish this task. A strange little man appears and entices the young maiden to promise him her first born child if he assists her. Later, he returns to claim the baby in fullfillment of their bargain, but is undone by his own ego. For grades K - 5.

Miss Nelson is Missing!

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Miss Nelson is Missing!
event Date Begin: 24.03.2010
event Date End: 24.03.2010
org Name: California Theatre Center
event Url: http://www.ctcinc.org
venue Name: Heritage Theatre
venue Address1: 1 W. Campbell Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Campbell
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95008
event Ticket Info: $7.75-$10
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-245-2978
event Email: boxoffice@ctcinc.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 9:30am & 11am
event Type: theatre

Madeline's Christmas

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Madeline's Christmas
event Date Begin: 10.12.2009
event Date End: 10.12.2009
org Name: California Theatre Center
event Url: http://www.ctcinc.org
venue Name: Louis B. Mayer Theatre - Santa Clara University
venue Address1: 500 El Camino Real
venue Address2
venue City: Santa Clara
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95053
event Ticket Info: $7.25-$10
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-245-2978
event Email: boxoffice@ctcinc.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 9:30am & 11am
event Type: theatre

The Elves and the Shoemaker

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Elves and the Shoemaker
event Date Begin: 16.12.2009
event Date End: 17.12.2009
org Name: California Theatre Center
event Url: http://www.ctcinc.org
venue Name: Louis B. Mayer Theatre - Santa Clara University
venue Address1: 500 El Camino Real
venue Address2
venue City: Santa Clara
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95053
event Ticket Info: $7.25-$10
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-245-2978
event Email: boxoffice@ctcinc.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Wed-Thurs: 9:30am & 11am
event Type: theatre

The Elves and the Shoemaker

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Elves and the Shoemaker
event Date Begin: 11.12.2009
event Date End: 11.12.2009
org Name: California Theatre Center
event Url: http://www.ctcinc.org
venue Name: Montalvo Arts Center
venue Address1: 15400 Montalvo Road
venue Address2
venue City: Saratoga
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95070
event Ticket Info: $7.25-$10
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-245-2978
event Email: boxoffice@ctcinc.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 9:30am & 11am
event Type: theatre

Apollo - To the Moon

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Apollo - To the Moon
event Date Begin: 12.11.2009
event Date End: 12.11.2009
org Name: California Theatre Center
event Url: http://www.ctcinc.org
venue Name: McAfee Performing Arts and Lecture Center
venue Address1: 20300 Herriman Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Saratoga
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95070-5040
event Ticket Info: $7.25-$10
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-245-2978
event Email: boxoffice@ctcinc.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 9:30am & 11am
event Type: theatre

The Elves and the Shoemaker

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Elves and the Shoemaker
event Date Begin: 07.12.2009
event Date End: 10.12.2009
org Name: California Theatre Center
event Url: http://www.ctcinc.org
venue Name
venue Address1
venue Address2
venue City
venue State
venue Zip
event Ticket Info: $7.25-$10
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-245-2978
event Email: boxoffice@ctcinc.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Mon-Thurs: 9:30am & 11am
event Type: theatre

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
event Date Begin: 08.01.2010
event Date End: 23.01.2010
org Name: Stage 1 Theatre
event Url: http://www.stage1theatre.org
venue Name: Newark Memorial High School Theater
venue Address1: 39375 Cedar Boulevard
venue Address2
venue City: Newark
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94560
event Ticket Info: $12-$25
event Phone1
event Phone2: 510-791-0287
event Email: tickets@stage1theatre.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Fri & Sat: 8pm Sun: 2:30pm
event Type: theatre

Based on the 1988 movie that starred Michael Caine and Steve Martin, this hilarious musical comedy opened on Broadway in 2005 to critical acclaim. The story follows the exploits of two flim-flam men plying their shady trade on the French Riviera. There are many colorful characters, clever plot twists and romantic misadventures as the story unfolds.

Dead Man Walking

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Dead Man Walking
event Date Begin: 21.01.2010
event Date End: 21.02.2010
org Name: City Lights Theater Company
event Url: http://www.cltc.org
venue Name: City Lights Theater
venue Address1: 529 S. 2nd Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95112
event Ticket Info: $15-$40
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-295-4200
event Email
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm or 7pm
event Type: theatre

Acting as spiritual advisor for Matthew Poncelet, a rapist and murderer condemned to death, Sister Helen Prejean finds herself
drawn into a struggle to save not only his life but his soul. As the killer's time grows short, Sister Helen realizes that there is only
one way she can free him - by making him face the truth of what happened the night his victims died. Tim Robbins' gripping adaption of the Academy Award winning film, courtesy of the Dead Man Walking School Theatre Project, forces us to reconsider what justice really looks like and what it means to find redemption.

Holiday Memories

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Holiday Memories
event Date Begin: 20.11.2009
event Date End: 12.12.2009
org Name: Coastal Repertory Theatre
event Url: http://www.coastalrep.com/season2009.html
venue Name: Mel Mello Center for the Arts
venue Address1: 1167 Main Street
venue Address2
venue City: Half Moon Bay
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94019
event Ticket Info: $15-$30
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-569-3266
event Email: tickets@coastalrep.com
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Fri-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

A charming look at the holiday season through the eyes of the renowned and award winning Truman Capote. Holiday Memories takes two short recollections of childhood by Capote, The Thanksgiving Visitor and A Christmas Memory and fashions a compelling tale of friendship, love, and fruitcake set in southern Alabama in the early 1930s. Buddy may be an only child in a house of elderly adults, but having a child-like and loving aunt as his best friend opens him to holiday adventures and the simple lessons of the heart. A funny and heartwarming entertainment for the whole family.

The 18th Annual Talent Show

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The 18th Annual Talent Show
event Date Begin: 08.01.2010
event Date End: 10.01.2010
org Name: Coastal Repertory Theatre
event Url: http://www.coastalrep.com/season2009.html
venue Name: Mel Mello Center for the Arts
venue Address1: 1167 Main Street
venue Address2
venue City: Half Moon Bay
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94019
event Ticket Info: $15-$30
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-569-3266
event Email: tickets@coastalrep.com
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Fri-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Join Coastal Rep for their 18th Annual Talent Show, with master of ceremonies Michael Lederman, and musical director Ken Crowell. These fun-filled family shows never disappoint and always entertain. The shows include a broad array of talents in the performing arts; vocal and instrumental music, dance, acrobatics, comedy and more. Performers range from the oh-so-cute youth to the well-seasoned star. And there are always a few surprises. Don't miss out on this chance to see an amazing group of talent amuse and astonish — a guaranteed good time!

Always...Patsy Cline

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Always...Patsy Cline
event Date Begin: 05.02.2010
event Date End: 27.02.2010
org Name: Coastal Repertory Theatre
event Url: http://www.coastalrep.com/season2009.html
venue Name: Mel Mello Center for the Arts
venue Address1: 1167 Main Street
venue Address2
venue City: Half Moon Bay
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94019
event Ticket Info: $15-$30
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-569-3266
event Email: tickets@coastalrep.com
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Fri-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

This vibrant musical celebrates the incomparable Grammy Award winning icon, Patsy Cline. Told through the eyes of her number one fan, Louise Seger, this tribute brims over with humor and heart, spotlighting the impact of Patsy's music and spirit on the lives of everyday folks. Filled with many of the songs that made her unforgettable, including I Fall to Pieces, Sweet Dreams, and Cline's ovation-winning chart-topper, Crazy, this effervescent musical is a fresh look at a legendary American classic.

Brighton Beach Memoirs

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Brighton Beach Memoirs
event Date Begin: 26.03.2010
event Date End: 17.04.2010
org Name: Coastal Repertory Theatre
event Url: http://www.coastalrep.com/season2009.html
venue Name: Mel Mello Center for the Arts
venue Address1: 1167 Main Street
venue Address2
venue City: Half Moon Bay
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94019
event Ticket Info: $15-$30
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-569-3266
event Email: tickets@coastalrep.com
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Fri-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Written by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning playwright, Neil Simon, Brighton Beach Memoirs, is a coming of age comedy offering a hilarious portrait of the American family. Set in Brighton Beach, New York in 1937, this entertaining tale centers on 15-year-old Eugene Jerome; witty, perceptive, obsessed with girls and forever fantasizing about his baseball triumphs as a star pitcher for the New York Yankees. Through daily journal entries, the aspiring writer begins to understand the complexities of life, the need for family, and the humor in it all. Note: contains adult language.

Our Town

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Our Town
event Date Begin: 04.06.2010
event Date End: 26.06.2010
org Name: Coastal Repertory Theatre
event Url: http://www.coastalrep.com/season2009.html
venue Name: Mel Mello Center for the Arts
venue Address1: 1167 Main Street
venue Address2
venue City: Half Moon Bay
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94019
event Ticket Info: $15-$30
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-569-3266
event Email: tickets@coastalrep.com
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Fri-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Set in Grover's Corner, New Hampshire, this American classic explores all that matters most in our lives, and manages to do so with truth and grace. Our Town is a compelling look at the ordinary lives of the Gibbs and Webb families that reminds us of the beauty of small moments, the poignancy of everyday life, and the urgency of now. In a world filled with crisis and terror, this Pulitzer Prize-winning play gives us an opportunity to focus on community, on goodness, on family, and on love.

Urinetown, The Musical

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Urinetown, The Musical
event Date Begin: 23.07.2010
event Date End: 21.08.2010
org Name: Coastal Repertory Theatre
event Url: http://www.coastalrep.com/season2009.html
venue Name: Mel Mello Center for the Arts
venue Address1: 1167 Main Street
venue Address2
venue City: Half Moon Bay
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94019
event Ticket Info: $15-$30
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-569-3266
event Email: tickets@coastalrep.com
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Fri-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

If you think that occasionally we are taking ourselves too seriously, Urine Good Company! This irreverent comedy pokes fun at American musical theatre, our cultural institutions, corporate America, and even petty small town politics. Winner of several Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and Best Original Score, Urinetown, The Musical is an outrageous spoof, and a hilarious tale of love, greed, corruption, and revolution in a time of drought, when even 'restroom activities' are controlled by the megacorporation, Urine Good Company. Fun for the whole family.

Rabbit Hole

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Rabbit Hole
event Date Begin: 17.09.2010
event Date End: 09.10.2010
org Name: Coastal Repertory Theatre
event Url: http://www.coastalrep.com/season2009.html
venue Name: Mel Mello Center for the Arts
venue Address1: 1167 Main Street
venue Address2
venue City: Half Moon Bay
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94019
event Ticket Info: $15-$30
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-569-3266
event Email: tickets@coastalrep.com
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Fri-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

This beautifully wrought drama, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 2007, tells the story of the Corbett family's search for comfort in a world turned upside-down. A quietly moving play that's also witty and warm, the story explores the reconnection of relationships and the possibilities of hope after great tragedy. The play ultimately follows Becca and Howie Corbett's struggle back to the light of day, with Lindsay-Abaire showing the conflict, the anguish and the healing effects of humor with what the New York Times called, "meticulously mapped empathy." Note: Contains adult themes.

Mozart's The Magic Flute

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Mozart's The Magic Flute
event Date Begin: 04.12.2009
event Date End: 06.12.2009
org Name: Notre Dame de Namur University
event Url: http://www.ndnu.edu/the-arts/
venue Name: Cunningham Memorial Chapel
venue Address1: 1500 Ralston Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Belmont
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94002
event Ticket Info: $5-$20
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-508-3729
event Email: concerts@ndnu.edu
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Fri-Sat: 7:30pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: music

Mozart's final opera, The Magic Flute, is a fiary-tale production, full of magical and fantastical characters and events, centered around the ancient Egyptian worship of Isis. Follow Tamino on his journey through many trials and tribulations to save his true love, Pamina, from the clutches of the high priest Sarastro. Presented in Donald Pippin's English setting, the genius and charm of Mozart's The Magic Flute is accessible to any audience. Directed by Greg Fritsch and music directed by Lois Musmann.

Christmas Carol - The Gift

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Christmas Carol - The Gift
event Date Begin: 04.12.2009
event Date End: 13.12.2009
org Name: Notre Dame de Namur University
event Url: http://www.ndnu.edu/the-arts/
venue Name: Notre Dame de Namur University Theatre
venue Address1: 1540 Ralston Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Belmont
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94002
event Ticket Info: Gala performance: $40 Regular performance: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-508-3456
event Email: boxoffice@ndnu.edu
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Gala performance: Fri, 12/4: 7pm Regular performances: Thurs-Fri: 7:30pm Sat-Sun: 2pm & 7:30pm Sun 12/13: 2pm
event Type: theatre

NDNU’s dynamic and expanding Department of Theatre and Dance and the Performing Arts Company has offered The Gift to the community free of charge welcoming all to the 55-year-old landmark NDNU Theatre for the past 23 years. As the longest running musical version of A Christmas Carol in the San Francisco Bay Area.

It is estimated that more than 100,000 people have attended these performances. The Theatre Department was recently awarded the Peninsula Arts Council’s Diamond Award for 2007. The award honors individuals and organizations for their contributions to the arts in San Mateo County. All but the opening night performance is offered to the public free of charge. The opening night is the only performance for which tickets are sold. Proceeds from the single performance help fund the entire show. Dozens of Bay Area businesses and individuals support the annual event by donating goods, services, and funding.

Fairy Tale Courtroom

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Fairy Tale Courtroom
event Date Begin: 11.12.2009
event Date End: 13.12.2009
org Name: San Carlos Children's Theater
event Url: http://www.sancarloschildrenstheater.com
venue Name: Heather School Auditorium
venue Address1: 2757 Melendy Drive
venue Address2
venue City: San Carlos
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94070
event Ticket Info: $10-$12
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-594-2730
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Fri-Sat: 7pm Sun: 1pm
event Type: kids_families

Fairy Tale Courtroom is a comedy showing the other side of several familiar fairy tales, when two of the biggest villains, the Big Bad Wolf and the Wicked Witch, are brought to trial. Both the Witch and the Wolf have been frolicking from fairy tale to fairy tale, wreaking havoc as they try to prevent the public from living happily ever after. Hear the personal accounts of what happened told in testimonies and flashbacks from characters such as Snow White, the Three Little Pigs, Dorothy, Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, and many others.

Adelante is teaming up with San Carlos Children’s Theater to produce this year’s school play. Second through sixth graders will make up the main cast, while kindergartners and first graders will make up the ensemble. The ensemble will perform at the beginning of the show and at intermission so as not to be kept out too late or too long. The script is a very funny take on fairy tales for all ages to enjoy.

Mozart's The Magic Flute

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Mozart's The Magic Flute
event Date Begin: 25.04.2010
event Date End: 25.04.2010
org Name: Bay Shore Lyric Opera Company
event Url: http://montalvoarts.org/events/magicflute2/
venue Name: Montalvo Arts Center
venue Address1: 15400 Montalvo Road
venue Address2
venue City: Saratoga
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95070
event Ticket Info: $8-$20
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-961-5858
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 1pm
event Type: kids_families

Prince Tamino and Princess Pamina are young lovers who use the powers of a magic flute to battle the forces of evil that threaten to keep them apart. Set in an unknown location at an unknown time, The Magic Flute tells the tale of characters who don't seem to know exactly who they are, where they're going, or what they're going to do there — And while the story seems to be a clear-cut story of good versus evil, it soon becomes confoundingly difficult to tell which is which!

Abridged and performed in English, Bay Shore Lyric Opera's adaptation of Mozart's brilliant comic opera is the perfect way to introduce young audiences to the wonderful world of opera. A delight for the whole family!

Bulrusher

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Bulrusher
event Date Begin: 05.11.2009
event Date End: 07.11.2009
org Name: Stanford University Drama Department
event Url: http://drama.stanford.edu
venue Name: Nitery Theatre - Stanford Campus
venue Address1: 514 Lasuen Mall, Bldg 590
venue Address2
venue City: Stanford
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94305-5010
event Ticket Info: $5-$15
event Phone1
event Phone2
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 8pm
event Type: theatre

Bulrusher, by Eisa Davis, was a Finalist for the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in Drama. This production is directed by Isaiah Wooden and co-produced with Blackstage.

In 1955, in the redwood country north of San Francisco, a multiracial girl grows up in a predominantly white town whose residents pepper their speech with the historical dialect of Boontling. Found floating in a basket on the river as an infant, Bulrusher is an orphan with a gift for clairvoyance that makes her feel like a stranger even amongst the strange -- the taciturn schoolteacher who adopted her, the madam who runs her brothel with a fierce discipline, the logger with a zest for horses and women, and the guitar-slinging boy who is after Bulrusher’s heart.

Just when she thought her world might close in on her, she discovers an entirely new sense of self when a black girl from Alabama comes to town. Passionate, lyrical, and chock full of down-home humor, this play is an unforgettable experience by a new, thrilling voice.

Tathastu - Granted Wishes...

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Tathastu - Granted Wishes...
event Date Begin: 07.11.2009
event Date End: 08.11.2009
org Name: Project Pulse
event Url: http://www.opulse.com/tathastu.html
venue Name: Smithwick Theater - Foothill College
venue Address1: 12345 El Monte Road
venue Address2
venue City: Los Altos Hills
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94022-4599
event Ticket Info
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-576-9622
event Email: tickets@projectpulse.org
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 6:30pm
event Type: dance

This features a fantastic portrayal of dance and drama presenting stories on passion, togetherness, inspiration and The Inevitable. A common thread of the act of Tathastu binds all the stories. The storytelling is done through various forms of dancing such as Hip Hop, Jazz, Contemporary, Bollywood, Popping, Locking, Break dancing and Classical styles. Enjoy the scintillating fusion of live vocals on the stage with dancing and acting.

Tickets also include an entry to the Project Pulse Fall Showcase that starts at 5:30 PM. Project Pulse Fall Showcase is the performance of all the dance class students.

Rabbit Hole

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Rabbit Hole
event Date Begin: 06.11.2009
event Date End: 21.11.2009
org Name: The Ohlone College Department of Theatre and Dance
event Url: http://www.ohlone.edu/org/smithcenter/20092010/rabbithole.html
venue Name: Smith Center - Ohlone College
venue Address1: 43600 Mission Boulevard
venue Address2
venue City: Fremont
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94539-0390
event Ticket Info: $10-$15
event Phone1
event Phone2: 510-659-6031
event Email: boxoffice@ohlone.edu
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm
event Type: theatre

This was a Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway hit, written by David Lindsay-Abaire. A child's tragic death, a cold marriage bed, quantum immortality and a girl fight at Whole Foods...these disparate elements come together with a big splash of black comedy in this play.

Kismet

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Kismet
event Date Begin: 20.03.2010
event Date End: 28.03.2010
org Name: Lyric Theatre
event Url: http://www.lyrictheatre.org
venue Name: Montgomery Theater
venue Address1: 271 S. Market Street
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venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $25-$35 $10 for ages 17 and under
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Classic stories from the Middle East, with their poetry, mystery, and humor, have long fascinated the west (think of Aladdin and The Arabian Nights). The story of Kismet is one such exotic gem; winning the 1954 Tony for best musical. Kismet is the story of Hajj, a beggar poet, who, in one 24-hour period, is caught in a complex web of danger, humor, and love. Its score, by Robert Wright and George Forrest, is adapted from the lush melodies of Alexander Borodin, and features "Stranger in Paradise."

The Mikado

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Mikado
event Date Begin: 19.06.2010
event Date End: 27.06.2010
org Name: Lyric Theatre
event Url: http://www.lyrictheatre.org
venue Name: Montgomery Theater
venue Address1: 271 S. Market Street
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venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $25-$35 $10 for ages 17 and under
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

In 1884, Gilbert and Sullivan had enjoyed eight successful productions. Sullivan, however, was ready to work on more serious music. Gilbert, inspired by the recent craze for all things Japanese, decided to set a new show in Japan. A classic was born. It is the story of a wandering musician, Nanki-Poo, in love with Yum-Yum — the fiancée of Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner. But the musician has a secret. Enjoy "Three little maids from school are we," "I've got a little list," and "Here's a how-de-do" in the show that some say is the most popular theatrical production in history.

Persimmons in Winter - World Premiere

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Persimmons in Winter - World Premiere
event Date Begin: 04.02.2010
event Date End: 28.02.2010
org Name: Arclight Repertory Theatre
event Url: http://arclightrep.art.officelive.com/0910Season.aspx
venue Name: MACLA
venue Address1: 510 S. 1st Street
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venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $15-$25
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

This World Premiere play is written and directed by Vivian Keh. It is a humorous and moving memory play of two Korean sisters who survive the Japanese occupation and civil war. The play explores their relationship and the challenges they face to maintain their friendship and cultural identity after moving to America.

Arclight One Act Festival

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Arclight One Act Festival
event Date Begin: 15.04.2010
event Date End: 18.04.2010
org Name: Arclight Repertory Theatre
event Url: http://arclightrep.art.officelive.com/0910Season.aspx
venue Name: MACLA
venue Address1: 510 S. 1st Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $15-$25
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event Phone2: 408-287-7664
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Arclight Rep Theatre is proud to present a collection of original one act plays by playwrights from throughout Northern California and the Bay Area. An eclectic mix of humorous and dramatic styles, these brief plays will leave a lasting impression.

Taming of the Shrew

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Taming of the Shrew
event Date Begin: 20.05.2010
event Date End: 05.06.2010
org Name: Arclight Repertory Theatre
event Url: http://arclightrep.art.officelive.com/0910Season.aspx
venue Name: Theatre on San Pedro Square
venue Address1: 29 N. San Pedro Street
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venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95110
event Ticket Info: $15-$25
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sat: 2pm Sun:7pm
event Type: theatre

Shakespeare's untamed, romantic comedy featuring Kate and Petruchio whose battle of wills makes for some of the most witty and entertaining scenes of all time!

The Mikado

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Mikado
event Date Begin: 22.01.2010
event Date End: 24.01.2010
org Name: The Stanford Savoyards
event Url: http://www.stanford.edu/group/savoyards/cgi-bin/
venue Name: Dinkelspiel Auditorium - Stanford University
venue Address1: 471 Lagunita Drive
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venue City: Stanford
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94305
event Ticket Info: $8-$16
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event Start Time: Fri & Sat: 8pm Sun: 2:30pm
event Type: theatre

Widely known as one of Gilbert and Sullivan's most beloved shows, The Mikado is an operetta about England and set in Japan. The story follows Nanki-Poo, the disguised son of the Mikado, and his attempts to wed the beautiful Yum-Yum, despite all the obstacles the Lord High Executioner, the Mikado, and the Mikado's Daughter-In-Law-Elect present. This production is fully staged with an orchestra.

Guys and Dolls Junior

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Guys and Dolls Junior
event Date Begin: 13.01.2010
event Date End: 17.01.2010
org Name: San Carlos Children's Theater
event Url: http://www.sancarloschildrenstheater.com
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event Ticket Info: $10-$12
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event Start Time: Wed-Fri: 7pm Sat: 1pm & 7pm Sun: 1pm
event Type: kids_families

Set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York City, Guys And Dolls Junior introduces us to colorful characters who have become legends in the musical theatre canon: Sarah Brown, the upright but uptight "mission doll;" Sky Masterson, the slick, high-rolling gambler who woos her on a bet and ends up falling in love; Adelaide, a nightclub performer whose chronic flu is brought on by the fact she's been engaged to the same man for 14 years; and Nathan Detroit, her devoted fiance, desperate as always to find a spot for his infamous floating dice game.

Simcha... A Chanukah Celebration and Bazaar

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Simcha... A Chanukah Celebration and Bazaar
event Date Begin: 19.12.2009
event Date End: 19.12.2009
org Name: Firebird Dance Theatre
event Url: http://www.simchashow.com
venue Name: Heritage Theatre
venue Address1: 1 W. Campbell Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Campbell
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95008
event Ticket Info: $15-$25
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event Phone2: 408-866-2700
event Email: boxoffice@cityofcampbell.com
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event Start Time: 4pm
event Type: dance

This is a one-night-only encore performance of a magnificent dance show, a unique and joyful event for the whole family, just in time for Chanukah! Experience Simcha, the story of a Jewish family’s journey that spans continents and generations, from a small Jewish village — a shtetl — in Europe, to the bustling streets of New York.

Inspired by the stories of Sholom Aleichem, this humorous and touching tale is a rich tapestry of Jewish tradition, woven with music and dance. Be prepared to rejoice and remember. Join in celebrating all that is best in life... family, tradition, warmth, and love.

Arrive early for a festive Chanukah Bazaar! Before the show begins, you will find yourself immersed in a small and charming shtetl from years long gone by. In this shtetl, you’ll stumble upon the local market, bustling with Chanukah cheer, beautiful crafts, delectable treats, and wonderful wares. Don’t miss this holiday celebration!

One Act Festival

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: One Act Festival
event Date Begin: 13.02.2010
event Date End: 14.02.2010
org Name: Santa Clara University Dept. of Theatre and Dance
event Url: http://scu.edu/cpa/events/spotlight_events.cfm
venue Name: Fess Parker Studio Theatre - Santa Clara University
venue Address1: 500 El Camino Real
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venue City: Santa Clara
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95053
event Ticket Info: $5
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event Start Time: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Santa Clara University Theatre Arts majors direct an eclectic collection of one act plays.

This performance is part of the 2009-2010 Spotlight Series, a collection of performances designed to intellectually broaden audiences and performers alike. These works promise to be stimulating, humanizing and entertaining.

Playwrights Workshop

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Playwrights Workshop
event Date Begin: 01.06.2010
event Date End: 01.06.2010
org Name: Santa Clara University Dept. of Theatre and Dance
event Url: http://scu.edu/cpa/events/spotlight_events.cfm
venue Name: Fess Parker Studio Theatre - Santa Clara University
venue Address1: 500 El Camino Real
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venue City: Santa Clara
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95053
event Ticket Info: $5
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event Start Time: 8pm
event Type: theatre

Enjoy an evening of original one act plays written, performed and directed by Santa Clara University students and alums. New playwrights, who have completed a series of SCU playwriting courses, showcase their work in semi-staged readings.

Twyla Tharp, Award-Winning Choreographer

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Twyla Tharp, Award-Winning Choreographer
event Date Begin: 09.12.2009
event Date End: 09.12.2009
org Name: Commonwealth Club
event Url: http://tickets.commonwealthclub.org/shows_list_club.asp?cgCode=11&cgName=Silicon Valley&use_more=true
venue Name: Oshman Family Jewish Community Center
venue Address1: 3921 Fabian Way
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venue City: Palo Alto
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94303
event Ticket Info: $18 $12 for members
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event Phone2: 1-800-847-7730
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event Start Time: 6:30pm check-in 7pm program 8pm book signing
event Type: classes

The Tony and Emmy award-winning choreographer discusses how good collaborators aren’t born, they’re made, through practice, commitment, passion, and most of all, habit. She explores how the art of working with others and collaborative learning is replacing head-to-head competition in education and in business.

Tharp will discuss some of her best-known collaborations with artists like Mikhail Baryshnikov and Billy Joel and will offer advice and life lessons from her extensive forty year career. Among her many accomplishments are authoring The Collaborative Habit and The Creative Habit.

The Saint Plays

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Saint Plays
event Date Begin: 06.11.2009
event Date End: 14.11.2009
org Name: Santa Clara University Dept. of Theatre and Dance
event Url: http://scu.edu/cpa/events/ovation_events.cfm
venue Name: Louis B. Mayer Theatre - Santa Clara University
venue Address1: 500 El Camino Real
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venue City: Santa Clara
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95053
event Ticket Info: $9-$18
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event Start Time: 8pm
event Type: theatre

What are saints? People who lived "a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away?" Idealized human beings frozen in stained glass or confined to the face of laminated holy cards? Or are they people, rooted in the earth and reaching for heaven, who have allowed themselves to be shattered, to be exploded by love so that others might live? Are they people like Bernadette, George, Mary, Genesius, Joan, Salvadoran university professors and their coworkers? Real people who call us to become like them, to become saints? The Saint Plays by Erik Ehn is a collection of six short plays that link saints from the past with ordinary people.

This event is part of the 2009-2010 Ovation Series. In the Ovation Series as a whole, there is a little dance, some laughter and tears, and music that will touch your heart.

The Playboy of the Western World

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Playboy of the Western World
event Date Begin: 26.02.2010
event Date End: 26.03.2010
org Name: Santa Clara University Department of Music
event Url: http://scu.edu/cpa/events/ovation_events.cfm
venue Name: Louis B. Mayer Theatre - Santa Clara University
venue Address1: 500 El Camino Real
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venue City: Santa Clara
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95053
event Ticket Info: $9-$18
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event Start Time: 8pm Check website for performance days
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J. M. Synge's eccentric, high-spirited comedy celebrates the grand poetry and reckless abandon of the Irish imagination, taking us to a hardscrabble corner of the world where murderers speak in earthy music, the underdog rules on high, feisty damsels are eager to be won, and it's the tale well told that wins the day. Undeniably, J.M. Synge is considered the pivotal Irish playwright of the early 20th century.

This event is part of the 2009-2010 Ovation Series. In the Ovation Series as a whole, there is a little dance, some laughter and tears, and music that will touch your heart.

The Odd Couple, The Female Version

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Odd Couple, The Female Version
event Date Begin: 07.05.2010
event Date End: 15.05.2010
org Name: Santa Clara University Dept. of Theatre and Dance
event Url: http://scu.edu/cpa/events/ovation_events.cfm
venue Name: Fess Parker Studio Theatre - Santa Clara University
venue Address1: 500 El Camino Real
venue Address2
venue City: Santa Clara
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95053
event Ticket Info: $9-$18
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event Start Time: 8pm Check website for performance days
event Type: theatre

In this remake of Neil Simon's long-running Broadway comedy, Unger and Madison are at it again! Florence Unger and Olive Madison, that is, in this hilarious contemporary comic classic... the female version of The Odd Couple. Instead of the poker party that begins the original version, Ms. Madison has invited the girls over for an evening of Trivial Pursuit. And, in this version, the Pigeon sisters have become the Costazuela brothers. The situation is the same... only the genders have been changed.

This event is part of the 2009-2010 Ovation Series. In the Ovation Series as a whole, there is a little dance, some laughter and tears, and music that will touch your heart.

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Thoroughly Modern Millie
event Date Begin: 28.05.2010
event Date End: 05.06.2010
org Name: Santa Clara University Dept. of Theatre and Dance
event Url: http://scu.edu/cpa/events/ovation_events.cfm
venue Name: Fess Parker Studio Theatre - Santa Clara University
venue Address1: 500 El Camino Real
venue Address2
venue City: Santa Clara
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95053
event Ticket Info: $9-$18
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event Start Time: Check website for days, times
event Type: theatre

This Tony Award-winning musical is a high-spirited romp, based on the popular movie, that has all of New York dancing the Charleston. Filled with frisky flappers, dashing leading men and a dragon-lady of a villainess that audiences will love to hate, Thoroughly Modern Millie is a perfectly constructed evening of madcap merriment.

This event is part of the 2009-2010 Ovation Series. In the Ovation Series as a whole, there is a little dance, some laughter and tears, and music that will touch your heart.

Mystery Dinner Theatre

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Mystery Dinner Theatre
event Date Begin: 13.11.2009
event Date End: 13.11.2009
org Name: Murder Mystery Players, Inc.
event Url: http://mysteryplayers.com/mm-cities/SanJose.html
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event Ticket Info: $37
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event Phone2: 408-957-9215
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event Start Time: Dinner
event Type: theatre

This dinner show includes fabulous prizes and huge portions of murder mystery and laughter all rolled into a night of live entertainment you and your friends and family will not soon forget.

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
event Date Begin: 19.02.2010
event Date End: 14.03.2010
org Name: Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre
event Url: http://www.pleasantonplayhouse.com/season20092010/
venue Name: Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre Studio Theatre
venue Address1: 1048 Serpentine Lane #309
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venue City: Pleasanton
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94566
event Ticket Info: $20-$25
event Phone1
event Phone2: 925-462-2121
event Email: info@trivalleyrep.com
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event Start Time: Fri-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

This laugh-inducing, award-winning musical comedy about love in the suburbs is often described as "Seinfeld set to music". It's a hilarious look at love and relationships that is as touching and insightful as it is humorous. Four actors play over forty roles scaling the dizzying spectrum of male/female relationships. The trials and tribulations of being single, dating, marriage, loss, and heartbreak and everything in the relationship process that you have ever secretly thought about, but were afraid to admit, are cleverly explored.

It is hailed as the most "proposal-friendly" musical, as there have been sixty-one wedding proposals at the show, all of which resulted in "yes"-es!

The Heidi Chronicles

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Heidi Chronicles
event Date Begin: 04.06.2010
event Date End: 27.06.2010
org Name: Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre
event Url: http://www.pleasantonplayhouse.com/season20092010/
venue Name: Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre Studio Theatre
venue Address1: 1048 Serpentine Lane #309
venue Address2
venue City: Pleasanton
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94566
event Ticket Info: $20-$25
event Phone1
event Phone2: 925-462-2121
event Email: info@trivalleyrep.com
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event Start Time: Fri-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

The Heidi Chronicles, a play by Wendy Wasserstein, traces the coming of age of Heidi Holland, a successful art historian, as she tries to find her bearings in a rapidly changing world. Gradually distancing herself from her friends, she watches them move from the idealism and political radicalism of their college years through militant feminism and, eventually, back to the materialism that they had sought to reject in the first place. Heidi comes to accept the fact that liberation can be achieved only if one is true to oneself.

K2 and Lifeline

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: K2 and Lifeline
event Date Begin: 29.10.2009
event Date End: 08.11.2009
org Name: Los Gatos High School
event Url: http://k2-lifeline.webs.com
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event Ticket Info: $3-$10
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event Phone2: 408-354-2730 x 391
event Email: swong@lgsuhsd.org
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sun: 7pm No performances 10/31 or 11/01
event Type: theatre

LGHS presents the premiere production of Lifeline, by Steve “Spike” Wong, and K2 by Patrick Meyers--played concurrently. K2 and Lifeline features the first artificial ice climbing wall ever constructed inside a school theater.

My Sister Eileen

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: My Sister Eileen
event Date Begin: 06.11.2009
event Date End: 22.11.2009
org Name: Foothill College Theatre Arts Department
event Url: http://www.foothill.edu/fa
venue Name: Lohman Theatre - Foothill College
venue Address1: 12345 El Monte Road
venue Address2
venue City: Los Altos
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94022
event Ticket Info: $12-$16
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-949-7360
event Email: rosenthaldonna@foothill.edu
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat:8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Two plucky sisters from Columbus, Ohio move into a basement apartment in Greenwich Village in the 1940's amidst New York's subway system construction. Their transition brings them to discover much about life in the big city and each other. Filled with memorably quirky characters and a visit from the Brazilian Navy, this charmingly humorous play, derived from the stories of Ruth McKenney, later became the basis of the musical hit Wonderful Town.

New Dream of the Butterfly

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: New Dream of the Butterfly
event Date Begin: 14.11.2009
event Date End: 14.11.2009
org Name: Chinese Performing Artists of America
event Url: http://chineseperformingarts.org/poster_butterfly.html
venue Name: San Jose Center for the Performing Arts
venue Address1: 255 Almaden Boulevard
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venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $25-$100
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-973-8276
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event Start Time: 7:30pm
event Type: dance

All the fables about the famous Taoist Tsuang Tse, a great philosopher of ancient China, are performed in a triumphant collaboration of Chinese dance, music and drama on stage.

Once in a Lifetime

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Once in a Lifetime
event Date Begin: 05.11.2009
event Date End: 07.11.2009
org Name: The King's Academy
event Url: http://www.tka.org
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event Start Time: Thurs: 7pm Fri: 3pm & 7:30pm Sat: 7:30pm
event Type: theatre

Kaufman & Hart's Once in a Lifetime is a Broadway playwright's satirical commentary on Hollywood movie studios during the talking picture revolution. Witness as three inexperienced vaudeville actors attempt to "make it big" by opening a school for voice culture and elocution. They seem to get in over their heads when faced with a powerful movie executive, a totally incompetent secretary, and Hollywood's leading movie critic. Will they be able to survive in Tinsel Town?! Watch the story unfold as the cast of thirty-four students cover over sixty-five eclectic characters!

Night of The Living Dead

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Night of The Living Dead
event Date Begin: 29.10.2009
event Date End: 07.11.2009
org Name: Palo Alto Children's Theatre
event Url: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/depts/csd/activities_and_recreation/attractions/childrens_theatre/childrens_theatre_news/details.asp?NewsID=1407&TargetID=202, 203
venue Name: Palo Alto Children's Theatre
venue Address1: 1305 Middlefield Road
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venue City: Palo Alto
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94301
event Ticket Info: $5-$10
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-463-4970
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Halloween Night: Special Midnight Performance
event Type: theatre

Just in time for Halloween, Teen PACT presents special evening-only performances of Night of the Living Dead. Adapted for the stage by Lori Allen Ohm from the original horror film classic by George Romero, this suspenseful production is appropriate for ages 12 and up.

Guys and Dolls

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Guys and Dolls
event Date Begin: 20.11.2009
event Date End: 22.11.2009
org Name: Broadway By The Bay
event Url: http://www.broadwaybythebay.org/
venue Name: Bayside Performing Arts Center
venue Address1: 2025 Kehoe Avenue
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venue City: San Mateo
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94402
event Ticket Info: $15
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event Phone2: 650-579-5565
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event Start Time: Fri: 7pm Sat: 5pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Broadway by the Bay's Youth Theatre Conservatory presents Guys and Dolls. Nathan Detroit is desperate to find a venue for his crap game, but is continually being thwarted by Lieutenant Brannigan. If he can raise $1000 he can hold it in someone's garage, but he hasn't got the dough. To raise the dough, he bets Sky Masterson that he can't get Sargeant Sarah Brown to have dinner with him in Havana. And just why would a "mission doll" go to Havana with a strange man? Because the mission is going under, and Sky promises her "one dozen genuine sinners." But, predictably, this arrangement goes awry when Sky and Sarah develop feelings for each other, and Sky refuses to cash in on his bet with Nathan.

Annie

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Annie
event Date Begin: 15.07.2010
event Date End: 01.08.2010
org Name: Broadway By The Bay
event Url: http://www.broadwaybythebay.org/
venue Name: San Mateo Performing Arts Center
venue Address1: 600 North Delaware Avenue
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venue City: San Mateo
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94401
event Ticket Info: $17-$48
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event Start Time: TBA
event Type: theatre

Broadway by the Bay's presents Annie. Eleven-year-old Annie is in an orphanage, presided over by Miss Hannigan, who keeps the little girl orphans in line by bullying and threatening them. The girls are ever hopeful that they will find parents and happiness while Miss Hannigan is unhappy with her situation. Annie decides to escape to find her parents, running into a friendly dog (Sandy) and the people made homeless because of the Great Depression. However, she is returned to the orphanage. Grace Farrell, Warbucks' assistant, picks her to live in Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks' palatial home for the Christmas holidays. Although initially uncomfortable with each other, Annie and Daddy Warbucks soon come to love each other. Warbucks wants to adopt her, but Annie insists that her parents will come for her.

La Cage Aux Folles

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: La Cage Aux Folles
event Date Begin: 16.09.2010
event Date End: 03.10.2010
org Name: Broadway By The Bay
event Url: http://www.broadwaybythebay.org/
venue Name: San Mateo Performing Arts Center
venue Address1: 600 North Delaware Avenue
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venue City: San Mateo
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94401
event Ticket Info: $17-$48
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event Start Time: TBA
event Type: theatre

Broadway by the Bay's presents La Cage Aux Folles. This Tony Award winner for Best Musical is a boisterous and uplifting celebration of love in an untraditional family who owns a St. Tropez nightclub. Their domestic peace is shattered however, when their son must introduce his prospective straight-laced in-laws to his own loving "parents". The show is filled with gorgeous costumes, fabulous dance numbers and a wonderful Jerry Herman score including "The Best of Time", "I Am What I Am" and "The Song of the Sand". The Birdcage, the movie starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane, is the updated version of this toe tapper story and is a triumph of sentimental showmanship.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
event Date Begin: 01.04.2010
event Date End: 18.04.2010
org Name: Broadway By The Bay
event Url: http://www.broadwaybythebay.org/
venue Name: San Mateo Performing Arts Center
venue Address1: 600 North Delaware Avenue
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venue City: San Mateo
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94401
event Ticket Info: $17-$48
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Broadway by the Bay's presents Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Based on the 1988 movie that starred Michael Caine and Steve Martin, this hilarious musical comedy opened on Broadway in 2005 to critical acclaim. The story follows the exploits of two flim-flam men plying their shady trade on the French Riviera. There are many colorful characters, clever plot twists and romantic misadventures as the story unfolds.

Tesseract - A Life of Eadweard Mubridge...

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Tesseract - A Life of Eadweard Mubridge...
event Date Begin: 12.11.2009
event Date End: 14.11.2009
org Name: Stanford University Drama Department
event Url: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/drama/0910_productions/every-house-detail.html
venue Name: Pigott Theater
venue Address1: 551 Serra Mall
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venue City: Stanford
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94305-5010
event Ticket Info: $5-$15
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event Start Time: 8pm
event Type: theatre

Tesseract - A Life of Eadweard Mubridge in 8 Stages is directed by world-renowned artists Lin Hixson and Matthew Goulish, described as originators of "one of the most influential performance groups" in contemporary American theater. This thoughtful and intelligent original performance piece is based on the life of the eccentric and fascinating artist and photographer, Eadweard Muybridge. Don't miss this rare and special event.

Rent

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Rent
event Date Begin: 18.02.2010
event Date End: 27.02.2010
org Name: Stanford University Drama Department
event Url: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/drama/0910_productions/rent-detail.html
venue Name: Roble Studio Theater - Stanford University
venue Address1: 375 Santa Teresa Street
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venue City: Stanford
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94305-8125
event Ticket Info: TBA
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event Start Time: 8pm
event Type: theatre

Based loosely on Puccini's opera La Bohème, the rock musical Rent follows a year in the lives of seven friends living the disappearing Bohemian lifestyle in New York's East Village. AIDS functions in each characters' life as a forceful reminder of mortality, futility, and uncertainty, but also as an inspiration for strength through optimism, friendship, humor, and enthusiasm for embracing the day.

This show was the Winner of the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama; plus 1996 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Original Score.

Contains adult language and situations. Recommended for ages 14 and up.

The Woman in Armor

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Woman in Armor
event Date Begin: 29.10.2009
event Date End: 08.11.2009
org Name: Cañada College Theatre Arts Department
event Url: http://www.smccd.edu/accounts/canada/news/stories/womaninarmor.html
venue Name: Cañada College Flex Theatre
venue Address1: 4200 Farm Hill Boulevard
venue Address2
venue City: Redwood City
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94061
event Ticket Info: $10-$15
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-306-3396
event Email: budda@smccd.edu
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun 11/8: 2pm
event Type: theatre

The Cañada College Theater Arts program presents The Woman in Armor, a dark comedy set in a future America where a young woman is confronted with several choices all while a mysterious woman - or ghost - haunts her world and her consciousness. The world premier of this play was produced by Three Wise Monkeys as part of the 2005 Bay Area One Act Festival. Saturday performances will be followed by a Q&A session with the cast and playwright. Written and directed by Cañada Professor Anna Budd.

What Could Be More American than Armed Rebellion? Lily, a young woman living in a future America, discovers that she cant leave the airport. Mr. Stern, a humorless bureaucrat with the Office of Illegal Debt Management, reveals that she is being detained as an illegal debtor, her citizenship is revoked, and now she must work off her debt as a prisoner of the state, or face deportation.

But Lily and Mr. Stern are not alone in that office a mysterious woman in medieval armor appears, urging Lily to resist. Lily chooses to cooperate, thinking she can appeal to Mr. Sterns humanity. But conditions at the airport are unlivable. The food is moldy, the blankets thin and reeking, and Peter, a fellow detainee, is very sick, and getting sicker. And its looking as if there is no intention to release any detainees ever.

Lily struggles with a stark choice: adhere to her beloved principles of non-violent communication, the last remnant of her more civilized former life - or accept that Mr. Stern is unreachable, the Department corrupt beyond reason, and join the morally ambiguous underground resistance. And all the while the mysterious Woman in Armor ghost, angel, demon - haunts her world and her consciousness.

And Then There Were None

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: And Then There Were None
event Date Begin: 05.11.2009
event Date End: 08.11.2009
org Name: Mills High School
event Url: http://www.millshigh.org
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event Ticket Info: $8-$10
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event Phone2: 650-490-0958
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 7pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

As ten people become trapped on Indian Island, can they find who the killer is among them before it's too late? Mills High School presents the classic whodunit, Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. Performances November 5, 6 and 7 at 7pm and November 8 at 2pm at 400 Murchison Drive in Millbrae. Tickets available at the door.

Patol Babu, Film Star... and Other Plays

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Patol Babu, Film Star... and Other Plays
event Date Begin: 01.11.2009
event Date End: 07.11.2009
org Name: Naatak Theater and Film
event Url: http://www.naatak.com/currentevent.html
venue Name: Cubberley Community Center Theatre
venue Address1: 4000 Middlefield Road
venue Address2
venue City: Palo Alto
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94303
event Ticket Info: $20-$35
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-296-6579
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event Start Time: Sun 11/1: 5pm Fri 11/6: 8pm Sat 11/7: 8pm
event Type: theatre

Academy Award ® Winner Satyajit Ray's fascination for the supernatural, his bizarre characters, choice of plots and the humor in his short stories have captivated readers for generations. Each story - whether it is an aging actor who thinks a bit part in a movie is his ticket to stardom, or a mercurial magician who has to compete with a puppet to regain lost glory - has a magical effect.

Naatak has adapted the best of them, in English, spanning different genres.

Cinderella

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Cinderella
event Date Begin: 13.11.2009
event Date End: 06.12.2009
org Name: San Jose State University TRFT
event Url: http://www.tvradiofilmtheatre.com/09Cinderella.html
venue Name: San Jose State University Theatre
venue Address1: 1 Washington Square
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95192
event Ticket Info: $5-$15
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event Start Time: Fri: 7pm Sat: 2pm & 7pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

This sparkling fantasy of music, magic and romance is brought to the stage as a Magic Carpet Theater production, in partnership with the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library.

The Great American Songbook - Broadway Chorus and Broadway Kids

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Great American Songbook - Broadway Chorus and Broadway Kids
event Date Begin: 06.11.2009
event Date End: 08.11.2009
org Name: Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre
event Url: http://www.pleasantonplayhouse.com/
venue Name: Amador Theater
venue Address1: 1155 Santa Rita Road
venue Address2
venue City: Pleasanton
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94566
event Ticket Info: $10-$18
event Phone1
event Phone2: 925-462-2121
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event Start Time: Fri, Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: music

Broadway Chorus and Broadway Kids will perform The Great American Songbook. The show includes a six-piece band featuring members of the Rudy Salvini Big Band and the Broadway Kids Chorus, made up of local children in grades 1-8. Featured selections include I Got Rhythm, Come Rain or Come Shine, Chattanooga Choo-Choo Medley, Ain’t Misbehavin, Moonglow and Skylark.

Rapsodic Melodies!

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Rapsodic Melodies!
event Date Begin: 29.11.2009
event Date End: 29.11.2009
org Name: The Franzen Vocal Studio
event Url: http://www.CarlFranzen.com
venue Name: Ladera Community Church
venue Address1: 3300 Alpine Road
venue Address2
venue City: Portola Valley
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94028
event Ticket Info: $10
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event Phone2: 408-288-8519 or 650-854-5481
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event Start Time: 4pm
event Type: music

The Franzen Vocal Studio Presents Rapsodic Melodies!, an operatic gala of song! Featuring the gifted vocal students of tenor Carl Franzen's vocal studio. Featuring favorite opera, operetta, musical theater, film classics and popular songs. A potpourri of choices from our performers' repertoire.With concert pianist Dmitriy Cogan.

Taking Flight

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Taking Flight
event Date Begin: 28.01.2010
event Date End: 14.02.2010
org Name: Teatro Visión
event Url: http://www.teatrovision.org
venue Name: Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater
venue Address1: 1700 Alum Rock Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95116
event Ticket Info: $10-$45
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event Phone2: 408-272-9926
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Written by and starring Adriana Seván, Taking Flight is a hilarious and heartbreaking play that chronicles the journey of mental and physical recovery shared by two friends in the wake of the 9/11 tragedy.

This lively one-woman show brilliantly expresses why the heart is the strongest muscle in the body and why Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Nilo Cruz, called this work “a magnificent piece of theatre…and an allegory for our time.” This play will be performed in English.

Shen Yun

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Shen Yun
event Date Begin: 08.01.2010
event Date End: 10.01.2010
org Name: New Tang Dynasty TV - San Francisco
event Url: http://www.sfshow.net
venue Name: San Jose Center for the Performing Arts
venue Address1: 255 Almaden Boulevard
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $40-$85
event Phone1
event Phone2: 888-569-2009
event Email: sfgroup@ntdtv.com
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event Start Time: Fri: 7:30pm Sat: 7pm Sat & Sun: 2pm
event Type: dance

Shen Yun brings to life classical Chinese dance and music in a gloriously colourful and exhilarating show. Gorgeously costumed dancers move in stunning synchronised patterns and thunderous drums shake the stage with groundbreaking music. Touring over 100 cities and performing more than 300 shows, this show has been enjoyed by over a million people from five continents.

Alice in Wonderland

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Alice in Wonderland
event Date Begin: 03.12.2009
event Date End: 07.12.2009
org Name: Foothill College Theatre Conservatory
event Url: http://www.foothill.edu/fa
venue Name: Smithwick Theater - Foothill College
venue Address1: 12345 El Monte Road
venue Address2
venue City: Los Altos Hills
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94022-4599
event Ticket Info: $8 + $2 parking
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-949-7360
event Email: rosenthaldonna@foothill.edu
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event Start Time: Thurs, Fri: 10:15am Sat: 2pm & 5pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

One of English literature’s most beloved and bizarre tales is brought vividly to the stage as an adventurous and relentless little girl makes a fateful decision to follow the White Rabbit down its hole and into a wonderfully strange land—indeed, a Wonderland—filled with mad tea parties, a cat that always grins, an impatient queen with some odd notions of how to play croquet and much more. This production is done in partnership with Peninsula Youth Theatre.

The Foreigner

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Foreigner
event Date Begin: 12.03.2010
event Date End: 20.03.2010
org Name: Crystal Springs Players
event Url: http://www.csumc.org/drama/CSPProduction.htm
venue Name: Crystal Springs Theater
venue Address1: Crystal Springs United Methodist Church
venue Address2: -- 2145 Bunker Hill Drive
venue City: San Mateo
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94402
event Ticket Info: $10-$18
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-345-2381
event Email: csplayers1993@yahoo.com
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 7pm
event Type: theatre

The scene is a fishing lodge in rural Georgia often visited by "Froggy" LeSeuer, a British demolition expert who occasionally runs training sessions at a nearby army base. This time "Froggy" has brought along a friend, a pathologically shy young man named Charlie who is overcome with fear at the thought of making conversation with strangers. So "Froggy," before departing , tells all assembled that Charlie is from an exotic foreign country and speaks no English. Once alone the fun really begins as Charlie overhears more than he should with the thought that Charlie doesn't understand a word being said. That he does, fuels the nonstop hilarity of the play.

CATS 9th Annual Asian Comedy Night

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: CATS 9th Annual Asian Comedy Night
event Date Begin: 20.11.2009
event Date End: 21.11.2009
org Name: Contemporary Asian Theatre Scene
event Url: http://Asiantheater.org
venue Name: Landmark Ballroom
venue Address1: 75 S. 11th Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95112
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event Phone2: 408-298-2287
event Email: catstheater@gmail.com
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event Start Time: Fri: 8pm Sat: 7pm & 10pm
event Type: special_events

18 Mighty Mountain Warriors, a hot sketch comedy troupe from Los Angeles,stars in Contemporary Asian Theater Scene's 9th Annual Asian Comedy Night. It's the only Northern California appearance of 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary. Come see old favorites and new cutting edge themes such as... What's life like for Republicans under the Obama administration? What's North Korea's new diplomacy? Friday has a cast reception - meet the actors.

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
event Date Begin: 05.02.2010
event Date End: 28.02.2010
org Name: Pacifica Spindrift Players
event Url: http://www.pacificaspindriftplayers.com/
venue Name: Pacifica Spindrift Theatre
venue Address1: 1050 Crespi Drive
venue Address2
venue City: Pacifica
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94044
event Ticket Info: $15-$18
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-359-8002
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event Start Time: Fri-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

In this superlative mystery comedy, statuettes of little soldier boys on the mantel of a house on an island off the coast of Devon fall to the floor and break one by one as those in the house succumb to a diabolical avenger. A nursery rhyme tells how each of the ten "soldiers" met his death until there were none. Eight guests who have never met each other or their apparently absent host and hostess are lured to the island and, along with the two house servants, marooned. A mysterious voice accuses each of having gotten away with murder and then one drops dead; poisoned. One down and nine to go!

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
event Date Begin: 04.02.2010
event Date End: 04.02.2010
org Name: Montalvo Arts Center
event Url: http://www.montalvoarts.org/events/shakespeare/
venue Name: Montalvo Arts Center
venue Address1: 15400 Montalvo Road
venue Address2
venue City: Saratoga
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95070
event Ticket Info: $30-$35 $27-$31 for members
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-961-5858
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event Start Time: 7:30pm
event Type: theatre

Praised by the Los Angeles Times as “wildly funny” and by the Montreal Gazette as “the funniest show you are likely to see in your entire lifetime." An irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard’s plays, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) was London’s longest-running comedy – ten years at the Criterion Theatre. This production features all thirty-seven plays in ninety-seven minutes.

Delval Divas by Barbara Pease Weber

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Delval Divas by Barbara Pease Weber
event Date Begin: 02.04.2010
event Date End: 25.04.2010
org Name: Pacifica Spindrift Players
event Url: http://www.pacificaspindriftplayers.com/
venue Name: Pacifica Spindrift Theatre
venue Address1: 1050 Crespi Drive
venue Address2
venue City: Pacifica
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94044
event Ticket Info: $15-$18
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-359-8002
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event Start Time: Fri-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Stella, Rosemary, Linda, and Beth have some things in common besides being educated, successful, professional women, they also share the same address. They reside at the Delaware Valley Federal Correctional Facility. The Divas indulge in their lavish and luxurious lifestyles until a murderess moves in, and the Department of Corrections announces its intention to close the Delval facility, and relocate inmates to the Black Rock Federal Prison. How do the Divas save Delval, solve a murder, and reunite on Roman holiday? Who ever said that crime doesn't pay?

12 Angry Jurors by Reginald Rose

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: 12 Angry Jurors by Reginald Rose
event Date Begin: 04.06.2010
event Date End: 27.06.2010
org Name: Pacifica Spindrift Players
event Url: http://www.pacificaspindriftplayers.com/
venue Name: Pacifica Spindrift Theatre
venue Address1: 1050 Crespi Drive
venue Address2
venue City: Pacifica
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94044
event Ticket Info: $15-$18
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-359-8002
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event Start Time: Fri-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

A man is dead. The life of another is at stake. A "guilty" verdict seems a foregone conclusion. But one member of the jury has the will to probe more deeply into the evidence and the courage to confront the ignorance and the prejudice of some of his fellow jurors. The conflict which follows is fierce and passionate, cutting straight to the heart of the issues of civil liberties and social justice.

Bye Bye Birdie

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Bye Bye Birdie
event Date Begin: 03.09.2010
event Date End: 26.09.2010
org Name: Pacifica Spindrift Players
event Url: http://www.pacificaspindriftplayers.com/
venue Name: Pacifica Spindrift Theatre
venue Address1: 1050 Crespi Drive
venue Address2
venue City: Pacifica
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94044
event Ticket Info: $15-$18
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-359-8002
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event Start Time: Fri-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Conrad Birdie is drafted into the army. His agent, Albert, plans a farewell performance on the Ed Sullivan Show, which he hopes will bring his company out of debt. Birdie will give away a kiss to a lucky girl from his fan club on national television. The lucky girl is Kim McAfee. Kim's father begins to get excited about the thought of being on the Ed Sullivan Show. Kim's new steady, Hugo, starts to get jealous of the thought of Kim kissing Birdie on national television. After Birdie's arrival, things continue to come undone as Birdie's charms enrage Hugo to punch him out on national television. But wait, there's more.

The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge by Mark Brown

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge by Mark Brown
event Date Begin: 19.11.2010
event Date End: 12.12.2010
org Name: Pacifica Spindrift Players
event Url: http://www.pacificaspindriftplayers.com/
venue Name: Pacifica Spindrift Theatre
venue Address1: 1050 Crespi Drive
venue Address2
venue City: Pacifica
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94044
event Ticket Info: $15-$18
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-359-8002
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event Start Time: Fri-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Ebenezer Scrooge is back to his old ways and is suing Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future for breaking and entering, kidnapping, slander, pain and suffering, attempted murder, and the intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Crab and Pasta Feed Fundraiser

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Crab and Pasta Feed Fundraiser
event Date Begin: 16.01.2010
event Date End: 16.01.2010
org Name: South Bay Musical Theatre
event Url: http://www.southbaymt.com/other/crabfeed.html
venue Name: Saratoga Community Center
venue Address1: 19655 Allendale Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Saratoga
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95070
event Ticket Info: $55 $50 before 12/31 $20 for kids 12 & under
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event Start Time: 6pm-9pm
event Type: theatre

There will be for great food, lively entertainment and fabulous fun at South Bay Musical Theatre's Sixth Annual Crab and Pasta Feed Fundraiser. You'll enjoy an all-you-can eat buffet featuring cold cracked dungeness crab, pasta with a choice of sauces, salad, French bread, wine, soft drinks, coffee and a spectacular chocolate fountain dessert bar.

Bid on an assortment of silent auction items, enter the multi-prize raffle, and swing to musical entertainment from the Millennium Sounds Band. You will also have the opportunity to meet this year's special guest, performer Eugene Barry-Hill, who appeared in The Lion King on Broadway and the national tour of Ain't Misbehavin', featuring The Pointer Sisters.

The Exonerated

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The Exonerated
event Date Begin: 12.11.2009
event Date End: 14.11.2009
org Name: Stanford University Drama Department
event Url: http://theatre.stanford.edu
venue Name: Nitery Theatre - Stanford Campus
venue Address1: 514 Lasuen Mall, Bldg 590
venue Address2
venue City: Stanford
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94305-5010
event Ticket Info: Free
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event Start Time: Thurs: 7pm Fri, Sat: 7pm & 9pm
event Type: theatre

Stanford Theatre Activist Mobilization Project (STAMP) presents The Exonerated, a play by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen based on the true stories of six individuals who were taken off of death row after being found innocent for the allegations against them. Moving and political, the show explores how social stratification and discrimination in the United States can be a matter of life and death. This show is free and open to the public.

Rocky Horror Musical

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Rocky Horror Musical
event Date Begin: 18.12.2009
event Date End: 09.01.2010
org Name: Actors Theatre Center
event Url: http://www.theatrecenter.biz
venue Name: Theatre on San Pedro Square
venue Address1: 29 N. San Pedro Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95110
event Ticket Info: $25-$45
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-985-5500
event Email: info@theatrecenter.biz
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event Start Time: Fri, Sat: 8pm Sun: 6:30pm Thu, 1/7: 8pm 1/9: Additional Midnight Show
event Type: theatre

Returning for a fifth year to San Jose, this live stage production of the story of simpletons Brad and Janet being assimilated by a troupe of groovy Transylvanians is the Bay Area’s newest live interactive holiday tradition. Richard O'Brien's creation mixes good-old musical theatre with a live band and the zaniness of the infamous movie version.

Time Warp into the New Year with a special New Year's Eve Dinner Gala (or show, only). A no-host bar is open one half-hour before the performance and during intermission.

Getting to Know... Once Upon A Mattress

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Getting to Know... Once Upon A Mattress
event Date Begin: 19.11.2009
event Date End: 21.11.2009
org Name: The King's Academy
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event Ticket Info: $8-$10
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event Phone2: 408-481-9900x4227
event Email: rirwin@tka.org
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 7:30pm Sat, also: 1:30pm
event Type: theatre

Carried on a wave of wonderful songs and hilarious and raucous plot twists, this is a condensed version of the Broadway hit Once Upon a Mattress. It is a rollicking spin on the familiar classic of royal courtship and comeuppance and it includes side-splitting shenanigans. Chances are, you'll never look at fairy tales quite the same way again.

A Birthday Surprise

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: A Birthday Surprise
event Date Begin: 14.11.2009
event Date End: 14.11.2009
org Name: Palo Alto Children's Theatre
event Url: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/depts/csd/activities_and_recreation/attractions/childrens_theatre/default.asp
venue Name: Palo Alto Children's Theatre
venue Address1: 1305 Middlefield Road
venue Address2
venue City: Palo Alto
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94301
event Ticket Info: $5-$10
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-463-4970
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event Start Time: 10:30am & 12:30 pm
event Type: theatre

Part of Palo Alto Children's Theatre's exciting Saturday Playhouse series, A Birthday Surprise is a 45-minute show full of fun audience participation, performed by teen participants and staff for children ages 3-6.

A Birthday Surprise takes place on very exciting day- Stuart’s eighth birthday! But when Wiggle Bop the Clown isn’t the entertainment, as Stuart was hoping, his party takes a turn he didn’t expect. Join Stuart and his friends for the fun, the surprises, and even a little bit of magic as Mr. E the Magician makes this birthday party a memorable one.

Ax of Murder

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Ax of Murder
event Date Begin: 18.11.2009
event Date End: 22.11.2009
org Name: Willow Glen Middle/High School Performing Arts
event Url: http://www.sjusd.org/school/willow_glen_mid
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event Ticket Info: $5-$15
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-267-7845
event Email: dsantina@sbcglobal.net
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event Start Time: Weds-Fri: 7pm Sat: 3:30pm & 7pm Sun: 3:30pm
event Type: theatre

Everyone's heard of a haunted house. Probably, even a haunted theater. But, a haunted play? Beware the twists and turns of this play. You never know what will happen next when you see Ax Of Murder.

The Great Nickelodeon Show

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: The Great Nickelodeon Show
event Date Begin: 05.12.2009
event Date End: 05.12.2009
org Name: Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
event Url: http://www.nilesfilmmuseum.org
venue Name: Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
venue Address1: 37417 Niles Boulevard
venue Address2
venue City: Fremont
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94536
event Ticket Info: $15 $12 Museum Members
event Phone1
event Phone2: 510-494-1411
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event Start Time: 7:30pm
event Type: film_video

Return to a time when movies were shown with vaudeville acts, illustrated songs, hand-colored slides, and lecturers in frock coats!

See Illusionist Extraordinaire Reed Kirk Rahlmann with his notorious contortionist routine, still uncensored but all-new, rivaling Houdini and the Great Sandow for its outrages against the human body. See Greg Tiede impersonating Winsor McCay in his famous vaudeville act featuring Gertie the Dinosaur, the world’s first cartoon superstar. See the Georges Melies fantasy masterpiece A Trip to the Moon performed as San Francisco originally saw it – with narration – recreated by the Niles Essanay Thespian Ensemble. See four lost illustrated songs. Hear [and see!] songs accompanied by authentic handcolored magic lantern slides and song stylings by the inimitable Lori Leigh Gieleghem and Sean Sharp.

The entire affair will be presided over by Frederick Hodges, who will accompany the live acts and additional movies in the authentic nickelodeon style. 35mm Prints will be shown on the Powers Cameragraph 6B hand-cranked projector.

Additional films include The Great Train Robbery (1903, Edison, handcolored, 35mm); Suspense (1913, Rex, 35mm); The Dancing Pig (1907, Pathe, 35mm); and The Red Spectre (1907, Pathe, hand-colored).

Don't Dress for Dinner

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Don't Dress for Dinner
event Date Begin: 26.02.2010
event Date End: 31.03.2010
org Name: Douglas Morrisson Theatre
event Url: http://www.dmtonline.org/Home.htm
venue Name: Douglas Morrisson Theatre
venue Address1: 22311 N. 3rd Street
venue Address2
venue City: Hayward
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94546
event Ticket Info: $12-$22
event Phone1
event Phone2: 510-881-6777
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event Start Time: Thurs-Sat: 8pm Sun: 2pm
event Type: theatre

Bernard is planning a weekend with his chic Parisian mistress in a French farmhouse. He has arranged for a cordon bleu cook to prepare gourmet delights, is packing his wife Jacqueline off to her mother’s, and has even invited his best friend Robert to provide the alibi. It’s foolproof; what could possibly go wrong?

Suppose Robert turns up not knowing why he has been invited? Suppose Robert and Jacqueline are secret lovers? What happens if the cook is mistaken for the mistress and the mistress for the cook, but the mistress can’t cook? An evening of hilarious confusion ensues as Bernard and Robert improvise at breakneck speed.

Leave the kids at home; this hilarious farce is for the grown-ups. (Strong language)

Spring Festival Silicon Valley 2010 - Chinese New Year Gala

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Spring Festival Silicon Valley 2010 - Chinese New Year Gala
event Date Begin: 20.02.2010
event Date End: 20.02.2010
org Name: Chinese Performing Artists of America
event Url: http://chineseperformingarts.org/springfestival/
venue Name: San Jose Center for the Performing Arts
venue Address1: 255 Almaden Boulevard
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $25-$100
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-973-8276
event Email
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event Start Time: 7:30pm
event Type: dance

This is an international event. Through live video streaming, the joy of this important Chinese festival will be shared with the world.Starting from Chinese New Year eve, Chinese spring festivities last for several weeks. The tradition can be traced back 8,000 years. Nowadays, it has become a spiritual rite for new hope, new luck, new wealth, and all good wishes.

Chinese Performing Artists of America, known for its creativity in the production of high artistic spectacles, are producing this event. Co-sponsored by the City of San Jose, international media companies and private corporations, this event will be broadcast to the four corners of the world through the internet.

Spring Festival Silicon Valley 2010 is a sensational East-meets-West extravaganza. It not only showcases spectacular Chinese kung fu, dances, and acrobatics, but also international-famous vocalist from Afghanistan, ballet dancers from Cleveland Ballet, San Jose Taiko, and a guest star from China. Through artistic expression, this event celebrates America's diversity and inclusiveness, accepting diverse cultures as integral parts of the American society that make America great and strong.

Alice in Wonder

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Alice in Wonder
event Date Begin: 19.12.2009
event Date End: 20.12.2009
org Name: City of Fremont
event Url: http://www.fremont.gov/CurrentEvents.aspx?EID=438
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venue Address1
venue Address2
venue City
venue State
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event Ticket Info: $15
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-494-4322
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event Start Time: Sat: 7pm Sun: 4pm
event Type: theatre

Watch the Parks and Recreation's Children's Repertory Theatre perform this adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. True to the meanings of the original Carroll masterpiece, the play focuses on the wonder of sorting out sense and nonsense - in the surreal dream of falling - the sphynxy Cat; the mad Duchess; the Tweedles mirroring the folly of war; the infinite-social-circling tea party; the White Knight; dream-inventing Alice; the wildly expressionistic croquet game; and the climactic Kafkaesque trial scene.

Alice in Wonder ends on a hopeful note of tranquil wonder at the mysterious yet reassuring possibilities of the human mind. Doors open a half hour before show time.

The Nutcracker

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: The Nutcracker
event Date Begin: 11.12.2009
event Date End: 20.12.2009
org Name: Palo Alto Children's Theatre
event Url: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/depts/csd/activities_and_recreation/attractions/childrens_theatre/default.asp
venue Name: Palo Alto Children's Theatre
venue Address1: 1305 Middlefield Road
venue Address2
venue City: Palo Alto
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94301
event Ticket Info: $5-$10
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-463-4970
event Email
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event Start Time: Fri: 7pm Sat: 2pm & 7pm Thurs: 4:30pm Sun (12/20, only): 2pm
event Type: kids_families

Follow Clara and her Prince as they journey to the land of the sugar plums and battle the mouse King and his followers in Palo Alto Children's Theatre's production of The Nutcracker. Adapted from The Tales of Hoffman, this traditional holiday favorite is sure to delight the entire family, and it is appropriate for all ages.