Arts & Culture :: Theater
Pride, no prejudice: Kausar Mohammed co-stars in TheatreWorks' 'Miss Bennet'
Kausar Mohammed is dreaming of a theatrical Christmas. The queer Pakistani actress, who grew up in San Jose, is thrilled to be playing one of the heroines of the Jane Austen canon, Elizabeth Darcy, in "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley."
'The Golden Girls' - popular drag parody moves to the Curran Theatre
2024 is a big year for "The Golden Girls Live: The Christmas Episodes." The annual drag parody, which began almost two decades ago, will for the first time perform at the Curran Theatre.
Going Out, Nov. 21-29, 2024 arts & nightlife events
Button up your overcoat because it's getting dark by three, it seems. Take good care of yourself and enjoy some arts and nightlife events, all in Going Out.
'Jaja's African Hair Braiding' - A powerful comedy of community
Laughter and tears, insult and injury; motherhood, sisterhood and the lifeblood of a neighborhood is all in a day's work at Jaja's African Hair Braiding, the eponymous Harlem salon of Jocelyn Bioh's piquant microcosmic comedy, now at Berkeley Repertory.
Holiday jollies at 'La Cage Aux Folles' - Pasadena Playhouse revamps a queer classic
The major new production of "La Cage Aux Folles" that debuted at the Pasadena Playhouse on November 17 would qualify as seasonal theater based on tinsel quantity alone.
'Kimberly Akimbo' - 2023 Tony-winning Best Musical plays the Curran
The brisk, bouncing lyrics of "Anagram," one of the showpiece songs in "Kimberly Akimbo," aptly sum up the insight and appeal of the 2023 Tony award-winning Best Musical by Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire, now playing at the Curran Theatre.
James Magruder - Author's 'The Play's the Thing' documents Yale's theater history
James Magruder is the funniest person alive, and he's not even a stand-up comic. You'll get a sense of it when as he discusses his new book "The Play's The Thing: Fifty Years of Yale Repertory Theatre (1966-2016)."
Going Out, Nov. 7-15, 2024 arts & nightlife events
A toast to democracy! It was fun while it lasted. Whether you're sober or drinking, find friends to commiserate with and enjoy what we've got in nightlife and arts events that still exist, for now, in Going Out.
'Cabaret' in our time: John Fisher brings the classic musical to Theatre Rhinoceros
John Fisher, the Artistic Director of Theatre Rhinoceros, talked about the company's upcoming production of "Cabaret," which begins a four-weekend run in the Castro on November 21.
Yuval Sharon's 'A New Philosophy of Opera' - New insights on the venerable art form
Ideas tumble out and collide in Yuval Sharon's "A New Philosophy of Opera" (Liveright). The out American director, deemed a maverick by many, steps off stage to deliver his manifesto about keeping putatively imperiled opera alive.
Chad Beguelin's 'Showmance' - Broadway lyricist publishes a gay romance novel
A Broadway lyricist and book writer whose collaborations include "The Wedding Singer," "Elf: The Musical," and Disney's "Aladdin," Beguelin writes what he knows in his literary debut, "Showmance," a romantic comedy about a gay Broadway theater artist.
Going Out, Oct. 24-Nov. 2, 2024 arts & nightlife events
Halloween night isn't until next Thursday, but we've got plenty of nightlife events that'll spook you, offer drag delights and invite all around costume fun, like the annual Glow in the Streets. We've also got arts and nightlife events that don't have suc
Going Out, Oct. 17-25, 2024 arts & nightlife events
Our autumnal harvest of arts and nightlife events take on a hint of pre-Halloween hilarity, with many other non-costumed revelries, all in Going Out.
Swishcraft: Musical comedian Tim Murray brings hex appeal to Feinstein's
"Witches!," the seasonal and spicy cabaret act Tim Murray has been touring the country with each October since 2022, is a very queer, unabashedly autobiographical romp.