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Salvatore Maxwell on April 26, 2018
More than 50 dance groups from all over the Bay Area are gearing up to kick off the 16th season of sjDANCEco. Dancers of all ages will be performing all day at Santana Row Park, demonstrating a variety of styles from around the world. Traditionalist troupes will dance hula and ballet, while…
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Nick Veronin on April 26, 2018
Big hair and even bigger dreams collide in this jukebox musical set on the sensationally sleazy Sunset Strip in late-’80s Los Angeles. The production centers around Drew, an aspiring rock & roller, and Sherrie, an aspiring actress. The two fall for each other hard and fast. But living the fast life isn’t…
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Salvatore Maxwell on April 26, 2018
The American dream is elusive, especially for those living in Washington Heights at the turn of the millennium. Hamilton writer and director Lin-Manuel Miranda sets his first musical in this Hispanic neighborhood of Manhattan at a time when the area—once identified as the “crack capital of America”—was rapidly gentrifying. Main character Usnavi…
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Nick Veronin on April 26, 2018
From Iago to Aaron the Moor, the works of Shakespeare are rife with numerous dastardly evildoers. In a fundraiser to support the annual outdoor series Free Shakespeare in the Park, some of the nastiest ne’er-do-wells in the canon come together in this original work by SV Shakes. First produced in 2007, Shakespeare’s…
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Stephen Perez on April 25, 2018
For those who have fantasized about facing off with a soccer mom in a Showcase Showdown… For everyone who knows they’d spin that wheel just so… For every kid at heart who can remember shouting at Bob Barker on one of those glorious “sick” days… This is your moment. The Price is…
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Nick Veronin on April 25, 2018
Born Pedro Herrera III, this son of Mexican-American immigrants has built a comedy career through a combination of observational standup and Chicano-tinged pop music parodies. Some of his best-known bits involve the retooling of hits by Drake and Carly Rae Jepsen. Chingo’s music videos for “Hotline Bling Remix” and “Call Me Maybe…
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Stephen Perez on April 20, 2018
The South Bay welcomes two all-star poets as they make a stop on a national book tour celebrating the release of their new poetry collections. Renowned performance artist and founder of Write Bloody Publishing, Derrick C. Brown, will read from his new book, Hello. It Doesn’t Matter. along with national and international…
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Nick Veronin on April 20, 2018
Local artists, high-flying wrestlers and Silicon Valley musicians will converge with tasty food trucks, cold beer and other creative vendors in downtown San Jose this Sunday, as the biannual SoFA Street Fair returns with its yearly spring installment. This year the spring fling features four outdoor stages and 12 indoor venues—including The…
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Jaleny Reyes on April 19, 2018
Hosted by Paula Poundstone, A Night at the Opera aims to throw a humorous twist on this stereotypically stuffy artform. The stand-up comic Poundstone is known for her quick wit and improvisational ability. Over the course of her decades-long career, she has appeared on television and on the radio. She is a…
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Kristin Lam on April 19, 2018
Questioning the familial ties that bind and rend him, Antonio Marez embarks on a magical journey of self-discovery in New Mexico with the help of Ultima, a curandera, or shaman. Based on the acclaimed coming-of-age novel by Chicano lit luminary Rudolfo Anaya, the Mexican-American opera debuts on the West Coast following its…
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