The orchestra approaches Mahler’s Seventh Symphony with admirable risk and excitement, if not the polish of performances ...

Lance Gardner, Marin Theatre’s artistic director, rediscovers his passion for acting in new collaboration with Carey Perloff.

Cirque du Soleil returns to Oracle Park with “Echo,” featuring a unique cube set and running Nov. 20 to Dec. 21.

The bizarrely Valentine’s Day-themed action comedy “Love Hurts” has no business being as good as it is. It’s a trifle, with a barely functional script, and yet it is filled with appealing performances ...

Geoff Sobelle pours wine into the glasses of the audience seated around an oversized dining table on the stage during “Food” at Stanford Live’s Memorial Auditorium in Palo Alto on Wednesday, Feb. 5.

Bill Gates isn’t prone to nostalgia. The Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist has built a career and legacy on always looking forward, toward breakthroughs and solutions. Yet, after ...

Five films with Bay Area ties are set to screen at the 27th San Francisco Independent Film Festival — and they could not be more different from one another. The 27th San Francisco International Film ...

Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s “Uncle Vanya” marks its first play from the theatrical canon since Johanna Pfaelzer became artistic director in 2019. Hugh Bonneville stars in “Paddington,” based on the ...

Hugh Bonneville is a special guest, with tributes to Merchant Ivory and Powell and Pressburger also featured in the 17th edition at the Vogue Theatre. Irina Starshenbaum, left, is a Polish Jew and ...

Mick LaSalle also answers questions about Maria Callas, Joan Sutherland and whether it’s better to be a writer or a critic. Actor and director Clint Eastwood as Inspector Harry Callahan of the San ...