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Ching Chong Chinaman
Arts Feb 06, 2013, by Sean Conwell
Lauren Yee’s provocatively titled Ching Chong Chinaman is making its San Jose debut at City Lights Theater with a production directed by Jeffrey Bracco.
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After taking a winter break, South First Fridays returns for its eighth year on Feb 1. The usual venues are back for the free SoFA District art walk with a new eclectic selection of artists on display and other entertainment.
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Next to Normal at San Jose Rep
Arts Jan 23, 2013, by Sean Conwell
San Jose Rep’s production (done in collaboration with Arizona Theatre Company), directed by David Ira Goldstein, begins on a seemingly banal note, with the song “Just Another Day” introducing neurotic stay-at-home mom Diana (Kendra Kassebaum), hard-working father Dan (Joe Cassidy), overly studious daughter Natalie (Andrea Ross) and golden-boy son Gabe (Jonathan Shew). It seems that we are in for the petty tribulations of the average white, middle-class suburban family—“living on a latte and a prayer,” as an almost cringe-worthy line from the opening number puts it.
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Kurt Weill at the California Theatre
Arts Jan 09, 2013, by Michael S. Gant
This weekend, Symphony Silicon Valley presents “Kurt Weill: Berlin, Paris, New York,” a classical cabaret, with soprano Lisa Vroman performing a spectrum of Kurt Weill compositions, from The Threepenny Opera Suite (including “Mack the Knife”) and the Seven Deadly Sins to a selection of Weill’s later songs, most notably “Lost in the Stars.”
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Big Band Christmas Surprise!
Arts Dec 12, 2012, by Eliza Lamson
Jazz lovers will find no better event to ring in this holiday season than Big Band Christmas Surprise!. The show, mounted by Tabard Theatre Company, features the local jazz group Nineteen grooving its way through some of the most beloved holiday classics.
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Sid Enck shows for South First Fridays
Arts Dec 05, 2012, by Tomasz Mackowiak
“My friend used to call me Little Lost Indian, and I just went with it,” says Sid Enck. Choctaw by blood, but artistically driven by Hopi and Apache traditions, Sid will be showing his work in the Metro gallery beginning on South First Friday.
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‘Reckless’ at The Stage in San Jose
Arts Dec 05, 2012, by Sean Conwell
It might be a contrary way to celebrate Christmas, but this year’s holiday offering from San Jose Stage, Reckless, is a dark, lyrical comedy by Craig Lucas (Prelude to a Kiss, The Light in the Piazza).
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Les Miserables presented by Children’s Musical Theatre
Arts Nov 28, 2012, by Jennifer Wadsworth
The San Jose production will be brought to life by alumni of one of the most prestigious children’s theater companies in the nation.
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The theatrical adaptation of Victor Hugo’s colossal novel follows the now-familiar story, set in 19th-century France, of fugitive Jean Valjean and the policeman Javert who relentlessly pursues him. It is a tale of youthful love and a nation’s bloody revolution. -
‘Trying’ at Theatre on San Pedro Square
Arts Nov 14, 2012, by Sean Conwell
A Precocious young woman goes to work as a secretary for a retired lawyer. They don’t get along at first, but by the tear-jerking finale, they have developed a special bond. No—it’s not a thinly veiled version of the David Petraeus scandal. The current Tabard Theatre production of Trying is very much like Driving Miss Daisy.
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Good Versus Evil Tour Brings Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert to San Jose
Arts Nov 14, 2012, by Amulya Datla
Celebrity chefs Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert will stop in San Jose this spring on the Good Vs. Evil Tour, one of only nine dates on a short tour created for both to share their insights and experiences in the restaurant industry.
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