Brittany Newell, San Francisco author and professional dominatrix whose new book, “Soft Core” comes out Feb. 4th, poses for a ...

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

San Francisco Playhouse’s production is “inject this into my veins” funny but shambolic, as if a ouija board is in charge. Ami (Ana Ming Bostwick-Singer, center) performs at the talent show with ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Katy Perry is hitting the road for the first time since 2018, and fans will only get one night to catch her comeback in the ...

Paolo Sorrentino’s latest film focuses on a beautiful anthropology student who becomes little more than an empty muse for the director. Celeste Dalla Porta, Daniele Rienzo and Dario Aita in ...

The orchestra’s former music director leads a program of Schubert and Brahms with grace, if occasional shakiness.

Maeve Coyne, from left, Michael Ray Wisely, Jed Parsario and Nancy Carlin rehearse Center Repertory Company’s “Froggy” at the Lesher Center for the Arts on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2024, in Walnut Creek.

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.