ODC plans to honor the memory of documentarian, filmmaker and longtime supporter Eleanor Coppola at its Summer Sampler next month. The four-day collection of performances set for July 18-21 aims to ...

In marking half a century of musical exploration, Kronos Quartet bids farewell to longtime members John Sherba and Hank Dutt, while looking forward to the next 50 years. Violist Hank Dutt, right, and ...

A critic hated this box office smash, back after seven years. A ballet dancer loved it. As soon as the curtain fell, they discussed. Frances Chung, top, and Wei Wang in Liam Scarlett’s “Frankenstein.” ...

Cynthia Erivo took to social media to call out a fan-made “Wicked” poster that she deems is “the wildest, most offensive thing” she has ever seen. The Grammy-winning singer and Oscar-nominated actress ...

June Squibb, in her first leading role, plays a nonagenarian who gets help from a friend, played by Richard Roundtree, in retrieving money that was stolen from her in “Thelma.” Photo: Magnolia ...

Before transgender performers like Laverne Cox, Indya Moore, Hunter Schafer and Hari Nef burst into pop culture in the 2010s, Candy Darling was the world’s first trans actor to make a major impact.

American Disabled for Accessible Public Transit activists protest in Las Vegas. PBS’ “Change, Not Charity: The Americans With Disabilities Act” documents the push to pass the Americans With ...

A scene from Olivia Kuan’s “The Herricanes,” a documentary about the first women’s full tackle football league in the U.S. in the 1970s. Photo: Frameline Frameline programmer and new Executive ...

In a solo recital for the San Francisco Symphony’s Great Performers Series, Kissin shows his deep affinity for two radically different composers. Russian pianist Evgeny Kissin, seen here at Italy’s ...

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 ...

At BroadwaySF, Marianne Elliott’s take on George Furth and Stephen Sondheim’s 1970 musical about singledom versus marriage bursts with ripe, juicy fruits. Britney Coleman as Bobbie, Matthew Christian ...

The strength of “Brats,” a new documentary debuting on Hulu, derives from its weirdness. It’s a film about the Brat Pack, the famous group of young actors who emerged in the 1980s, in films such as ...