“Tenderness” is the word that keeps coming to mind while watching Alex Ketley’s “An Approximation of Resilience.” The dance is unfailingly, unflaggingly, extraordinarily tender. This is surprising, ...

Opera Parallèle presents the West Coast debut of “Fellow Travelers,” based on Thomas Mallon’s McCarthy-era novel that also inspired the Showtime LGBTQ miniseries. Thomas Mallon, author of “Fellow ...

In his inspiring book, “The Chair and the Valley,” Martinez author Banning Lyon details how the outdoors helped him survive his traumatic past. Author Banning Lyon poses for a portrait in May near his ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.” ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Actor Kylie Abucay, center right, a Bay Area native, rehearses on Feb. 2 with the cast of “Larry the Musical, An American Journey” in the cabaret space of Brava Theater. “Larry the Musical” is based ...

The actor, who was raised in Menlo Park, spoke with the Chronicle about starring in the Marin County-set play “Stereophonic,” nominated for a record-breaking 13 Tony Awards. Will Brill, born and ...