CALENDAR Matilda the Musical. March 7-12, times vary. of a man fighting to find his creative voice after the death of his one true love. Tickets $39-$79. San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 S. Almaden Blvd., San Jose. 408/286-2600. Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn. March 23, 8 p.m. Grammy award-winning duo Fleck and Washburn are master banjo pickers. The fastfingered friends bring modern verve to oldtimey tunes to the delight of Bay Area audiences. Tickets $55-$75. Oshman Family JCC, Taube Koret Campus, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. 650/223-8649. Emerson String Quartet. March 24, 7:30 p.m. A longtime favorite with Stanford audiences, the Emerson String Quartet boasts a storied performance history, a passionate yet precise performance style and nine Grammys. Along with quartets by Ravel and Debussy, the virtuosos will perform an early quartet by Alban Berg. Tickets $15-$80. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford University. 650/724-2464. Lyric Theatre: Princess Ida. March 25-April 2, times vary. Debuting at the Savoy Theatre in 1884, this comic opera and its feminist message are timelier than ever. The story concerns a princess who founds a women’s university and teaches that women are superior to men and should rule in their stead. Tickets $11-$37. Montgomery Theater, 271 S. Market St., San Jose. 408/792-4111. Maluma. March 25, 8 p.m. Having conquered Latin America with sold-out concerts and chart-topping hits, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, a.k.a. Maluma, sets his sights on northern exposure with his first ever U.S. tour. Catch the Colombian powerhouse performing all of his hits, including “Borro Cassette” and “Sin Contracto.” Tickets $60.50- $126.50. City National Civic, 135 W. San Carlos St., San Jose, 408/792-4111. Il Volo. March 27, 8 p.m. The next generation of classical crooners pays homage to their biggest inspiration, the Three Tenors. Their tour takes cues from the concert they filmed in Florence at Italy’s famed Piazza di Santa Croce for PBS. Special VIP packages, including cocktail reception, meet and greet and exclusive merchandise are available. Tickets $60-$100. City National Civic, 135 W. San Carlos St., San Jose, 408/792-4111. Vince Gill & Lyle Lovett–Songs and Stories. March 28, 7:30 p.m. The always witty Vince Gill and reliably wry Lyle Lovett reunite for a nine-city tour that culminates in the South Bay. Each show features series of intimate solo and duo performances, during which the artists will serve as their own accompanists. Tickets $49.50-$89.50. City National Civic, 135 W. San Carlos St., San Jose, 408/792-4111. Theater FEBRUARY Cabaret. Through Feb. 5, times vary. Hillbarn kicks off 2017 with this acclaimed musical masterpiece,. The scene is the Kit Kat Klub, a nightclub in Berlin, as the 1920s are drawing to a close. As time passes, life in pre-WWII Germany grows more and more troubled and the atmosphere of the Kit Kat Klub changes dramatically. Tickets $45-$48. Hillbarn Theatre, 1285 E. Hillsdale Blvd., Foster City. 650/349-6411. Crimes of the Heart. Through Feb. 5, times vary. Three hard-luck Mississippi sisters are betrayed by their passions in this Southern Gothic classic—a zany, warmhearted, and imaginative tale of relationships run amok and dreams gone awry. The three women test the boundaries of sisterhood in a world full of pitfalls and a town without pity. Tickets $35-$89. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. 650/903-6000. Finding Neverland. Through Feb. 12, times vary. Based on the Academy Awardwinning film, “Finding Neverland” details the story behind “Peter Pan” author J.M. Barrie, who dreams up a world where nothing is impossible and the wonder of childhood lasts forever. SHN Orpheum Theatre, 1192 Market St., San Francisco. 888/746-1799. Uncanny Valley. Through Feb. 12, times vary. “Uncanny valley” refers to a sense of unease experienced when an artificial image or a humanoid robot appears almost— but not ‘quite’—human. This forward thinking play explores the impending phenomenon. Tickets $10-$35. The Pear Theatre, 1110 La Avenida St., Mountain View. 650/254-1148. Ada/Ava by Manual Cinema. Feb. 1-4, times vary. A gothic melodrama, a puppet show, a slide show, a shadow play set to live jazz, and a behindthe scenes look at how the magic is made: Ava/ Ada is all that and more. Manual Cinema artists collective uses paper cutouts, transparencies and overhead projectors to tell a haunting tale. Tickets $15-$50. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford University. 650/724-2464. A Thousand Splendid Suns. Feb. 1-26, times vary. This epic tale of three generations of Afghan women and their remarkable resilience, “A Thousand Splendid Suns” is set amid the war-torn streets of modern-day Kabul. Based on the novel by Khaled Hosseini and adapted for the stage by Ursula Rani Sarma, this moving story keeps audiences glued to their seats. Tickets $20-$105. A.C.T. Geary Theater, 415 Geary St., San Francisco. 415/749-2228. One Woman Sex and the City. Feb 8, 8 p.m. This loving tribute takes audiences through a singular version of all six seasons of the beloved show. Comedian Kerry Ipema brings the iconic characters to life as they brunch, banter, argue, support each other and swoon over men and Manolos. There will be puns, cosmopolitans and audience participation. Tickets $35. Montgomery Theater, 271 S. Market St., San Jose. 408/792-4111. Men Are From Mars–Women Are From Venus LIVE! Feb. 9-12, times vary. The Off-Broadway hit comedy is a one-man fusion of theater and stand-up, and is a light- 20 South Bay Accent
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