American Musical Theatre of San Jose
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd, San Jose; $13.75-$73. 408.453.7108.
All Shook Up—It worked for the ballet with Blue Suede Shoes, so why shouldn't a new musical with tunes of Elvis do the same for AMTSJ?. Jun 19-24.

Broadway by the Bay
San Mateo Performing Arts Center, 600 N. Delaware St, San Mateo; $21-$42; 650.579.5565.
Disney's Beauty and the Beast—The musical version of the fairy tale romance. Jul 12-29.

Broadway West Theatre Company
4000B Bay St, Fremont; $15-$20. 510.683.9218.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof—Big Daddy lives. May 18-Jun 16.

Bus Barn Stage Company
Bus Barn Theatre, 97 Hillview Ave, Los Altos; $22-$32. 650.941.0551.
A Year With Frog and Toad—The children's classic as musical. May 24-Jun 23.

Cabrillo Stage
6500 Soquel Dr, Aptos; $15-$31. 831.479.6154.
Little Shop of Horrors—Jun 29-Jul 22. Kiss Me Kate—Jul 20-Aug 19.

California Theatre Center
Sunnyvale Community Center, 550 E. Remington Dr, Sunnyvale; $18-$25. 408.720.0873.
Woman in Black—A suspense drama. May 31-Jul 22. They're Playing Our Song—A musical by Neil Simon, Marvin Hamlisch and Carol Bayer Sager from 1979. Jun 7-Jul 15. The Madwoman of Chaillot—Jun 21-Jul 1. The plays run in repertory.

Children's Musical Theater San Jose
Montgomery Theater, 271 S. Market St, San Jose; call for ticket info. 408.288.5437.
Cats—Ends May 20. Disney's High School Musical—Jul 13-22. Leader of the Pack— Jul 27-Aug 5. Charlotte's Web—Aug 9-12.

City Lights Theater Company
529 S. Second St, San Jose; $15-$40. 408.295.4200.
The Goat or, Who Is Sylvia?—An Edward Albee drama about infidelity. May 17-Jun 17. The Full Monty—A musical based on the popular movie. Jul 19-Aug 26.

Dimension Performing Arts
California Theatre, 345 S. First St, San Jose. 408.257.6555.
King Lear—Peking Opera style with Wu Hsing-Kuo. May 26-27.

Dragon Theatre
535 Alma St, Palo Alto; $15-$25. 800.838.3006.
As Bees in Honey Drown—A comedy about fame. Jun 8-Jul 1. Juvie—A play about detention. Jul 27-Aug 19.

Foothill Music Theater
Smithwick Theater, Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Rd, Los Altos Hills; $10-$24. 650.949.7414.
Carousel—Jul 27-Aug 19.

Hillbarn Theatre
1285 E. Hillsdale Blvd, Foster City; $17-$30. 650.349.6411.
The Music Man—Ends Jun 3.

Hair
Theatre on San Pedro Square, 29 N. San Pedro St, San Jose and at the Historic Hoover Theater, 1635 Park Ave, San Jose; $15-$30. 800.838.3006.
A revival of famed musical, presented by Stagelight productions—Jul 14-Aug 4 at San Pedro Square, Aug 9-24 at the Hoover.

Los Gatos Shakespeare Festival
Oak Meadow Park, Los Gatos; $14-$20. 800.838.3006.
Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Julius Caesar and Molière's Tartuffe run in repertory— Jul 13-Aug 4.

Lyric Theatre of San Jose
Devoted to Gilbert & Sullivan. From $12-$30. 408.986.1455.
H.M.S. Pinafore—At Montgomery Theater, San Jose. Jun 16-24. Quaker Girl—Rarely seen opera by Lionel Mockton. Tickets are $20. At the Wilcox Theatre, 3250 Monroe St, Santa Clara. Jul 28-29.

Northside Theatre Company
Olinder Theatre, 848 E. William St, San Jose; $12/$15. 408.288.7820.
The Sugar Witch—A reading. $5. May 21. Wrong Turn at Lungfish—A comedy by Garry Marshall and Lowell Ganz. Jun 21-Jul 15.

PacRep Theater
Carmel; $12-$38. 831.622.0100.
The Crucible—At Golden Bough Theatre. Jun 15-Jul 8. Miss Witherspoon—At Circle Theatre. Jun 27-Jul 22. Moulin Rouge!—At Chateau Julien. Jul 21 fundraiser. Macbeth—At Circle Theatre. Aug 10-Oct 14.

Palo Alto Players
Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto; $20-$30; 650.329.0891
Noises Off—A classic farce about the world's worst stage show. Jun 16-Jul 1.

The Pear Avenue Theatre
1220 Pear Ave, Unit K, Mountain View; $10-$25. 650.254.1148.
The Playboy of the Western World—Not Bill Clinton but Irish playwright J.M. Synge. May 18-Jun 10. Space Is Blue (and Birds Fly in It)—A world premiere of Gregory Meyer's story about some loners and a brilliant child. Jun 29-Jul 15.

The Renegade Theatre Experiment
Historic Hoover Theater, 1635 Park Ave, San Jose. 408.351.4440.
Noah Johnson—A dark comedy about the Civil War, in its Bay Area premiere. Jul 12-28.

San Jose Repertory Theatre
The Rep, 101 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose; $14-$56. 408.367.7255.
Rabbit Hole—Drama about a family's encounter with grief. Ends May 31. Ella—A musical play about Ella Fitzgerald. Jun 23-Jul 22.

San Jose Stage Company
The Stage, 490 S. First St, San Jose; $25-$50; 408.283.7142.
Beehive—Musical about '60s girl group. Gala opening Jun 2. May 30-Jun 24. Monday Night Live!—Annual fundraiser with catered reception and light sketch comedy aimed at local bigwigs; Chuck Reed is the guest of honor. Jun 25.

Santa Clara Players
Triton Museum Hall Pavilion, Warburton and Don, Santa Clara; $15-$18. 408.248.7993.
A Bench in the Sun—Ends Jun 2.

Santa Clara University Drama
Fess Parker Studio Theatre, Santa Clara University; $5-$16. 408.554.4015.
A Piece of My Heart—A drama about four women in the Vietnam War. Ends May 19. The Importance of Being Earnest—At Mayer Theatre. Jun 1-9. New Playwrights' Festival—At Fess Parker Studio. $5. Jun 4-5.

Saratoga Drama Group
Saratoga Civic Theater, 13777 Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga; $18-$24. 408.266.4734.
Thoroughly Modern Millie—Ends Jun 9.

Shakespeare in the Park
A traveling production by the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival plays Memorial Park Amphitheater, Cupertino. www.sfshakes.org/park.
A Midsummer Night's Dream—Jul 21-Aug 5. Also Aug 11-26 in Central Park, Fifth Avenue and El Camino Real, San Mateo.

Shakespeare Santa Cruz
UC-Santa Cruz Campus; three plays in repertory. See www.shakespearesantacruz.org for ticket and schedule details.
Much Ado About Nothing—Jul 18-Sep 2. The Tempest—Jul 31-Sep 2. Playboy of the Western World—Jul 29-Sep 2. Endgame— Jul 17-Sep 2.

South Valley Civic Theatre
Community Playhouse, Fifth and Monterey streets, Morgan Hill; $12-$15. 408.842.SHOW.
California Suite/Plaza Suite—Alternating shows. Ends Jun 2. The Music Man—Jun 29-Jul 21.

Stanford Lively Arts
Pigott Theater, Stanford campus; free but seating is limited; 650.725.ARTS.
Immigration Stories—A mutlimedia piece with hip-hop poet Jerry Quickley. May 29.

TheatreWorks
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts and the Lucie Stern Theater, Palo Alto; $20-$54; 650.463.1960.
The Elephant Man—At the Mountain View Center. Jun 20-Jul 15. Theophilus North—Thornton Wilder story. At Lucie Stern. Jul 18-Aug 12. Emma—A musical version of Jane Austen story. At Mountain View Center. Aug 22-Sep 16.

Thunderbabe
Theatre on San Pedro Square, 29 N. San Pedro St, San Jose; $15-$25. 800.838.3006.
A musical comedy about the adventures of a superheroine. Presented by BJF Creative Productions and sponsored by City Lights—May 18-Jun 10.

West Valley Light Opera
Saratoga Civic Theater, 13777 Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga; $23-$27. 408.268.3777.
Wonderful Town—With music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Comden and Green. Jun 23-Jul 21

Western Stage
Hartnell Performing Arts Center (Studio Theater and Main Stage), 165 Homestead Ave, Salinas; call for ticket prices. 831.375.2111.
Bus Stop—Jun 1-24. Kiss Me Kate—Jul 14-Aug 4. Nickel and Dimed—Jul 27-Aug 19. I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change— Aug 24-Sep 16.

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