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Ms Monet
Ms Monet
1/11


From an early age,  Ms. Monét  was destined to become a star! Never afraid of any stage, she knew she would be a performer and ...

Stella Cole


To watch Stella Cole perform is to be transported back in time. Her sense of joy and wonder is infectious—one look at her massive social ...

Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Being Alive with Adam Ben-David on Piano


Before he was an Emmy-winning TV star, Mandy Patinkin was already a Tony-winning Broadway legend.  Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Being Alive with Adam Ben-David on Piano  presents ...

College Notes A Cappella
College Notes A Cappella
2/21 - 2/22/2025


The sold-out, only-at-the-Lesher Center event returns! Our annual College Notes event features a cappella groups from top universities from across the country and is sure ...

Froggy
Froggy
2/9 - 3/2/2025


It’s 2007, and motion capture “3D” animation has taken the film and video gaming industry by storm. For Froggy, it’s been a year of obsessing ...

Dance Theatre of Harlem
Dance Theatre of Harlem
3/14 - 3/15/2025


Dance Theatre of Harlem  is a leading dance institution of unparalleled global acclaim, encompassing a professional touring company, a leading studio school, and a national and international ...

Terence Blanchard


NEA Jazz Master, Two-time EMMY and Oscar Nominee, Seven-time GRAMMY® winning trumpeter & composer Terence Blanchard has established himself as the quintessential 21st Century Renaissance ...

Miguel Zenón


The internationally acclaimed Grammy Award-winner has been hailed as one of the most influential saxophonists of his generation. Named in May 2024 as one of ...

The Roommate
The Roommate
3/30 - 4/20/2025


Now in her mid-50’s—and recently ‘liberated’ from her child and husband—Sharon needs a roommate to share her Iowa home. Robyn, also in her mid-50s, seeks ...

Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles


Established in 1994, the group had a strong beginning thanks to the mentorship of Lola Bertran, La Reina de La Musica Ranchera. In these early ...

Happy Pleasant Valley
Happy Pleasant Valley
6/1 - 6/29/2025


When internet influencer Jade Park is cancelled online, she seeks redemption by taking on a precarious challenge—helping her rebellious grandmother June, who has the raised ...


RELATED STORIES

FROGGY World Premiere to be Presented at Center REP


by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 17, 2024

Kicking off the new year, Center Repertory Company will present the world premiere of the graphic novel noir thriller, FROGGY, performing at the Lesher Center for the Arts. Learn how to purcahse tickets....

IMPROVISED LAW AND ORDER: A SPONTANEOUS MOCKERY OF JUSTICE! to be Presented at Synergy Theater


by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 09, 2024

Synergy Theater, the folks who just brought you The Improvised Twilight Zone, will return to the Lesher Center for the Arts with the world-debut of Improvised Law and Order: A Spontaneous Mockery of Justice! Learn how to purchase tickets. ...

Diablo Ballet to Open 31st Season with THE NUTCRACKER SUITE This Month


by Blair Ingenthron - November 02, 2024

Make your holidays merry and bright with Julia Adam's 2024 expanded edition of The Nutcracker Suite with added dances performing November 15 – 16, 2024 at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek. In addition to opening Diablo Ballet's 31st season, it also celebrates company dancer Jackie McCo...

Center REP to Present A CHRISTMAS CAROL This Holiday Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 22, 2024

Center Repertory Company will usher in the holiday season with the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol, performing at `Walnut Creek’s Lesher Center for the Arts. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets....

Sara Porkalob's DRAGON LADY to be Presented at Center Repertory Company


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 19, 2024

This fall, Center Repertory Company will present the acclaimed solo cabaret musical, Dragon Lady by Sara Porkalob. Dragon Lady is the first in her trilogy of matrilineal musicals about her Filipino American gangster family. Learn how to purchase tickets....

California Symphony Collaborates With San Francisco's Amateur Music Network For Season Opener


by A.A. Cristi - September 12, 2024

California Symphony announced its season launch with Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and a pop-up event featuring San Francisco's Amateur Music Network on September 21-22....

Synergy Theater to Present SPONTANEOUS SOAP: AN IMPROVISED DAYTIME DRAMA


by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 10, 2024

Synergy Theater will bring unscripted comedy to the Lesher Center for the Arts with the world debut of SPONTANEOUS SOAP: AN IMPROVISED DAYTIME DRAMA. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...

Festival Opera to Present Two OPERA IN THE PARK Concerts In Orinda + Walnut Creek


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 31, 2024

Festival Opera will host two free Opera in the Park concerts in Orinda and in Walnut Creek. Learn more about the concerts! ...

Review: CABARET at Center Rep


by Steve Murray - May 29, 2024

Center Repertory Company closes its 2023-24 season with a stunning production of the Tony Award-winning Kander and Ebb masterpiece Cabaret. Artistic Producer Markus Potter helms the finely tuned production with a stellar ensemble, marvelous musical direction and a supporting technical crew that conf...

GALILEO & More Lead San Francisco / Bay Area's Summer 2024 Top Theatre Shows


by Team BWW - May 10, 2024

San Francisco / Bay Area is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for May 2024 include Galileo, Evita and more!...

Past Shows

LAURIE ROLDAN SINGS CARPENTER CHRISTMAS FAVORITES


Laurie Roldan  brings timeless Carpenters Christmas Favorites to the Lesher Center in a nostalgic evening which will warm your hearts and lift your holiday spirits! ...

Dragon Lady
Dragon Lady
10/27 - 11/24/2024


On the occasion of her 60th Birthday, Maria Porkalob unspools her mesmerizing origin story to the rapt attention of her granddaughter Sara. In a tour-de-force ...

Dragon Lady
Dragon Lady
10/27 - 11/24/2024


On the occasion of her 60th Birthday, Maria Porkalob unspools her mesmerizing origin story to the rapt attention of her granddaughter Sara. In a tour-de-force ...

360 ALLSTARS
360 ALLSTARS
10/26


Following sold-out performances on Broadway, the Sydney Opera House, and the famed Edinburgh Festival,  360 ALLSTARS  is a phenomenal physical performance exploring all forms of ...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
12/12 - 10/20/2024


Return to bustling Victorian London—and the gloomy office of miserly old Scrooge, who dismisses the cheerful sounds of the holiday season with a “humbug!” When ...

Smuin Ballet presents “Dance Series 1”


Smuin Contemporary Ballet kicks off its 31st season—its first led by Artistic Director Amy Seiwert—with a thrilling program of premieres and celebrated works. Globally in-demand ...

Center Repertory Company presents “Cabaret”


Willkommen, bienvenue, and welcome to Center Repertory Company’s 2023-24 season finale, the Tony Award-winning musical masterpiece "Cabaret." At the close of the 1920s in Berlin, ...

Smuin Ballet presents “Dance Series 2”


Smuin’s season finale will be headlined by the World Premiere of  Tupelo Tornado  from international superstar  Annabelle Lopez Ochoa . This extraordinary new ballet inspired ...

Center Repertory Company presents “The Great Leap”


Center Repertory Company will be slam dunkin’ it in style when it presents “ The Great Leap” by San Francisco native and award-winning playwright Lauren ...

The Legend of Georgia McBride
The Legend of Georgia McBride
11/4 - 11/26/2023


Center Repertory Company will present "The Legend of Georgia McBride," written by Tony and Olivier Award winner Matthew López ("The Inheritance," "The Whipping Man," "Somewhere," ...

Ain't Misbehavin presented by Contra Costa Musical Theatre Starring Dedrick Weathersby


The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s comes to life in this three-time Tony award-winning musical revue. Join five performers on a journey through ...

The Three Feathers
The Three Feathers
9/8 - 9/10/2023


Solo Opera presents, The Three Feathers , a family friendly, 85 minute magical chamber opera in English with music by award winning composer, Lori Laitman, ...

A Roll of the Dice: An Improvised Play at the Mercy of Chance!


Some say life is determined by fate. But Synergy Theater knows better! Each new scene in this hysterical improvised play is decided by the roll ...

Fiesta Cultural
Fiesta Cultural
6/20 - 6/25/2023


Lesher Center for the Arts presents a vibrant week-long celebration of Latin American arts and culture with “Fiesta Cultural,” offering comedy, theatre, visual arts, and ...

The Mating Game: An Improvised Game Show that's More than a Game!


Three enchanting contestants, a hopeful single looking for love, and a fast-talking game show host who seems to know too much. Completely improvised and based ...

SWEAT
SWEAT
3/25 - 4/16/2023


Center Repertory Company will present Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning SWEAT , directed by acclaimed actor/director Elizabeth Carter . This searing play, called “a superb, vital ...

Finding Her Voice


In Finding Her Voice, we meet 15-year-old Joy Jones, the only daughter of Janelle and Jordan Jones. We will also meet grandma, Gigi, AKA Mama ...

The Christmas Ballet
The Christmas Ballet
11/19 - 11/20/2022


Smuin’s joyful holiday tradition returns to spread yuletide cheer at theatres around the Bay with its signature showcase of classical and contemporary dances set to ...

Dance Series 1
Dance Series 1
10/7 - 10/8/2022


Smuin Contemporary Ballet kicks off its 29th season with Dance Series 1 featuring along-awaited World Premiere by brilliant Cuban choreographer Osnel Delgado, whose work Bay ...

Intersections
"Intersections"
9/10 - 9/11/2022


California Symphony opens its 2022-23 Season, celebrating its tenth season with Music Director Donato Cabrera at the helm with "Intersections," a program of jubilant works ...

Epic Finale
"Epic Finale"
5/14 - 5/15/2022


WHEN:7:30pm, Saturday, May 144:00pm, Sunday, May 15 California Symphony, led by Music Director Donato Cabrera, concludes its 2021-22 season with a spectacular" EPIC FINALE," featuring ...

Smuin Contemporary Ballet presents “Dance Series 2”


Smuin Contemporary Ballets groundbreaking spring program will introduce the Bay Area to internationally renowned Cuban choreographer Osnel Delgado, with a thrilling World Premiere that combines ...

Laura Benanti in Tales from Soprano Isle


------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Her supreme command, thrilling voice and wild sense of humor combine to make Laura Benanti's show a sensation." -- New York Times ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Laura ...

Smuin Presents Dance Series 02


Smuin concludes its quarter-century celebration with a smashing world premiere by master dancemaker Amy Seiwert, set to the empowering a cappella soundtrack of Oaklands very ...


Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award, Critics Circle Award and virtually every other coveted prize of the theatre. This enduring tale of hope captures ...

The Unreachable Stars


Jeremy Stolle, current cast member of The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, leads his multi-talented Broadway friends in a high energy Broadway band concert ...

Smuin Presents Dance Series 01


Smuin launches its 25th anniversary season with Dance Series 01, a fall program that pushes the boundaries of contemporary ballet. Acclaimed dancemaker Trey McIntyre returns ...

Smuin Presents Dance Series 01


Smuin launches its 25th anniversary season with "Dance Series 01," a fall program that pushes the boundaries of contemporary ballet. Acclaimed dancemaker Trey McIntyre returns ...

Gilbert & Sullivan's Patience


A sparkling satirical comic opera that pokes fun at artistic and cultural whims. Come revel in the comic stylings of that aesthete-to-end-all-aesthetes, Reginald Bunthorne, as ...

Audra McDonald and Will Swenson


Feinstein’s at the Nikko is proud to present beloved Broadway couple Audra McDonald and Will Swenson in a rare joint performance on Friday, January 27 ...

Carolina Lugo's & Carolé Acuña's Ballet Flamenco presents La Vida de los Muertos


Lesher Center for the Arts 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Vido:https://vimeo.com/184607261 The theater will resonate with the pulsating sounds of footwork, song, castanets, ...

The (new) Mikado
The (new) Mikado
8/5 - 8/7/2016


Gilbert & Sullivan’s comic masterpiece set in a re-imagined Renaissance Italy. In a time when flirting was a capital offense, a handsome wandering minstrel has ...

Gilbert & Sullivan's Ruddygore


Lamplighters Music Theatre presents this comic masterpiece that melds the world of Jane Austen with a good old-fashioned English ghost story and a dash of ...

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