‘Come From Away,’ immigration-themed ‘Sanctuary City,’ star-studded Festival Napa Valley, tons of comedy shows are all in offing.
Couldn’t we all stand a laugh right about now? Fortunately, this weekend features a great choice of comedians on area stages and clubs. Here’s a partial roundup.The Idaho native has earned a big fanbase with his charming, PG-rated, self-deprecating humor. He lands in Walnut Creek this weekend to close the the Lesher Center for the Arts’ Headliner Series of performers.
Highlights include Festival Live! chamber concerts at the Culinary Institute of America at Copia ; an opening night concert with Carlo Ponti conducting the Festival Orchestra Napa ; country star Trisha Yearwood performing at the Arts for All Gala ; The Brubeck Brothers Quartet ; Donizetti’s rom-com opera “L’elisir d’amore,” starring soprano Andriana Chuchman ; and “Voice and the Violin,” featuring violinist Joshua Bell and soprano Larisa Martinez .
But that is just what TheatreWorks Silicon Valley is offering, with the world premiere of “Nan and the Lower Body.” Jessica Dickey’s comedy-drama, an audience favorite at TheatreWorks’ 2019 New Works Festival, follows the work of Dr. George Papanicolaou, credited with inventing the test, and his assistant, Nan Day, and, as organizers put it, “explores the mysteries of the heart and provides a personal perspective to the revolutionary technology that has saved the lives of millions.
TheatreWorks artistic associate and director of new works Giovanna Sardelli directs the work, leading an all-woman design team. Starring are Christopher Daftsios as Papanicolaou and Elissa Beth Stebbins as Day.In previews Wednesday through July 15, main run is July 16-Aug. 7; Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto; $25-$95; theatreworks.org.
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