“American Crime” (ABC): This superbly acted, beautifully shot anthology series ended its Season 2 run this week and has yet to be renewed. It’s the kind of thoughtful, sobering and ambitious drama rarely found on broadcast TV. Season 1 followed a murder case in Modesto. Season 2 starts with a sexual assault at a private high school in Indianapolis and proceeds to examine a variety of sensitive issues including class, race, sexual orientation and bullying. The stellar cast includes Felicity Huffman, Regina King, Timothy Hutton and Lili Taylor. (Season 1 available on DVD, iTunes and Sony PlayStation; Season 2: On-Demand, ABC.com, iTunes and Sony PlayStation.).
Cinderella: Los Gatos Ballet stages the classic fairy tale, May 22-24; times vary, West Valley College Theater, Saratoga, $15-$25, losgatosballet.org, 408-399-7577, Coming of Age: An exhibit featuring Campbell High School throughout the decades, from its opening in 1938 to its closure in 1980, will examine what it was like to be a teenager in Campbell, Through June, Ainsley House, 300 Grant St., Campbell, cityofcampbell.com/541/Ainsley-House-Exhibits, Campbell Historic Museum: Take a trip to a “general store” that served as the community center, view dance necklace, dance like no one is watching, ballet slippers necklace, gift for her examples of decorative arts in early Campbell, discover the roots of Campbell’s agricultural past and get interactive with “Please Touch” displays for a closer glimpse into the valley’s history, Thursday-Sunday, noon to 4 p.m, $2; free for age 7 and under, 51 N, Central Ave., Campbell, 408/866-2119..
“We got two different vantage points: We got the sitting in the studio laboring over songs for hours and days and weeks, and then we get to take whatever that energy is and put it in front of people. And when you do that it gives you the opportunity to see what works, what doesn’t work, what could be better, what could be improved on.”. Mars’ dance routines have gotten attention because they are slick, hip and, at times, hilarious. He started working with Phil Tayag of the hip-hop dance crew Jabbawockeez for “Uptown Funk” and continued to work with the dancer for his latest project and tour (“The 24K Magic World Tour” kicks off next March and Mars will open Sunday’s American Music Awards in Los Angeles).
Colm Toibin’s lyrical solo play continues through Nov, 23 at the Geary Theatre, 419 Geary St., in San Francisco, Toibin’s Mary is not depicted as a saint or divine in any way, but rather as a very human, ordinary woman to whom extraordinary things have dance necklace, dance like no one is watching, ballet slippers necklace, gift for her happened, Alternatively fearful and fierce, Mary describes her confrontations with the “misfits” surrounding her son and her anguish at watching him die, Through the course of the 80-minute show, Toibin mixes Greek mythology liberally with Jewish religion in what has been seen as a controversial depiction of the mother of Christ, The angular, broken shards of Alexander Nichols’ set, along with stark lighting, add to the shattered effect on both Mary and the audience..
“It’s beautiful. The sound is wonderful,” says Evangeline Brown, a retired public defender in Contra Costa County — and a “Ring”-head who hopes to attend all four Met broadcasts of the cycle. “With the HD, you can see some subtleties that you’d only get a hint of in the opera house — facial expressions. See the eyes. See the tear running down the cheek. She also enjoys the backstage interviews that are part of the broadcasts: “It’s value added at a great price. I mean, going to the opera for $20? Hello!”.
