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This week, Stanford Live shares the comic “real story” of Romeo & Juliet, Alon Nechushtan and Global Beat perform at the Palo Alto JCC, a new art show highlights the cuisines of Palo Alto’s sister cities, Peninsula Lively Arts stages a Salute to Broadway, Hershey Felder brings George Gershwin to TheatreWorks. Plus, legendary band Duran Duran makes a special return appearance to The Guild for a benefit on Feb. 6.
‘Juliet & Romeo‘
Shakespeare’s most famous couple is synonymous with romantic love, but even they might be no match for mid-life crises, at least as the company Lost Dog speculates in “Juliet & Romeo.” Had the Bard’s young couple lived to adulthood, in fact, their iconic status would be just one more thing putting pressure on their marriage. Through song, dance and comedy, Lost Dog captures the “real story” of these star-crossed lovers, as Romeo and Juliet air their dirty laundry in a show which, as the Lost Dog website notes, their therapist strongly advised against. Stanford Live presents this show by the U.K.-based dance and theater company Lost Dog.
Feb 1-2, 8 p.m. and Feb. 3, 2:30 p.m. at The Studio, Stanford. $50. live.stanford.edu.
Alon Nechushtan and Global Beat
New York-based composer and pianist Alon Nechushtan and the group Global Beat will perform a lively concert drawn from a variety of genres, including jazz, Latin and klezmer. Nechushtan, originally from Israel, has performed at prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, received commissions from organizations including the Smithsonian Museum, toured internationally, composed for many ensembles and orchestras worldwide and also released numerous albums.
Feb. 3, 7 p.m., Albert and Janet Schultz Cultural Arts Hall, Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, $20-$40, paloaltojcc.org/events.
‘We Are What We Eat’
Hungry for more art? “We Are What We Eat,” a new exhibition at the Palo Alto Art Center (in conjunction with its current “In Feast or Famine” group show), focuses on the culinary specialties and heritage of Palo Alto’s eight sister cities across three continents, with works contributed by artists from those cities and curated by Harriet Stern. According to Neighbors Abroad’s Facebook page (Neighbors Abroad is an organization promoting connections between Palo Alto and its sibling cities), at the opening reception on Feb. 3, visitors can meet Joanne Posluszny-Hoffsten, from Linköping, Sweden, whose sculpture is included in the exhibition.
Exhibition runs through March 31; opening reception Feb. 3, 3-5 p.m., Palo Alto Art Center Meeting Room, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto. cityofpaloalto.org.
Salute to Broadway
Peninsula Lively Arts takes the theme of its latest show to heart: “Salute to Broadway” celebrates highlights from no less than about 90 years’ worth of Broadway in song and dance. From “Oklahoma!” to “Chicago,” “Hair” to “Hairspray,” the show pays tribute to 23 different Broadway musicals, with a program that hits both classics and newer favorites. The lineup also includes tunes from “Babes in Arms,” “Peter Pan,” “The Pajama Game,” “The Music Man,” “Into the Woods,” “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Mamma Mia,” “Les Misérables,” “In the Heights” and “Mean Girls.”
Feb. 3, 2 and 7:30 p.m. at the Fox Theatre, 2115 Broadway, Redwood City. $45-$60. peninsulalivelyarts.org.
Duran Duran
Legendary band Duran Duran returns to The Guild Theatre to play a fundraiser for Hamilton Families, an organization focused on ending family homelessness in the Bay Area. The band performed at the Menlo Park venue last summer to raise funds for the Cancer Awareness Trust, following the diagnosis of former bandmate Andy Taylor with stage 4 prostate cancer. Duran Duran released an acclaimed 16th studio album last fall, the gothically inspired “Danse Macabre,” that offers a mix of new songs, covers and favorites with a dark edge that still allows the band’s signature high-energy sound to shine through. The album features contributions from former band members and collaborators that include Taylor, Warren Cuccurullo and Nile Rodgers.
Feb. 6, 8 p.m. at The Guild, 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. $995-$1500. guildtheatre.com.
‘Hershey Felder as George Gershwin Alone’
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley favorite, the multitalented actor, writer and virtuoso pianist Hershey Felder, returns to the local stage with a limited engagement of “George Gershwin Alone.” Felder is renowned for his portrayals of musical icons, and in this show, he’ll embody the iconic American composer George Gershwin, creator of “I Got Rhythm,” “Rhapsody in Blue” (celebrating its 100th anniversary this February) and much more, telling the story of his life while sharing some of his most celebrated music. Following the run of “Gershwin Alone,” Felder will return Feb. 12 for a performance of his “Great American Songbook Sing-Along,” during which the audience is invited to sing along to beloved songs drawn from a century of popular American tunes.
Feb. 7-11 (“Hershey Felder As George Gershwin Alone”), Feb. 12 (“Hershey Felder’s Great American Songbook Sing-Along”), Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View, ticket prices and show times vary, theatreworks.org/mainstage/.
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story included a Feb. 3 album release concert for the Kathy Kallick Band presented by Peninsula Bluegrass. That show is sold out.
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