Cory Cullinan & Riley Max

Cory Cullinan & Riley Max
This special Father’s Day concert features father and daughter musicians Cory Cullinan and Riley Max: songs and storytelling from each of their albums about life, family and friends. Cory has songs in major movies, documentaries, and on multiple albums, and is also the family recording artist Doctor Noize. Riley hit the scene last year with her stunning debut album of original songs, “ROY G BIV.”
7:00PM, Sunday, June 16, 2024

Nora: A Doll’s Zoom

Nora: A Doll’s Zoom
Join director Angie Higgins and other artists from “Nora: A Doll’s House” in this online talkback. These events are free, up-close, and lots of fun!
7:00PM, Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Nineteen Jazz Orchestra: TV & Movie Themes

Nineteen Jazz Orchestra: TV & Movie Themes
Some of your favorite TV and movie themes were scored for a Big Band! Join Nineteen Jazz Orchestra, San Jose’s professional Big Band, for an unforgettable evening of live music emceed by Mercury News columnist Sal Pizarro. (This event was rescheduled from Feb. 4 after the theater lost power during a storm.)
7:00PM, Sunday, April 14, 2024

The Zoom’s Afoot

The Zoom’s Afoot
If you thought “The Game’s Afoot” was a ton of fun onstage, wait until you hear the artists’ backstage stories! Join director Mark Anderson Phillips and members of the cast for a lighthearted Zoom talkback.
7:00PM, Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Ren’s Ninth Annual Winter Wonderland

Ren’s Ninth Annual Winter Wonderland
Jazz-blues-country singer Ren Geisick is back for her ninth annual Winter Wonderland holiday concerts at City Lights! Enjoy seasonal favorites and new tunes with Ren and her band.
7:00PM, Sunday, December 3, 2023
7:00PM, Sunday, December 10, 2023

Nineteen: The music of Oliver Nelson

Nineteen: The music of Oliver Nelson
San Jose’s professional big band treats you to the sounds of Oliver Nelson, an American jazz musician, composer, and bandleader. Part of our Lights & Music Concert Series.
7:00PM, Sunday, October 1, 2023

Toxic: The story of a world premiere

Toxic: The story of a world premiere
Sometimes we need theater to help us talk about — and make sense of — serious issues. Join us at a free Zoom discussion about how we created the powerful new drama “Toxic,” featuring our playwright, director and cast members.
6:00PM, Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Rock Cabaret for B.A.D. Musical Theatre

Rock Cabaret for B.A.D. Musical Theatre
A fundraising cabaret for B.A.D. Musical Theatre, chock full of songs from rock musicals like “American Idiot,” “Rent,” and “The Rocky Horror Show.” Local Bay Area actors will belt their faces off, backed by a live band in a hybrid rock’n’roll musical theatre performance!
7:00PM, Sunday, August 13, 2023

Backstage at “Kinky Boots”

Backstage at “Kinky Boots”
Join us for backstage stories and behind-the-scenes secrets at this Zoom talkback with the team from “Kinky Boots.”
7:00PM, Monday, August 14, 2023

Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show

Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter and its houseful of wild characters. Complete with sass from the audience, this kitschy rock ‘n’ roll sci-fi gothic musical is more fun than ever. City Lights had hit productions in 2003 and 2013, and we can’t wait to do the Time Warp with you again!
8:00PM, Thursday, July 18, 2024
8:00PM, Friday, July 19, 2024
8:00PM, Saturday, July 20, 2024
8:00PM, Thursday, July 25, 2024
8:00PM, Friday, July 26, 2024
8:00PM, Saturday, July 27, 2024
8:00PM, Thursday, August 1, 2024
8:00PM, Friday, August 2, 2024
8:00PM, Saturday, August 3, 2024
8:00PM, Wednesday, August 7, 2024
8:00PM, Thursday, August 8, 2024
8:00PM, Friday, August 9, 2024
2:00PM, Saturday, August 10, 2024
8:00PM, Saturday, August 10, 2024
2:00PM, Sunday, August 11, 2024
8:00PM, Wednesday, August 14, 2024
8:00PM, Thursday, August 15, 2024
7:30PM, Friday, August 16, 2024
11:59PM, Friday, August 16, 2024
8:00PM, Saturday, August 17, 2024
2:00PM, Sunday, August 18, 2024
8:00PM, Wednesday, August 21, 2024
8:00PM, Thursday, August 22, 2024
8:00PM, Friday, August 23, 2024
8:00PM, Saturday, August 24, 2024
2:00PM, Sunday, August 25, 2024