


A production by Oakland’s Marcus Gardley, Lear mirrors Shakespeare’s story but reimagines it with a 21st-century, modern-verse vocabulary that makes it easier to follow Wednesday to Sunday through October 2. Witness a modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear under the stars. War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Ave. The world premiere of Antony and Cleopatra, set in a universe where ancient Egypt meets Old Hollywood, opens the San Francisco Opera's 100th Season. See one of the 21st century’s greatest composers tackle the Shakespearean equivalent of a celebrity romance. Chase Center, 1 Warriors Way (Mission Bay) tickets at. Rock out with Brit-band Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Roxy Music on their 50th-anniversary tour. Love is the Drug and Roxy Music is the remedy.
