AUG. 23 August/September 2014 15 twisting tunes. Tickets $20- $48. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. 650/903-6000. Wonderfully Wicked If you have not yet seen “Wicked,” now’s your chance. From Aug. 27-Sept. 14, the Broadway blockbuster comes to San Jose. Called “the best musical of the decade” by Entertainment Weekly and “a cultural phenomenon” by Variety, the mesmerizing musical is the tale of two witches: misunderstood and green-skinned Elphaba, and ambitious, beautiful Glinda. The Grammy and Tony Award-winning play chronicles the friendship of the pair during college before they head off to Oz, where they ultimately become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch. Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire and a book by Winnie Holzman, the tantalizing production embraces classic literary themes such as good vs. evil. Plan to be transfixed during the spellbinding production. Tickets $44-$96. San Jose Center for Performing Arts, 255 S. Almaden Blvd., San Jose. 800/745-3000. Pre-eminent TPop Art en of the most recognized Pop Art works in the world will be on display at Stanford University beginning Aug. 13. The exhibition includes Robert Indiana’s iconic 1973 painting “Love” and Andy Warhol’s 1967 self-portrait. The sensational collection is part of a donation made to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art by Bay Area art collectors Harry and Mary Margaret Anderson. The exhibit celebrates the opening of a new building next to the Cantor Arts Center and includes paintings and sculptures by Jim Dine, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg and James Rosenquist. Free. Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford. 650/723-4177. Rooted in Country She’s spent most of her career writing and singing rock ‘n’ roll, but Sheryl Crow recently returned to her country roots. On Aug. 23, the mom and breast cancer survivor visits the Bay Area in support of her new album, “Feels Like Home.” A native of Kennett, Missouri, Crow grew up surrounded by farms and churches, and listened to music on two country radio stations. Today she lives in Nashville, about three hours from her childhood home, and her new work expresses the small town feel she’s discovered in Music City. Crow shares the stage with Rascal Flatts, the immensely popular group that has produced 26 country chart-topping songs in 10 years. Make a night of it when the two groups come to the South Bay. Tickets $28-$76. Shoreline Amphitheatre, 1 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View. 800/745-3000. n AUG. 27 THRU SEPT. 14 AUG. 9 AND 10 PHOTO (TOP) © JOAN MARCUS
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