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friday/23
“Fiddler on the Roof.” Pittsburg Community Theater presentation of classic musical. At California Theatre, 351 Railroad Ave., Pittsburg. 8 p.m. Also Sept. 24 at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sept 25 at 2 p.m. $10-$25. www.pittsburgcaliforniatheatre.com
saturday/24
New twist on Old World classic: Love and tragedy come together in “The Dybbuk,” a multimedia opera based on S. Ansky’s Yiddish-language play. Oshman Family JCC arts director Ronit Widmann-Levy plays a woman possessed by the spirit of her dead lover on her wedding day. Composer Ofer Ben-Amots will participate in pre-performance events that will take a closer look at the subject matter. In English and Hebrew, with subtitles.
8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 with pre-show talk and 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25 with pre-show panel. At OFJCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. $40-$55. www.paloaltojcc.org/dybbuk