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San Francisco Playhouse Becomes the First to Debut Filmed, Fully-Staged AEA Approved On-Demand Performance
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 27, 2020

San Francisco Playhouse is taking the theatre industry into formerly unknown territory after receiving approval from the Actors' Equity Association to film and stream their production of Art by Yasmina Reza on stage at San Francisco Playhouse.

San Francisco Playhouse Announces On-Stage Filming for ART
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 13, 2020

San Francisco Playhouse were given the green light to film their production of Art by Yasmina Reza on stage at San Francisco Playhouse. The announcement makes San Francisco Playhouse one of the first theatres in the United States to get approval for on-stage filming.

San Francisco Playhouse Announces New 2020/21 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 25, 2020

San Francisco Playhouse announced a re-imagining of its 2020/21 Season, re-focusing their programming on digital formats to serve their community through the coronavirus pandemic.

Virtual Theatre Today: Thursday, September 17- with Judy Kuhn, Next On Stage Top 8 and More!
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 17, 2020

Today (September 17) in live streaming: Judy Kuhn visits Backstage Live, Next on Stage: Dance Edition continues, and so much more!

San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company's SFBATCO LIVE WITH ROD AND MARCE Presents Tribute to Amy Winehouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 15, 2020

Co-founders of the Theatre Bay Area (TBA) award-winning company SFBATCO, Rodney Earl Jackson, Jr. and Marcelo Javier, will present a virtual variety show: SFBATCO Live with Rod and Marce, streaming Thursdays at 6 pm (PDT) on the platform Twitch.

Virtual Theatre Today: Thursday, September 3- with Broadway Belts for Biden and More!
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 3, 2020

Today (September 3) in live streaming: Broadway Sessions Belts for Biden, Telly Leung sings with Radio Free Birdland, and so much more!

San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company Will Present SFBATCO Live with Rod and Marce
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 27, 2020

Co-founders of the Theatre Bay Area (TBA) award-winning company San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company SFBATCO, Rodney Earl Jackson, Jr. and Marcelo Javier, present a virtual variety show: SFBATCO Live with Rod and Marce, streaming Thursdays at 6 pm (PDT) on the Twitch platform.

Virtual Theatre Today: Thursday, August 6- with Bebe Neuwirth and More!
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 6, 2020

Today (August 5) in live streaming:Forbidden Broadway alumni unite on Stars in the House, Liz Callaway visits Backstage Live, and so much more!

BWW Exclusive: Rodney Earl Jackson Jr. - 'Navigating Racism and Creating My Vision of America in Professional Theatre'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 29, 2020

Rodney Earl Jackson Jr., Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director of The San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company has penned an article exclusively for BroadwayWorld, discussing his personal journey in the world of theater, how The San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company came to be and more.

30+ Theatres Join To Present Live Juneteenth Streamed Reading
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 12, 2020

San Francisco's new works incubator PlayGround in partnership with Bay Area theatre veteran Aldo Billingslea, Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, Planet Earth Arts, and more than 30 leading theatres from the Bay Area and beyond team up to present a Juneteenth livestreamed Zoom reading of Vincent Terrell Durham's thrilling and timely play, Polar Bears, Black Boys & Prairie Fringed Orchids.

Full Cast of TONI STONE by Lydia R. Diamond Announced at Arena Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 26, 2020

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has announced the company for Toni Stone, written by Arena alumna resident playwright Lydia R. Diamond. Set in the 1950s, Toni Stone was the first woman to play baseball in the Negro Leagues, also making her the first woman to play professionally in a men's league. Against all odds, Stone blazed a path in the male-dominated sports world, shattering expectations and creating her own set of rules.

Dawn Ursula, Rodney Earl Jackson and More Will Star in West Coast Premiere of TONI STONE at A.C.T.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 15, 2020

Tony Award winner and American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) Artistic Director Pam MacKinnon announced today the full cast and creative team for Lydia R. Diamond's new play, Toni Stone.

Tickets Now On Sale To The General Public For AIN'T TOO PROUD
by Stephi Wild - Nov 19, 2018

Tickets are now on sale to the general public for the upcoming Broadway musical Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations. Get your tickets now by visiting www.Telecharge.com, by calling 800-447-7400, or by visiting the Imperial Theatre Box Office (249 West 45th Street). For groups of 10 or more, visit www.BroadwayInbound.com or call 866-302-0995. For more information, please visit www.AintTooProudMusical.com

Derrick Baskin, James Harkness, Jawan M. Jackson, Jeremy Pope, and Ephraim Sykes Will Lead AIN'T TOO PROUD on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Nov 7, 2018

Official casting has been announced for the Broadway premiere of Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations. Also announced today are the ticket on-sale dates for the Broadway production.

Broadway Bound AIN'T TOO PROUD Begins Performances Tonight at Princess Of Wales Theatre
by Julie Musbach - Oct 11, 2018

Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations plays a strictly limited pre-Broadway engagement beginning tonight, October 11 - November 17 at Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre following this summer's highly acclaimed engagements at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. and the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. Media night in Toronto is Tuesday October 16, 2018.

Theatre Bay Area Announces 2018 TBA Awards Finalists
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 26, 2018

Theatre Bay Area, the third-largest regional theatre service organization in North America, announced the finalists for the 2018 TBA Awards. The fifth annual TBA Awards Celebration will be held on Monday, Nov. 5 at the Herbst Theatre (401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco). Tickets for the public go on sale Friday, September 28, 2018, through City Box Office.

VIDEO: Inside Opening Night of AIN'T TOO PROUD at the Ahmanson Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 4, 2018

The Broadway-bound production of the new bio-musical, Ain't Too Proud, recently celebrated its opening night at L.A.'s Ahmanson Theatre! Check out all the action from inside opening night below!

Photo Flash: AIN'T TOO PROUD Celebrates Opening Night in LA
by Julie Musbach - Aug 27, 2018

Ain't Too Proud celebrated opening night at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre on August 24, 2018. Check out photos from the evening below!

AIN'T TOO PROUD Will Play Broadway's Imperial Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 23, 2018

Ain't Too Proud has found its home on Broadway! Producers Ira Pittelman and Tom Hulce have announced today that the new musical Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations will bring the incredible true story of the greatest R&B group of all time to Broadway in Spring 2019 at the legendary Imperial Theatre (249 West 45th Street). Additional information will be announced shortly.

Pre-Broadway Run of AIN'T TOO PROUD Begins Performances Tonight At The Ahmanson
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 21, 2018

The pre-Broadway run of “Ain't Too Proud—The Life and Times of The Temptations” at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre will begin performances on Tuesday, August 21. The opening is set for August 24 at 8 p.m., and performances will continue through September 30, 2018.

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