Sean Riley News

As usual, the family-focused New Victory Theater was packed with kids the afternoon this reviewer took in the charms and delights of Cirque Mechanics' 42FT-A MENAGERIE OF MECHANICAL MARVELS, but you won't need the little ones around to have a great time at their display of strength, acrobatics and humor that's small in size but big on personality.

Jacob's Pillow announces public events held January through May in its Winter/Spring season, featuring co-presentations with local cultural partners; Pillow Parties; workshops and classes; Pillow Pop-Ups; and more. Events take place January through May on the Pillow's 220-acre campus in Becket, MA and across Berkshire County. As the Pillow continues to advance its five year strategic plan, Vision '22, the organization increasingly activates its local and national presence by expanding programming and extending resources beyond its acclaimed summer dance festival.

Deborah Slater Dance Theater (DSDT) is proud to announce the world premiere of INCIVILITY P. 3: A SEAT AT THE TABLE, February 27 a?" March 1, 2020 at ODC Theater. A Seat at the Table is the third and final section of the company's acclaimed inCIVILITY series. Joining the program will be part two of the series, Outrage Machine. Tickets, $20 - $50, are now on sale at odc.dance/incivility. InCIVILITY is co-presented by ODC Theater.

San Francisco's Flyaway Productions is proud to announce the East Coast premiere of THE WAIT ROOM, a performance installation that exposes the physical, psychic, and emotional burden of incarceration for women with imprisoned loved ones.  Choreography is by Jo Kreiter, recipient of a 2019 Guggenheim Fellowship and the first choreographer named as a Robert Rauschenberg Foundation 2017 Artist as Activist Fellow.   Four performances, September 20-22, in Louis Engel Park, an outdoor site next to Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, New York. .   

Heathers: The Musical (High School Edition) is the darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who hustles her way into the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerberg High: the Heathers. But before she can get comfortable atop the high school food chain, Veronica falls in love with the dangerously handsome new kid J.D. When Heather Chandler, the Almighty, kicks her out of the group, Veronica decides to bite the bullet and kiss Heather's aerobicized butt... but J.D. has another plan for that bullet.

San Francisco's Flyaway Productions is announcing the New York premiere of THE WAIT ROOM, a site-specific dance honoring women with incarcerated loved ones.

Flyaway Productions is proud to announce the world premiere of THE WAIT ROOM, a site-specific dance honoring women with incarcerated loved ones. The Wait Room runs April 19 - 27, 2019, at 1125 Market Street, a vacant lot opposite United Nations Plaza at the Civic Center, with six performances at 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, April 19 - 20, 26 - 27, and Wednesday and Thursday, April 24 - 25. Two additional matinees will take place at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 20 and 27. All performances are free with no advance reservation required.

Le Petit Theatre is kicking-off the holiday season with their first-annual production of Charles Dickens' beloved tale, A Christmas Carol. In addition to spreading holiday cheer, the company intends to make this production a perennial favorite for generations of New Orleanians. Most everyone knows the classic tale of miserly and menacing moneylender Ebenezer Scrooge, but not everyone has experienced watching him learn lessons in love, generosity, and redemption live and in person as he is visited by a host of spirits on Christmas Eve. This production is filled with magic, ghosts, glorious costumes, a stunning set design, and holiday cheer.

Sierra Repertory Theatre continues its 2018 Season with Million Dollar Quartet, the high voltage Broadway musical inspired by the famed recording session that brought together rock 'n' roll legends Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins for one unforgettable night of musical magic. Million Dollar Quartet? is directed by Michael Ray Wisely,? music directed by Mark Seiver, ?and will feature a cast of actor/musicians playing instruments live onstage as their iconic characters. This production plays at the Historic Fallon House Theatre in Columbia State Park.

In partnership with the Tenderloin Museum, Flyaway Productions is proud to announce the world premiere of TENDER (n.): A PERSON WHO TAKES CHARGE, a site-specific aerial dance celebrating 100 years of "outcast activism" in the Tenderloin. Tender runs June 7 - 16 at the Cadillac Hotel, located at 380 Eddy Street, with performances at 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. A matinee performance at 12:30 p.m. will take place on Friday, June 8 and 15. Two additional performances at 9:30 p.m. will take place on Saturday, June 9 and 16. All performances are free, as is admission to the Museum, located on the ground floor of the Cadillac Hotel, during each performance.

Rivertown Theaters continues to raise the theatrical bar with their premiere local production of Million Dollar Quartet, one of the most challenging shows for actors who play musical instruments, sing, and portray the four music world's iconic legends who created Rock & Roll.

Rivertown Theaters continues to raise the theatrical bar with their premiere local production of Million Dollar Quartet, one of the most challenging shows for actors who play musical instruments, sing, and portray the four music world's iconic legends who created Rock & Roll.

After their sold-out world premiere at ODC Theater last summer, RAWdance returns next month in an encore presentation of DOUBLE EXPOSURE, the company's critically acclaimed program of duets representing more than a dozen West Coast choreographers. Double Exposure runs October 26 - 28, Thursday to Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 - $35, and may be purchased online at odc.dance/tickets or by phone at 415-863-9834.

Word for Word and Z Space stage the Pulitzer Prize winning author Edward P Jones' novel All Aunt Hagar's Children  opening November 19 (previews November 16-17-18) on San Francisco's Z Space Main Stage. Set in 1950s Washington, D.C. this Noir tale spotlights a young Korean War vet who sets out to solve a murder and becomes entangled in a web of family history. He is unsettled by another death-a young Jewish woman whose last words haunt him and his investigation.  Edward P. Jones evokes a neighborhood of vivid characters, telling a story about the strength of family and the choices that shape our lives.

Celebrating its 20th-anniversary season, Flyaway Productions has announced its newest aerial dance, GRACE AND DELIA ARE GONE, a site-specific work created for the Firehouse at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture.

Word for Word and Z Space stage the Pulitzer Prize winning author Edward P Jones' novel All Aunt Hagar's Children  opening November 19 (previews November 16-17-18) on San Francisco's Z Space Main Stage. Set in 1950s Washington, D.C. this Noir tale spotlights a young Korean War vet who sets out to solve a murder and becomes entangled in a web of family history. He is unsettled by another death-a young Jewish woman whose last words haunt him and his investigation.  Edward P. Jones evokes a neighborhood of vivid characters, telling a story about the strength of family and the choices that shape our lives.