Julia Belanoff

San Francisco Playhouse (Artistic Director Bill English and Producing Director Susi Damilano) launches the New Year with the West Coast's first production of Jerusalem, Jez Butterworth's epic Tony and Olivier award-winning play. Bill English directs and Brian Dykstra* stars in the role of Johnny 'Rooster' Byron. The production also features Julia Belanoff, Joe Estlack, Richard James*, Riley Krull, Maggie Mason, Ian Scott McGregor*, Aaron Murphy, Paris Hunter Paul*, Chris Reber*, Joshua Schell, Devon Simpson, and Courtney Walsh.

On Saturday, December 7, TheatreWorks opened the Broadway musical 'Little Women' to an enthusiastic, sold-out crowd in Palo Alto, CA. After the performance, attendees emerged into the courtyard of the Lucie Stern Theatre to find snow - make with theatre magic! - followed by a champagne reception and meet-and-greet with the cast. Check out photos below by David Allen.

A group of 136 Stagedoor Manor students from all over the world will sing and dance the grand finale at this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade®, marking the famed theatrical summertime training ground's fourth consecutive Parade performance. After traveling the entire parade route, the Stagedoor Manor students will arrive at Herald Square and introduce Santa Claus by performing the number "Santa By The Book" from Macy's new program Yes, Virginia The Musical. Yes, Virginia The Musical had its world premiere at Stagedoor Manor earlier this year and its original cast, made up of 28 Stagedoor Manor students ages 10-13, will accompany Santa and Mrs. Claus on their float for the entirety of the Parade route.

Classical-pop recording artist Julia Belanoff sang the national anthem at the game between the San Francisco Giants and the Chicago Cubs at AT&T Field in San Francisco yesterday, June 3. The 17-year-old singer arrived early for a sound check, and had a chance to mingle with some of The Players and one special guest-baseball Hall of Famer and former Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench, who was visiting to promote skin cancer awareness for the Play Sun Smart program. Check out photos from the event below!

Julia Belanoff, the 17-year-old Bay Area soprano has been invited to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at AT&T Park, before the game between the San Francisco Giants and the Chicago Cubs today, June 3.

Julia Belanoff, the 17-year-old Bay Area soprano has been invited to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at AT&T Park, before the game between the San Francisco Giants and the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, June 3.

Award-winning, 16-year-old Bay Area soprano Julia Belanoff performed songs from her debut classical-pop album, "Winner In Your Heart," on Saturday, March 10 at the Coastal Repertory Theatre in Half Moon Bay, California. You can see pictures from the event here.

Award-winning, 16-year-old Bay Area soprano Julia Belanoff will perform songs from her debut classical-pop album, "Winner In Your Heart," on Saturday, March 10 at the Coastal Repertory Theatre in Half Moon Bay, California. The album, comprised of 13 original songs, five of which Belanoff co-wrote, was released on January 26.

Julia Belanoff releases her debut album, "Winner In Your Heart."

Award-winning, 16-year-old Bay Area soprano Julia Belanoff will perform songs from her debut classical-pop album, "Winner In Your Heart," on Saturday, March 10 at the Coastal Repertory Theatre in Half Moon Bay, California. The album, comprised of 13 original songs, five of which Belanoff co-wrote, was released on January 26.

Julia Belanoff releases her debut album, "Winner In Your Heart."

As a young girl listening to her mother play classical piano at home, Julia Belanoff fell in love with the music of Beethoven, Bach and Chopin, while simultaneously enjoying more modern artists as diverse as Madonna, Taylor Swift, Judy Garland and Nat King Cole.

The A.C.T. Young Conservatory (YC) and Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Program present the world premiere production of Homefront, with book by Young Conservatory Director Craig Slaight, music and lyrics by Creighton Irons, and direction by Domenique Lozano.

SF Playhouse Artistic Director Bill English has always been fascinated by rite of passage stories so it's no coincidence that CORALINE, which opened over the weekend, was a tale he was eager to direct.

Landscape of the Body by John Guare is directed by Bill English Tues to Sat thru 3/7/09 Featuring Julia Belanoff, Sofie Christensen, Susi Damilano, Andrew Hurteau*, Rana Kangas-Kent, Gideon Lazarus, Gabriel Marin*, Anthony Miller, Otto Pippenger, Haley Reicher, Alexander Szotak. (courtesy of Actors Equity).

Landscape of the Body by John Guare is directed by Bill English Tues to Sat thru 3/7/09 Featuring Julia Belanoff, Sofie Christensen, Susi Damilano, Andrew Hurteau*, Rana Kangas-Kent, Gideon Lazarus, Gabriel Marin*, Anthony Miller, Otto Pippenger, Haley Reicher, Alexander Szotak. (courtesy of Actors Equity).

Landscape of the Body by John Guare and directed by Bill English, opens Saturday 1/31! Tues to Sat thru 3/7/09, Previews 1/28, 1/29, 1/30 Featuring Julia Belanoff, Sofie Christensen, Susi Damilano, Andrew Hurteau*, Rana Kangas-Kent, Gideon Lazarus, Gabriel Marin*, Anthony Miller, Otto Pippenger, Haley Reicher, Alexander Szotak. (courtesy of Actors Equity). Part comedy, part mystery, part musical, this urban fantasy by John Guare (author of Six Degrees of Separation) moves back and forth in space and time to create an affecting study of the American dream gone awry. A childlike woman comes to New York to look for a lost sister and unwittingly assumes her identity while the sister croons a musical counterpoint from that piano bar in the stars.

Landscape of the Body by John Guare and directed by Bill English, opens Saturday 1/31! Tues to Sat thru 3/7/09, Previews 1/28, 1/29, 1/30 Featuring Julia Belanoff, Sofie Christensen, Susi Damilano, Andrew Hurteau*, Rana Kangas-Kent, Gideon Lazarus, Gabriel Marin*, Anthony Miller, Otto Pippenger, Haley Reicher, Alexander Szotak. (courtesy of Actors Equity).