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Photo Flash: Magic Theatre Presents The Bay Area Premiere of THE CHINESE LADY
by BWW News Desk on October 14, 2019 in San Francisco Magic Theatre presents the Bay Area Premiere of Lloyd Suh's The Chinese Lady, directed by Mina Morita. Opening night is Wednesday, October 16 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets range from $15 - $75 and are on-sale now at MagicTheatre.org. (more...) 
BLUES IS A WOMAN - IN CONCERT Heads to The Raven Theatre
by BWW News Desk on October 14, 2019 in San Francisco Blues Is A Woman made its theatrical debut in San Francisco in 2017, with a month long, sold out run and fantastic reviews. Now show creator Pamela Rose is tearing it up with a new version-BLUES IS A WOMAN - IN CONCERT. (more...) 
BWW Interview: Mina Morita, Director of THE CHINESE LADY at Magic Theatre Pushes Boundaries to Tell Stories in New Ways
by Jim Munson on October 14, 2019 in San Francisco Director Mina Morita spoke with BroadwayWorld the day before Lloyd Suh's a?oeThe Chinese Ladya?? started performances at the Magic Theatre. Ms. Morita has a thriving career as a theatre maker, serving as Artistic Director of Potrero Hill's Crowded Fire Theater, which is devoted to the creation of challenging new work. Talking to her, it is clear that she is a very conceptual thinker, often weaving several complex ideas into a single sentence. Her passion for creating new forms of theater in the interest of fostering human connection is evident throughout the conversation. (more...) 
Two Weeks Left To Nominate For The 2019 BroadwayWorld San Francisco Awards, Presented by TodayTix!
by BWW News Desk on October 14, 2019 in San Francisco There's just two weeks left to submit nominations for the 2019 BroadwayWorld San Francisco Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31. (more...) 
NEXT TO NORMAL Comes to Castro Valley this November
by BWW News Desk on October 14, 2019 in San Francisco This November, Plethos Productions is producing the Broadway musical that won a Pulitzer Prize for drama, along with 3 Tony Awards a?" Next to Normal. (more...) 
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS to Open Season at California Shakespeare Theater
by BWW News Desk on October 14, 2019 in San Francisco California Shakespeare Theater (Cal Shakes) announces the fourth title of its 2020 Season at the Bruns Amphitheater: The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare. (more...) 
WAITRESS Set for Run at San Jose's Center for the Performing Arts
by BWW News Desk on October 14, 2019 in San Francisco Broadway San Jose, a Nederlander Presentation, is thrilled to announce that the national touring production of WAITRESSa?"the hilarious hit Broadway musical from Grammy Award nominee Sara Bareilles, inspired by Adrienne Shelley's 2007 motion picturea?" will play San Jose's Center for the Performing Arts (255 S. Almaden Blvd.) for a limited one-week engagement (more...) 
Photo Flash: First Look at Chanticleers Theatre's CABARET
by BWW News Desk on October 14, 2019 in San Francisco Chanticleers Theatre ('Chanticleers') presents Cabaret, Book by Joe Masteroff, Based on the play by John Van Druten and Stories by Christopher Isherwood, Music by John Kander, and Lyrics by Fred Ebb (more...) 
BWW Exclusive: Ben Rimalower's Broken Records with Special Guest, Santino Fontana!
by Ben Rimalower on October 14, 2019 in San Francisco In this episode, Ben and Daniel talk to Tony, Grammy, and Academy Award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz about Judy Collins' 1967 album 'Wildflowers.' They also discuss Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, The Supremes, 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf,' Motown, 'Bye Bye Birdie,' and Leonard Cohen. Stephen talks about the conception and creation of a number of his works, including 'Wicked,' 'Godspell,' 'Pippin,' 'The Baker's Wife,' 'Working,' 'Rags,' and 'The Prince of Egypt.' He tells stories about working with artists such as Howard Ashman, Charles Strouse, Steven Spielberg, and Whitney Houston, and talks about collaborating with Alan Menken, with whom he wrote the songs for the hit Disney films 'Pocahontas,' 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame,' and 'Enchanted.' (more...)
FRESH PRODUCE Comes to Pear Theatre
by BWW News Desk on October 12, 2019 in San Francisco Pear Theatre, always a champion of new plays by local playwrights, presents a?oeFresh Producea??: staged readings of two new plays under development from members of the Pear Playwrights Guild. a?oeThe Queen's Cookies, or Cymbeline Simplifieda?? by Carol Wolf, and a?oeMothers of the Bridea?? by Meghan Maugeri will be performed by local actors on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon at the Pear Theatre, 1110 La Avenida St., Mountain View. Tickets ($15 per reading, or $20 for both) can be purchased by visiting www.thepear.org or calling (650) 254-1148. (more...)
Town Hall Theatre Presents Staged Reading Of THE RIVER
by BWW News Desk on October 12, 2019 in San Francisco Town Hall Theatre's first IN THE WINGS staged reading of the 2019-20 Season is a one-night only performance of THE RIVER, a lyrical and mysterious new play about a man and a woman (or women, possibly), and fishing, by Tony Award winner Jez Butterworth. THE RIVER will have one performance on Monday, November 11, 2019, at Town Hall Theatre Company, 3535 School Street, in Lafayette, CA. Tickets are $10 general admission and free to subscribers, and are available through the Box Office at (925) 283-1557 or online at www.TownHallTheatre.com. (more...)
Word For Word Kicks Off Festival Of Short Stories
by BWW News Desk on October 12, 2019 in San Francisco Word for Word launches their first festival of short stories entitled a?oeExactly!a?? They Saida?? running November 1-7, short stories by California writers brought straight to the stage at multiple locations.a?oeExactly!a?? They Saida?? November 1-7. The Word for Word Company has performed short stories verbatim on stage for the past 25 years. The company extended this singular experience to writers throughout California, soliciting short stories from all points of view, from California's rich diversity of writers, published or unpublished.The Festival received 160 entries, from writers of all ages, professionals, amateurs, and students, all from California. (more...) 
Luther Burbank Center For The Arts Presents Kathleen Madigan April 17
by BWW News Desk on October 11, 2019 in San Francisco Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (LBC) announced today that renowned standup comedian Kathleen Madigan will bring her 8 O'Clock Happy Hour Tour to Santa Rosa on Friday, April 17, 2020 at 8 p.m. Hailed by Lewis Black as a?oeone of the best comics working today,a?? Madigan has captured the dedication of audiences and critics alike. Tickets range in price from $35a?"$55 and are available now online at lutherburbankcenter.org, by calling 707-546-3600 or at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts ticket office (50 Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa). (more...) 
Photo Flash: Bay Area Musicals' Presents GYPSY
by BWW News Desk on October 11, 2019 in San Francisco Bay Area Musicals presents the first production of the Company's 2019-2020 season, the timeless 6-Time Tony Award-winning masterpiece GYPSY. (more...) 
Novato Theater Company And Theatre-At-Large Presents SWEENEY TODD
by BWW News Desk on October 11, 2019 in San Francisco The Novato Theater Company's second show of its 100th season is Sweeney Todd, a co-production with Theatre-at-Large. This musical thriller, opening on October 25 and running until November 17, is directed by Kim Bromley and Bruce Vieira with musical direction by Judy Wiesen and choreography and movement by Marilyn Izdebski. (more...) 
Audra McDonald to Headline Benefit for The Foundation at Saint Joseph's Arts Society
by BWW News Desk on October 11, 2019 in San Francisco Design impresario Ken Fulk and theatre producer Mark Cortale have announced that they will present Heavenly Bodies, a special event benefiting The Foundation at Saint Joseph's Arts Society in San Francisco, starring historic six-time Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald on Friday, November 1 at 7:30 PM. (more...) 
Photo Flash: First Look at San Francisco Opera's THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
by BWW News Desk on October 11, 2019 in San Francisco San Francisco Opera presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro) in a new production by director Michael Cavanagh at the War Memorial Opera House, October 11–November 1. The production marks the beginning of a multi-year project to weave together Mozart and librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte's three operas—Le Nozze di Figaro, Così fan tutte and Don Giovanni—as a trilogy set within an American manor house during three time periods. Conductor Henrik Nánási leads the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and an international cast in this enduring comic masterpiece. (more...) 
Magic Theatre Announces Artistic Director Loretta Greco Will Depart The Organization At The End Of The 2019-2020 Season
by BWW News Desk on October 11, 2019 in San Francisco Loretta Greco, Artistic Director of Magic Theatre, has announced that she will depart the organization after twelve years as its artistic leader. Greco will leave at the end of the 2019-2020 season. a?oeIt has been a spectacular honor to lead the storied Magic Theatre,a?? said Greco. a?oeI am proud of the extraordinary array of groundbreaking writers Magic has launched and supported over time, who have bravely led our cultural conversation forwarda?"and the way those voices and the work we have premiered have elevated the field as a whole. (more...) 
62nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Wraps Up Weekend Of Wide-Ranging And Groundbreaking Performances
by BWW News Desk on October 10, 2019 in San Francisco The 62nd annual Monterey Jazz Festival wrapped up Sunday, September 29, with fans from across California and the country descending on the Monterey County Fairgrounds for a weekend which featured nearly 130 performances and events. The Festival was filled with many performances that stretched across a wide range of the jazz world and beyond, while maintaining a holistic approach and commitment to showcasing jazz legends and household name musicians alongside newer and emerging artists. (more...) 
Top Shelf Classics to Perform Tribute to Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight
by BWW News Desk on October 10, 2019 in San Francisco Boxcar Theatre announces a two-night engagement with Top Shelf Classics, a Bay Area band specializing in Motown music from the 60s, plus old school soul, funk and R&B favorites from the 70s and beyond. (more...) 
BWW Review: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at San Jose Stage Company Does the Time Warp Again
by Jim Munson on October 10, 2019 in San Francisco Watching Richard O'Brien's a?oeThe Rocky Horror Showa?? at San Jose Stage Company, I was struck by what an odd duck the show is. There really is nothing else even remotely like it in the musical theater canon. At this point in its stage-to-screen-back-to-stage evolution, it invites you not just to experience the live stage play unfolding in front of you, but also encourages you to re-enact own your own experience of having seen the movie, probably decades ago. To aid in the latter, goody bags including all the necessary accoutrements such as newspaper, squirt guns, toilet paper, etc. are available in the lobby at 5 bucks a pop. Audience members gleefully shout out all the expected callbacks from midnight screenings of yore (a?oeAsshole!a??, a?oeSlut!a??) while engaging in a playful competition to come up with the most clever and unexpected contemporary retorts. Surely audiences in the late 1970's did not reference such things as Mar-a-Lago. So here we have a show set more or less in the 1950's, written in the 1970's, and with references to 2019. Talk about your time warp! (more...) 
Photos: First Look at SF's HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD
by BWW News Desk on October 10, 2019 in San Francisco Harry Potter and the Cursed Child begins preview performances on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 and the official opening is Sunday, December 1, 2019, at the Curran Theater (445 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94102). (more...) 
MOULIN ROUGE! Tour Will Stop in San Francisco in 2021
by BWW News Desk on October 10, 2019 in San Francisco The producers of Moulin Rouge! The Musical announced today that the first North American tour will play in San Francisco at the Orpheum Theatre in Summer 2021, following the previously announced engagements in New Orleans at the Saenger Theatre (November 2020) and in Chicago at the James M. Nederlander Theatre (December 17, 2020 through February 21, 2021). (more...) 
ACT Ushers in the Holidays with A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by BWW News Desk on October 10, 2019 in San Francisco Featuring a lively cast of dozens, delightful music, gorgeous costumes, and those deliciously spooky ghosts, the Bay Area's favorite holiday tradition returns as American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) presents its celebrated production of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol. (more...) 
Diablo Ballet Trainee Program Dancers Make Their Debut In Holiday Show
by BWW News Desk on October 10, 2019 in San Francisco Diablo Ballet's new trainee program has produced two young inspring dancers, who will make their debut in Julia Adam's brand new production of The Nutcracker Suite, which premieres when the company opens their 26th season with A Swingin' Holiday & More November 8 - 10 at the Del Valle Theatre in Walnut Creek. (more...) |
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