San Francisco Newsroom Napa Valley Museum Presents: In Conversation Peter Coyote & Dick Grace
by BWW News Desk on August 21, 2018 in San Francisco On Friday, September 21 at 6 pm, the Napa Valley Museum Yountville will continue its popular "In Conversation" series of speaking events with "Compassionate Action," a discussion of how to turn our individual compassion into positive action for the benefit of others, our world and ourselves. Actor and activist Peter Coyote will join his friend: vintner and humanitarian Dick Grace, for a frank and lively exchange of ideas about channeling frustration into renewed energy, turning anger into empathy, and how to avoid feeling overwhelmed by the scope of the challenges facing us by making small steps individually, or as part of a larger movement, to build the foundation for lasting change. (more...)  Awesome Theatre Presents TERROR-RAMA III: DEAD THE WHOLE TIME
by BWW News Desk on August 21, 2018 in San Francisco Awesome Theatre, (In Search Of The Funniest Play Ever, Christian Teen Dolphin-Sex Beach Party, Mercy Killing) announces the return of its horror anthology series; TERROR-RAMA, October 12-27, 8pm at PianoFight. (more...)  BATS Improv Presents MASTERPIECE OF MURDER
by BWW News Desk on August 20, 2018 in San Francisco NEW SHOW!! Everyone has a motive, everyone is a suspect. But with this collection of eccentric characters, how do you separate the guilty from the merely suspicious? It will take a keen mind, an unflappable demeanor and help from the audience. Solving the perfect crime (or getting away with it) is more than a work of art...it's a masterpiece. (more...)  BATS Improv Presents SUPERSCENE - PRIME TIME
by BWW News Desk on August 20, 2018 in San Francisco September means a new Fall TV lineup. Each night, five different directors will create a new series just for the audience. (completely improvised, of course). THE AUDIENCE chooses which TV show survives, and which get canceled. In the end, only ONE series will make it all the way to Prime Time - the SUPERSCENE! (more...)  Bay Area Premiere Lauren Gunderson's THE REVOLUTIONISTS Opens Town Hall Theatre Season
by BWW News Desk on August 20, 2018 in San Francisco Town Hall Theatre 'Lost & Found' Season 2018/19 opens with the Bay Area Premiere of THE REVOLUTIONISTS, a bold and irreverent new comedy by Lauren Gunderson. THE REVOLUTIONISTS will have 12 performances, including two previews, September 27 through October 20, 2018, at Town Hall Theatre Company, 3535 School Street, in Lafayette, CA. Tickets are $18 - $30, and are available through the Box Office at (925) 283-1557 or online at www.TownHallTheatre.com. (more...)  African-American Shakespeare Company Presents FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF
by BWW News Desk on August 20, 2018 in San Francisco For the first time in over 20 years the Bay Area will have the chance to experience Ntozake Shange's For Colored Girls When The Rainbow is Enuf. This transformative and riveting evening of provocative dance, music and poetry tells the stories of 7 individual women dealing with the at times brutal, tender and dramatic arcs of their lives. (more...)  EXIT Theatre's Talk Story Festival To Bring Back Two Performers This Fall!
by BWW News Desk on August 20, 2018 in San Francisco The signature storytellers festival, Talk Story, brings back two performers to reprise their 2018 Festival performances. As an art form and a means of communication, storytelling is one of our deepest-rooted instincts, and thanks to the phenomenal successes of series such as Porchlight, Bawdy, and The Moth, it's enjoying a renaissance in the Bay Area and across the country. Join us this fall as we present two powerful storytellers and their unique stories, spoken straight from the heart. (more...)  STAGE TUBE: Percy's Back! Meet THE LIGHTNING THIEF Star, Chris McCarrell
by BWW News Desk on August 20, 2018 in San Francisco The producers of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical announced this morning Chris McCarrell will reprise the role of Percy Jackson in the upcoming national tour of the musical adaption of the New York Times best-selling novel written by Rick Riordan. (more...)  Now Playing Onstage in San Francisco - Week of 8/20/2018
by BWW on August 20, 2018 in San Francisco Upcoming Shows - Week of 8/20/2018 for San Francisco (more...)  Andrew Polec Will Star in BAT OUT OF HELL On Tour - Full Casting and Cities Announced!
by BWW News Desk on August 20, 2018 in San Francisco Jim Steinman's Bat Out Of Hell - The Musical is hitting the road! The critically acclaimed new musical based on one of the best-selling albums of all time, will launch a nineteen city North American tour at Detroit's Fox Theatre this November following an eagerly anticipated return engagement at Toronto's Ed Mirvish Theatre. Bat Out Of Hell - The Musical is currently playing an extended smash hit engagement in London's West End where it won the 2017 Evening Standard Award for Best Musical. (more...)  Musical Tribute to Princess Diana Production Opens Fundraising Phase to General Public
by BWW News Desk on August 19, 2018 in San Francisco 'Call Me Diana is a musical tribute to a remarkable woman,' says Brian Watson, lyricist for the show. 'It's a celebration of the undying love for the People's Princess who left the world a legacy which, seemingly, will go on forever. There is no mention of conspiracy theories or other such distractions, this musical is written to keep the memory of Diana, Princess of Wales alive in the hearts and minds of audiences right across the globe.' (more...)  Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Aug. 19
by Audition Roundup on August 19, 2018 in San Francisco Updated this week! Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, August 19, 2018 for both productions in your area and around the country including what/when/where and how to audition! (more...)  Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman to Headline the Curran
by BWW News Desk on August 17, 2018 in San Francisco Carole Shorenstein Hays announced today that Book Passage at the Curran will welcome Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman on Saturday, October 6 at 8 p.m. The event is part of Curran's popular SHOW & TELL series, featuring provocative, topical and entertaining one-night-only events. (more...)  Andrew G. Manea will Perform in San Francisco Opera's ROBERTO DEVEREUX
by BWW News Desk on August 17, 2018 in San Francisco San Francisco Opera today announced a cast change for Gaetano Donizetti's Roberto Devereux, opening September 8 and running for six performances through September 27. Romanian-American baritone Andrew G. Manea will perform the role of the Duke of Nottingham, replacing Artur Rucinski who has withdrawn due to lung injuries sustained in a serious bicycling accident involving a car in his native Poland. He is expected to make a full recovery. Rucinski deeply regrets having to withdraw but looks forward to returning to San Francisco Opera in the future. (more...)  WAITRESS Seeks For 'Lulu' For San Francisco Engagement
by BWW News Desk on August 17, 2018 in San Francisco WAITRESS, the Tony nominated musical playing at the SHN Golden Gate Theatre from October 16 through November 11, is looking for two young girls to perform the role of 'Lulu' for the duration of the engagement. (more...)  Exclusive: Chris McCarrell To Lead THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL National Tour
by BWW News Desk on August 18, 2018 in San Francisco The producers of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical announced this morning Chris McCarrell will reprise the role of Percy Jackson in the upcoming national tour of the musical adaption of the New York Times best-selling novel written by Rick Riordan. (more...)  Annmarie Martin Among Stars Cast in 42nd Street Moon's FOLLIES
by BWW News Desk on August 17, 2018 in San Francisco San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon (Daren A.C. Carollo and Daniel Thomas, Co-Executive Directors) has announced the cast and creative team for the upcoming special engagement of Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning musical FOLLIES in Concert. (more...)  Smuin Kicks Off 25th Anniversary With Trey McIntyre's Etta James Ballet
by BWW News Desk on August 16, 2018 in San Francisco Smuin launches its 25th anniversary season with Dance Series 01, a fall program that expands the boundaries of contemporary ballet, pays tribute to Smuin's founder, and celebrates the company's quarter century mark. Acclaimed dancemaker Trey McIntyre returns to Smuin with Blue Until June, a thrilling tribute to Etta James. Continuing Smuin's long-time dedication to fostering new talent within the company is a trio of groundbreaking works first developed in Smuin's Choreography Showcase: Merely Players by Smuin dancer Nicole Haskins, Echo (formerly titled Reflection) by Smuin dancer Ben Needham-Wood, and Sinfonietta by former Smuin dancer Rex Wheeler. Dance Series 01 will also include two works by founder Michael Smuin: Schubert Scherzo, an effervescent dance set to Schubert's sprightly C-Major Symphony, and Eternal Idol, a romantic pas de deux inspired by Auguste Rodin sculptures. Dance Series 01 will be presented September 21-22 at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek and September 28-October 6 at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. For subscriptions and further information the public may call (415) 912-1899. Single tickets ($25-$81) are available by calling the individual venues or by visiting www.smuinballet.org. (This program will also be presented in February 2019 in Mountain View and Carmel.) (more...)  San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus will Celebrate 40th Birthday with Weekend Extravaganza
by BWW News Desk on August 16, 2018 in San Francisco In celebration of San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus' (SFGMC) 40th birthday, Artistic Director Dr. Timothy Seelig andExecutive Director Chris Verdugo announced today the full lineup of events that will take place during the weekend of October 26-28, 2018. (more...)  Regional Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our BroadwayWorld 8/17 - WEST SIDE STORY, MAMMA MIA, and More!
by BWW Special on August 17, 2018 in San Francisco BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature WEST SIDE STORY, MAMMA MIA, and More! (more...)  Broadway Under The Stars Gala Celebration Announced at Transcendence Theatre Co.
by BWW News Desk on August 15, 2018 in San Francisco The award-winning Transcendence Theatre Company, lauded by audiences and critics for its high caliber series of Broadway inspired concerts, presents 'Gala Celebration,' an exhilarating musical spectacular and fundraising event closing the 2018 "Broadway Under the Stars' summer series. Starring veteran performers from Broadway and national touring productions, 'Gala Celebration' is presented Sept. 7 to Sept. 9, 2018 at the unique, open-air venue of the historic winery in Jack London State Historic Park, 2400 London Ranch Road, Glen Ellen, in Sonoma County, CA. (more...)  Immersive Production THE OBLIGATION Comes to San Francisco
by BWW News Desk on August 15, 2018 in San Francisco Internationally acclaimed actor Roger Grunwald explores a world gone mad in The Obligation, his riveting, immersive one person stage drama. Directed by Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle award winner Nancy Carlin, this celebrated work interweaves the stories of a Polish Jew coming of age during World War II, a half-Jewish lieutenant in Hitler's army, a high-ranking SS officer, and a Jewish-American comedian (the play's Chorus)-all brought to life onstage in Grunwald's tour-de-force performance. (more...)  ON YOUR FEET! Tours to San Jose
by BWW News Desk on August 15, 2018 in San Francisco Broadway San Jose, a Nederlander Presentation, is pleased to announce that the hit Broadway musical ON YOUR FEET!-based on the life story of seven-time GRAMMY winning international superstar Gloria Estefan and her husband, 19-time GRAMMY winning producer-musician-entrepreneur Emilio Estefan-will perform at San Jose's Center for the Performing Arts (255 S. Almaden Blvd.) (more...)  The Marsh Announces Additional Free Performances of THE WAITING PERIOD
by BWW News Desk on August 15, 2018 in San Francisco The Marsh San Francisco adds more free performances of Brian Copeland's The Waiting Period, due to ongoing support from a GoFundMe campaign and generous corporate contributions from Fremont Bank and OSIsoft in San Leandro. This deeply moving and surprisingly funny work outlines Copeland's own struggles with depression and suicidal thought, and is presented at no cost to remove all barriers for those who may be struggling with depression themselves. (more...)  THE BAND'S VISIT Will Play San Francisco in 2019/20
by BWW News Desk on August 15, 2018 in San Francisco SHN announced that THE BAND'S VISIT, one of the most Tony Award-winning musicals in history, will be coming to San Francisco as part of the 2019-2020 SHN season. (more...) |
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