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FOOL LA LA GIFT Extended at The Marsh Berkeley
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2023
Due to popular demand, The Marsh Berkeley will welcome back the Bay Area’s favorite Clown Prince of Fools, Unique Derique, for added performances of Fool La La Gift. 
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival Announces 2023 Season
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2023
Having just celebrated their 40th anniversary season in 2022, the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival looks forward to 2023 with a robust lineup of community programs and special events throughout the Bay Area.
Shotgun Players Announce Final Extension of NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 Announces Through February 25
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2023
Due to unprecedented demand, Shotgun Players has extended their smash-hit production of Dave Malloy's Tony Award-winning hit through February 25, 2023. The show must close on February 25, so audiences are encouraged to purchase tickets before the show is completely sold out through the end of the run.
Maria Radutu Is Soloist For California Symphony's CHOPIN IN PARIS
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2023
California Symphony takes audiences on a musical trip to the City of Light with Chopin in Paris. Continuing California Symphony's season featuring all female soloists, Austrian-Romanian pianist Maria Radutu returns to perform Frédéric Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 (in E minor, Op. 11).
Grammy-Nominated Saxophonist Melissa Aldana to be Featured in Hammer Theatre's Black Cab Jazz Series
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2023
This winter, the sounds of Grammy-nominated saxophonist and composer Melissa Aldana will fill Hammer Theatre Center’s intimate Hammer4 Studio during its Black Cab Jazz series.
Cast Announced for CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2023
Berkeley Repertory Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for Lauren Yee’s Cambodian Rock Band, a Signature Theatre production, performing at Berkeley Rep’s Roda Theatre beginning Saturday, February 25 and continuing through Sunday, April 2, 2023. 
Hammer Theatre Center to Present Screening of National Theatre's PRIMA FACIE Starring Jodie Comer
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2023
Hammer Theatre Center will take audiences to the heart of the #MeToo movement during its National Theatre Live (NT Live) screening of Prima Facie, Suzie Miller’s award-winning play about a criminal justice system stacked against sexual assault victims, directed by Justin Martin.
Final Two Weeks to See AS YOU LIKE IT at San Francisco Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2023
Bay Area theatre lovers have two more weeks to catch San Francisco Playhouse’s hit musical adaptation of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It. As You Like It must close Saturday, January 14, 2023. 
David Kleinberg's HE WANTS TO RUN is Coming to The Marsh San Francisco in February
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2023
The Marsh San Francisco will present a limited run of David Kleinberg’s fourth work as a solo theatre artist, He Wants To Run. Despite his distaste for running and dogs, Kleinberg ended up running with his neighbor’s dog, Butler, for 13 years in Cloverdale.
Steinway Society Presents Pianist Alessandro Deljavan in the Bay Area This Month
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2023
Born to an Italian mother and Persian father, Alessandro Deljavan began learning to play piano before the age of two and debuted in concert at age three. He has since performed extensively across Europe, Asia, and North and South America.
NT Live's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Comes To Hammer Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2023
Hammer Theatre Center invites audiences to escape to the Italian Riviera during its National Theatre Live (NT Live) screening of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Simon Godwin (Twelfth Night, Anthony and Cleopatra, Romeo & Juliet).
Remote Theater Goes Global and Hybrid
by BWW News Desk - January 02, 2023
Remote Theater, the award-winning online theater company born of the pandemic, today announced its fourth season, which will explore various forms of hybrid, online and offline performance.
PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE to be Presented at Los Altos Stage Company in January
by BWW News Desk - December 27, 2022
Los Altos Stage Company will present Picasso at the Lapin Agile as the third production of its 2022-2023 season. Written by Steve Martin (yes, that Seve Martin), the production is directed by Chris Reber.
Dan Hoyle's TALK TO YOUR PEOPLE Comes To The Marsh Berkeley, January 28–March 11
by BWW News Desk - December 23, 2022
Acclaimed actor/playwright Dan Hoyle returns to The Marsh Berkeley with an updated version of his hit show, Talk To Your People, which enjoyed an extended sold-out run in San Francisco last summer. With his trademark ability to shapeshift onstage, Dan Hoyle revisits the panoply of vivid characters he created this show.
Smuin Contemporary Ballet Gala Returns To The Galleria March 5, 2023
by BWW News Desk - December 22, 2022
Smuin Contemporary Ballet celebrates its 29th season with Smuin's Annual Gala, hosted by co-chairs John Konstin and Lee D. Baxter along with Smuin's Board of Trustees and Friends of Smuin committee.
MY FAIR LADY Comes To San Jose's Center For The Performing Arts, February 21–26
by BWW News Desk - December 21, 2022
Broadway San Jose, a Nederlander Presentation, has announced that the Lincoln Center Theater's critically acclaimed production of Lerner & Loewe's MY FAIR LADY is coming to San Jose's Center for the Performing Arts (255 S. Almaden Blvd.) beginning Tuesday, February 21 and running through Sunday, February 26, 2023.
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA: A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION On Display At San Francisco International Airport
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2022
SFO Museum at San Francisco International Airport recently unveiled a new exhibition in connection with San Francisco Opera's centennial titled San Francisco Opera: A Centennial Celebration. The curated installation in the Harvey Milk Terminal 1 (located post-security in Departures Level 2) showcases the Company's first century and the art of operatic stagecraft.
Review: AS YOU LIKE IT at San Francisco Playhouse Offers a Vision of a Truly Inclusive Community
by Jim Munson - December 20, 2022
What did our critic think of AS YOU LIKE IT at San Francisco Playhouse? BroadwayWorld reviews Shaina Taub & Laurie Woolery's fanciful musical adaptation of Shakespeare's 'As You Like It' running through January 14 at San Francisco Playhouse.
Bay Area Children's Theatre's Baby Rave Is Back This Month, Bringing Family Fun For All Ages
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2022
Bay Area Children's Theatre is bringing back their popular Baby Rave to ring in the New Year. It's an all-ages celebration for the whole family, complete with a countdown to 'midnight' at a time that works for your little ones!
Viet Cuong's Final Commission For California Symphony To Feature Pianist Sarah Cahill, May 2023
by BWW News Desk - December 19, 2022
California Symphony announces the World Premiere of the third and final commission for California Symphony by Young American Composer-in-Residence Viet Cuong (2020-2023) will be a piano concerto (title TBD), to be performed May 20–21, 2023 in Fresh Inspirations, the orchestra's momentous season finale concert. It was further announced this new work will feature nationally acclaimed pianist Sarah Cahill as the guest soloist.
12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld San Francisco Awards; Transcendence Theatre Company Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW - December 19, 2022
The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld San Francisco Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
Interview: Unique Derique of FOOL LA LA: HOLIDAY GIFT! at The Marsh Berkeley Is All About Joy & Gratitude
by Jim Munson - December 19, 2022
BroadwayWorld chats with master clown Unique Derique (aka Lance McGee) about 'Fool La La: Holiday Gift!' his whimsical show combining vaudeville and African American hambone at The Marsh Berkeley December 21 to 30.
Review: BEETLEJUICE at Golden Gate Theatre
by Linda Hodges - December 19, 2022
What did our critic think of BEETLEJUICE at Golden Gate Theatre? Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, beat a path to San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre for a night of frighteningly funny laughs about death.
Dynamic RED BIKE Directed By Jeffrey Lo Comes To Center REP This February
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2022
Center Repertory Company will present Obie Award-winning Cuban American author Caridad Svich's compelling play Red Bike, which examines a crumbling American dream and the economic-social-cultural divide through the eyes of an 11-year-old growing up in small-town America.
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Spring 2023 Schedule Of Live Performances Is Here!
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2022
As we welcome a new season, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music have announced its spring 2023 concert series, which includes a combination of in-person and live-streamed events.   

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