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Ashkenaz Celebrates Golden 50th Anniversary With Two Special Event Series For 2023
by BWW News Desk - December 09, 2022
Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center (Ashkenaz)—the music venue and dance hall in the heart of West Berkeley—will celebrate its Golden 50th anniversary throughout 2023 with two special event series, the Golden Genre Series and the 50th Anniversary Events Series.
Bread & Butter Theatre to Return to the Stage This Winter With David Hare's SKYLIGHT
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2022
After a three year hiatus, Bread & Butter Theatre will return to Potrero Stage with David Hare's Tony and Olivier award-winning play Skylight. Skylight runs January 12 - 21, 2023. Opening Night is January 14, 2023 at 7:30 pm.
World Premiere of Claude Jackson, Jr.'s CASHED OUT to be Presented at San Francisco Playhouse Winter 2023
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2022
San Francisco Playhouse will present the World Premiere of Cashed Out by Native American playwright Claude Jackson, Jr. Cashed Out will perform January 26 – February 25, 2023 (opening night: February 1) at San Francisco Playhouse.
Berkeley Rep Names David Mendizábal as New Associate Artistic Director
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2022
Berkeley Repertory Theatre has announced the appointment of David Mendizábal (they/he) as the award-winning theatre company’s new Associate Artistic Director. Mendizábal joins Berkeley Rep’s artistic team beginning December 27, 2022.
DADDY LONG LEGS Announced At Cinnabar Theater This January
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2022
​​​​​​​Petaluma's premier theater company, Cinnabar Theater, under the leadership of Artistic Director Nathan Cummings and Executive Director Diane Dragone, is proud to continue their 50th anniversary season with the musical romance “Daddy Long Legs”, performing live January 6-22nd at Cinnabar Theater, and streaming online January 27-29th. 
FANNIE: THE MUSIC AND LIFE OF FANNIE LOU HAMER is Coming to TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Starring Greta Oglesby
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2022
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will present Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer, starring award-winning actor Greta Oglesby in the title role. Oglesby reunites with TheatreWorks Artistic Director Tim Bond, who will direct this stirring musical play about the famed civil rights activist.
Word for Word's Off the Page Staged Reading Series Concludes With RAYMOND'S RUN and BLUES AIN'T NO MOCKIN BIRD Next Month
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2022
Word for Word's Off the Page Staged Reading Series 2022 concludes on January 23, 2023 (postponed from 2022) with two stories by Toni Cade Bambara Raymond's Run and Blues Ain't No Mockin Bird, directed by Edris Cooper- Anifowoshe.
ISing Silicon Valley Names Rhett Del Campo As Its First Executive Director
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2022
Known for its transformational choral education and performance programs for 1st-12th grade girls, iSing Silicon Valley is kicking off its 10th anniversary season and advancing its strategic trajectory by welcoming its first Executive Director, Rhett M. Del Campo.
Review: PHILHARMONIA FANTASTIQUE
by Erica Miner - December 06, 2022
What did our critic think of PHILHARMONIA FANTASTIQUE at Chicago Orchestra Hall? An amazing feat
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley to Present West Coast Premiere of IN EVERY GENERATION
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2022
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will ring in 2023 with the West Coast Premiere of Ali Viterbi’s In Every Generation. This celebration of Jewish tradition, following one family through four millennia of Passover dinners, past, present, and future, was the winner of the National Jewish Playwriting Contest. 
San Francisco Opera Releases Fourth Installment of Centennial Celebration Project, 'Streaming The First Century'
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2022
San Francisco Opera's centennial celebrations continue with the addition of a fourth installment of Streaming the First Century, the Company's free online hub for historic performance recordings, interviews and contemporary conversations.
New Conservatory Theatre Center Announces World Premiere Of Dipika Guha's Coming-Of-Age Travelogue GETTING THERE
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2022
In January, New Conservatory Theatre Center will kick off 2023 with Dipika Guha's stirring story of self-discovery in the world premiere of Getting There.
Latest Standings Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld San Francisco Awards; Ray of Light Theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW - December 05, 2022
The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld San Francisco Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
Theatre Rhinoceros Presents PORCELAIN: A Free Staged Reading
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2022
Written by acclaimed Singaporean-born playwright and director Chay Yew (A Language of their Own, Wonderland), Porcelain is an examination of a young man's crime of passion. Triply scorned — as an Asian, a homosexual, and now a murderer — Chinese 19 year-old John Lee has confessed to shooting his Caucasian lover in a public lavatory in London. The play dissects the crime through a prism of conflicting voices: newscasts, flashbacks, and John's own recollections to a prison psychiatrist.
Vallejo Center for the Arts to Present TCHAIKOVSKY'S STAR CROSSED LOVERS in January
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2022
The Vallejo Center for the Arts will present a unique musical offering, Tchaikovsky's Star-Crossed Lovers, at the historic Empress Theatre in Vallejo on Saturday, January 14 at 7:30 p.m.
San Francisco Playhouse Resumes Performances Of AS YOU LIKE IT Musical December 3
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2022
San Francisco Playhouse resumes performances of the hit musical adaptation of William Shakespeare's As You Like It at 8pm Saturday, December 3, 2022 following a temporary pause due to breakthrough COVID-19 cases in the cast. Performances of this imaginative new musical continue through Saturday, January 14, 2023.
Photos: First Look at LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2022
Get a first look at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's riotous show for the holidays, Little Shop of Horrors, reset in San Francisco’s Chinatown.
TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL to Play Limited Engagements in the SF Bay Area
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2022
TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL will play limited engagements at two venues in the San Francisco Bay Area—August 1–27, 2022 San Francisco’s Golden Gate Theatre, as part of BroadwaySF’s 2022/23 season and August 29–September 3, 2023 at San Jose’s Center for the Performing Arts, as part of Broadway San Jose’s 2022/23 season.
Natalie Merchant To Bring 2023 U.S. Tour To Byham Theater, April 18
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2022
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces that tickets are on sale for Natalie Merchant's concert on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at the Byham Theater, 101 6th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.  This event is presented by National Artists. 
Cinnabar Theater To Host A SWINGIN' NEW YEARS EVE Concert, December 31
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2022
Petaluma's premier theater company, Cinnabar Theater, under the leadership of Artistic Director Nathan Cummings and Executive Director Diane Dragone, will host a “Swingin' New Years Eve” concert, Saturday December 31st, at 7:30pm.
Berkeley Rep Announces REMEMBER THIS Post-Show Discussion Lineup
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2022
Berkeley Repertory Theatre has announced the lineup of guests who will participate in moderated discussions following each performance of The Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics production of Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski.
Classical and Hip-Hop Nutcrackers Come to the Fox Theatre in December
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2022
Peninsula Ballet Theatre (PBT) today announced plans to present two very popular and contrasting versions of the Christmas holiday favorite, Classical Nutcracker, December 16 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 17 at 2 p.m. and the Hip-Hop Nutcracker, December 17 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 18 at 1 p.m.
Photos: First Look at SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at San Jose Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2022
Get a first look at San Jose Playhouse's production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical masterpiece SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE.
Photos: First Look at San Jose Stage Company's MEET JOHN DOE
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2022
San Jose Stage Company has released all new production photos from The Stage’s World Premiere adaptation of Frank Capra’s classic MEET JOHN DOE by Robert Riskin.
ENNIO: THE LIVING PAPER CARTOON Comes to Club Fugazi in January
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2022
The art of living origami meets hilarious theatre magic when Club Fugazi presents Ennio: The Living Paper Cartoon, co-produced by Club Fugazi Experiences, Glynis Henderson Productions, and Jonathan Reinis Productions, making its triumphant return to San Francisco after an 11-year absence, with a limited engagement, January 10 through February 5, 2023.

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