World Premiere of CASHED OUT Comes to San Francisco Playhouse in January 2023
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2022
San Francisco Playhouse presents the World Premiere of Cashed Out by Native American playwright Claude Jackson, Jr.
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2022
San Francisco Playhouse presents the World Premiere of Cashed Out by Native American playwright Claude Jackson, Jr.
Carole J Bufford Plays The Venetian Room This Month
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2022
Bay Area Cabaret's 2022-23 season featuring exceptional and critically acclaimed cabaret, jazz and Broadway artists, continues with multi award-winning star, Carole J. Bufford, on Sunday, November 20 at 5 p.m. in her frothy hit show, Vintage Pop!
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2022
Bay Area Cabaret's 2022-23 season featuring exceptional and critically acclaimed cabaret, jazz and Broadway artists, continues with multi award-winning star, Carole J. Bufford, on Sunday, November 20 at 5 p.m. in her frothy hit show, Vintage Pop!
Leap Into The Holiday Season With DEAR SAN FRANCISCO
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2022
Leap into the holiday season with the show thousands have fallen head over heels for! Starting November 22, Club Fugazi will be decking the hall and sprinkling joyful holiday touches into the critically-acclaimed intimate and immersive resident show, Dear San Francisco. Guests will also find holiday favorites appearing on the popular menu of food and beverage options.
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2022
Leap into the holiday season with the show thousands have fallen head over heels for! Starting November 22, Club Fugazi will be decking the hall and sprinkling joyful holiday touches into the critically-acclaimed intimate and immersive resident show, Dear San Francisco. Guests will also find holiday favorites appearing on the popular menu of food and beverage options.
ROE V WADE THEATER ANTHOLOGY Is Now Available On Demand Until December 1
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2022
Remote Theater, an award-winning, online theater company born at the beginning of the pandemic, has announced that THE CHOICE, an anthology of seven short plays about the rise and fall of Roe v. Wade, is now available on demand, free of charge, until December 1, 2022.
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2022
Remote Theater, an award-winning, online theater company born at the beginning of the pandemic, has announced that THE CHOICE, an anthology of seven short plays about the rise and fall of Roe v. Wade, is now available on demand, free of charge, until December 1, 2022.
Interview: Allen Shearer, Claudia Stevens of PROSPERO'S ISLAND at Herbst Theater
by Erica Miner - November 06, 2022
Set for a March 25, 2023, premiere at the Herbst Theater, the upcoming opera is based on The Tempest
by Erica Miner - November 06, 2022
Set for a March 25, 2023, premiere at the Herbst Theater, the upcoming opera is based on The Tempest
San Francisco Opera Releases New Free Episode of Award-Winning Video Portrait Series
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2022
San Francisco Opera's Webby Award-winning In Song video portrait series continues with the release of In Song: Pretty Yende. Filmed on location in Piet Retief and Cape Town, this new episode features the enthralling South African soprano Pretty Yende, who makes her Company debut as Violetta in a new production of Verdi's La Traviata opening November 11.
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2022
San Francisco Opera's Webby Award-winning In Song video portrait series continues with the release of In Song: Pretty Yende. Filmed on location in Piet Retief and Cape Town, this new episode features the enthralling South African soprano Pretty Yende, who makes her Company debut as Violetta in a new production of Verdi's La Traviata opening November 11.
Theatre Rhinoceros to Present A SLICE OF LIFE Starting This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2022
Theatre Rhinoceros will present A SLICE OF LIFE, written and directed by John Fisher Honorary Producer, Henry Rosenthal, November 5 – 27, 2022. There will be a preview performance on Saturday, November 5 at 8:00 pm, and Opening Night is Sunday, November 6 at 3:00 pm (Reception to follow).
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2022
Theatre Rhinoceros will present A SLICE OF LIFE, written and directed by John Fisher Honorary Producer, Henry Rosenthal, November 5 – 27, 2022. There will be a preview performance on Saturday, November 5 at 8:00 pm, and Opening Night is Sunday, November 6 at 3:00 pm (Reception to follow).
The Marsh SF to Present Brian Copeland's THE JEWELRY BOX in December
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2022
This December, award-winning playwright and actor Brian Copeland (Not a Genuine Black Man, The Waiting Period, The Scion, GRANDMA & ME) will return to The Marsh San Francisco for a limited run of his critically acclaimed Christmas story, The Jewelry Box.
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2022
This December, award-winning playwright and actor Brian Copeland (Not a Genuine Black Man, The Waiting Period, The Scion, GRANDMA & ME) will return to The Marsh San Francisco for a limited run of his critically acclaimed Christmas story, The Jewelry Box.
Transcendence Theatre Company Announces Cast And Creative Team For TRANSCENDENCE'S HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2022
Transcendence Theatre Company will close out their 2022 season with Transcendence's Holiday Spectacular, December 2 - 4 at Hanna Center, 17000 Arnold Drive, Sonoma, CA. An additional, early-evening performance has been added on Sunday, December 4 at 6:00 pm.
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2022
Transcendence Theatre Company will close out their 2022 season with Transcendence's Holiday Spectacular, December 2 - 4 at Hanna Center, 17000 Arnold Drive, Sonoma, CA. An additional, early-evening performance has been added on Sunday, December 4 at 6:00 pm.
Ragazzi Boys Chorus to Present Holiday Concert MAGNIFICENT WONDERS in December
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2022
Led by Artistic and Executive Director Kent Jue, Magnificent Wonders will perform 1pm PST Saturday, December 3 2022 at First United Methodist Church in Palo Alto and 4pm PST Sunday, December 11, 2022 at Old First Church in San Francisco.
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2022
Led by Artistic and Executive Director Kent Jue, Magnificent Wonders will perform 1pm PST Saturday, December 3 2022 at First United Methodist Church in Palo Alto and 4pm PST Sunday, December 11, 2022 at Old First Church in San Francisco.
Tina D'Elia's OVERLOOKED LATINAS Extended at The Marsh San Francisco
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2022
Originally scheduled to run through October 29, Tina D’Elia’s Overlooked Latinas has been extended due to popular demand at The Marsh San Francisco, adding two final performances November 17 & 19.
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2022
Originally scheduled to run through October 29, Tina D’Elia’s Overlooked Latinas has been extended due to popular demand at The Marsh San Francisco, adding two final performances November 17 & 19.
Grammy-Nominated Saxophonist Melissa Aldana to Perform at the Hammer Theatre in February
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2022
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. The concert will take place on 7:00pm, Friday, February 3, 2023.
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2022
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. The concert will take place on 7:00pm, Friday, February 3, 2023.
Bay Area Children's Theatre's 2022-2023 Season to Continue With A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD in November
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2022
Bay Area Children's Theatre's 2022-2023 season opened with back-to-back sold-out productions of Llama Llama Live and Elephant & Piggie reaching nearly 16,000 children and adults. Next up, the Tony Award-winning Broadway show A Year with Frog and Toad opens this November.
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2022
Bay Area Children's Theatre's 2022-2023 season opened with back-to-back sold-out productions of Llama Llama Live and Elephant & Piggie reaching nearly 16,000 children and adults. Next up, the Tony Award-winning Broadway show A Year with Frog and Toad opens this November.
THE MUSEUM ANNEX By Mildred Inez Lewis Extended Through November 20 At Central Works
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2022
Central Works’ closing production of its 2022 season, the new comedy from the Central Works Writers Workshop The Museum Annex written by Mildred Inez Lewis has extended through November 20 (originally scheduled to close November 13).
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2022
Central Works’ closing production of its 2022 season, the new comedy from the Central Works Writers Workshop The Museum Annex written by Mildred Inez Lewis has extended through November 20 (originally scheduled to close November 13).
A CELTIC CHRISTMAS Comes to Santa Cruz in December
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2022
Every Christmas for the past twenty-seven years, Tomáseen Foley's A Celtic Christmas has crisscrossed the country, bringing to packed venues his authentic remembrance of a way of life that is, alas, no longer with us.
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2022
Every Christmas for the past twenty-seven years, Tomáseen Foley's A Celtic Christmas has crisscrossed the country, bringing to packed venues his authentic remembrance of a way of life that is, alas, no longer with us.
Applications Now Open For 2023 Emerging Black Composers Project
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2022
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM), in partnership with the San Francisco Symphony, announced that applications are now open for the third annual Emerging Black Composers Project (EBCP).
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2022
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM), in partnership with the San Francisco Symphony, announced that applications are now open for the third annual Emerging Black Composers Project (EBCP).
San Francisco Opera Presents New Production Of Gluck's ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2022
San Francisco Opera presents Christoph Willibald Gluck's eighteenth-century masterwork Orpheus and Eurydice (Orfeo ed Euridice) from November 15–December 1.
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2022
San Francisco Opera presents Christoph Willibald Gluck's eighteenth-century masterwork Orpheus and Eurydice (Orfeo ed Euridice) from November 15–December 1.
Review: The Stage Adaptation of the Classic Game CLUE Takes the Stage at Center Rep
by Steve Murray - November 02, 2022
What did our critic think of CLUE at Center Rep? With lightning flashes and an ominous score, a mysterious dinner party at Boddy Manor begins with the arrival of an assortment of guests very familiar to anyone who ever played the Parker Brothers board game Clue. Based on the popular game and the 1985 cult film, this delightful production helmed by director Nancy Carlin and her talented cast and crew is a visual treat chock full of word puns, slapstick shtick and broad comic caricatures.
by Steve Murray - November 02, 2022
What did our critic think of CLUE at Center Rep? With lightning flashes and an ominous score, a mysterious dinner party at Boddy Manor begins with the arrival of an assortment of guests very familiar to anyone who ever played the Parker Brothers board game Clue. Based on the popular game and the 1985 cult film, this delightful production helmed by director Nancy Carlin and her talented cast and crew is a visual treat chock full of word puns, slapstick shtick and broad comic caricatures.
Pianist Orrin Evans to Conclude Hammer Theatre's Black Cab Jazz Series in February
by BWW News Desk - November 02, 2022
Hammer Theatre Center will end its Black Cab Jazz series on a high note with pianist Orrin Evans. During his quarter-century career, Evans has become the model of a fiercely independent artist who has pushed the envelope in all directions.
by BWW News Desk - November 02, 2022
Hammer Theatre Center will end its Black Cab Jazz series on a high note with pianist Orrin Evans. During his quarter-century career, Evans has become the model of a fiercely independent artist who has pushed the envelope in all directions.
Center REP Announces Search For Artistic Director
by BWW News Desk - November 02, 2022
Center Repertory Company, the resident professional theater company of the City of Walnut Creek's Lesher Center for the Arts, has announced an open recruitment for the company's artistic leadership. The Center REP Artistic Director will join the leadership team of the Lesher Center to develop and guide the company's theatrical productions while contributing to larger strategic initiatives.
by BWW News Desk - November 02, 2022
Center Repertory Company, the resident professional theater company of the City of Walnut Creek's Lesher Center for the Arts, has announced an open recruitment for the company's artistic leadership. The Center REP Artistic Director will join the leadership team of the Lesher Center to develop and guide the company's theatrical productions while contributing to larger strategic initiatives.
Interview: Alma Deutscher of CINDERELLA at Opera San José Knows the Score - Because She Wrote It
by Jim Munson - November 02, 2022
BroadwayWorld chats with 17-year-old classical music phenom about her opera 'Cinderella' which she will be conducting in Opera San Jose's lavish production November 12 to 27.
by Jim Munson - November 02, 2022
BroadwayWorld chats with 17-year-old classical music phenom about her opera 'Cinderella' which she will be conducting in Opera San Jose's lavish production November 12 to 27.
TWO TRAINS RUNNING, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST & More Lead San Francisco's November Top Picks
by BWW Staff - November 01, 2022
San Francisco is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Coming up in November are Two Trains Running, Beauty and the Beast, and more!
by BWW Staff - November 01, 2022
San Francisco is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Coming up in November are Two Trains Running, Beauty and the Beast, and more!
San Francisco Opera Medals Awarded To Catherine Cook, Philip Skinner, and Dale Travis
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2022
An onstage award presentation immediately following the October 30 matinee performance of Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites honored three cherished artists whose careers with San Francisco Opera each span over three decades. Mezzo-soprano Catherine Cook, who was Mother Jeanne in the afternoon's performance, and bass-baritone Dale Travis, who portrayed Marquis de la Force, were joined onstage by bass-baritone Philip Skinner to each receive the San Francisco Opera Medal.
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2022
An onstage award presentation immediately following the October 30 matinee performance of Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites honored three cherished artists whose careers with San Francisco Opera each span over three decades. Mezzo-soprano Catherine Cook, who was Mother Jeanne in the afternoon's performance, and bass-baritone Dale Travis, who portrayed Marquis de la Force, were joined onstage by bass-baritone Philip Skinner to each receive the San Francisco Opera Medal.
Photos: First Look at Center Repertory Company's CLUE
by BWW News Desk - October 31, 2022
Center Repertory Company has released production photos from CLUE. Helmed by acclaimed Bay Area director Nancy Carlin, Clue will run through November 20, 2022 at the Lesher Center for the Arts. Check out the photos here!.
by BWW News Desk - October 31, 2022
Center Repertory Company has released production photos from CLUE. Helmed by acclaimed Bay Area director Nancy Carlin, Clue will run through November 20, 2022 at the Lesher Center for the Arts. Check out the photos here!.
Review: BAY AREA CABARET PRESENTS MEOW MEOW at Venetian Room
by Steve Murray - October 31, 2022
What did our critic think of BAY AREA CABARET PRESENTS MEOW MEOW at Venetian Room?
by Steve Murray - October 31, 2022
What did our critic think of BAY AREA CABARET PRESENTS MEOW MEOW at Venetian Room?
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“El Tiempo Latine”
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