Get theatre news and discounts for SAN FRAN / BAY AREA

San Francisco / Bay Area Theatre Newsroom Page 112

Back to Main...
Cast and Creative Team Announced for TWO TRAINS RUNNING at Marin Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2022
Marin Theatre Company has announced the cast and creative team for August Wilson’s Two Trains Running. Directed by Dawn Monique Williams, August Wilson’s Two Trains Running is the seventh play in The American Century Cycle chronicling the African American experience in the 20th century.
Transcendence Theatre Company Announces 2023 Summer Season; THE FULL MONTY, and More!
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2022
Transcendence Theatre Company has announced the lineup for its 2023 season of outdoor musical performances: The Beat Goes On, The Full Monty, and An Enchanted Evening. The Transcendence Theatre Company summer season at Jack London State Historic Park in Glen Ellen, CA, begins June 16 and runs through September 17, 2023.  
NUTCRACKER to Return to San Francisco Ballet in December
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2022
This winter, from December 8–27, San Francisco Ballet will return to the stage with thirty-three performances of Helgi Tomasson’s Nutcracker, a Bay Area tradition of the past eighteen years.
Hammer Theatre Center to Present A MERRY-ACHI CHRISTMAS This Holiday Season
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2022
The holiday season roars into the Hammer Theatre Center with the blazing sounds of Mariachi Sol de Mexico presenting A Merry-Achi Christmas, a fiesta of favorite holiday tunes from both sides of the border. A Merry-Achi Christmas will be presented at 3:00pm & 7:30pm, Friday, November 25, 2022 at the Hammer Theatre Center.
'On Broadway Gala' Raises $300K For Diablo Regional Arts Association
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2022
​​​​​​​Diablo Regional Arts Association's annual On Broadway Gala returned to kick off the Lesher Center for the Arts' 2022/23 season with a smashing evening of fine dining and rollicking entertainment. Leaders in the arts and civic communities came together in downtown Walnut Creek to celebrate the center and its work as a leading presenter of thrilling arts and culture events in the East Bay.
Jazz Pianist Emmet Cohen Comes To Hammer Theatre In “Black Cab Jazz” Series
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2022
Hammer Theatre Center continues its sensational Black Cab Jazz series with multifaceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen.
TheatreWorks Presents LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS NEXT MONTH
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2022
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley kicks off its 2022/23 season with a riotous show for the holidays, Little Shop of Horrors, reset in San Francisco's Chinatown. In this offbeat hit musical, narrated through doo-wop ditties by a trio of neighborhood girls, meek florist Seymour finds himself catapulted into instant celebrity when he cultivates an otherworldly showstopper, a highly unusual plant.
Hammer Theatre Streams Jodie Comer in PRIMA FACIE
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2022
Hammer Theatre Center takes 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.
Photos: First Look at San Jose Stage Company's SEX WITH STRANGERS
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2022
San Jose Stage Company presents the first production of its 40th Anniversary 2022-23 Season, Sex with Strangers by Laura Eason. Check out photos here!
Playful People Productions Announces 2022- 23 Season
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2022
San Jose's Playful People Productions has announced its 2022—23 season: eight months of fantasy, fairytales, classic literature, comedy, drama, music, and a supportive environment for children and adults alike to play.
Review: EDEN ESPINOSA LIVE AT THE ORINDA! at Orinda Theatre
by Steve Murray - October 17, 2022
What did our critic think of EDEN ESPINOSA LIVE AT THE ORINDA! at Orinda Theatre?
Oakland's First Poet Laureate Joins Cast Of Roe V. Wade Theater Project
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2022
Remote Theater, an award-winning online theater company born at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, today announced that local theater artist Ayodole Nzinga - Oakland's first Poet Laureate - has joined the cast of THE CHOICE, an online anthology of seven short plays about the rise and fall of Roe v. Wade. The event will premiere on November 5 at 4 p.m. PT, the Saturday before Election Day.
Review: CLYBOURNE PARK at Hillbarn Theatre
by Steve Murray - October 16, 2022
What did our critic think of CLYBOURNE PARK at Hillbarn Theatre?
Photos: First Look at San Francisco Opera's DIALOGUES OF THE CARMELITES
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2022
San Francisco Opera has released production photos of Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelties (Dialogues des Carmélites) at the War Memorial Opera House, running October 15–30. Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim conducts the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Chorus and soloists in this powerful, 20th-century masterwork in the acclaimed production by French director Olivier Py. Check out the photos here!
San Francisco Opera to Present New Production of Verdi's LA TRAVIATA Beginning in November
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2022
San Francisco Opera presents Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata conducted by Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim in a new staging by director Shawna Lucey. This new vision of a beloved classic, the first new production of La Traviata to be built by the Company in 35 years, will open on November 11 simultaneously at the War Memorial Opera House and on the videoboard at Oracle Park in a free Opera at the Ballpark simulcast.
Sean Dorsey Dance Returns With World Premiere of THE LOST ART OF DREAMING in November
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2022
SEAN DORSEY DANCE celebrates its 18th season with the world premiere of “The Lost Art of Dreaming” – presented November 18-20 (four performances only) at Z Space (450 Florida Street, San Francisco) – directed and choreographed by acclaimed transgender artist and activist, Sean Dorsey.
OASIS To Present SEX, CAMP, ROCK N' ROLL With Ryan Patrick Welsh
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2022
OASIS will present  Sex, Camp, Rock n' Roll A Musical Cabaret Fantasy with Ryan Patrick Welsh.
VIDEO: First Look at Wise Children's WUTHERING HEIGHTS at Berkeley Rep
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2022
Watch a sneak peek at Wise Children's WUTHERING HEIGHTS playing Nov 18, 2022-Jan 1, 2023 at Berkeley Rep.
DEAR SAN FRANCISCO Celebrates One Year Milestone!
by BWW News Desk - October 13, 2022
Dear San Francisco—the critically-acclaimed intimate and immersive circus experience created by Bay Area natives and The 7 Fingers co-founders Shana Carroll and Gypsy Snider —has reached its one year milestone at San Francisco's historic Club Fugazi (678 Green St.).
Review: GRANDMA & ME: AN ODE TO SINGLE PARENTS at The Marsh Brims with Humor and Humanity
by Jim Munson - October 13, 2022
What did our critic think of GRANDMA & ME: AN ODE TO SINGLE PARENTS at The Marsh? Brian Copeland's funny and moving new solo show runs at The Marsh in San Francisco through November 19th.
The Magic Theatre 2023 Year Long Performance Passes Available Now
by BWW News Desk - October 13, 2022
The Magic Theatre has announced the 2023 Year Long Performance Passes are now available for purchase. The programming for the calendar year 2023 will include the World Premieres plays THE TRAVELERS by Luis Alfaro (February 15 – March 5, 2023), THE N* LOVERS by Marc Anthony Thompson (May 3 – 21, 2023), and more.
San José Chamber Orchestra Presents OURLAND: A Dystopian State This Month
by BWW News Desk - October 13, 2022
The San José Chamber Orchestra, under the baton of Maestra Barbara Day Turner, makes its second foray into chamber opera, presenting OURLAND: A Dystopian State, an opera in 12 scenes recently composed by Paul Davies with a libretto by Daniel Helfgot.
NCTC Presents OY VEY IN A MANGER in December
by BWW News Desk - October 13, 2022
In December, New Conservatory Theatre Center will close 2022 on a high note by welcoming The Kinsey Sicks home for the holidays in their rollicking and raunchy musical act, Oy Vey in a Manger. 
Monterey Jazz Festival Wraps Up 65th Edition
by BWW News Desk - October 13, 2022
California's Monterey Jazz Festival presented its 65th edition from September 23-25 with a weekend that brought live jazz to four outdoor stages and over 20,000 attendees to the Monterey County Fairgrounds.
The Choral Project and San José Chamber Orchestra Present WINTER'S GIFTS in December
by BWW News Desk - October 13, 2022
The 18th annual Winter's Gifts concert, presented by The Choral Project and San José Chamber Orchestra, returns to celebrate and exalt peace. Fifty-five singers and musicians will join to perform in these December holiday performances.

Videos


STARLIGHT in San Francisco / Bay Area STARLIGHT
Circus Bella (12/12 - 1/4)
Live At the Orinda 2025-2026 Concert Season in San Francisco / Bay Area Live At the Orinda 2025-2026 Concert Season
Orinda Theatre (10/5 - 5/10)
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents “Hershey Felder: The Piano and Me” in San Francisco / Bay Area TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents “Hershey Felder: The Piano and Me”
Mountain View Center for The Performing Arts (1/17 - 2/8)
Live At the Orinda - Christine Andreas in San Francisco / Bay Area Live At the Orinda - Christine Andreas
Orinda Theatre (1/18 - 1/18)
“El Tiempo Latine” in San Francisco / Bay Area “El Tiempo Latine”
Center for New Music, 55 Taylor St (5/16 - 5/16)
“After Sleepwalking: Music by Women and Nonbinary Composers” in San Francisco / Bay Area “After Sleepwalking: Music by Women and Nonbinary Composers”
Piedmont Piano Company, 1728 San Pablo Ave (1/25 - 1/25)
Secret Improv Vice in San Francisco / Bay Area Secret Improv Vice
Shelton Theater (1/11 - 1/11)
VIEW SHOWS  ADD A SHOW