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Bedford Gallery to Present ERIN FONG | THE SENSATION OF COLOR in January 2023
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2022
Bedford Gallery will present Erin Fong |The Sensation of Color, an exhibition that explores how the world’s myriad hues inform society’s day-to-day experience in subtle, unconscious ways.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL to Return to the American Conservatory Theater Stage for the First Time in Three Years
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2022
American Conservatory Theater will usher in the holiday season with the in-person return of its celebrated production of the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol. A Christmas Carol performs at A.C.T.’s Toni Rembe Theater November 30–December 24, 2022. 
Submit Nominations For The 2022 BroadwayWorld San Francisco Awards Before October 31st
by BWW Awards - October 12, 2022
There's still time left to submit nominations for the 2022 BroadwayWorld San Francisco Awards before the deadline at 11:59 PM ET on October 31st!
Opera San José Presents Lavish CINDERELLA Next Month
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2022
 Opera San José, in association with the Packard Humanities Institute, will host the international operatic conducting debut of prodigy composer/musician Alma Deutscher, who will take the podium for a lavish production of her landmark opera, Cinderella. Based on the classic fairytale, this family-friendly work is reset at an opera company run by a scheming stepmother, in which the title character is a brilliant composer laboring as a lowly copyist.
San Francisco Opera Hosts Free Community Open House This Month
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2022
For those who've always wanted to take a “selfie” on the stage of the War Memorial Opera House, learn about the role of a conductor, witness how opera is made from behind the curtain or ask the Opera's general director anything about opera, San Francisco Opera has just the ticket—and it's free.
Symphony San Jose Chorale Presents CAROLS IN THE CALIFORNIA
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2022
A Family Holiday Tradition! The Symphony San Jose Chorale under the baton of Elena Sharkova presents the 15th Annual 'Carols in the California', an exciting and festive program of holiday cheer. Enjoy a traditional sing-along of your favorite carols with choir and brass ensemble and prepare to be dazzled by performances of classical works by members of Symphony San Jose and the SSJ Chorale all in the warm glow of the beautifully restored California Theatre.
Symphony San Jose's 21st Season Continues With MIGHTY CELLO in December
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2022
During its 21st Anniversary concert season, Symphony San Jose will feature acclaimed solo artists chosen for their virtuosity and their singular magic on their instrument.  Cellist Julian Schwarz, already near-legendary in his early thirties, marks his second appearance in San Jose with one of his favorite works, Lalo's Concerto in D minor.
SF Ballet Announces Details Of Next@90, A New Works Festival Featuring Nine World Premieres
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2022
San Francisco Ballet (SF Ballet) has released details of next@90, the new works festival opening the Company's 90th anniversary repertory season and running from January 20 to February 11, 2023 at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco.
Applications Now Open For Open For pianoSonoma Rosé and Cabernet
by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2022
Applications are now open for pianoSonoma's summer 2023 festivals, pianoSonoma Rosé and pianoSonoma Cabernet.
Cast & Creative Team Announced for SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at San Jose Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2022
San Jose Playhouse has announced the full cast and creative team for the Company’s long-awaited production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical masterpiece SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE.
San Francisco Opera Presents Second Installment Of 'Streaming The First Century'
by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2022
Streaming the First Century, San Francisco Opera's free online hub for historic recordings and interviews, expanded today with the release of Session 2: “Parlez-vous français?”
San Francisco State School Of Theatre And Dance Presents DOUBT: A PARABLE This December
by BWW News Desk - October 10, 2022
The San Francisco State School of Theatre and Dance continues its in-person programming and performances with a production of Doubt: a Parable, by John Patrick Shanley. Winner of a Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2005, this play encapsulates the tension, religious uncertainty, and whirlwind of emotions when dealing with a Catholic boy's school.
DUNSINANE BRIGHT STAR & More! More Lead San Francisco's October Top Picks
by BWW Staff - October 10, 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 October are Dunsinane, Soul Train, Bright Star, and more!
AMELIE The Musical Opens Next Month at Masquers Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - October 10, 2022
Masquers Playhouse presents Amélie, the Musical opening November 11, 2022 through December 10, 2022.
THE BOOK OF MORMON Returns To San Jose's Center For The Performing Arts, November 22–27
by BWW News Desk - October 07, 2022
Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON—which played two previous sold-out and record-breaking engagements—returns to San Jose's Center for the Performing Arts (255 S. Almaden Blvd.) for a limited engagement beginning Tuesday, November 22 and running through Sunday, November 27, 2022.
Interview: Kathryn Keats of THE HUMMINGBIRD at The Marsh Tells the Truth to Create a Gripping New Piece of Musical Theatre
by Jim Munson - October 07, 2022
BroadwayWorld talks to performer/writer Kathryn Keats about her gripping new solo musical 'The Hummingbird' running at The Marsh San Francisco from October 14 - November 18. It tells her true story of coming to New York at 17 with Broadway dreams only to find herself in an abusive relationship that led to her living in anonymity for 22 years.
RENNIE HARRIS LIFTED! A GOSPEL HOUSE MUSICAL Comes to The August Wilson African American Cultural Center
by BWW News Desk - October 07, 2022
One of the preeminent contemporary choreographers, Lorenzo “Rennie” Harris, brings his heralded LIFTED to Pittsburgh this month following a week-long residency at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC) and invites the community to make history by performing alongside the company on the AWAACC stage.
San Francisco Playhouse to Present AS YOU LIKE IT Musical Beginning in November
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2022
San Francisco Playhouse will continue its 20th Anniversary season with the imaginative and exhilarating hit musical adaptation of William Shakespeare's As You Like It. Helmed by San Francisco Playhouse's Artistic Director Bill English with music direction by Dave Dobrusky and choreography by Nicole Helfer, As You Like It will perform November 17, 2022 – January 14, 2023.
San Francisco Opera Presents DIALOGUES OF THE CARMELITES This Month
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2022
San Francisco Opera's Centennial Season continues with Francis Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelties (Dialogues des Carmélites) at the War Memorial Opera House, 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.
California Shakespeare Theater Announces Changes in Leadership
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2022
California Shakespeare Theater’s Board of Directors announced that Managing Director Sarah Williams will depart the Bay Area non-profit theater organization following three years at the helm. Veteran arts leader, actor, and advocate Clive Worsley has been named to the newly created position of Executive Director.
California Symphony to Present ALL THINGS STRINGS in November
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2022
California Symphony will celebrate the orchestra’s largest section, and its melodic heart and soul, with All Things Strings, November 5 & 6, 2022.
Berkeley Repertory Theatre's The Ground Floor to Celebrate 10th Anniversary With Upcoming Residency Lab
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2022
Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s Artistic Director Johanna Pfaelzer and Director of the Ground Floor Madeleine Oldham announced the Residency Lab participants and the return to full capacity of the Residency Lab portion of The Ground Floor: Berkeley Rep’s Center for the Creation and Development of New Work.
Town Hall Theatre Announces Open House
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2022
Contra Costa's oldest continually-operating theatre company has used the difficulties of the last two-and-a-half years as an opportunity to create a new and unique kind of community-based theatre company.  In an open house on October 15th, Town Hall Theatre wants to re-introduce itself to the community and share where they see the historic theatre going forward.
Brian Copeland's GRANDMA & ME Extends at The Marsh
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2022
Due to popular demand, The Marsh San Francisco has announced the extension of GRANDMA & ME: An Ode to Single Parents, the first opening of a new work by the award-winning playwright and actor Brian Copeland (Not a Genuine Black Man, The Waiting Period, The Scion, The Jewelry Box) in nearly seven years. For the past month, Copeland’s work, which examines the issues of single parenting and asks what it truly means to be a father, has captivated Bay Area theatregoers – selling out nearly every preview performance.
ADVENTURES IN PLACE Final Show Announced At The EXIT On Eddy Street
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2022
Named in parody of Stuart Bousel's 2016 workplace comedy ('Adventures in Tech') and modeled loosely on the SF Olympians Festival, whose slot at the EXIT it will occupy, 'Adventures In Place' isn't a play, but a series of readings of work created by San Francisco writer Stuart Bousel during and in response to the first two years of the Pandemic.

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