The Pear Theatre Announces Season 21
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2022
The Pear Theatre has announced its 21st season lineup featuring uplifting, celebratory stories and programming centered around diversity in community, and co-productions that foster strong, enduring communal alliances.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2022
The Pear Theatre has announced its 21st season lineup featuring uplifting, celebratory stories and programming centered around diversity in community, and co-productions that foster strong, enduring communal alliances.
Shakespeare By The Sea and Little Fish Theatre Founder Announces Retirement
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2022
Shakespeare by the Sea/Little Fish Theatre founder Lisa Coffi has announced her retirement following the end of the 25th Anniversary season this summer. She will be transitioning into an Emeritus position where she can continue to be involved, but in a different capacity.
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2022
Shakespeare by the Sea/Little Fish Theatre founder Lisa Coffi has announced her retirement following the end of the 25th Anniversary season this summer. She will be transitioning into an Emeritus position where she can continue to be involved, but in a different capacity.
Brian Copeland Debuts New Work, GRANDMA & ME at The Marsh San Francisco
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2022
The Marsh San Francisco presents GRANDMA & ME: An Ode to Single Parents, the highly anticipated new solo show by award-winning playwright and actor Brian Copeland (Not a Genuine Black Man, The Waiting Period, The Scion, The Jewelry Box).
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2022
The Marsh San Francisco presents GRANDMA & ME: An Ode to Single Parents, the highly anticipated new solo show by award-winning playwright and actor Brian Copeland (Not a Genuine Black Man, The Waiting Period, The Scion, The Jewelry Box).
San Jose Stage Company Announces 2022-2023 Season
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2022
An award-winning and impactful theatre company headed by Randall King, Founding Artistic Director, and Cathleen King, Executive Director, The Stage has curated a diverse array of acclaimed hits, custom adaptations, and exciting new works for its 2022-2023 season including two world premieres, a regional premiere, Tony-honored plays, and an exciting musical capping the season.
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2022
An award-winning and impactful theatre company headed by Randall King, Founding Artistic Director, and Cathleen King, Executive Director, The Stage has curated a diverse array of acclaimed hits, custom adaptations, and exciting new works for its 2022-2023 season including two world premieres, a regional premiere, Tony-honored plays, and an exciting musical capping the season.
Peninsula International Dance Festival Set For Next Month
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2022
In celebration of Peninsula Ballet Theatre's 55th anniversary season, the company today announced the launch of a significant new dance initiative, the Peninsula International Dance Festival (PIDF), scheduled for two performances Saturday, July 16 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, July 17 at 2 p.m. at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center, 600 North Delaware Street.
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2022
In celebration of Peninsula Ballet Theatre's 55th anniversary season, the company today announced the launch of a significant new dance initiative, the Peninsula International Dance Festival (PIDF), scheduled for two performances Saturday, July 16 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, July 17 at 2 p.m. at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center, 600 North Delaware Street.
Symphony San Jose Announces 20th Anniversary Season and a New General Director
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2022
For the 20th Anniversary concert season, Symphony San Jose will feature acclaimed solo artists chosen for their virtuosity and their singular magic on their instrument.
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2022
For the 20th Anniversary concert season, Symphony San Jose will feature acclaimed solo artists chosen for their virtuosity and their singular magic on their instrument.
BWW Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Broadway San Jose
by Linda Hodges - June 10, 2022
What did our critic think of DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Broadway San Jose?
by Linda Hodges - June 10, 2022
What did our critic think of DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Broadway San Jose?
BWW Review: DANA H. at Berkeley Repertory
by Steve Murray - June 10, 2022
What did our critic think of DANA H. at Berkeley Repertory?
by Steve Murray - June 10, 2022
What did our critic think of DANA H. at Berkeley Repertory?
Photos: First Look at Silicon Valley Shakespeare's ROMEO AND JULIET
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2022
Silicon Valley Shakespeare's free and outdoor production of Romeo and Juliet is currently running at Willow Glen's Willow Street Frank Bramhall Park in San Jose, California.
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2022
Silicon Valley Shakespeare's free and outdoor production of Romeo and Juliet is currently running at Willow Glen's Willow Street Frank Bramhall Park in San Jose, California.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley to Present HERSHEY FELDER AS MONSIEUR CHOPIN
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2022
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will present TheatreWorks favorite Hershey Felder in the hit musical masterpiece Hershey Felder as Monsieur Chopin. Felder returns to the TheatreWorks stage as brilliant Polish composer Fryderyk Chopin, illuminating an exclusive piano lesson with this musical master.
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2022
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will present TheatreWorks favorite Hershey Felder in the hit musical masterpiece Hershey Felder as Monsieur Chopin. Felder returns to the TheatreWorks stage as brilliant Polish composer Fryderyk Chopin, illuminating an exclusive piano lesson with this musical master.
Hammer Theatre Unveils Sunset Series Rooftop Performances
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2022
Hammer Theatre Center will kick off summer with its new Sunset Series, inviting Bay Area audiences to enjoy rooftop performances by musical headliners on The Hammer Terrace.
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2022
Hammer Theatre Center will kick off summer with its new Sunset Series, inviting Bay Area audiences to enjoy rooftop performances by musical headliners on The Hammer Terrace.
Cast Announced for West Coast Premiere of SANCTUARY CITY at Berkeley Rep
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2022
Berkeley Repertory Theatre announced today the cast for the upcoming West Coast premiere of Sanctuary City written by Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok (Cost of Living) and directed by David Mendizábal (Notes on Killing Seven Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Board Members).
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2022
Berkeley Repertory Theatre announced today the cast for the upcoming West Coast premiere of Sanctuary City written by Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok (Cost of Living) and directed by David Mendizábal (Notes on Killing Seven Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Board Members).
Hammer Theatre Center to Present National Theatre Live Screening of STRAIGHT LINE CRAZY Starring Ralph Fiennes
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2022
Hammer Theatre Center will present the National Theatre Live Screening of Straight Line Crazy starring Ralph Fiennes at 7:00pm, Thursday, September 15 and 2:00pm, Sunday, September 18.
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2022
Hammer Theatre Center will present the National Theatre Live Screening of Straight Line Crazy starring Ralph Fiennes at 7:00pm, Thursday, September 15 and 2:00pm, Sunday, September 18.
San Francisco Opera Announces INSTIGATORS
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2022
As the Company is poised to celebrate its 2022–23 Centennial Season, San Francisco Opera today unveiled Instigators, a bold new multidisciplinary program that brings a group of remarkable thinkers and artists into the world of opera.
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2022
As the Company is poised to celebrate its 2022–23 Centennial Season, San Francisco Opera today unveiled Instigators, a bold new multidisciplinary program that brings a group of remarkable thinkers and artists into the world of opera.
REFERENCES TO SALVADOR DALI MAKE ME HOT Comes to Custom Made Theatre Next Month
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2022
Custom Made Theatre Co. (Brian Katz, Executive Artistic Director) continues its 23rd season with the Bay Area Premiere of “References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot” by award-winning, Puerto Rican playwright, José Rivera.
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2022
Custom Made Theatre Co. (Brian Katz, Executive Artistic Director) continues its 23rd season with the Bay Area Premiere of “References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot” by award-winning, Puerto Rican playwright, José Rivera.
Aurora Theatre Company Presents WIVES By Jaclyn Backhaus
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2022
Aurora Theatre Company concludes its 30th season with the West Coast Premiere of Jaclyn Backhaus’ Wives.
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2022
Aurora Theatre Company concludes its 30th season with the West Coast Premiere of Jaclyn Backhaus’ Wives.
Photos: GLEE Star Lea Michele Kicks Off the BROADWAY AND VINE Concert Series
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2022
Broadway and Vine, intersecting the best of Broadway with the best of Wine Country opened its second season with Lea Michele (GLEE, Spring Awakening).
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2022
Broadway and Vine, intersecting the best of Broadway with the best of Wine Country opened its second season with Lea Michele (GLEE, Spring Awakening).
BWW Review: HADESTOWN at Orpheum Theatre
by Steve Murray - June 09, 2022
What did our critic think of HADESTOWN at Orpheum Theatre?
by Steve Murray - June 09, 2022
What did our critic think of HADESTOWN at Orpheum Theatre?
Remote Theatre Announces New Dates for THE CHOICE
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2022
Remote Theater will now premiere THE CHOICE -- Seven Stories About Roe v. Wade -- on Saturday, September 24, 4 PM Pac./7PM Eastern.
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2022
Remote Theater will now premiere THE CHOICE -- Seven Stories About Roe v. Wade -- on Saturday, September 24, 4 PM Pac./7PM Eastern.
BWW Review: HADESTOWN Is Out-Of-This-World Spectacular at BroadwaySF's Orpheum Theatre
by Linda Hodges - June 09, 2022
What did our critic Linda Hodges think of HADESTOWN at Orpheum Theatre? Right now, before reading the rest of this review, go online and buy your BroadwaySF tickets for Hadestown before the show sells out. It is that good. Playing now through July 3, 2022, Hadestown is song and story woven together then ripped apart and put back together again, all conspiring to grip your heart. And grip your heart it will.
by Linda Hodges - June 09, 2022
What did our critic Linda Hodges think of HADESTOWN at Orpheum Theatre? Right now, before reading the rest of this review, go online and buy your BroadwaySF tickets for Hadestown before the show sells out. It is that good. Playing now through July 3, 2022, Hadestown is song and story woven together then ripped apart and put back together again, all conspiring to grip your heart. And grip your heart it will.
Benefit Will Raise Funds For New Castro Theatre Organ In San Francisco
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2022
100 years ago this month, San Francisco's historic Castro Theatre opened to great fanfare, and of course, an organ accompaniment for its silent film offerings. Over the next 10 decades, movies began to talk but the Castro organs continued to play. The famed “Mighty Wurlitzer” was removed by its private owner in 2015.
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2022
100 years ago this month, San Francisco's historic Castro Theatre opened to great fanfare, and of course, an organ accompaniment for its silent film offerings. Over the next 10 decades, movies began to talk but the Castro organs continued to play. The famed “Mighty Wurlitzer” was removed by its private owner in 2015.
San Francisco Playhouse Announces Updates To New Works Program
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2022
San Francisco Playhouse continued its commitment to developing new plays and nurturing the voices of active writers with the selection of seven playwrights comprising the fourth and fifth years of the company's Five-Year Commission Program.
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2022
San Francisco Playhouse continued its commitment to developing new plays and nurturing the voices of active writers with the selection of seven playwrights comprising the fourth and fifth years of the company's Five-Year Commission Program.
Ric Iverson Comes To TheatreFIRST This Month
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2022
TheatreFIRST presents a special, one-weekend presentation of Ric Iverson is Alive and Well and Living in Milpitas, June 24th - 26th.
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2022
TheatreFIRST presents a special, one-weekend presentation of Ric Iverson is Alive and Well and Living in Milpitas, June 24th - 26th.
Flyaway Productions Concludes THE DECARCERATION TRILOGY This Fall
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2022
Flyaway Productions has announced the culmination of its Decarceration Trilogy, an ambitious series of site-specific aerial dance and public art events addressing the devastating effects of mass incarceration in the United States. APPARATUS OF REPAIR premieres at UC Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, September 15 – 25, with tours to Ossining, New York and Santa Monica, California to follow.
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2022
Flyaway Productions has announced the culmination of its Decarceration Trilogy, an ambitious series of site-specific aerial dance and public art events addressing the devastating effects of mass incarceration in the United States. APPARATUS OF REPAIR premieres at UC Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, September 15 – 25, with tours to Ossining, New York and Santa Monica, California to follow.
Young Women's Choral Projects Presents Final Performances Of Its 10th Anniversary Season
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2022
Young Women's Choral Projects of San Francisco (YWCP) will present two concerts to conclude their 10th anniversary season.
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2022
Young Women's Choral Projects of San Francisco (YWCP) will present two concerts to conclude their 10th anniversary season.
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What the Constitution Means to Me
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“E4TT/RMF New Music Piano Summit”
Berkeley Piano Club, 2724 Haste Street (3/1 - 3/1) | |
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An Evening with a Mentalist: Jay Alexander's Mind Tricks Live
San Francisco Magic Theater (w/Jay Alexander) at the Marrakech (1/9 - 1/11) | |
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San Francisco Boys Chorus Gala and Auction Evening, Saturday, February 28 at the St. Regis Hotel
The St. Regis San Francisco (2/28 - 2/28) | |
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Into the Woods
San Francisco Playhouse (11/20 - 1/17) | |
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STARLIGHT
Circus Bella (12/12 - 1/4) | |
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Back to the Future: The Musical
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (6/2 - 6/7) | |
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