BWW Review: PROGRAM 2 at San Francisco Ballet Surprises and Delights
by Jim Munson - February 07, 2022
San Francisco Ballet's remarkable new Program 2 features 3 terrifically enjoyable works, including a new dance by William Forsythe set to the music of James Blake, and Jerome Robbins' rapturously romantic classic 'In the Night.' It runs through February 13th at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco.
by Jim Munson - February 07, 2022
San Francisco Ballet's remarkable new Program 2 features 3 terrifically enjoyable works, including a new dance by William Forsythe set to the music of James Blake, and Jerome Robbins' rapturously romantic classic 'In the Night.' It runs through February 13th at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco.
Photos: Inside Look at the World Premiere of THE KIND ONES at Magic Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2022
Magic Theatre (Sean San José, Artistic Director and Kevin Nelson, Managing Director) is staging the World Premiere of Miranda Rose Hall's THE KIND ONES. Directed by Lisa Peterson, THE KIND ONES runs now through February 20, 2022 at Magic Theatre's Fort Mason location (Fort Mason, 2 Marina Blvd., Building D, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94123). Single tickets range from $20 - $70 and are on sale now at MagicTheatre.org. Tickets are also available as part of a 2022 Season Pass (still available for a limited time). Pictures from the world premiere of the show are below!
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2022
Magic Theatre (Sean San José, Artistic Director and Kevin Nelson, Managing Director) is staging the World Premiere of Miranda Rose Hall's THE KIND ONES. Directed by Lisa Peterson, THE KIND ONES runs now through February 20, 2022 at Magic Theatre's Fort Mason location (Fort Mason, 2 Marina Blvd., Building D, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94123). Single tickets range from $20 - $70 and are on sale now at MagicTheatre.org. Tickets are also available as part of a 2022 Season Pass (still available for a limited time). Pictures from the world premiere of the show are below!
Los Altos Stage Company Stages Production of ROE
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2022
Los Altos Stage Company continues to welcome audiences back to LIVE THEATRE for ROE, the third production of its 2021-2022 'Back in the Barn' season. ROE is directed by award winning Bay Area director and favorite artist Linda Piccone. Several productions will also be available via live stream.
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2022
Los Altos Stage Company continues to welcome audiences back to LIVE THEATRE for ROE, the third production of its 2021-2022 'Back in the Barn' season. ROE is directed by award winning Bay Area director and favorite artist Linda Piccone. Several productions will also be available via live stream.
San Jose Playhouse Opens With LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, March 31 - April 24
by BWW News Desk - February 04, 2022
Just when everyone thought it was safe to go back to the theater, COVID numbers spiked again in 2021 forcing many live events to be cancelled or rescheduled.
by BWW News Desk - February 04, 2022
Just when everyone thought it was safe to go back to the theater, COVID numbers spiked again in 2021 forcing many live events to be cancelled or rescheduled.
TheatreWorks AD Makes Directorial Debut With GEM OF THE OCEAN in April
by BWW News Desk - February 04, 2022
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will present Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner August Wilson's sweeping drama Gem of the Ocean. This seminal classic will be directed by Artistic Director Tim Bond, a close friend of the late playwright and a leading interpreter of his work, making his TheatreWorks directorial debut with this play.
by BWW News Desk - February 04, 2022
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will present Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner August Wilson's sweeping drama Gem of the Ocean. This seminal classic will be directed by Artistic Director Tim Bond, a close friend of the late playwright and a leading interpreter of his work, making his TheatreWorks directorial debut with this play.
News: Kronos Performing Arts Association Presents KRONOS FESTIVAL
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2022
The San Francisco–based Kronos Quartet/Kronos Performing Arts Association presents Kronos Festival, Kronos’ seventh annual music festival, at SFJAZZ Center on April 7–9, 2022.
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2022
The San Francisco–based Kronos Quartet/Kronos Performing Arts Association presents Kronos Festival, Kronos’ seventh annual music festival, at SFJAZZ Center on April 7–9, 2022.
BWW Review: HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING at SF Playhouse
by Steve Murray - February 03, 2022
You won't se the likes of Will Arbery's Heroes of the Fourth Turning come around that often - a rigorous, haunting didactic on the religious right seen through the eyes of four young conservatives each struggling through a dark night of spiritual turmoil. Coming on the heels of Charlottesville and Trump, Arbery's cerebral script is both shocking and illuminating in its chilling portrayal of delusion and devotion in its extremes.
by Steve Murray - February 03, 2022
You won't se the likes of Will Arbery's Heroes of the Fourth Turning come around that often - a rigorous, haunting didactic on the religious right seen through the eyes of four young conservatives each struggling through a dark night of spiritual turmoil. Coming on the heels of Charlottesville and Trump, Arbery's cerebral script is both shocking and illuminating in its chilling portrayal of delusion and devotion in its extremes.
BWW Review: San Francisco Ballet's PROGRAM 1 at War Memorial Opera House Literally Leaps for Joy
by Jim Munson - February 03, 2022
San Francisco Ballet fairly leaps for joy in the opening program of its 2022 season live onstage at the War Memorial Opera House. Program 1 includes George Balanchine's eternally effervescent 'Symphony in C' and the world premiere of 'Mrs. Robinson' by Cathy Marston, based on the seminal novel 'The Graduate.' Performances continue thru 2/12/22.
by Jim Munson - February 03, 2022
San Francisco Ballet fairly leaps for joy in the opening program of its 2022 season live onstage at the War Memorial Opera House. Program 1 includes George Balanchine's eternally effervescent 'Symphony in C' and the world premiere of 'Mrs. Robinson' by Cathy Marston, based on the seminal novel 'The Graduate.' Performances continue thru 2/12/22.
San Francisco State School Of Theatre And Dance Presents A NICE INDIAN BOY By Madhuri Shekar
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2022
The San Francisco State School of Theatre and Dance opens back to in-person performances with a production of Madhuri Shekar's Bollywood-inspired, queer romantic comedy A Nice Indian Boy. The performances will be held in the school's intimate black box theatre space— The Lab—on Friday, March 11 and Monday-Friday, March 14-18 at 6:00 pm.
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2022
The San Francisco State School of Theatre and Dance opens back to in-person performances with a production of Madhuri Shekar's Bollywood-inspired, queer romantic comedy A Nice Indian Boy. The performances will be held in the school's intimate black box theatre space— The Lab—on Friday, March 11 and Monday-Friday, March 14-18 at 6:00 pm.
San Francisco's 3Girls Theatre Announces Two New Managing Directors
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2022
3Girls Theatre has announced the appointment of two new managing directors for the company, Zach Kopciak and Tanya Telson assumed their new titles/duties officially starting February 1.
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2022
3Girls Theatre has announced the appointment of two new managing directors for the company, Zach Kopciak and Tanya Telson assumed their new titles/duties officially starting February 1.
RED WINGED BLACKBIRD Opens in March at the Live Oak Theater
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2022
Alyosha Zim’s new play Red Winged Blackbird opens on March 4 (Preview March 3) running through March 20 in the newly renovated Live Oak Theater 1301 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley. Red Winged Blackbird is a story of transcendence, of rising above the frustrations of family struggles, inherited disease, and dogmatic beliefs, to do what’s needed in the name of love.
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2022
Alyosha Zim’s new play Red Winged Blackbird opens on March 4 (Preview March 3) running through March 20 in the newly renovated Live Oak Theater 1301 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley. Red Winged Blackbird is a story of transcendence, of rising above the frustrations of family struggles, inherited disease, and dogmatic beliefs, to do what’s needed in the name of love.
San Francisco Opera Center and Merola Opera Program Announce 2022 Schwabacher Recital Series
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2022
Now in its 38th year, the Schwabacher Recital Series, presented by San Francisco Opera Center and Merola Opera Program, returns Tuesday, March 15. The series of four recitals (March 15, April 6, April 27 and July 28) at San Francisco's Dianne and Tad Taube Atrium Theater and San Francisco Conservatory of Music's Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall presents emerging artists from around the globe in the intimacy of a recital setting,
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2022
Now in its 38th year, the Schwabacher Recital Series, presented by San Francisco Opera Center and Merola Opera Program, returns Tuesday, March 15. The series of four recitals (March 15, April 6, April 27 and July 28) at San Francisco's Dianne and Tad Taube Atrium Theater and San Francisco Conservatory of Music's Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall presents emerging artists from around the globe in the intimacy of a recital setting,
Final Weeks To Experience 'The Art Of Banksy' in San Francisco
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2022
The Art of Banksy—the largest touring exhibition of authentic Banksy artworks sourced from private collectors around the world—enters its final weeks at San Francisco's iconic Palace of Fine Arts, a Non Plus Ultra venue, and must close on Sunday, February 27.
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2022
The Art of Banksy—the largest touring exhibition of authentic Banksy artworks sourced from private collectors around the world—enters its final weeks at San Francisco's iconic Palace of Fine Arts, a Non Plus Ultra venue, and must close on Sunday, February 27.
Telegraph and St. Lawrence String Quartets Premiere New Octet EVER YOURS By Osvaldo Golijov at San Francisco Conservatory Of Music
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2022
The Sierra Chamber Society has announced that it will postpone the world premiere of composer Robert Sirota's Contrapassos for Soprano and String Quartet with libretto by Stevan Cavalier, to be performed by the San Francisco-based Telegraph Quartet with soprano Abigail Fischer at Grace Presbyterian Church.
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2022
The Sierra Chamber Society has announced that it will postpone the world premiere of composer Robert Sirota's Contrapassos for Soprano and String Quartet with libretto by Stevan Cavalier, to be performed by the San Francisco-based Telegraph Quartet with soprano Abigail Fischer at Grace Presbyterian Church.
Opera Parallele Presents West Coast Premiere SOPHIA'S FOREST West Coast Premiere
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2022
The highly anticipated West Coast premiere of composer Lembit Beecher and librettist Hannah Moscovitch's critically acclaimed opera, Sophia's Forest, will be given four performances Thursday, February 24 through Saturday, February 26 at Grace Cathedral, 1100 California Street.
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2022
The highly anticipated West Coast premiere of composer Lembit Beecher and librettist Hannah Moscovitch's critically acclaimed opera, Sophia's Forest, will be given four performances Thursday, February 24 through Saturday, February 26 at Grace Cathedral, 1100 California Street.
ANTON IN SHOW BUSINESS Up Next At Contra Costa Civic Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2022
Contra Costa Civic Theatre continues its live, in-person Main Stage season with an uproarious look at the state of the American theatre, Jane Martin's Anton in Show Business. Directed by CCCT's Executive Artistic Director Marilyn Langbehn and featuring an all-female cast playing multiple roles (including men), Anton in Show Business plays for 9 performances from March 4-20.
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2022
Contra Costa Civic Theatre continues its live, in-person Main Stage season with an uproarious look at the state of the American theatre, Jane Martin's Anton in Show Business. Directed by CCCT's Executive Artistic Director Marilyn Langbehn and featuring an all-female cast playing multiple roles (including men), Anton in Show Business plays for 9 performances from March 4-20.
Aerial Dance Shows High Above Oakland Celebrate BANDALOOP's 30th Anniversary This April
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2022
Oakland-based innovator of vertical dance BANDALOOP, activator of international public spaces with awe-inspiring, perspective-changing mid-air performances, will celebrate its 30th anniversary by unveiling a new large-scale outdoor work titled LOOM:FIELD.
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2022
Oakland-based innovator of vertical dance BANDALOOP, activator of international public spaces with awe-inspiring, perspective-changing mid-air performances, will celebrate its 30th anniversary by unveiling a new large-scale outdoor work titled LOOM:FIELD.
IDLE THREAT Will Be Presented By Sustainable Lafayette at Town Hall Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2022
The film, “Idle Threat”, follows its director/producer George Pakenham as he brings the attention of New York motorists to the dangers caused to the environment by idling cars. Following the film Project Earth will lead a youth panel to discuss the film and ways we can combat the effects of vehicle exhaust on a local level.
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2022
The film, “Idle Threat”, follows its director/producer George Pakenham as he brings the attention of New York motorists to the dangers caused to the environment by idling cars. Following the film Project Earth will lead a youth panel to discuss the film and ways we can combat the effects of vehicle exhaust on a local level.
42nd Street Moon Presents Rodgers and Hammerstein's A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING in March
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2022
San Francisco’s 42nd Street Moon has announced the complete cast and creative team for the Company’s first production of 2022: the Tony Award®-nominated A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING, a musical revue showcasing the songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein.
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2022
San Francisco’s 42nd Street Moon has announced the complete cast and creative team for the Company’s first production of 2022: the Tony Award®-nominated A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING, a musical revue showcasing the songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein.
Eiko Otake Will Screen Short Films Created During The Pandemic At Mills College Oakland
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2022
The acclaimed performance artist Eiko Otake will present three of her evocative short films at the historic Marilyn McArthur Holland Theater in Lisser Hall, on Feb. 18 at 7 pm. Mills College Dance Department offers these rare screenings which will be followed by a conversation between Otake and artist/scholar Sheldon Smith.
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2022
The acclaimed performance artist Eiko Otake will present three of her evocative short films at the historic Marilyn McArthur Holland Theater in Lisser Hall, on Feb. 18 at 7 pm. Mills College Dance Department offers these rare screenings which will be followed by a conversation between Otake and artist/scholar Sheldon Smith.
Photos: First Look at HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING at Sam Francisco Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2022
Get a first look at the acclaimed play Heroes of the Fourth Turning by Will Arbery at San Francisco Playhouse.
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2022
Get a first look at the acclaimed play Heroes of the Fourth Turning by Will Arbery at San Francisco Playhouse.
Risa Jaroslow Premieres TALKING CIRCLE In San Francisco May 2022
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2022
Risa Jaroslow & Dancers has announced the world premiere of TALKING CIRCLE, an evening-length dance for a multigenerational cast of six movement collaborators with music by Amy X Neuburg. Talking Circle explores the relationship between individual and collective, asking What will we risk for freedom?
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2022
Risa Jaroslow & Dancers has announced the world premiere of TALKING CIRCLE, an evening-length dance for a multigenerational cast of six movement collaborators with music by Amy X Neuburg. Talking Circle explores the relationship between individual and collective, asking What will we risk for freedom?
Remote Theater Launches 'The American Common Law Theatre Project' In Partnership With The Marsh
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2022
San Francisco, Berkeley, and San Jose, CA - Remote Theater, the award-winning 'live cinema' theatre company born during the pandemic, has launched The Common Law Theatre Project, publicly funded dramatizations of many lives affected by the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade.
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2022
San Francisco, Berkeley, and San Jose, CA - Remote Theater, the award-winning 'live cinema' theatre company born during the pandemic, has launched The Common Law Theatre Project, publicly funded dramatizations of many lives affected by the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade.
San Jose Playhouse Holds ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW Sing-Along
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2022
The San Jose Playhouse is set to host The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Sing-Along. The event is rated R as the film involves multiple sexual situations and strong language. There are monthly screenings of the cult classic, performed by Barely Legal Shadow Cast. The sing-along is set to take place on Saturday, February 5 at 11:30pm at 3Below Theaters & Lounge, 288 So. Second Street, San Jose, CA 95113.
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2022
The San Jose Playhouse is set to host The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Sing-Along. The event is rated R as the film involves multiple sexual situations and strong language. There are monthly screenings of the cult classic, performed by Barely Legal Shadow Cast. The sing-along is set to take place on Saturday, February 5 at 11:30pm at 3Below Theaters & Lounge, 288 So. Second Street, San Jose, CA 95113.
San Jose Playhouse to Host WIGS, WAFFLES, AND WINE (SUNDAY DRAG BRUNCH)
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2022
Wigs, Waffles, and Wine at the San Jose Playhouse features gorgeous drag queens performing to your favorite songs, while interacting with the crowd, and making plenty of irreverent jokes—all while the audience enjoys waffle creations, gourmet hotdogs, mimosas, champagne and wine “cock”tails. Adults only…eighteen and up. Visit the website to check out the Dining Combos, A La Carte Items, and Wine and Beverage Options.
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2022
Wigs, Waffles, and Wine at the San Jose Playhouse features gorgeous drag queens performing to your favorite songs, while interacting with the crowd, and making plenty of irreverent jokes—all while the audience enjoys waffle creations, gourmet hotdogs, mimosas, champagne and wine “cock”tails. Adults only…eighteen and up. Visit the website to check out the Dining Combos, A La Carte Items, and Wine and Beverage Options.
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