AXIS Dance Company's Final Home Season Under Artistic Director Marc Brew Will Debut Three New Works
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2021
AXIS Dance Company will perform its 2021 Home Season at Z Space in San Francisco. This will be the last season under current Artistic Director Marc Brew (he/him), who earlier in the year announced he would be moving back to the UK.
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2021
AXIS Dance Company will perform its 2021 Home Season at Z Space in San Francisco. This will be the last season under current Artistic Director Marc Brew (he/him), who earlier in the year announced he would be moving back to the UK.
Don Reed's GOING OUT Extends At The Marsh Berkeley Due To Popular Demand
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2021
After re-opening the doors of The Marsh Berkeley to sold out crowds and standing ovations, fan favorite Don Reed returns for an extended run of Going Out. Hailed by Theatrius as “Brilliant! Inspiring and funny,” the work has been applauded by critics, with the San Francisco Examiner declaring, “Hilarious! Reed can do it all, with grace, humor, and empathy.”
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2021
After re-opening the doors of The Marsh Berkeley to sold out crowds and standing ovations, fan favorite Don Reed returns for an extended run of Going Out. Hailed by Theatrius as “Brilliant! Inspiring and funny,” the work has been applauded by critics, with the San Francisco Examiner declaring, “Hilarious! Reed can do it all, with grace, humor, and empathy.”
New Conservatory Theatre Center Announces Miranda Rose Hall's PLOT POINTS IN OUR SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2021
In November, New Conservatory Theatre Center is proud to continue their exhilarating 40th Anniversary Season with Plot Points in Our Sexual Development by Miranda Rose Hall. Performed in the round in the intimate Walker Theatre, Plot Points in Our Sexual Development is a fearless trans love story that offers a captivatingly honest look at the relationships and histories that shape us.
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2021
In November, New Conservatory Theatre Center is proud to continue their exhilarating 40th Anniversary Season with Plot Points in Our Sexual Development by Miranda Rose Hall. Performed in the round in the intimate Walker Theatre, Plot Points in Our Sexual Development is a fearless trans love story that offers a captivatingly honest look at the relationships and histories that shape us.
Opera San José Returns To California Theatre With Purcell's DIDO AND AENEAS
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2021
Opera San José will make its much-anticipated return to the historic California Theatre with Purcell's baroque masterpiece, Dido and Aeneas.
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2021
Opera San José will make its much-anticipated return to the historic California Theatre with Purcell's baroque masterpiece, Dido and Aeneas.
Del Sol Quartet Will Perform ANGEL ISLAND—ORATORIO FOR VOICES AND STRING QUARTET At The Presidio Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2021
Del Sol Quartet and the vocal ensemble Volti will give the world premiere performance of internationally acclaimed composer Huang Ruo's “Angel Island - Oratorio for Voices and String Quartet” at the newly renovated Presidio Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2021
Del Sol Quartet and the vocal ensemble Volti will give the world premiere performance of internationally acclaimed composer Huang Ruo's “Angel Island - Oratorio for Voices and String Quartet” at the newly renovated Presidio Theatre.
San Francisco Opera's Department Of Diversity, Equity And Community Offers Interactive Conversations About Giuseppe Verdi in October
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2021
San Francisco Opera's Department of Diversity, Equity and Community (DEC) has announced new Opera Aficionado online discussions in October focused on the life and work of Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi.
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2021
San Francisco Opera's Department of Diversity, Equity and Community (DEC) has announced new Opera Aficionado online discussions in October focused on the life and work of Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi.
Casting Announced For Premiere Of THE MAGIC LAMP At Presidio Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2021
The cast for The Magic Lamp features versatile and popular actors including Rotimi Agbabiaka, Sharon Shao, Danny Scheie, Curt Branom, Renée Lubin, JM Appleby, Rinabeth Apostol, Scott Reardon and others.
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2021
The cast for The Magic Lamp features versatile and popular actors including Rotimi Agbabiaka, Sharon Shao, Danny Scheie, Curt Branom, Renée Lubin, JM Appleby, Rinabeth Apostol, Scott Reardon and others.
Cate Hayman of CHESS IN CONCERT at 42nd Street Moon Aims to Be an Old-School Diva for Our Times
by Jim Munson - September 21, 2021
BroadwayWorld chats with Cate Hayman, star of 'CHESS in Concert' at 42nd Street Moon. The show marks Moon's return to live, in-person performance and features a killer score by ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson and renowned lyricist Tim Rice. It remains the only musical of the modern era to generate multiple, massive hits on the pop charts.
by Jim Munson - September 21, 2021
BroadwayWorld chats with Cate Hayman, star of 'CHESS in Concert' at 42nd Street Moon. The show marks Moon's return to live, in-person performance and features a killer score by ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson and renowned lyricist Tim Rice. It remains the only musical of the modern era to generate multiple, massive hits on the pop charts.
ALTON BROWN LIVE: BEYOND THE EATS Comes To San Jose's Center For The Performing Arts
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2021
Television personality, author, and Food Network star Alton Brown has announced that Alton Brown Live: Beyond The Eats will visit San Jose's Center for the Performing Arts (255 S. Almaden Blvd.) for one performance only on Monday, November 15, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2021
Television personality, author, and Food Network star Alton Brown has announced that Alton Brown Live: Beyond The Eats will visit San Jose's Center for the Performing Arts (255 S. Almaden Blvd.) for one performance only on Monday, November 15, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.
San Francisco Opera Presents New Production of Beethoven's FIDELIO
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2021
Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim conducts the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Chorus and cast in this monumental work in which love and courage overcome tyranny. Director Matthew Ozawa’s interpretation of the work updates its original eighteenth-century prison setting to a modern government detention center.
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2021
Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim conducts the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Chorus and cast in this monumental work in which love and courage overcome tyranny. Director Matthew Ozawa’s interpretation of the work updates its original eighteenth-century prison setting to a modern government detention center.
42nd Street Moon 2021-2022 Single Tickets On-Sale Date Announced
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2021
San Francisco’s 42nd Street Moon has announced that single tickets to all productions in the Company’s 2021-2022 will be available for purchase beginning Monday, September 27, 2021.
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2021
San Francisco’s 42nd Street Moon has announced that single tickets to all productions in the Company’s 2021-2022 will be available for purchase beginning Monday, September 27, 2021.
Word For Word 's Susan Harloe To Step Down In October 2021
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2021
Susan Harloe, Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director of Word for Word Performing Arts Company, a theater company that performs short works of fiction in their entirety, has announced she will step down from her role in October 2021.
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2021
Susan Harloe, Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director of Word for Word Performing Arts Company, a theater company that performs short works of fiction in their entirety, has announced she will step down from her role in October 2021.
Musical Days Productions Presents A PORTRAIT OF BEETHOVEN
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2021
Musical Days Productions, Mari Kodama and Kent Nagano announced “A Portrait of BEETHOVEN: 32 Sonatas for Piano,” a four-concert festival featuring world class performers in a celebration of the anniversary of Beethoven's 250th birthday, October 9–10, 2021.
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2021
Musical Days Productions, Mari Kodama and Kent Nagano announced “A Portrait of BEETHOVEN: 32 Sonatas for Piano,” a four-concert festival featuring world class performers in a celebration of the anniversary of Beethoven's 250th birthday, October 9–10, 2021.
Marga Gomez of SPANKING MACHINE at The Marsh Returns to Live Performance With Her Hilarious and Intensely Moving Memoir of Growing Up Brown and Queer
by Jim Munson - September 15, 2021
Good news! The Marsh will soon be once again presenting live, in-person performances at their San Francisco location with Marga Gomez's 'Spanking Machine' running September 17 through October 23. BroadwayWorld speaks with Gomez about her hilarious and heart-rending new memoir piece about growing up brown & queer in Washington Heights.
by Jim Munson - September 15, 2021
Good news! The Marsh will soon be once again presenting live, in-person performances at their San Francisco location with Marga Gomez's 'Spanking Machine' running September 17 through October 23. BroadwayWorld speaks with Gomez about her hilarious and heart-rending new memoir piece about growing up brown & queer in Washington Heights.
Oakland Theater Project's 2021 Season Returns With EVERY BRILLIANT THING
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2021
Oakland Theater Project’s production of Every Brilliant Thing is an attempt to address existential questions of life, death, depression, suicide, and love – exploring why we continue living and what we live for in a deft and humorous way that feels congruent with the experiences of living through a pandemic.
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2021
Oakland Theater Project’s production of Every Brilliant Thing is an attempt to address existential questions of life, death, depression, suicide, and love – exploring why we continue living and what we live for in a deft and humorous way that feels congruent with the experiences of living through a pandemic.
San Francisco Playhouse and the San Francisco Mime Troupe Announce Casting for THE GREAT KHAN
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2021
San Francisco Playhouse and the San Francisco Mime Troupe announced casting for The Great Khan by Michael Gene Sullivan, directed by Darryl V. Jones. The play, a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere, is co-produced by San Francisco Playhouse and the San Francisco Mime Troupe and presented at the Playhouse's Mainstage at 450 Post Street.
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2021
San Francisco Playhouse and the San Francisco Mime Troupe announced casting for The Great Khan by Michael Gene Sullivan, directed by Darryl V. Jones. The play, a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere, is co-produced by San Francisco Playhouse and the San Francisco Mime Troupe and presented at the Playhouse's Mainstage at 450 Post Street.
Student Blog: Six: The Musical is Finally Coming to Broadway!
by Student Blogger: Mia Van Deloo - September 14, 2021
After a great success in London, the musical about Henry VIII's six wives is taking off in New York City starting September 17, 2021. With Broadway coming back this fall, I wanted to show just a few reasons why Six is a must-see musical of the season.
by Student Blogger: Mia Van Deloo - September 14, 2021
After a great success in London, the musical about Henry VIII's six wives is taking off in New York City starting September 17, 2021. With Broadway coming back this fall, I wanted to show just a few reasons why Six is a must-see musical of the season.
Landmark Musical Theatre Announces Cast For THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2021
San Francisco’s Landmark Musical Theatre (Jon Rosen, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce the full cast and creative team for the opening production of the Company’s upcoming in-person 2021-2022 season, the Tony Award®-winning audience favorite THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE.
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2021
San Francisco’s Landmark Musical Theatre (Jon Rosen, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce the full cast and creative team for the opening production of the Company’s upcoming in-person 2021-2022 season, the Tony Award®-winning audience favorite THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE.
BWW Review: STARTING HERE, STARTING NOW at SF Playhouse
by Steve Murray - September 12, 2021
Re-starting theatre after the pandemic shutdown is a bit of a challenge; theatregoers are still wary of live performances and seating is limited. Not a sustainable outlook, but it is encouraging that companies are proceeding and hopefully the outlook will improve. SF Playhouse's choice of presenting a reworking of David Shire and Richard Maltby, Jrs. 1976 musical revue Starting Here, Starting Now is successful in its modern gender bending embellishments and economy of scale.
by Steve Murray - September 12, 2021
Re-starting theatre after the pandemic shutdown is a bit of a challenge; theatregoers are still wary of live performances and seating is limited. Not a sustainable outlook, but it is encouraging that companies are proceeding and hopefully the outlook will improve. SF Playhouse's choice of presenting a reworking of David Shire and Richard Maltby, Jrs. 1976 musical revue Starting Here, Starting Now is successful in its modern gender bending embellishments and economy of scale.
San Francisco Opera Holds Homecoming Concert at the War Memorial Opera House
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2021
Fans in attendance were able to celebrate the start of a new era for San Francisco Opera with a one-night-only concert event featuring three of today’s greatest opera stars followed by a complimentary sparkling wine toast in the lobby.
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2021
Fans in attendance were able to celebrate the start of a new era for San Francisco Opera with a one-night-only concert event featuring three of today’s greatest opera stars followed by a complimentary sparkling wine toast in the lobby.
Award-Winning Doug Varone and Dancers Comes To San Jose's Hammer Theatre with SOMEWHERE
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2021
Award-winning choreographer Doug Varone's NYC-based dance company Doug Varone and Dancers comes to the Hammer Theatre Center in downtown San Jose October 29 & 30, to present an evening of three stunning works: Somewhere, Lux, and Octet.
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2021
Award-winning choreographer Doug Varone's NYC-based dance company Doug Varone and Dancers comes to the Hammer Theatre Center in downtown San Jose October 29 & 30, to present an evening of three stunning works: Somewhere, Lux, and Octet.
Mykal Kilgore Releases New Single Ahead of Tour
by Michael Major - September 10, 2021
The song is a story told from a Black Gay man’s perspective about his and many other’s experiences at the barbershop where people gather and gossip about their community and the world. The new single comes along with a new music video.
by Michael Major - September 10, 2021
The song is a story told from a Black Gay man’s perspective about his and many other’s experiences at the barbershop where people gather and gossip about their community and the world. The new single comes along with a new music video.
Theatre Rhinoceros Announces In-person Season For 2021-2022!
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2021
It's the Rhino's 45th Anniversary Season with a whole line-up of exciting, new, in-person evenings of entertainment. Plus, the popular reading series! Plus, surprises and pop-ups along the way! And all of it in the two best neighborhoods on the planet: The Castro and Downtown San Francisco!
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2021
It's the Rhino's 45th Anniversary Season with a whole line-up of exciting, new, in-person evenings of entertainment. Plus, the popular reading series! Plus, surprises and pop-ups along the way! And all of it in the two best neighborhoods on the planet: The Castro and Downtown San Francisco!
Opera San José Unveils 2021-22 Season Casting and Resident Artists
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2021
General Director Khori Dastoor has announced the 2021-22 Resident Company who will be cast in leading roles for Opera San José's upcoming season, welcoming a cohort of opera talent who will be starring in this season's California Theatre mainstage productions.
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2021
General Director Khori Dastoor has announced the 2021-22 Resident Company who will be cast in leading roles for Opera San José's upcoming season, welcoming a cohort of opera talent who will be starring in this season's California Theatre mainstage productions.
San Jose Stage Announces Cast For Lauren Yee's THE GREAT LEAP
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2021
When an American basketball team travels to Beijing for an exhibition game in 1989, the drama goes deeper than the strain between countries. Tensions rise right up to the final buzzer as a pivotal moment in history collides with the action in the arena. Driven by rapid-fire dialogue, THE GREAT LEAP explores the cultural and political risks of raising your voice and standing your ground.
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2021
When an American basketball team travels to Beijing for an exhibition game in 1989, the drama goes deeper than the strain between countries. Tensions rise right up to the final buzzer as a pivotal moment in history collides with the action in the arena. Driven by rapid-fire dialogue, THE GREAT LEAP explores the cultural and political risks of raising your voice and standing your ground.
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What the Constitution Means to Me
Hillbarn Theatre (1/22 - 2/8) | |
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Running After Shadows
City Lights Theater Company (1/15 - 2/8) | |
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“After Sleepwalking: Music by Women and Nonbinary Composers”
Piedmont Piano Company, 1728 San Pablo Ave (1/25 - 1/25) | |
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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 (1/2 - 1/4) | |
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Spirals and Dirt
Potrero Stage (2/16 - 2/16) | |
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Ride the Cyclone
City Lights Theater Company (7/16 - 8/23) | |
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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 On 23 Jan - 25 Jan 2026
San Francisco Magic Theater (w/Jay Alexander) at the Marrakech (1/23 - 1/25) | |
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