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Lesher Center for the Arts to Present Fiesta Cultural 2025
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2025
Lesher Center for the Arts and Diablo Regional Arts Association has revealed the schedule of events and performances for Fiesta Cultural 2025, a vibrant two-day festival celebrating the arts and culture of Latin America. Learn more!
Review: THE RADICALIZATION OF ROLFE at Safehouse Arts
by Steve Murray - May 11, 2025
Andrew Bergh’s The Radicalization of Rolfe, winner of a 2016 FringeNYC Overall Excellence Award, might have had its germination by observing the naïve American white males joining the MAGA movement of our current president.
Review: THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME at SF Playhouse
by Steve Murray - May 11, 2025
San Francisco Producing Director and co-founder Susi Damilano has done a remarkable job of imagining the world of fifteen-year-old mathematics genius Christopher who just happens to be autistic.
Review: COST OF FREE- A CONVERSATION WITH SAN FRANCISCO MIME TROUPE'S MICHAEL GENE SULLIVAN
by Steve Murray - May 09, 2025
The San Francisco Mime Troupe, founded in 1959, started with movement 'Events' with visual art elements and music, segued to commedia dell’arte, and now presents fully fledged outdoor political musical theatre with a decidedly “left” bent.
Review: THE AVES at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
by Steve Murray - May 09, 2025
Jiehae Park’s World Premiere of her memory play the aves is gorgeously presented with a remarkable scenic design by visual artist Marsha Ginsberg. That the setting, and some fanciful avian puppetry by Erik Sanko becomes the focal point of the play is problematic. The story, set in a number of vignettes, involves two elders (Bill Buell, Mia Katigbak), apparently partners for fifty years, sitting on a park bench having a mundane conversation about pigeons and the weather.
THE LAST GOAT Opens In June At Central Works
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2025
CENTRAL WORKS 2025 SEASON will continue with The Last Goat, written and directed by Gary Graves, and running June 28– July 27 where a young woman lives alone with her grandmother on an isolated Greek island, desperately longing to see the world.
Mozart's IDOMENEO Begins At The War Memorial Opera House In June
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2025
San Francisco Opera will present Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Idomeneo from June 14–25 as part of its 2025 Summer Season at the War Memorial Opera House. Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim leads these performances of the composer's early masterpiece, which premiered in 1781 when Mozart was just 25, in a new-to-San Francisco Opera staging by Australian director Lindy Hume. Company Chorus Director John Keene prepares the artists of the San Francisco Opera Chorus for the opera's choral scenes.
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS-Themed THE TEMPEST is Coming to Silicon Valley Shakespeare
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2025
This summer, Silicon Valley Shakespeare is inviting audiences to roll for initiative as it brings William Shakespeare's The Tempest to life through the exhilarating lens of a Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Learn more!
Full Cast Set for CO-FOUNDERS World Premiere at A.C.T.
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2025
American Conservatory Theater has revealed the the full cast and creative team for the world premiere hip-hop musical, Co-Founders. See who is starring and learn more!
TheatreWorks Raises More Than $550K At GALA 54: A NIGHT OF DISCO DREAMIN'
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2025
Donned in vibrant jumpsuits and bedecked in sequined getups harking back to the heyday of Studio 54, some 246 guests danced the night away at Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club to honor TheatreWorks Silicon Valley at its spring fundraiser Gala 54: A Night of Disco Dreamin', a glitzy gala full of disco fun.
Ana Gasteyer, Andrew Rannells, And More Join BROADWAY & VINE 2025 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2025
Broadway and Vine, will kick off its 2025 season on June 20, with Olivier® Award Nominee Julian Ovenden (TV: Bridgerton, Downton Abbey, Broadway/West End: South Pacific, Company, Merrily We Roll Along, Butley) in concert at Francis Ford Coppola’s historic Inglenook Estate.
Ledisi to Perform at San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2025
Grammy Award winner Ledisi will return to San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall with her heartfelt tribute to “The Queen of the Blues,” Dinah Washington. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Berkeley Rep Names Sam Linden As Director Of Finance
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2025
Berkeley Repertory Theatre has appointed Sam Linden as the award-winning theatre company's Director of Finance. Learn more about Linden and about the company here!
EUREKA DAY and More Set for Marin Theatre 25-26 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2025
Marin Theatre has unveiled its 2025/26 season, a lineup of exciting works to be presented August 2025 through June 2026. Learn more about the season here!
Oasis Arts Takes Over Programming at Oasis Nightclub
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2025
Oasis Arts, the LGBTQ+ nonprofit born from the same community as the iconic Oasis nightclub / cabaret, is officially taking over programming at the beloved SOMA institution.
The Marsh To Offer Free Performances of BRIAN COPELAND'S  THE WAITING PERIOD 
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2025
Continuing its efforts towards suicide prevention, The Marsh will offer free performances of The Waiting Period in Berkeley and San Francisco this May and June.
Opera San José Loses $25K In NEA Grant Funding
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2025
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced on Friday, May 2, that the NEA is updating its grantmaking policy priorities to focus funding on projects “that reflect the nation's rich artistic heritage and creativity” as prioritized by President Donald Trump.
LOL PODCAST is Coming to BroadwaySF's Golden Gate Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2025
The viral comedy sensations behind The LOL Podcast Show are bringing their unstoppable, laugh-out-loud live experience to BroadwaySF’s Golden Gate Theatre. Learn more!
John Fisher's DOODLER Begins At The Marsh This Month
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2025
The Marsh San Francisco will present John Fisher's true crime thriller DOODLER after a sold-out first run at Theatre Rhinoceros. Set in 1970s San Francisco, DOODLER follows a young gay man on a relentless investigation to solve the mystery of the “Doodler,” a serial killer who targeted the queer community and left behind drawn portraits of each of his victims.
Silicon Valley Shakespeare to Launch T-shirt Design Contest
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2025
Silicon Valley Shakespeare is calling all creatives to design a T-shirt for its upcoming 2025 repertory season at Sanborn Park, in Saratoga, California, featuring William Shakespeare's Richard III and Kate Hamill's Emma.
Esa-Pekka Salonen And The San Francisco Symphony Close 2024–25 Season With Four Programs Celebrating Salonen
by BWW News Desk - May 05, 2025
This May and June, Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony close out the 2024–25 season with four dynamic programs, marking the culmination of Salonen's influential five-year tenure as Music Director.  
World Ballet Company’s CINDERELLA is Coming to BroadwaySF's Curran Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 05, 2025
World Ballet Company’s visually stunning production of Cinderella will come to BroadwaySF’s Orpheum Theatre this fall. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
WHEEL OF FORTUNE LIVE! is Coming to BroadwaySF's Golden Gate Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 05, 2025
Wheel of Fortune LIVE! will be stopping at BroadwaySF’s Golden Gate Theatre this fall as part of its 60-city national tour. Learn more and see how to attend!
SFJAZZ Reveals Local Vendors for 2025 San Francisco Jazz Festival
by BWW News Desk - May 05, 2025
SFJAZZ—under the direction and guidance of Executive Artistic Director Terence Blanchard—revealed the local vendors that will participate in the 42nd Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival. Learn more!
Review: MAMMA MIA at Orpheum Theatre
by Steve Murray - May 02, 2025
It’s hard not to be swept up in the Mamma Mia juggernaut. Since its Broadway premiere in 2001, it’s grossed over $4.5 billion,  been seen by 70 million people, turned into two record-breaking movies with productions in 16 different languages.

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