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CMT San Jose Announces MATILDA THE MUSICAL This December
by BWW News Desk - October 23, 2019
CMT Marquee Productions, featuring emerging artists from New York to the Bay Area and beyond, presents the Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical, the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.
Storm Large Brings Raucous HOLIDAY ORDEAL to Town
by BWW News Desk - October 23, 2019
Hammer Theatre Center presents daring musician, actor, playwright, and author Storm Large in Holiday Ordeal, an electrifying evening featuring her signature wit and powerful vocals in songs from cabaret, jazz, and rock, plus original pieces. Storm comes to the Bay Area with her band Le Bonheur to perform two shows onlya?"marvelous, fun, and a bit naughty. American Songbook (7:00pm) is intended for the general public, while Unbuttoned (9:30pm) is an adult-only a?oeafter hoursa?? performance not for the faint of heart.
Jessica Holt To Direct California Shakespeare Theater's THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
by BWW News Desk - October 23, 2019
California Shakespeare Theater (Cal Shakes) announces that Jessica Holt will direct The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare running May 27- June 6, 2020.
New Mobile Rush Offers $49 Tickets To HAMILTON In San Francisco Through TodayTix
by BWW News Desk - October 23, 2019
TodayTix has embarked on a new partnership with HAMILTON in San Francisco to offer $49 mobile Rush tickets to every performance at BroadwaySF's Orpheum Theatre. This mobile Rush partnership is the first of its kind for the multi-Award winning hit musical
Mountain Play Executive Leader Sara Pearson Announces Retirement
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2019
The Mountain Play Association announces the upcoming departure of long-time executive leader Sara Pearson, from the staff of the 107-year-old nonprofit theater. Ms. Pearson stepped away from her former position as executive director in late 2018, serving as director of leadership and development in the 2019 season. Starting this winter she will continue her affiliation with the Mountain Play working as a fundraising consultant through the 2020 season. www.mountainplay.org
BWW Review: NINE Is A 'Ten' at At 3Below In San Jose
by Linda Hodges - October 22, 2019
Holding court on a corner in downtown San Jose is 3Below Theaters and Lounge. It would be easier to say what they don't do but to use their own words they're 'downtown San Jose's social spot for stage, screen, music, comedy, family fun and events.' I'll just add that the complex is indeed a veritable mix of entertainment-for-all with delectable eats and great vibe. Yes, I digressed right out of the gate!
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Begins Performances Tomorrow At The Curran Theater
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2019
San Francisco will show Hogwarts house pride as City Hall is illuminated in the house colors of Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin The exclusive West Coast production of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will welcome its first audience on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at San Francisco's Curran Theater. After first announcing the production in June 2018 and following a nearly five-month transformation of the Curran, the theater will open its doors to more than 1,600 fans as the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the most awarded play in theater history begins its run in San Francisco.
Aurora Theatre Company Presents TELL TALE HEARTS
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2019
Aurora Theatre Company presents seven evenings of hip hop theatre and spoken word in TELL TALE HEARTS: An Evening of Hip Hop Theatre Featuring Carlos Aguirre and The Bay Area Theatre Cypher.
BATS Improv And LA's Impro Theatre Present Two Special Nights Of Improv Theater
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2019
BATS Improv, the Bay Area's premier improvisational performing company and improv training school and  Impro Theatre, the critically acclaimed improv theater company from Los Angeles, will collaborate in a a?oeCalifornia Noir-Offa?? for two nights at the newly remodeled, historic Presidio Theatre.
Director/Choreographer Martín Santangelo of ENTRE TU Y YO at Z Space Shares His Passion for Flamenco as a Dramatic Form
by Jim Munson - October 22, 2019
Following on the rousing success of Antigona, their acclaimed and wildly popular flamenco adaptation of Sophocles' Antigone, Noche Flamenca returns to San Francisco's Z Space with their latest program Entre Tú y Yo (You and I). Conceived, choreographed, and directed by Noche Flamenca Artistic Director Martín Santangelo and lead dancer Soledad Barrio, Entre Tú y Yo explores romantic relationships through dance, music, and song. BroadwayWorld recently caught up with Mr. Santangelo, who also just happens to be married to Ms. Barrio. A legendary dancer known for the drama and ferocity of her movements, Barrio has been called the a?oecrown jewel of flamencoa?? by Dance Magazine and a?oea force of naturea?? by The New York Times. Santangelo himself also has a rich history as a dancer, including performing on Broadway in Julie Taymor and Elliot Goldenthal's Juan Darien.
FOOL LA LA: ONCE UPON A MIND Comes to the Marsh
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2019
The Bay Area's favorite Clown Prince of Fools, Unique Derique, returns to The Marsh Berkeley for his annual holiday show offering brand new, mindfully comedic mishaps for all ages with Fool La La: Once Upon a Mind. Audiences are invited to dive into the imagination of Unique Derique as he embarks on a whimsical adventure of mindfoolness through the wacky lens of clown logic. Packed with his trademark circus-inspired tricks, Fool La La: Once Upon a Mind sends Unique Derique on a joyful journey where the past and the future collide in delightfully absurd ways. After the show, Unique Derique invites audiences to join in a free 20-minute juggling and hambone workshop for the whole family. Fool La La: Once Upon a Mind will be presented December 27, 2019 a?" January 5, 2020 with performances 2:00pm (dates below) at The Marsh Berkeley, 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley. For tickets ($15-$35 sliding scale, $55-$100 reserved) or more information, the public may visit www.themarsh.org or call The Marsh Box office at 415-282-3055 (open Monday through Friday, 1:00pm-4:00pm).
THE CHRISTMAS BALLET Returns With Ballet, Tap, Jazz Treats
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2019
Smuin kicks off the holidays with the welcome return of The Christmas Ballet, a program featuring two acts packed to the brim with both breathtaking classical ballet and festive contemporary numbers. The beloved Bay Area tradition will bring back time-honored favorites and unveil brand new surprises set to holiday tunes and incorporating ballet, tap, jazz, and swing. The first act, Classical Christmas, features dancers costumed in snow-white ensembles performing flawless ballets celebrating the holiday season. The Cool Christmas second act brings a red-hot costume change along with a medley of lively modern numbers, including the iconic a?oeSanta Babya?? featuring a 42-foot long feather boa. a?oeSheer joya??the finest toast to the season,a?? declared the San Francisco Chronicle. The Christmas Ballet will tour the Bay Area, beginning with shows in Walnut Creek (November 22-23), continuing in Mountain View (November 29-December 1), San Francisco (December 12-23), and finishing up after Christmas in Carmel (December 28-29). Tickets ($25-$97) are available by calling the individual venues (see below for details) or visiting www.smuinballet.org.
Photo Flash: Drama Camp Presents HELL ON EARTH: A NEW MUSICAL (ABOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL)
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2019
The Young Actors' Theatre Camp Founding Directors, Shawn Ryan and John Ainsworth, today announced that their brand new musical starring 20 Bay Area teens will debut at The Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, November 15, 16, and 17.
The Best Deals During Weird and Wonderful Week in San Francisco
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2019
It's the weirdest and wonderful-est time of the year, and TodayTix is here with the best spooky, funky, and festive events and shows to complete your Halloween season. Weird and Wonderful Week is Oct. 22-31, and you can get tickets from $10 to some of the city's most unique offerings. So grab a pumpkin spice latte, throw on that costume (if that's your thing), and get ready to experience San Francisco in all of its autumnal glory.
VIDEO: In Rehearsal with Woodside Community Theatre's SPAMALOT
by Julie Musbach - October 21, 2019
Woodside Community Theatre ('WCT') presents Monty Python's Spamalot, book and lyrics by Eric Idle and music by John Du Prez.
Drama Camp Premieres Original Musical HELL ON EARTH: A New Musical (About Middle School) at The Mountain View Center For The Performing Arts
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2019
The Young Actors' Theatre Camp Founding Directors, Shawn Ryan and John Ainsworth, today announced that their brand new musical starring 20 Bay Area teens will debut at The Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, November 15, 16, and 17.
Dreya Weber Joins Luminario Ballet's Gala Bacchanal
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2019
Luminario Ballet (Judith FLEX Helle, Managing and Artistic Director) is pleased to announce that renowned arealist and choreographer Dreya Weber (who has conceived work on stage and film for Madonna, Pink, Cher and many others) will be the guest star of the Company's upcoming 2019 Gala Fundraiser, Gala Bacchanal. As previously announced, this one-night-only event will honor Emmy Award-winning choreographer Anita Mann for her Lifetime Achievement and Influence in Choreography and will take place on Saturday, November 16, 2019 from 5:30 p.m. a?" 9:30 p.m., at the Beverly Hills Women's Club (1700 Chevy Chase Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210).
Acclaimed Adaptation Of 'The Resistible Rise Of Arturo Ui' Makes Bay Area Premiere
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2019
Multi award-winning Foothill Theatre Arts presents Bertolt Brecht's satirical masterpiece about the rise of a demagogue, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, in a stunning new adaption by Pulitzer, Olivier and Tony Award-winning American playwright, Bruce Norris (Clybourne Park) making its Bay Area premiere. Director Bruce McLeod invites audiences into a seedy 1930s Chicago cabaret for this production, presented three weeks only November 8 a?' 24, 2019 (press opening: Saturday, November 9) at the Lohman Theatre, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Contains mature language. Parental discretion advised. Tickets ($5 - $20) and information are available at www.foothill.edu/theater or by calling (650) 949-7360.
Dreya Weber Joins Luminario Ballet's GALA BACCHANAL
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2019
Luminario Ballet has announced that renowned arealist and choreographer Dreya Weber (who has conceived work on stage and film for Madonna, Pink, Cher and many others) will be the guest star of the Company's upcoming 2019 Gala Fundraiser, Gala Bacchanal. As previously announced, this one-night-only event will honor Emmy Award-winning choreographer Anita Mann for her Lifetime Achievement and Influence in Choreography and will take place on Saturday, November 16, 2019 from 5:30 p.m. a?" 9:30 p.m., at the Beverly Hills Women's Club (1700 Chevy Chase Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210). Gala Bacchanal celebrates Luminario's awarding of a prestigious grant from the US State Department and National Endowment of the Arts, enabling Luminario's upcoming tour to India in February 2020 with a new work-in-progress set to music by Reggae legend Peter Tosh of the Wailers. Tickets to Gala Bacchanal range from $300 - $500 and are available online at luminarioballet.org/fundraisers. Gala Bacchanal sponsors include Anita Mann-Kohl Foundation; and the RIDE Foundation.
BWW Review: THE CHINESE LADY At Magic Theatre Dramatizes the Life of Afong Moy, The First Chinese Woman In America
by Steve Murray - October 18, 2019
BWW Review: THE CHINESE LADY at Magic Theatre is a dramatization of the life of Afong Moy, the first Chinese Lady to set foot on American soil.
BWW Review: THE CHINESE LADY at Magic Theatre Brings to Light a Fascinating Piece of Cultural History
by Jim Munson - October 18, 2019
Magic Theatre kicks off its 2019-20 season with Lloyd Suh's intriguing a?oeThe Chinese Lady.a?? Suh's point of departure is one of those fascinating a?oetruth is stranger than fictiona?? tales that are so compelling it's hard to believe they aren't more widely known. His play tells the story of Afong Moy, the first Chinese female to set foot on American soil in 1834. Moy was brought to New York at the tender age of 14 by a pair of businessmen in their effort to sell affordable Chinese furniture to America's growing middle class. They created an exhibition wherein patrons could pay to view a real Chinese lady in her supposedly authentic surrounds. This exhibition proved so popular to the public it went on tour throughout the Eastern U.S., and Moy was taken to the White House to meet President Andrew Jackson. Unfortunately, we have no historical record in Moy's own words, and virtually all of the story of her latter life is lost to history. Thus, playwright Suh describes this work as a conjuring of who he imagines Moy might have been.
San Francisco's Friday Forty For HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Is Now Open For Entries
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2019
'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' has arrived in San Francisco, and you can get exclusive $40 tickets by entering the Friday Forty, only on TodayTix.
Shotgun Players Presents VINEGAR TOM, Written By Caryl Churchill
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2019
If witches have so much power, then why are they always poverty-stricken? Vinegar Tom is a wild mash-up of desperate women living in 17th century society with modern musical numbers connecting the tale to our own troubled times. This is Churchill at her best: raw, satirical, political, and mad as hell! Vinegar Tom begins previews on Friday, December 6, 2019; opens on Friday, December 13, 2019; and runs through Sunday, January 5, 2020, at the Ashby Stage.
San Francisco Opera Presents Olivier Tambosi And Frank Philipp Schlössmann's Production of Puccini's MANON LESCAUT
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2019
Director Olivier Tambosi's production of Manon Lescaut, composer Giacomo Puccini's first triumph, returns to San Francisco Opera for six performances on the War Memorial Opera House stage, from November 8 through the 26th. +

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