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 Palo Alto Players closes its 2018-19 season with the British farce ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS, a hilarious mash-up of mistaken identities, slapstick, and song based on the classic comedy, The Servant of Two Masters.

Golden Thread Productions presents in association with Brava! for Women in the Arts the world premiere of rising comedian Zahra Noorbakhsh's comedy special, 'On Behalf of All Muslims' in San Francisco on June 21.

Berkeley Playhouse closes their dynamic eleventh season of professional theater with this delightful remake of the classic '80s comedy.

 Back by popular demand! The Going, Going Gong Show is a takeoff on the old TV show, living proof that there is a little talent in all of us (some good….

San Francisco Playhouse (Artistic Director Bill English; Producing Director Susi Damilano) announced today the three plays that will constitute its 2019-20 Sandbox Series.

The Western Stage is proud to open their 45th season with "The Miracle Worker," the story of young Helen Keller, rendered bl! ind, deaf, and mute from illness, and unable to communicate.

San Francisco's acclaimed Merola Opera Program, one of the most prestigious and selective opera training programs in the world, commences its 62nd season with a showcase of the program's rising stars in the Schwabacher Summer Concert.

'I envy the Japanese' Van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo.

Opera San Jose is proud to introduce our new ensemble of resident artists.

For The Other Other Theatre Company (or TOOTCo), however, an 'Oklahoma!'-style musical about cannibalism is a perfectly scrumptious choice.

American Conservatory Theater (A.

Satan's Angel is coming home to San Francisco.

Selma Arts Center presents Wait Until Dark, running Friday, May 17th through Sunday, May 26th at the Selma Arts Center.

BWW Review: AMERICAN PSYCHO - THE MUSICAL at The Victoria Theatre is a slick, campy well executed musical adaptation of the shocking Bret Easton Ellis novel.

National Endowment for the Arts Acting Chairman Mary Anne Carter has approved more than $80 million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment's second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2019.

Central Works "cheeky" thriller The Victorian Ladies' Detective Collective by award-winning  playwright Patricia Milton has been extended through June 9 (originally scheduled to close June 2).

The Mountain Play, the San Francisco Bay Area's most magical outdoor theater experience is proud to present GREASE for its 106th Season.

"Llama Llama Live!", a new musical inspired by the bestselling Llama, Llama Red Pajama series of picture books by the late Anna Dewdney, opens Saturday, June 8, at Bay Area Children's Theatre (BACT) in Berkeley.

San Francisco Playhouse announced casting for Cabaret, the Tony Award-winning musical that will close the company's 2018/19 Season.

The legendary, iconic jazz presenter, the Monterey Jazz Festival (MJF), has joined forces with the innovative, pioneering jazz education leader, the California Jazz Conservatory (CJC), to form a new, long-term collaboration: The MJF-CJC Partnership for Excellence in Jazz Performance and Education.

Dubbed 'the most ubiquitous contemporary American playwright whose name you may never have heard' by the Chicago Tribune, Steven Dietz's oeuvre contains nearly forty plays that are frequently produced across the country.

San Jose Stage Company (Randall King, Artistic Director and Cathleen King, Executive Director) has announced the cast and creative team for the final production of The Stage's 36th Anniversary Season, the smash hit ABBA musical MAMMA MIA! Featuring music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvae

The Sonoma Speaker Series is partnering with Transcendence Theatre Company to bring Donna McKechnie to our stage! McKechnie is a professional dancer, singer, actress, choreographer, and author whose illustrious career has spanned more than 50 years.

In this solo concert, RESONANCE III, Miki Orihara will be dancing Martha Graham's "Lamentation (1930)", Doris Humphrey's "Two Ecstatic Themes (1931)", Seiko Takata's work "Mother (1938)" Konami Ishii's "Moon Desert (early 1930's)" and Yuriko's "Cry (1963)".

The Marsh San Francisco announces an extension of Not a Genuine Black Man, the longest running solo show in San Francisco theater history.