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Cutting Ball Theater Presents THE TENDERLOIN TOUR
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2019
Next up in the company's 20th Season, Cutting Ball Theater is reprising its original docu-play about its neighborhood for a community tour, The Tenderloin Tour: Prime Cuts from the 2012 Hit in January 2019.
Aurora Theatre Company Presents The Bay Area Premiere Of Anna Ziegler's ACTUALLY
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2019
Aurora Theatre Company continues its dynamic 27th season with the Bay Area premiere of Anna Ziegler's ACTUALLY. Tracy Ward directs this powerful "he said/she said" that explores the intersection of race, gender, and sex on college campuses. Michael Curry and Ella Dershowitz each make their Aurora debut.
Hammer Theatre Center Presents Swedish Choral Superstars
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2019
Hammer Theatre Center proudly presents the enchanting sounds of award-winning Swedish vocalists The Real Group. Comprised of five dedicated singers and musicians, the long-running group expertly blends jazz, pop, and Northern European choral music. Considered one of the leading forces in the world of vocal music, the group has established itself as one of the cornerstones of modern a cappella. Praised for its "incredible vocal virtuosity" by The Times, The Real Group sings largely in English and cites renowned jazz vocalist and ten-time Grammy Award winner Bobby McFerrin as an inspiration. The Real Group will perform 7:30pm, Monday, February 25 at the Hammer Theatre Center, 101 Paseo De San Antonio, San Jose. For more information and tickets, the public may visit www.hammertheatre.com or call (408) 924-8501.
Gustafer Yellowgold Announces All-Ages Show At SKETCHFEST
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2019
Gustafer Yellowgold's Live show is a funny and touching multimedia performance of music, colored pencil animations and storytelling. The music and 'moving art' shows are performed by two-time Grammy nominated artist, Morgan Taylor. The upcoming family friendly Sketchfest performance will feature an abridged version of the new Audible Original, 2018 Kids Best Seller, I'm From the Sun: The Gustafer Yellowgold Story along with evergreen fan-favorites.
PARADISE SQUARE Extends At Berkeley Rep
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2019
Due to an overwhelming demand and two weeks of sold-out previews, Berkeley Rep has announced that the world premiere of Paradise Square: A New Musical will extend for an additional week. Originally scheduled to close on February 17, the popular show will now run through Sunday, February 24.
San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Present Concert Benefitting Fire Victims
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2019
Today, San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus(SFGMC) Artistic Director Dr. Timothy Seelig and Executive Director Chris Verdugo announced a benefit concert for those ravaged by the fires in Northern California on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 5 p.m. at 170 Valencia Street in San Francisco.
Diablo Ballet Presents Balanchine And Beyond
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2019
Diablo Ballet opens the new year with the second program of its landmark 25th Season, Balanchine and Beyond, February 1-2, 2019, at the Del Valle Theatre in Walnut Creek. This program features three ballets including the classic masterpiece Apollo by George Balanchine.
KEEPING UP WITH THE JORGENSONS Comes To Whitefire Theatre's Solofest 2019
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2019
Jeremy Julian Greco brings Keeping Up with the Jorgensons to the Whitefire Theatre's Solofest 2019 for just one performance, Thursday, February 21st, 8 pm. In this presentation, Greco recounts a childhood road trip to Orange County, CA to attend the wedding of a relative he's never met. Asked to tickle his father's feet and sleep in his grandmother's bed, the young Greco finds he will say and do anything to secure a visit to the happiest place on Earth: Disneyland. He has performed this work to sold-out crowds at The United Solo Theatre Festival, the Nugget Fringe Theater Festival, and the 2017 San Francisco Fringe Festival, where it won Best of the San Francisco Fringe, and most recently had an eight show run at the Marsh Theater in San Francisco. The Huffington Post said of the show, "a delightful hour of mirth mixed with adolescent angst brought on by a cast of characters that make All in the Family, Roseanne, and Married…with Children seem a bit too Disneyfied."
Cast Announced For Bay Area Musicals' VIOLET
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2019
Bay Area Musicals (Matthew McCoy, Founder & Artistic Director, and AeJay Mitchell, Managing Director) has announced the full cast and creative team for the Company's first 2019 production, the Tony Award-nominated VIOLET. Inspired by the short story "The Ugliest Pilgrim" by Doris Betts, the World Premiere 1997 Off-Broadway production of VIOLET won the Drama Critics' Circle Award and Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical, and the revised version that debuted on Broadway in 2014 was Tony Award-nominated. Featuring a folk/bluegrass/gospel-flavored score from Tony Award-winning composer Jeanine Tesori (CAROLINE, OR CHANGE; THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE; SHREK; FUN HOME) and book and lyrics by the acclaimed Brian Crawley (A LITTLE PRINCESS), VIOLET has been astounding critics and audiences alike for over two decades.
Cinnabar Theater Presents its Annual Fundraiser Gala
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2019
The third annual Broadway Bash, Cinnabar Theater's signature gala fundraiser, has been expanded to showcase the very best of Cinnabar: professional actors and singers together with the best and brightest from our Young Repertory.
SFEMS Presents Cut Circle In Choral Music By Du Fay, Ockeghem & Josquin
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2019
In association with Stanford Live, the San Francisco Early Music Society will present Cut Circle in three concerts of choral music by Josquin des Prez, Johannes Ockeghem and Guillaume Du Fay, February 8 10. Under the direction of Jesse Rodin, the ensemble will explore the theme of love as it was expressed in a range of 15th-century settings, blurring the line between the sacred and the secular.
Smuin's Annual Gala March 3 Celebrates Quarter-Century For Contemporary Ballet Company
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2019
Smuin Contemporary Ballet celebrates its silver anniversary with Smuin's Annual Gala, hosted by co-chairs Patti and Jerry Hume and Athena and John Konstin along with Smuin's Board of Trustees and Friends of Smuin committee. Honoring 25 years at the forefront of contemporary ballet, arts, civic, and philanthropic leaders of San Francisco will mingle with Smuin artists at this fabulous fete featuring a cocktail reception, gourmet dinner catered by McCall's, world class wines from Napa Valley's Grgich Hills Estate, and delightful performances by Smuin's exquisite dancers. Guests will also enjoy a thrilling live auction featuring one-of-a-kind gifts and experiences, followed by after-dinner dancing. Smuin's Annual Gala takes place 5pm, Sunday, March 3, 2019 at The Galleria, 101 Henry Adams Street, San Francisco. For tickets and more information, the public may contact Smuin at (415) 556-5000 x100 or visit www.smuinballet.org.
Contra Costa Civic Theatre Present HUMBLE BOY
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2019
Contra Costa Civic Theatre (CCCT) today announced the cast for its upcoming production of Humble Boy, directed by Ken Sonkin. Hailed in its recent London revival as "a modern classic", playwright Charlotte Jones' comedy of family dysfunction and theoretical physics plays February 15 through March 10 at CCCT. For tickets and information visit the theatre's website at www.ccct.org or call 510.524.9012.
Photo Flash: First Look At Berkeley Rep's PARADISE SQUARE: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2019
See new photos from Paradise Square: An American Musical. The world premiere is helmed by acclaimed director Moises Kaufman, with choreography by the legendary Bill T. Jones and a book by Marcus Gardley, Craig Lucas, and Larry Kirwan. Music by Jason Howland and Larry Kirwan, with lyrics by Nathan Tysen, and based on the songs of Stephen Foster.
Ray Of Light Theatre Announces 2019 Season!
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2019
Ray of Light Theatre, San Francisco's non-profit musical theatre company, today announced its 2019 season of musicals featuring the satirical thriller American Psycho, the awe-inspiring Caroline, or Change and a new interpretation of the annual Halloween favorite, The Rocky Horror Show. This season of politically and socially relevant musicals follows a critically-acclaimed 2018 season that included the all-female production of Jesus Christ Superstar and Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
Aerocade Music To Present An Artist Showcase Concert At The Center For New Music
by BWW News Desk - January 05, 2019
Aerocade Music announces a showcase concert featuring Aerocade Artists and friends, to be held on January 5, 2019 at the Center for New Music in San Francisco.
The Triumphant Return of "I, Nomi"
by BWW News Desk - January 05, 2019
Peaches Christ Productions Proudly Presents I, NOMI. The unoriginal, original story of the girl...before and after the show. Starring Off-Broadway sensation APRIL KIDWELL
PlayGround Announces 2nd Annual SOLO PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2019
PlayGround has announced the lineup for its second annual PlayGround Solo Performance Festival, a celebration of the best in Bay Area solo performance, running January 24-February 10 at Potrero Stage. The festival features 12 double-bill performances by 11 local artists over three weeks, including new works by Ron Campbell, Julie Gieseke, Malcolm Grissom, Emil  Guillermo, Michael Phillis, Fred Pitts, Kathryn Seabron, and Talisha Tolliver, as well as special guests Marga Gomez, Matthew Martin, and Nina Wise, with each evening running a little over two hours. PlayGround opens the program to the next generation of performers with a special Open Mic Night on Monday, January 28, at 8pm. The festival, initiated last winter as one of PlayGround's new "pop-up" programs, represents an extension of PlayGround's mission and commitment to the discovery of bold new voices for the stage and the first PlayGround offering fully dedicated to solo performance. Tickets, on sale beginning December 1, are $31-$46 and All-Festival Passes start at just $93 (unlimited access to all 11 artists, 12 performances and a reserved seat for Open Mic Night). For more information or to purchase tickets, visit http://playground-sf.org/solofest or call (415) 992-6677.
Jessica Lang Dance Makes Final Bay Area Appearance in February
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2019
Hammer Theatre Center presents Jessica Lang Dance, the lauded New York City-based dance company dedicated to enriching and inspiring global audiences with its artfully crafted and emotionally engaging works
Central Works 2019 Season Launches With WONDERLAND Premiere
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2019
Central Works 2019 Season begins February 16 and runs through November 24, 2019 featuring the world premieres of 4 new plays. Wonderland, a Kafka-esque comedy by Gary Graves, launches Central Works new season opening on Saturday Feb 16, 7pm and runs through March 17 (Previews Feb 14 & 15 at 8pm).
TheatreFIRST's THE LAST SERMON OF SISTER IMANI Opens In February
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2019
TheatreFIRST announces a new production to start off 2019. Debuting in February will be THE LAST SERMON OF SISTER IMANI, written by Cleavon Smith. Smith penned TheatreFIRST's 2016 production of VS. and 2018's JUST ONE DAY: A story of Martin Luther King's legacy, a one act play from BETWEEN US. He was also one of the co-facilitators for TheatreFIRST's most recent production of THE PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF NEXT. Michael Gene Sullivan is slated to direct THE LAST SERMON OF SISTER IMANI. He is a recent teacher of the T1U Playwright track and this will be his first turn as director for TheatreFIRST.
Brian Copeland's NOT A GENUINE BLACK MAN Returns For One-Night-Only Benefit Performance At The Marsh
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2019
The Marsh San Francisco announces a one-night-only Marsh benefit performance of Not a Genuine Black Man, the longest running solo show in San Francisco theater history by award-winning actor, playwright, and talk show host Brian Copeland. This funny, honest, and harrowing piece recounts the struggles Copeland faced growing up in what was declared one of the most racist suburbs in America. "In the current political climate, empathy seems to be a lost commodity. By showing people the world through the eyes of a bullied and lonely little African-American boy, I hope they will develop compassion for the demonized 'other,'" says Copeland. The San Francisco Chronicle described the show as "relentlessly introspective and disarmingly honest, Copeland takes apart the false notion that black masculinity is some monolithic concept, in a way that has continued, unfortunately, to be relevant long after the show's 2004 premiere." Not a Genuine Black Man will play as a Marsh benefit performance for one-night-only at 8:00pm, Thursday, January 10, 2019 at The Marsh San Francisco, 1062 Valencia St., San Francisco. For tickets ($30-$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, 1pm-4pm).
Oakland University To Welcome Aeolus Quartet and Clarinetist Franklin Cohen
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2019
Oakland University to welcome Aeolus Quartet, clarinetist Franklin Cohen for Jan. 20 concert
Multi-Grammy Winning Jazz-Fusion Yellowjackets Come to Montalvo Arts Center In Saratoga
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2019
Montalvo Arts Center presents multi-Grammy winning Jazz-Fusion band Yellowjackets in its Carriage House Concert Series. Yellowjackets has recorded 22 albums, received 17 Grammy nominations, and performed countless sold-out tours, enjoying worldwide critical acclaim and commercial success. Noted as "melodically seductive" by All About Jazz, the band's intricate compositions and remarkable improvisations defy labels. Yellowjackets will be performing 7:30pm, Thursday, February 21 at the Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Rd., Saratoga. For tickets ($62 Reserved, $69 Premier) or more information, the public may visit www.montalvoarts.org or call 408-961-5858.
Awesome Theatre Presents NEVER-EVER LAND By Sang S Kim
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2019
 Awesome Theatre, (In Search Of The Funniest Play Ever, Christian Teen Dolphin-Sex Beach Party, Mercy Killing, TERROR-RAMA Series) announces the WORLD PREMIERE of NEVER EVER LAND a tale of Peter, a lost man looking to find clarity after a rough break up with his girl Wendy. With the help of his sponsor, Captain Hook, he just might find it; but fairydust doesn't fix all things.

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