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Frederica Von Stade And Marnie Breckenridge Join SFCM Faculty
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2018
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) today announces the appointments of mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade and soprano Marnie Breckenridge to its faculty. Von Stade, a longtime friend of the Conservatory and honorary doctorate recipient, will take on coaching responsibilities within SFCM's voice department, and Breckenridge, an alumna (class of '96), will lead a private studio.
Philanthropist Mary Poland Elected President Of San Francisco Opera Guild At Annual Meeting
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2018
At San Francisco Opera Guild's Annual Meeting on Tuesday, November 13, at the Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union Square, Mary Poland was elected president of the organization for a two-year term. Poland succeeds Jane Mudge, whose tenure as president (2016-2018) was celebrated with a proclamation signed by San Francisco Mayor London Breed declaring November 13 "Jane S. Mudge Day." During the Guild's annual luncheon, held immediately after the meeting, society photographer Drew Altizer was presented with the "Star of Excellence" award.
Photo Flash: THE WIZARD OF OZ Flies Into Berkeley Playhouse!
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2018
The Wizard Of Oz has skipped into Berkeley Playhouse! See photos from the production below!
BWW Review: MEN ON BOATS at Strand Theater
by Steve Murray - November 15, 2018
All aboard for Jaclyn Backhaus' thrilling, testosterone-filled expedition down the Colorado River and through the wonderous gorges of the Grand Canyon in her sly and very funny take on macho adventuring mid-19th century America. Based on the journals of one-armed Civil War veteran John Wesley Powell and his ragtag band of explorers, thrill-seekers, soldiers and trappers, Backhaus' script and Tamilla Woodard's superb direction shines a keen, incisive eye on the men who 'conquered' the West, their own fears and trepidations.
San Francisco Welcomes Back Jim Brickman
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2018
Piano Sensation brings 'A Joyful Christmas' to San Francisco on Thursday, November 29th & Friday, November 30th at the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
THE OLD STRIPPER To Screen In Northern California
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2018
The world is opening their eyes to THE OLD STRIPPER. And she's coming to a local movie theater near you in Santa Rosa.
From Berlin To Palo Alto: Daniel Kahn Brings Klezmer-Punk To Town, Today
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2018
The Oshman Family JCC presents Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird, a klezmer band from Berlin bringing Jewish punk cabaret into the modern day. The original radical Yiddish borderland bandits, the group offers the sound of 'Alienation Klezmer'-a unique mixture of traditional Jewish folk music, radical Yiddish song, political cabaret, and punk rock. Concocted by singer/songwriter, polyglot poet, multi-instrumentalist, and activist Daniel Kahn, these furious, tender, and electrifying melodies are inspired by the struggles of Jewish revolutionaries and Kahn's own desire for a better world. The band's captivating fusion of accordion and punk rock has been described by Rolling Stone Germany as 'the free-spirited attitude of the New York Tzadik circle, cabaret flair, and scraps of Tom Waits.' This engaging cultural and musical journey will be presented 7:30pm, Today, November 15, 2018 at the Oshman Family JCC Schultz Cultural Arts Hall, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. For tickets $25 General, $20 JCC Members and J-Pass holders) and more information, visit paloaltojcc.org/kahn or call (650) 223-8649.
Quantum Dragon Theatre Presents THE DO'S AND DON'TS OF TIME TRAVEL
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2018
Quantum Dragon Theatre, the San Francisco Bay Area's premiere science-fiction/fantasy theatre company, concludes its second season with the West Coast premiere of Philadelphia playwright Nicholas Wardigo's queer time travel romance play The Do's and Don'ts of Time Travel. This limited-run production, directed by Anna Smith, will open at the Phoenix Theatre- located at 414 Mason Street, San Francisco- on Friday, January 11 at 8 PM.
San Jose Stage Presents BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2018
San Jose Stage continues its "Explosively Charged" Season 36 with Stephen Adly Guirgis' Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Between Riverside and Crazy'. Directed by Jeffrey Lo 'Riverside' will feature renowned actor L. Peter Callender, Artistic Director of San Francisco's African-American Shakespeare Company.  This explosive comedy seemingly pulled directly from today's headlines boldly examines, with witty street-smarts and warmth, the slippery nature of justice.
Cabaret by the Sea Presents Mark Nadler's I'M A STRANGER HERE MYSELF
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2018
Spend an exciting and entertaining Sunday afternoon with Mark Nadler at Wave Street Studio and Cafe 774 Wave St, Monterey, CA 93940. (Cannery Row)
THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR Starts Munching Saturday
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2018
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Christmas Show, presented by Bay Area Children's Theatre (BACT) in association with Rockefeller Productions, opens Saturday, November 10, at the Children's Creativity Museum Theater, 221 4th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103.
Cirque Du Soleil Raises Its Iconic Big Top In San Francisco In Preparation For VOLTA
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2018
Cirque du Soleil is back in the San Francisco Bay Area! Today, a team of more than 60 men and women worked for several hours to pound pegs, unfurl the canvas, and, finally, hoist more than 100 supporting poles to raise the iconic Big Top at AT&T Park in preparation for the San Francisco engagement of its newest Big Top production, VOLTA. Performances of VOLTA will take place under the Big Top at AT&T Park in San Francisco from Thursday, November 15, 2018 through Sunday, February 3, 2019.
Photo Flash: Bay Area Musicals Presents Gershwin Musical CRAZY FOR YOU
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2018
Bay Area Musicals (Matthew McCoy, Founder & Artistic Director, and AeJay Mitchell, Managing Director) has announced the full cast and creative team for the first production of the Company' 2018-2019 season, CRAZY FOR YOU. Winner of the Tony and the Olivier Awards for Best Musical, CRAZY FOR YOU has wowed audiences on Broadway, the West End and around the world, reimagining classic Gershwin songs into a hilarious new book musical.  The show-stopping production will be an intimate version of the large-scale musical featuring the original Tony Award-winning choreography of Susan Stroman, recreated by Director/Choreographer Matthew McCoy.
San Francisco Opera, Compass Family Services And Community Housing Partnership Present SHARED SPACES
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2018
San Francisco Opera, Compass Family Services and Community Housing Partnership present a community conversation on the application of civic practices to address San Francisco's homelessness crisis on Friday, November 16 at 7 p.m. at ODC Theater.
San Francisco Opera Guild To Honor John A. And Cynthia Fry Gunn
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2018
San Francisco Opera Guild will honor Bay Area philanthropists John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn at the sixth annual An Evening on the Stage on Wednesday, November 28. The gala dinner on the stage of the War Memorial Opera House is co-chaired by Kim Dempster and Linle J. Froeb. The set of composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer's holiday opera It's a Wonderful Life provides the magical backdrop for this year's event, when the Opera Guild's 2018 Crescendo Award will be presented to John Gunn, Chairman of San Francisco Opera's Board of Directors, and arts patron Cynthia Fry Gunn. Passionately committed to the art form and actively involved in the leadership of the Company, the Gunn's magnanimous support has set an extraordinary standard in the community.
Bay Area Cabaret Announces Christine Andreas
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2018
Bay Area Cabaret welcomes renowned singer, actress and recording artist Christine Andreas, Sunday, December 2 at 5:00 p.m. with the West Coast debut of her acclaimed show, PIAF-No Regrets, following two successful runs in New York and one in London. Christine brings to life the triumphs and heartbreaks of the famed French chanteuse, in her own words and those of her friends-and of course-her music.
UC Berkeley Presents TARTUFFE: Molière's Classic Comedy
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2018
UC Berkeley's Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS) continues its 2018-19 season with TARTUFFE, a daring and witty comedy that tells the story of a crafty trickster who uses religion as a guise to flatter the vulnerability of a wealthy patriarch. Initially censored following its 1664 premiere, the play is one of Moliere's most famous works and will be presented at the Zellerbach Playhouse stage on the UC Berkeley campus. Translated into English verse by Richard Wilbur, and directed by Domenique Lozano, Tartuffe runs November 9-18. Tickets are $13 to $20 and can be purchased online through the TDPS box office (http://tdps.berkeley.edu/events/tartuffe/) or at the door.
San Francisco Opera Announces Cast Replacement for Handel's ORLANDO
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2018
San Francisco Opera today announced it is removing countertenor David Daniels from the role of Medoro in the Company's June 2019 presentation of Handel's Orlando. The decision to part ways with Mr. Daniels, for business and professional reasons, was reached after considerable deliberation given the serious allegations of sexual assault, an on-going police investigation and a lawsuit filed against the American opera singer. While these situations remain under investigation, San Francisco Opera is unable to present the artist on the War Memorial Opera House stage.
David Daniels Removed From San Francisco Opera Season Following Sexual Assault Allegations
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2018
San Francisco Opera today announced it is removing countertenor David Daniels from the role of Medoro in the Company's June 2019 presentation of Handel's Orlando. The decision to part ways with Mr. Daniels, for business and professional reasons, was reached after considerable deliberation given the serious allegations of sexual assault, an on-going police investigation and a lawsuit filed against the American opera singer. While these situations remain under investigation, San Francisco Opera is unable to present the artist on the War Memorial Opera House stage.
CAFE SOCIETY Singer Kat Edmonson Brings 30s Jazz Into Modern World At Montalvo
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2018
Montalvo Arts Center kicks off the new year with critically acclaimed vintage pop singer/songwriter Kat Edmonson as part of the Carriage House Concert Series. Hailed as "one of the greatest I've ever heard" by The Boston Globe, Edmonson has played major stages around the world, appeared in major motion pictures, performed on radio and television, and released three groundbreaking albums to date.
Ross Valley Players Presents THE ODD COUPLE
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2018
The Odd Couple is the late Neil Simon's finest and funniest comedy, and a delicious romp for all. The play won five Tony nominations and four Tony Awards when it debuted on Broadway in 1965, and lived on in film and television adaptations for many years. The hilariously miss-matched apartment mates -divorced and slovenly Oscar and obsessively neat Felix (whose marriage has just dissolved) - are joined by Oscar's poker buddies and a tempting pair of sisters, Cecily and Gwendolyn, who live upstairs. As the NY Times review of the original production stated, 'There is scarcely a moment that is not hilarious.'
Cutting Ball Theater Presents THE CUTTING BALL VARIETY PACK
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2018
Cutting Ball Theater's signature festival returns in the 2018/2019 Season, marking the 20th anniversary of the company's founding. The Cutting Ball Variety Pack - called 'half shindig, half artistic salon' by Artistic Director Ariel Craft - is an eleven-day festival dedicated to exploration and collaboration, featuring directorial shorts, new play workshops, and roundtable readings. The Cutting Ball Variety Pack offers an eclectic array of programming with particular delights for the creatively curious from November 8 through November 18. Tickets to festival offerings cost $15 each and all-festival passes costs $30 each. Admission includes a free drink at Cutting Ball's bar.
John Fisher's Acclaimed A HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II Comes to The Marsh, Today
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2018
Multi award-winning actor/playwright and Theatre Rhinoceros Artistic Director John Fisher will take audiences on a whirlwind tour of the past with his acclaimed solo show A History of World War II: The D-Day Invasion to the Fall of Berlin at The Marsh San Francisco. Offering a compendium of facts about WWII from the bungled plot to assassinate Hitler ("A mess! Organized by a bunch of loser bureaucrats!") to the big secret - how the Russians won the war for us ("They did all the work!"), this lauded production also surveys the best books on the topic, as well as the most attractive generals who fought the battles and the hottest actors who played them in the movies. Capturing the Best Actor award from the 2017 United Solo Festival, this highly entertaining work also demonstrates how WWII helped Fisher win boyhood battles with his older brother.  A History of World War II: The D-Day Invasion to the Fall of Berlin  will be presented November 8-December 15, 2018 (press opening: November 17) with performances 8:00pm Todays and 8:30pm Saturdays at The Marsh San Francisco, 1062 Valencia St., San Francisco. For tickets ($20-$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).
San Francisco Opera Center Announces 2019 Adler Fellows
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2018
San Francisco Opera Center Director Sheri Greenawald today announced the 12 recipients of the 2019 Adler Fellowship. Selected from participants of the Merola Opera Program, the ten singers and two pianist/apprentice coaches begin their fellowships in January 2019. The multi-year performance-oriented residency offers advanced young artists intensive individual training, coaching and professional seminars, as well as a wide range of performance opportunities. Since its inception in 1977, the prestigious fellowship has nurtured the development of more than 180 young artists, introducing many budding stars to the international opera stage and launching active careers throughout the world as performers, production artists, arts professionals and educators.
San Francisco Playhouse Presents Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's MARY POPPINS
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2018
San Francisco Playhouse celebrates the magic of the holiday season with the hit Broadway musical Mary Poppins. Susi Damilano will direct the Playhouse production, with music direction by Katie Coleman and choreography by Kimberly Richards.

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