Photo Flash: First Look at ANGELS IN AMERICA at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2018
Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning masterpiece finally arrives at Berkeley Rep in its entirety - directed by artistic director Tony Taccone in his 20th anniversary season! First staged 26 years ago, and originally commissioned by the Eureka Theatre in San Francisco while Taccone was serving as artistic director, this fierce and astounding two-part drama is at once an epic exploration of American politics, gay identity, and mythology, and a personal story of love and loyalty. In today's sociopolitical climate, Kushner's universal message of compassion and inclusion makes Angels in America as timely as ever.
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2018
Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning masterpiece finally arrives at Berkeley Rep in its entirety - directed by artistic director Tony Taccone in his 20th anniversary season! First staged 26 years ago, and originally commissioned by the Eureka Theatre in San Francisco while Taccone was serving as artistic director, this fierce and astounding two-part drama is at once an epic exploration of American politics, gay identity, and mythology, and a personal story of love and loyalty. In today's sociopolitical climate, Kushner's universal message of compassion and inclusion makes Angels in America as timely as ever.
Aurora Theatre Company Presents Bay Area Premiere Of DRY POWDER By Sarah Burgess
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2018
Aurora Theatre Company presents the Bay Area premiere of the recent New York hit DRY POWDER by Sarah Burgess, directed by Jennifer King. The cast features Aldo Billingslea, Emily Brown, Jeremy Kahn and Kevin Kemp.
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2018
Aurora Theatre Company presents the Bay Area premiere of the recent New York hit DRY POWDER by Sarah Burgess, directed by Jennifer King. The cast features Aldo Billingslea, Emily Brown, Jeremy Kahn and Kevin Kemp.
Kate Hamill's Rollicking SENSE & SENSIBILITY Closes Town Hall's 2017/18 Season
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2018
Town Hall Theatre "Generations" Season 2017-2018 closes with Kate Hamill's rollicking new adaptation of SENSE & SENSIBILITY, based on the classic novel by Jane Austen. SENSE & SENSIBILITY will have 12 performances, including two previews, May 31 through June 23, 2018, at Town Hall Theatre Company, 3535 School Street, in Lafayette, CA. Tickets are $18 - $30, and are available through the Box Office at (925) 283-1557 or online at www.TownHallTheatre.com.
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2018
Town Hall Theatre "Generations" Season 2017-2018 closes with Kate Hamill's rollicking new adaptation of SENSE & SENSIBILITY, based on the classic novel by Jane Austen. SENSE & SENSIBILITY will have 12 performances, including two previews, May 31 through June 23, 2018, at Town Hall Theatre Company, 3535 School Street, in Lafayette, CA. Tickets are $18 - $30, and are available through the Box Office at (925) 283-1557 or online at www.TownHallTheatre.com.
VIDEO: Randy Harrison on Berkeley Rep's ANGELS IN AMERICA
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2018
In the video below, Randy Harrison talks about what Tony Kushner's Angels in America has taught him and why he thinks today's young LGBTQ people should see the play.
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2018
In the video below, Randy Harrison talks about what Tony Kushner's Angels in America has taught him and why he thinks today's young LGBTQ people should see the play.
Photo Flash: First Look at Magic Theatre's THE GANGSTER OF LOVE
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2018
Magic Theatre (Loretta Greco, Artistic Director and Jaimie Mayer, Managing Director) announced today the complete cast of Jessica Hagedorn's World Premiere THE GANGSTER OF LOVE, the final production of the 2017-2018 season. Previews begin on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Magic Theatre's Fort Mason location, with a press opening on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are on-sale now.
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2018
Magic Theatre (Loretta Greco, Artistic Director and Jaimie Mayer, Managing Director) announced today the complete cast of Jessica Hagedorn's World Premiere THE GANGSTER OF LOVE, the final production of the 2017-2018 season. Previews begin on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Magic Theatre's Fort Mason location, with a press opening on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are on-sale now.
SF Live Arts @ Cyprian's Presents: Manring, Kassin & Burr, And Jeff Titus
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2018
With amazing chops, quiet soul, diverse compositions, and a somewhat twisted sense of humor, this trio, hailed as "the world's most sophisticated jam-band," features three top virtuosos on their respective instruments.
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2018
With amazing chops, quiet soul, diverse compositions, and a somewhat twisted sense of humor, this trio, hailed as "the world's most sophisticated jam-band," features three top virtuosos on their respective instruments.
Transcendence Theatre Company Announces 2018 'Broadway Under The Stars'
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2018
The award-winning Transcendence Theatre Company, lauded by audiences and critics for its high caliber series of Broadway inspired productions, announces its 2018 "Broadway Under the Stars." The summer series of main stage productions will be presented June 15 to Sept. 9, 2018 at the unique, open-air venue of the historic winery in Jack London State Historic Park, 2400 London Ranch Road, Glen Ellen in Sonoma County, California.
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2018
The award-winning Transcendence Theatre Company, lauded by audiences and critics for its high caliber series of Broadway inspired productions, announces its 2018 "Broadway Under the Stars." The summer series of main stage productions will be presented June 15 to Sept. 9, 2018 at the unique, open-air venue of the historic winery in Jack London State Historic Park, 2400 London Ranch Road, Glen Ellen in Sonoma County, California.
San Francisco Playhouse Announces 2018-19 Season
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2018
San Francisco Playhouse (Artistic Director Bill English; Producing Director Susi Damilano) announced today the six plays that will comprise its 2018-19 Mainstage Season. Opening the season with a play commissioned and developed by the Playhouse, You Mean to Do Me Harm by Christopher Chen, the company strengthens its commitment to new voices in theatre. The Playhouse's three-play Sandbox Series devoted to developing new works will be announced at a later date.
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2018
San Francisco Playhouse (Artistic Director Bill English; Producing Director Susi Damilano) announced today the six plays that will comprise its 2018-19 Mainstage Season. Opening the season with a play commissioned and developed by the Playhouse, You Mean to Do Me Harm by Christopher Chen, the company strengthens its commitment to new voices in theatre. The Playhouse's three-play Sandbox Series devoted to developing new works will be announced at a later date.
Dance Kids Of Monterey County Names New Artistic Director
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2018
Dance Kids of Monterey County has named veteran professional dancer and teacher Philip Pegler as its new Artistic Director.
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2018
Dance Kids of Monterey County has named veteran professional dancer and teacher Philip Pegler as its new Artistic Director.
CMT Mainstage Presents Tony Award-Winning Musical AVENUE Q
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2018
CMT Mainstage, featuring local performers ages 14-20, presents the 2004 Tony Triple Crown (Best Score, Best Book, Best Musical) laugh-out-loud musical, Avenue Q, May 11-20.
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2018
CMT Mainstage, featuring local performers ages 14-20, presents the 2004 Tony Triple Crown (Best Score, Best Book, Best Musical) laugh-out-loud musical, Avenue Q, May 11-20.
Urban Music Sensation BAD BUNNY Comes to Selland Arena
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2018
After an historical year in 2017, the growing sensation across the world of urban music sensation, BAD BUNNY, begins 2018 with full force, with his first North American tour, 'LA NUEVA RELIGIO?N' taking his contagious Trap across cities throughout the U.S. Due to growing demand across his fans, the artist announced he would bring his music to more cities to bring his music to even more of the people who are eager to see their idol perform live with additional concert dates. As of Friday, April13 at 10 a.m. fans can order tickets.
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2018
After an historical year in 2017, the growing sensation across the world of urban music sensation, BAD BUNNY, begins 2018 with full force, with his first North American tour, 'LA NUEVA RELIGIO?N' taking his contagious Trap across cities throughout the U.S. Due to growing demand across his fans, the artist announced he would bring his music to more cities to bring his music to even more of the people who are eager to see their idol perform live with additional concert dates. As of Friday, April13 at 10 a.m. fans can order tickets.
Carmen Cusack to Headline Bay Area Musicals' 2018 Fundraiser
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2018
Bay Area Musicals (Matthew McCoy, Founder & Artistic Director, and AeJay Mitchell, Managing Director) announced today that the theatre company's 2018 gala fundraiser, A Twist of Limelight, will star Tony Award-nominated actress Carmen Cusack (Bright Star, Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables) in a special performance.
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2018
Bay Area Musicals (Matthew McCoy, Founder & Artistic Director, and AeJay Mitchell, Managing Director) announced today that the theatre company's 2018 gala fundraiser, A Twist of Limelight, will star Tony Award-nominated actress Carmen Cusack (Bright Star, Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables) in a special performance.
42nd Street Moon Announces Cast And Creative Team For ME AND MY GIRL
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2018
San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon (Daren A.C. Carollo and Daniel Thomas, Co-Executive Directors), currently celebrating its 25th Anniversary in continuous operation, has announced the full cast and creative team for the final production of the 2017-2018 season.
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2018
San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon (Daren A.C. Carollo and Daniel Thomas, Co-Executive Directors), currently celebrating its 25th Anniversary in continuous operation, has announced the full cast and creative team for the final production of the 2017-2018 season.
Actors' Theatre Presents THE REALISTIC JONESES
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2018
Santa Cruz County Actors' Theatre, who brings the community the annual sold-out 8 Tens @ Eight Short Play Festival, presents a full-length staged production of Will Eno's renowned Broadway play, The Realistic Joneses, opening May 18 and playing through June 3, at the Center Stage Theater in downtown Santa Cruz.
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2018
Santa Cruz County Actors' Theatre, who brings the community the annual sold-out 8 Tens @ Eight Short Play Festival, presents a full-length staged production of Will Eno's renowned Broadway play, The Realistic Joneses, opening May 18 and playing through June 3, at the Center Stage Theater in downtown Santa Cruz.
Utopia Theatre Project Presents NATURAL SHOCKS
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2018
Local actress/artistic director Maryssa Wanlass will perform 'tour-de-force' one-woman play based upon 'Hamlet's most famous scene.'
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2018
Local actress/artistic director Maryssa Wanlass will perform 'tour-de-force' one-woman play based upon 'Hamlet's most famous scene.'
42nd Street Moon Announces Cast And Creative Team For ME AND MY GIRL
by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2018
San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon (Daren A.C. Carollo and Daniel Thomas, Co-Executive Directors), currently celebrating its 25th Anniversary in continuous operation, has announced the full cast and creative team for the final production of the 2017-2018 season: ME AND MY GIRL, a hilarious and delightful 1930s West End smash hit (winner of three Tony Awards for the critically-acclaimed 1986 Broadway revival).
by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2018
San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon (Daren A.C. Carollo and Daniel Thomas, Co-Executive Directors), currently celebrating its 25th Anniversary in continuous operation, has announced the full cast and creative team for the final production of the 2017-2018 season: ME AND MY GIRL, a hilarious and delightful 1930s West End smash hit (winner of three Tony Awards for the critically-acclaimed 1986 Broadway revival).
AN ENTOMOLOGIST'S LOVE STORY Gets World Premiere 5/12
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2018
San Francisco Playhouse (Artistic Director Bill English; Producing Director Susi Damilano) announced casting for the fifth show of its 2017-18 Mainstage Season-the world premiere of An Entomologist's Love Story, written by Melissa Ross. Giovanna Sardelli will direct.
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2018
San Francisco Playhouse (Artistic Director Bill English; Producing Director Susi Damilano) announced casting for the fifth show of its 2017-18 Mainstage Season-the world premiere of An Entomologist's Love Story, written by Melissa Ross. Giovanna Sardelli will direct.
BEST OF PLAYGROUND 22 Comes to Potrero Stage This Season
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2018
PlayGround caps off its twenty-fourth season with Best of PlayGround 22, running May 10-27, 2018 (Press Night: May 12) at Potrero Stage. This fully-produced showcase of the best new playwrights and short plays have been selected from more than 150 submissions and 36 works developed as part of the season's Monday Night PlayGround staged reading series. Noteworthy director/performers Margo Hall, Becca Wolff, Soren Oliver, Jim Kleinmann, Katja Rivera, and Jenny McAllister join in to direct the Best of PlayGround 22 short plays.
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2018
PlayGround caps off its twenty-fourth season with Best of PlayGround 22, running May 10-27, 2018 (Press Night: May 12) at Potrero Stage. This fully-produced showcase of the best new playwrights and short plays have been selected from more than 150 submissions and 36 works developed as part of the season's Monday Night PlayGround staged reading series. Noteworthy director/performers Margo Hall, Becca Wolff, Soren Oliver, Jim Kleinmann, Katja Rivera, and Jenny McAllister join in to direct the Best of PlayGround 22 short plays.
Talk Story Returns To EXIT Theatre, June 6 – June 9
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2018
After a successful inaugural year in 2017, EXIT Theatre brings a treasure trove of storytellers together to Talk Story. As an art form and a means of communication, storytelling is one of our deepest-rooted instincts, and thanks to the phenomenal successes of series such as Porchlight, Bawdy, and The Moth, it's enjoying a renaissance in the Bay Area and across the country. Join us in June as we present a diverse slate of stories, spoken straight from the heart.
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2018
After a successful inaugural year in 2017, EXIT Theatre brings a treasure trove of storytellers together to Talk Story. As an art form and a means of communication, storytelling is one of our deepest-rooted instincts, and thanks to the phenomenal successes of series such as Porchlight, Bawdy, and The Moth, it's enjoying a renaissance in the Bay Area and across the country. Join us in June as we present a diverse slate of stories, spoken straight from the heart.
Troupe Vertigo Joins SFIAF in Premiere of Tableaux
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2018
Troupe Vertigo, a Los Angeles-based circus-dance-theater company whose spellbinding performances ignite the imagination, joins the San Francisco International Arts Festival (SFIAF) in the San Francisco Premiere of Tableaux. Directed and choreographed by Aloysia Gavre and produced by Rex Camphuis-the wife and husband team who co-founded Troupe Vertigo in 2009-Tableaux incorporates an all-female cast of contortionists, dancers, and acrobats whose vertical landscapes challenge audiences with the meaning of confinement and freedom as the artists explore societal controversies through movement.
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2018
Troupe Vertigo, a Los Angeles-based circus-dance-theater company whose spellbinding performances ignite the imagination, joins the San Francisco International Arts Festival (SFIAF) in the San Francisco Premiere of Tableaux. Directed and choreographed by Aloysia Gavre and produced by Rex Camphuis-the wife and husband team who co-founded Troupe Vertigo in 2009-Tableaux incorporates an all-female cast of contortionists, dancers, and acrobats whose vertical landscapes challenge audiences with the meaning of confinement and freedom as the artists explore societal controversies through movement.
BWW Review: VIETGONE deconstructs Vietnam immigrant tropes with laughter at American Conservatory Theater's Strand Theater
by Robert Sokol - April 12, 2018
Vietgone by Qui Nguyen is a refreshingly upending night of theatre. It's also an extremely funny, sexy, tender, and truthful night of theatre.
by Robert Sokol - April 12, 2018
Vietgone by Qui Nguyen is a refreshingly upending night of theatre. It's also an extremely funny, sexy, tender, and truthful night of theatre.
Bay Area Musicals' 2018 Fundraiser To Feature Tony Nominee Carmen Cusack
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2018
Bay Area Musicals (Matthew McCoy, Founder & Artistic Director, and AeJay Mitchell, Managing Director) announced today that the theatre company's 2018 gala fundraiser, A Twist of Limelight, will star Tony Award-nominated actress Carmen Cusack (Bright Star, Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables) in a special performance. All proceeds of the evening will support upcoming productions by Bay Area Musicals! The gala will be held at San Francisco's Alcazar Theatre on Saturday, May 19, 2018 from 6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Tickets to this one-night-only event range from $45.00 - $175.00 and are available now at www.bamsf.org/twist-of-limelight.
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2018
Bay Area Musicals (Matthew McCoy, Founder & Artistic Director, and AeJay Mitchell, Managing Director) announced today that the theatre company's 2018 gala fundraiser, A Twist of Limelight, will star Tony Award-nominated actress Carmen Cusack (Bright Star, Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables) in a special performance. All proceeds of the evening will support upcoming productions by Bay Area Musicals! The gala will be held at San Francisco's Alcazar Theatre on Saturday, May 19, 2018 from 6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Tickets to this one-night-only event range from $45.00 - $175.00 and are available now at www.bamsf.org/twist-of-limelight.
On Anniversary Of Columbine, San Jose Quilt Museum Joins Gun Conversation
by BWW News Desk - April 11, 2018
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles (SJMQT) announced today that it will unroll a trailblazing array of exhibitions and events intended to spark dialogue in relation to the complicated and multifaceted topic of gun violence in America.
by BWW News Desk - April 11, 2018
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles (SJMQT) announced today that it will unroll a trailblazing array of exhibitions and events intended to spark dialogue in relation to the complicated and multifaceted topic of gun violence in America.
Judy Moody & Stink Sail Into San Francisco 5/4
by BWW News Desk - April 11, 2018
Bay Area Children's Theatre (BACT) brings Judy Moody & Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt, to San Francisco May 4 - 27 at the Children's Creativity Museum Theater, 221 4th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, Fridays at 6:30 p.m. and weekends at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
by BWW News Desk - April 11, 2018
Bay Area Children's Theatre (BACT) brings Judy Moody & Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt, to San Francisco May 4 - 27 at the Children's Creativity Museum Theater, 221 4th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, Fridays at 6:30 p.m. and weekends at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Photo Flash: Suzan-Lori Parks's FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS at American Conservatory Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 11, 2018
American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) will present Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3), Pulitzer Prize winner and MacArthur "Genius" Grant recipient Suzan-Lori Parks's (Topdog/Underdog, The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess) explosively powerful and lyrical new play inspired by the Odyssey and set amid the American Civil War. Hero's master offers him a terrible choice: earn freedom by fighting for the Confederacy, or stay with the woman he loves and remain enslaved.
by BWW News Desk - April 11, 2018
American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) will present Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3), Pulitzer Prize winner and MacArthur "Genius" Grant recipient Suzan-Lori Parks's (Topdog/Underdog, The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess) explosively powerful and lyrical new play inspired by the Odyssey and set amid the American Civil War. Hero's master offers him a terrible choice: earn freedom by fighting for the Confederacy, or stay with the woman he loves and remain enslaved.
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