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Arletta Anderson & Adam Smith announce the world premiere of their newest dance/theatre machination, Good Strong Hands, to be presented at the inaugural CounterPulse Festival in conjunction with SFMOMA's Open Space's winter season Limited Edition.

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.

Alonzo King LINES Ballet, the internationally celebrated contemporary ballet company, is pleased to announce the performance schedule for its 35th Anniversary year, which kicks off with the world premiere of a new ballet with King's longtime collaborator Zakir Hussain, April 6-15 and culminates with

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Following sold-out houses at Oregon Shakespeare Festival and New York's Manhattan Theatre Club, American Conservatory Theater continues its 2017-18 season with Qui Nguyen's critically acclaimed play, Vietgone.

Today, San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus (SFGMC) Executive Director Christopher Verdugo announced the appointment of Jonathan Foulk as the organization's new Chief Advancement Officer.

National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $25 million in grants as part of the NEA's first major funding announcement for fiscal year 2018.

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) will celebrate Conservatory community members Ute Bowes, Carol Casey, Ann Getty, Barbro Osher, Caroline H.

The Marsh San Francisco adds three free performances of Brian Copeland's The Waiting Period, due to ongoing support from a GoFundMe campaign.

Central Works 2018 season of new plays leaps into the spring with the world premiere of Palace Wreckers, Inc, written and directed by Gary Graves, opening with a press night on Saturday, May 12, and running through June 10  (previews May 10 & 11) in architect Julia Morgan's historic Berkeley City C

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale announces its 2018/19 season---Transcendence.

American Composers Orchestra (ACO) continues its 2017-2018 season, under the leadership of Artistic Director Derek Bermel, Music Director George Manahan, and President Edward Yim, with Dreamscapes, on Friday, April 6, 2018 at 7:30pm at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall (57th St.

SMOKE + MIRRORS:: Exploring Modern Drag is a widow into the vibrant nightlife of San Francisco's diverse drag community as seen thru the lens of ubiquitous night life photographer Gooch.

Due to popular demand, Steve Budd's What They Said About Love, the 2016 San Francisco Fringe "Best of Fringe" winner, will be extended at The Marsh.

At 67, this King is timely and timeless in a lush tour based on the Tony-winning Lincoln Center Theater revival directed by Bartlett Sher.

As PlayGround prepares for its 25th season, there's much to celebrate, including a recently-announced new two-year agreement with Actors' Equity Association for the Monday series and a season agreement that will ensure salaried positions for union members in every PlayGround production starting with

Montalvo Arts Center continues its Montalvo Writers Series with a literary luncheon with author/journalist Joyce Maynard, 11:30am, May 2.

Palo Alto Players, the first theatre company on the Peninsula, will hold its third annual gala fundraiser on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at the Mitchell Park Community Center, 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.

Producers Associates announces the 52nd season of the Woodminster Summer Musicals in Joaquin Miller Park.

San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon (Daren A.

PAW Patrol Live! "Race to the Rescue" based on hit preschool series PAW Patrol, which airs on Nickelodeon and is produced by Spin Master Entertainment, will visit the SHN Orpheum Theatre on April 28 and 29, 2018.

Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (LBC) announced today that KQED will present Forum on the Road: Santa Rosa at the Center (50 Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa) on Friday, April 6, 2018 at 8:30 a.

Adapted for the stage by Allison Gregory, based on the books by Megan McDonald, Judy Moody & Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt has been co-commissioned by seven children's theatre companies across the nation, including BACT.

Bay Area Children's Theatre (BACT) will launch the national tour of its award-winning production of Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site the Musical in the South Bay, where it will play for two weekends, March 17-18 and March 24-25 at 10 a.

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) today announces the appointment of Ed Stephan to its percussion faculty.